racedo

Ezy and FR does this as well. I think this is so as not to overload the website in one go as clearly a change like this can go wrong.

Better to do it slowly and properly than all in a rush and have it crash. Lets face it 2-3 day staged launch for flights 6-9 months away is not unreasonable.

cheesycol

Toastal - what's your source? No mention of these routes that I can find.

Also Baby don't operate to London and Regional only do so as a slot holder for mainline.

WrinklyPrune

Maybe you are booked on a Loganair sector?

EXTFlybe

No, Loganair are now in line with Flybe for economy baggage allowance.

NickBarnes

Very Interesting that Norwich is the only place i think that it's summmer 09 flights have not been released!

either they have decieded to leave Norwich, but would have thought that we would have heard that today in the local press etc

so one can presume that it does mean Norwich is going to get a new route or two

and from what i read in the Norwich Evening news it says that there is speculation that there could be Aberdeen

but reading this Evening News 24 - New flights from Norwich airport in spring

the only airline i can see doing this above is Flybe

Love_joy

I'd be hugely interested in this from BHX or MAN, however Flybe wont start on something where the competition is already fierce. BHX has FR and EI on the route already - so thats never going to happen

Cloud1

I dont think Flybe will expand too much at DUB to be honest as it is not one of their main ports, with only 2-3 services operating. I think LGW feature in their next announcement but where to I dont know - had a massive sign up at LGW South terminal though where the EZY one use to be.

leccy

J-Guy

The new Flybe routes appear to be taking over a few more of the normal charter flights that VLM normally operate. Inverness operated last summer with Flybe as a charter, so no surprises it has become a scheduled route.

There are a few other developments on other routes including:

Birmingham: Increase from 2 > 3 daily on M/W/F/Su and from 3 > 4 Sa

Cardiff: Increase from 3 > 4 weekly

Doncaster: Increase from 2 > 4 weekly

Manchester: Reduction from 2 > 1 daily (weekdays). The aircraft will operate a number of flights on a ‘W’ pattern during the day that the third based aircraft operated last summer, similar to this winter.

Newcastle: Increase from 4 > 5 weekly

Nice returns, Paris is retained, and there are a few other minor changes in capacity. I think Norwich is still to be released and obviously Luton is a possibility. So overall it's yet more Q400s

Aer Arann have also announced the return of Cork.

wacky

It has been confirmed that the Norwich base will close from the end of the winter season.
As predicted.

See also this link on cabin crew forum

uncovered

Thoughts go to those effected. Good luck.

On the Corporate front it looks like they are restructuring a loss making operational base rather than something bigger. I think theres only one route lost and only 1% of staff effected with the planes moved to the other end of the route. A sign of the times when somebody that is still as profitable as Flybe has to do this.

HMN851X

Anyone know when summer 09 are on sale

davidjohnson6

I thought IOM S09 flights had already gone on sale ?

lfc84

not hard to check is it ?

fokker

Uncovered,

Let's not get all doom and gloom here. It's not a sign of the times or anything else. Flybe put a lot of time and effort into making NWI a viable base, starting a couple of years ago or more. It's always been an uphill struggle and they've now taken the decision that it isn't going to work. The Company's nothing if not agile and planning continued growth next year.

Thoughts go to those with bases there of course - it's going to be tough for them. But my understanding is that there are jobs for all of them elsewhere in the network. Good luck all.

Oh, and it's affected, not effected.

kellyoldsmunt

the jersey route from MSE is hopefully a start of something bigger. EUjet proved that certain routes are viable from manston, despite what some of the doom-mungers say.

Vuelo

BE to announce MAN-MAD/VIE/LYS apparently. True?

jongeman

fokker,

Company has a small c, and it should be "It's neither a sign of the times nor anything else." I jest.

TechProblem

Another 145 is put to bed, GEMBU is now WFU in EXT.

G SXTY

As one of those at NWI whose job is now officially "at risk", I couldn't really care less whether I'm affected, effected, or how big the letter C is in "company."