SAS to launch flights to Seoul

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• Swiss Jim says:

  30 Nov30 November 06:40

  It’s stretching it somewhat to call Marks Tey Colchester. Be warned.!

  • Sam says:

    30 Nov30 November 07:46

    Agreed, very Ryanair-esque in its naming! Shame, needed a good hotel in Colchester for family reasons, guess I’m still waiting for one.

• Stuart says:

  30 Nov30 November 07:53

  Saw “Delta Colchester opens” in the headline so maybe it was a non-stop ATL-SEN service as not enough LHR slots 😁

• Andy says:

  30 Nov30 November 08:14

  There is nothing in Marks Tey. It sits right on the A12 and Colchester is a 12 minute drive but as the traffic is horrendous all the time more like 20 mins. Don’t bother you’ll be disappointed unless you like Norman castles

  • Cicero says:

    30 Nov30 November 11:03

    It’s a Roman castle!

  • Gordon says:

    30 Nov30 November 12:27

    Not sure when you visited? But now the A12 StanwayMarks Tey resurfacing works have finally been completed, not before time, the traffic flow is better.

• Tariq says:

  30 Nov30 November 09:04

  ISTR HSBC Premier credit card offers the same benefits at Bicester as AX Platinum?

  • Rob says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:20

    It does. Top tier GHA members get them too I think, plus other options.

• BB says:

  30 Nov30 November 09:15

  Interesting. Good to keep tabs on who and where the A330s and A340s are flying. For a flight in economy, I’d go out of my way to choose them over any others due to the comfortable 2-4-2 layout. So much more civilised.

• Jonathan says:

  30 Nov30 November 09:34

  It’s half surprising that VS is going to be starting its long promised Seoul route, even though no date has been announced, they shut down the Shanghai route mainly due to the long route it was forced to use due to Russian airspace, and assuming that when Seoul route starts that’ll still be there…

  So it’s hard to know how economical the route will be

  They could resume the Shanghai route, with it being a stopover on route to Seoul

  • Mark says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:50

    They have to for the Korean/Asiana merger to go ahead. No doubt Korean will be paying a substantial subsidy.

    • JDB says:

      30 Nov30 November 10:35

      Virgin is the “Proposed Remedy Taker” but isn’t actually obliged to fly the route for the merger to proceed, but if Virgin elected not to operate the service, the slots (and other measures to facilitate operation of the route) have to be offered (as part of the undertakings given by Korean to gain UK approval) to another carrier approved by the CMA on the same basis. Korean has given legally binding undertakings but Virgin has not.

  • John says:

    30 Nov30 November 09:56

    Not sure people will want so-called “direct” flights to Seoul that take 17-19 hours unless it’s competition for KE/OZ in name only

    • Novice says:

      30 Nov30 November 10:28

      Especially in Virgins coffin seat.

    • Jon says:

      30 Nov30 November 12:14

      The direct flights on Asiana (and not flying over Russian airspace) are long , but not that long! About 12h30 on the way to Seoul and 14h on the way back.

  • Bob says:

    30 Nov30 November 13:44

    so EU have now approved so just the US remaining which should be a formality apparently

    https://aviationsourcenews.com/eu-commission-gives-approval-for-korean-air-asiana-merger/

• Matarredonda says:

  30 Nov30 November 10:34

  They also own the Holiday Inn Express on the opposite side of the city on the A12.
  Marks Tey was rather run down last time I stayed but since then they did a year as a Afghanistan refugee hotel and rumour has it they netted well over £1m.

  • Rob says:

    30 Nov30 November 11:33

    Hopefully nearer £10m because £1m doesn’t get you very far these days in a labour intensive business.

    • Tariq says:

      30 Nov30 November 13:54

      I doubt the involuntarily housed were very demanding in terms of service…

• Jeff says:

  30 Nov30 November 11:55

  @Rob Slightly off-topic. I have reached 90k MR via referral on my gold card and that is why in the last referral, instead of receiving 14k I only got 4k (due to reaching the cap). Can I ask CS to add “remaining” 10k to my other AMEX card (BA) where I am the main cardholder? It’s a pity to miss those extra points!

  • Rob says:

    30 Nov30 November 11:59

    No.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    30 Nov30 November 13:26

    Obviously not otherwise there’s no point of the cap. Should have sent the referral from the BA card in the first place.

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