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Old 12th Mar 2017, 18:01
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Looks like Eastern are going to be using a Metro of North Flying (as did Citywing) under T3 flight numbers.

Not sure if this is going to be a permanent agreement until they sort out crewing issues for a J41 ??

Anyone know anything else on this ?
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Old 12th Mar 2017, 18:15
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But, it was a GBP1.2m per annum subsidy for a Do228, a L410, a J41 uses significantly more fuel than either of those, it's overflight charges, landing and parking fees, indeed just about everything
Capital/Leasing costs?
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Old 12th Mar 2017, 21:07
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According to the Durham Tees Valley departures board a positioning flight is leaving at 6am to Cardiff - EZE011P

As far as I know there is only 1 J41 there at the moment, so wonder what happens to the passengers from Durham to Aberdeen in the morning?
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Old 12th Mar 2017, 21:26
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Flights are in Amadeus as J41. No logic really why North Flying would be operating the route for T3 when T3 have their own metal available.

If if there isn't a J41 immediately available, the money WG gives for this route will soon make them find one available.
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Old 12th Mar 2017, 21:38
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That's what I thought but can see a North Flying Metro has landed at CWL (or due in this evening) from AAL as per previous weeks when they operated for Citywing.

Eastern have quite a large fleet of J41's, maybe the Metro is to allow them to sort out crew etc as such short notice for Eastern to do. Especially as they've also taken over the old Citywing routes from the IOM to both NCL & BHD

As per previous entry a J41 is due in tomorrow morning from MME so maybe that's the plan, who knows.
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Old 12th Mar 2017, 22:15
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Maybe Eastern are using their own aircraft tomorrow for press etc. And MME-ABZ will be flown by North Flying or another Eastern aircraft dropping in from somewhere else en route (NWI? HUY?). After which normal service will be resumed
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 07:59
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After all that it was G-MAJG that positioned in from MME that operated the CWL-VLY flight.

Maybe the Metro was a contingency plan but actually quite nice seeing the J41.

Bet the passengers enjoyed the flight experience more too !!! Does T3 provide cabin crew on this as per other flights ? Refreshments served ?
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 08:20
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Does T3 provide cabin crew on this as per other flights ?
They'd be another one the CAA were pulling the ticket of if they didn't provide cabin crew ... It's a legal requirement!
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 11:32
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Is it me or is there currently nowhere to book the Welsh flights on Eastern Airways? IOM to BHD and NCL has shown up on their booking engine but not so the Welsh route.
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 15:50
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Originally Posted by Avnu
Is it me or is there currently nowhere to book the Welsh flights on Eastern Airways? IOM to BHD and NCL has shown up on their booking engine but not so the Welsh route.
It's a completely different pricing structure due to the fact it's a PSO route, plus before tickets go on sale to the general public the WG and T3 need to collaboratively set the ticket price and fare structure for the route, primarily to assist the AM's.
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 17:01
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You've still got to commend the speed in which Eastern has taken over these flights, not just at CWL & VLY but also at IOM, BHD & NCL. All within less than 48 hours too.

Would have expected some press pics on CWL webpage with the J41 and the speed in which the flights were taken over as that is a good achievement
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 20:00
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Back up aircraft at CWL, no tickets on sale, no contract signed yet?
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 20:37
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Originally Posted by runway30
Back up aircraft at CWL, no tickets on sale, no contract signed yet?
Word on the street is that a certain someone from T3 came down to CWL today to sort it all out. Read the Eastern thread for who the certain someone may be ...
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 20:44
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I had noticed.
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Old 13th Mar 2017, 20:57
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Originally Posted by runway30
I had noticed.
In town for a meeting with WG and the airport themselves.
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 07:40
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The Eastern flights to VLY are now on sale with fares as low as £12.99 oneway and a return for £40.00.

Much cheaper if you can get these deals than Citywing
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That implies one thing and one thing only, the subsidy has gone up substantially.

No way on earth T3 would be able to offer those fares otherwise, cheaper than a Czech operation ?
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The Eastern flights to VLY are now on sale with fares as low as £12.99 oneway and a return for £40.00.
So who on god's earth would ever buy a return?
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The difference is the Passenger Service Charge departing CWL. If you think it is extraordinarily high for a Welsh Government flight departing a Welsh Government airport, then you'd be right.
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Old 14th Mar 2017, 18:28
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Hi all,

Can anyone tell me if CWL has ever had an LHR passenger service and if so, when it ended?

Just to add, in the long term do any of you regular posters think that a CWL/BRS to LHR service will be viable in the medium to longterm? I guess it'll be interesting to see how FlyBE do with their ABZ & EDI flights to LHR.
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