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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Thomas Cook have cancelled there Palma 2017 programme from Southampton with Evelop airlines . Possibly due to the high number of flights this year with Volotea and Flybe in on the route
Remains to be seen if Volotea return next summer as no release date yet for next year
Remains to be seen if Volotea return next summer as no release date yet for next year
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Southampton ski routes seem to be going through a bit of a turmoil for next season
Inghams ski have cancelled the Innsbruck season with Austrian Airlines and are now operating just 3 flights over Feb half term 17
Ski Total were to have used Small Planet A320 to Chambery this winter season in place of Germania A 319 , however this has now changed again and they are down grading to good old Flybe DHC8 400 albeit a charter on Sundays at 0800
Inghams ski have cancelled the Innsbruck season with Austrian Airlines and are now operating just 3 flights over Feb half term 17
Ski Total were to have used Small Planet A320 to Chambery this winter season in place of Germania A 319 , however this has now changed again and they are down grading to good old Flybe DHC8 400 albeit a charter on Sundays at 0800
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Are we seeing a downturn in Southampton fortunes?
It seems that other airports I.e Cardiff are making big strides forward,even Bournemouth are on the up.
Is it simply the runway is not quite long enough to take London overspill,what are it's prospects?
It seems that other airports I.e Cardiff are making big strides forward,even Bournemouth are on the up.
Is it simply the runway is not quite long enough to take London overspill,what are it's prospects?
Join Date: Nov 2001
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No doubt airlines are making use of nice subsidies from the Welsh Govt at Cardiff? Time will tell once those funds are exhausted, if the number of flights currently available actually continues.
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Circling aircraft
Has anyone got an explanation as to why there are currently 5/6 Flybe Dash 8's circling in and around Southampton airspace. Is this just late night traffic?, never seen it on such a scale.
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Landed back at Southampton this morning from Amsterdam with KLM. I reckon the load was over 50 and the bmi flight which arrived ahead also appeared to have a good load. Steps of Fokker to car in the short term was 11 minutes! Fantastic!
I hope they return, used them last night from PMI.Flight left spot on time and was overall very impressed.
Have used SOU three times now this year, Flybe, KLM and Volotea, what a great change from LGW and LHR.
Have used SOU three times now this year, Flybe, KLM and Volotea, what a great change from LGW and LHR.
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Hardly a rival product....twice a day with a jet on BMI vs once a day with a dash on Flybe...I can be out of the airport on my way before Flybe have even landed as it takes 35 mins longer on the inbound with Flybe!!
Join Date: May 2009
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Flybe are undercutting BMI on the route though, so that will likely draw away many of the leisure and more cost-conscious passengers which could lead to the route not being viable, which would be a shame as BMI offer a very good product and schedule.
As an aside, the May/June CAA data for SOU appears to be very late!
As an aside, the May/June CAA data for SOU appears to be very late!
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Originally Posted by SOUspotter96
I see Flybe have decided to rival BMI with a Munich route... Wish a bigger airline such as EasyJet or similar would barge Flybe out the way, their getting boring now.