All direct flights from Norwich

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  Angie

  13 December 2011 at 17:07 | #

  Looks like you haven't done your homework. You've left out Norwich's most important destination which is Amsterdam. LOTS of people use this to connect to worldwide flights on KLM.

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    James Avery

    13 December 2011 at 19:05 | #

    Angie,
    
    Thanks for your feedback. Where is it that you can't find Amsterdam listed? It is on the routes as mentioned above, and Norwich also features on the flights to Netherlands route map - http://www.flightmapping.com/maps/europe/netherlands. We are very well aware that KLM provide a popular feeder service from numerous airports across the UK, including Norwich, and that they have done so for many years.
    
    We have just moved to a new site design, so we are aware of some bugs to iron out, but this seems to be correct. If you have further clarification, or other issues to report, please do not hesitate to get back in touch.

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      James Avery

      13 December 2011 at 19:28 | #

      Angie, correction - re-reading the text, you were right in that it did not mention Amsterdam. This text is designed to supplement the routes list, and give a general overview, rather than provide a specific comment on every single route. However, you are absolutely right, Amsterdam is by far and away the most important flight route from Norwich, and it should have been mentioned!

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  Julia Beddow

  13 December 2011 at 19:24 | #

  Why is Amsterdam the only option for connecting flights? That means KLM can charge what they want. Isn't it about time there were flights via Frankfurt or Paris?

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    James Avery

    13 December 2011 at 19:31 | #

    Julia, it is a simple question of economics. Other routes have been offered in the past, but they could not be sustained. The closest alternative airport is Stansted, and even though that means inconvenience to get to, and a lot more hassle to get through, it does at least offer a massive range of point to point cheap flights to Europe.
    
    So even if KLM don't have another airline doing a feeder service, they are often competing against these routes. Do you want to go down to Stansted for a flight that is at least direct, or do you want to use your local airport to get to Amsterdam, but still have to change to get where you want. For longer haul flights, the same argument works, just substitute Stansted for Heathrow.

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  Vinny38

  13 December 2011 at 19:34 | #

  Norwich Airport shot themselves in the foot with their development fee. Development of what exactly, any time an airport does this, you know they are in permanent decline.

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  Adam Partridge

  13 December 2011 at 20:44 | #

  Who are these jokers that run this airport nowadays. The solution is simple, do what everyone else does - scrap the developent fee's and bring in Ryan Air!
  
  I bet bosses are just too snobbish to do that, but when they claim the development fee is to pay for firefighters, you know they are clutching at straw's!

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  Falkirk Warrior

  19 December 2011 at 21:38 | #

  I sometimes have to go to Norwich on business, but my office is in Glasgow George Square (I prefer to fly from Edinburgh for leisure trips). Do you think Flybe will add a route to Glasgow from Norwich? Failing that, it is a 6 or half dozen between Flybe from Edinburgh or easyJet from Glasgow to Stansted, then renting a car, which business will pay for.

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    James Avery

    19 December 2011 at 22:23 | #

    The recent new routes to Norwich bucked the trend of a declining airport and declining UK domestic flights. From somewhere so central in Glasgow, I would pop into Queen Street station and take the train to Edinburgh Park, then a local bus to Edinburgh Airport - I wouldn't bother with the hassle of Stansted and getting a hire car, when you can get a direct flight to Norwich instead, deal with minimal airport queues, and jump straight in a taxi.
    
    I can't see Flybe adding a route to Glasgow, usually domestic flights operate in pairs to both cities, but I just don't think there is enough demand in Norwich.

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  Robyn Meadows

  16 January 2012 at 20:02 | #

  Another airport shoots itself in the foot with a stupid airport levy - don't they learn that muggins passenger is fed up with these taxes, especially for short hops within the UK, which is the main thing Norwich is still any good for!

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    Mark Avery

    17 January 2012 at 10:34 | #

    I couldn't agree with you more Robyn. Just imagine if your local supermarket added £5 on to your bill when you went through the checkout so they could build a new deli!

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