It's true what Mike Coombes says - Flybe are unreliable and spout a load of crap about being the airline for the South West when they currently don't operate a single route out of NQY. Mind you everyone panicked when BA jumped on the route although it was once a day but their loads were mostly in the 20's. When BA were full it made no difference to ASW as it was only 120+ passengers more than they couldn't carry as they were also full!
The only saving grace is that the Q400 crosswind limits are more restricted than the 300 so lets hope for a windy spring!!
Dash - 7: Flybe operate more routes from the South West than Air Southwest by a long way.... From EXT they fly to 22 destinations, including CDG and AMS
If the support infrastructure is now in place then there is no reason why flybe shouldn't be able to increase it's prescence in it's local region and provide a regular and competitive service.
Hopefully the days of having to watch the fuel being checked for water before uplifting are long gone. Along with comments like "We only seem to get water in the bowsers when it rains"
As for crosswind limits, the Q400s can just land across the runway at NQY, it's wide enough.
Another example of what can only be described as complete muppet. No fact just a load of bull.
Dash 7 lover, clearly you are unaware of the size of Flybe. Air Southwest are the 'joke' when it comes to routes. EXT handle their diversions, Flybe do their maintenance at EXT but how many routes do they offer??? 0 from Exeter. So much for your Air 'Southwest'. So before you pipe on think before you type.
Cyclone 733 - agreed. There is also very little reasoning as to why the two airlines cannot work alongside each other on the route. If ASW offer such a great service which people make out, they will have nothing to worry about. I must admit it would be far nicer for NQY to have routes not currently served but with the number of BE routes at LGW there are many connections which may be of use to the business traveller.
Flybe, nor anyone else, would be able to acquire Regional and/or Baby from Lufty until Lufty actually own the majority of the BMI group. That won't be until Jan, so things may or may not happen then.
The majority of seats on each route will be sold by C. I. Travel Group as part of its tour operation to the Channel Islands through well-established holiday brands including Airways Holidays, Discover Jersey & Lewis’s; the remaining seats being sold direct to travellers by Flybe
We seem to have launched a few new routes to destinations which would not neccesarily be at the top of my guessing list.
All routes so far were operated I believe by VLM last year so have VLM pulled out of the charter contract for Jersey?? They have operated the Manston, Dundee, Humberside services before albeit on an all charter basis.
cloud 1 , you should remember that size does not matter, it is how you use it. and Exeter only take ASW diversions as second choice if NQY is not available.
As for the two airlineS working together along side each other,Get real they are only starting the NQY - GAT route to steal the ASW passengers and if ASW pull out they will put up the prices and the public will suffer in the long run. But thats business , its dog eat dog out there and all about surviving the next couple of years.
By the way why do most people refer to flybe as "FLYMAYBE"
Well why else would you divert other than if your primary (NQY) was unavailable?
Why do most people call it flymaybe? Because most people haven't heard of Air South West and therefore haven't bothered thinking up a nickname perhaps?
As expected, Flybe are to re-establish flights between Jersey and Luton from March 29. The service will operate 3 times weekly (Tu/Th/Su) with an additional Saturday flight from May 24.
Flybe will altogether serve 23 destinations from Jersey during summer 2009.
and Exeter only take ASW diversions as second choice if NQY is not available. 
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