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I’ll be amazed if it drops that low; but if it does I’ll be making a significant (for me) top up!

Bristol to Seville has just commenced twice a week as well.

@Sollers. I’m very much here!

The increase in Uk aviation fuel refinement is very marginal, there is not the capacity to increase production significantly. A bit of AI digging indicates that the heavy lifting of filling the gap is with the US although the situation is that the overall supply is described as being “on a knife edge”.

Ask AI two questions along the lines of:

In response to the Iran/USA conflict, how much more aviation fuel is the UK refining?

What is the uplift in imports of aviation fuel to the Uk From the US

Follow some of the prompts. It’s very interesting but too much to paste in full.

I see no reason for any significant fall or rise in the SP tomorrow (at this stage anyway, anything could happen between now and then). But who knows what the market will do.

GLA

@Nicknaim. I only ever work out the dividend percentage based on the amount I’ve actually invested, not the SP or value of my holding. In effect I’m looking at how it stacks up against had I put my money into a cash ISA.

@Nicknaim. I agree on the long term view and may pick up some more. I’m also an optimist (but I carry a raincoat!).

My understanding is that there were two dilutions raising shares in issue from 397m to 758m.

@Stupmy. As you know, I don’t do TA but for the last few weeks had a limit in at 350. Seemed this morning that I was setting my sights too low so I cancelled it and replaced it with one at 355; it triggered within minutes. And then of course went sub 350! Couldn’t have timed it worse. In the scheme of things, no material difference but I did have a chuckle at my own expense!!!

Small limit order triggered for me at just under 355. More for the bottom drawer/LTH.

From The Metro:

easyJet announces its new longest flight ever along with 17 more routes

Published April 28, 2026 8:12am

Updated April 28, 2026 8:12am

Famous for budget European holidays, you’d be forgiven for thinking that boarding an easyJet flight usually involves a short-haul journey.

Now, though, the airline has launched its longest-ever flight, and it’ll be departing from Amsterdam, a classic favourite among Brits, to the eternally sunny island of Sal, in Cape Verde, from October 2026.

The route takes around seven hours and 20 minutes, which makes it the longest on easyJet’s current flight schedule, according to Simple Flying.

As the easyJet website shows, flights are available to book from Amsterdam to Sal, off the coast of West Africa, from October 27.

At the time of writing, routes departing on the launch date and returning on November 3 are available for £124.

There are more affordable options available between November 17 and 24, currently priced at £120 return. The same rate is available between December 1 and December 8, if you’re looking for some pre-Christmas sun.

At the moment, Brits can also fly to Sal from London Gatwick, which was, last year, announced as the then then-longest route the airline was offering. Cape Verde was also easyJet’s first-ever destination in Sub-Saharan Africa.

However, considering that this British route takes around six hours and spans a distance of 2,346 nautical miles, the new Amsterdam offering has come for its title, with a distance of approximately 2,503 miles and a slightly longer flight time.

This new connection isn’t the only one that’s been announced.

Belfast International is also gaining routes to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, as well as Rome Fiumicino, while the good people of Birmingham will now be able to fly to Agadir–Al Massira Airport in Morocco.

The inaugural Belfast-Sharm-El-Sheikh route will be jetting off on October 25. Flights returning three days later, on October 28, are currently available for £543.79 in total.

EasyJet has also added the following routes for winter 2026/2027:

Bordeaux: Agadir, Málaga and Gran Canaria

London Luton: Ljubljana

London Southend: Budapest

Nantes: Brussels and Essaouira

Newcastle: Fuerteventura, Kraków and Reykjavík

Nice: Giza

Paris Charles De Gaulle: Southampton.

@Stupmy. A very interesting article, thanks for posting.

@Savage. Thanks for the comprehensive reply. Whether I agree with all or any of your points is irrelevant for the moment but I genuinely thank you for a detailed reply; the frustration I’ve had in the past is that previously it seemed you were trashing the share but not saying why (apart from some quite strange mentions of low oil prices, passenger resistance, disinflation etc.). And I would guess others may feel the same. But fair play for at least putting your arguments in detail.

I may come back on some of your points but not with any intention of pushing back for the sake of it. I like good debate and sometimes modify my outlook as a result of others’ take on things.

@Savage. What trouble, can you be specific? Not holding my breath in any expectation of a coherent reply.

@Savage. What are the factors converging and who has overbought? And what do you mean by overbought; if someone has “overbought” then surely that’s their issue? Let them keep over buying, the more demand there is for a slice the better for the SP!!!

I know you won’t answer, you rarely do, you just keep dropping in here to trash EZJ. Give a coherent point/position/reason.

@Prime. 3 out of 4 limit orders triggered of late, marginally lowered my average, back in positive territory. Hope all is good with you.

@Savage. Do those “issues” only apply to EZJ? Any evidence that there is destruction to demand? As for entry/exit, will it really put people off “sorry kids, Mum and I are not booking a holiday in case there are problems at the airport”?

Strait to open fully during ceasefire. BBC alter

@Andy. Perhaps https://youtu.be/jgonBt1oa9Y?si=xUEL8XrWYMcJnerI

I was expecting my limit at 350 to trigger; not wishing it but if the ball comes loose in the scrum….

Amongst it all, load factor nicely up, holiday customers a very, very nice 22% up. Both good for LTH IMO. Nothing fundamentally wrong IMO, but bumps in the road.

A trading update has just been issued. I didn’t have this one in the diary!