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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2017, 13:36
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Talking to lawyers and accountants about this...

Talking to lawyers and accountants about this matter will probably yield better results than asking pilots... ;-)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2017, 17:33
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Makes sense. With a based aircraft, a fifth daily...

Makes sense. With a based aircraft, a fifth daily flight is very well possible, given the short sectors.



Well, route announcements and launches are one thing, operating them over years is a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2017, 21:00
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Sure. Sometimes less is more in the long run.

Sure. Sometimes less is more in the long run.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2017, 18:10
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Hmmm, one of those routes launches that leads to...

Hmmm, one of those routes launches that leads to some serious head scratching. There will now be roughly 350 seats on the IOM-Scotland market per week. What was the maximum Citywings offered? Did...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Mar 2017, 14:58
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Unless I am missing something, the timings do not...

Unless I am missing something, the timings do not make much sense and are most likely subject to finetuning/change. Apparantly there will be an Eastern aircraft overnighting as the GLA flights are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2017, 14:54
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

The article also mentions that Eastern plans to...

The article also mentions that Eastern plans to add a second daily BHD and weekend flights on that route - that is good news as the current schedule makes the long term survival of the route not very...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Mar 2017, 10:43
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

I appreciate your long career in the industry....

I appreciate your long career in the industry. Nevertheless, the fact remains that reality in 2017 is that 1980s/1990s style regional flying is literally non-existent. Someone else has listed all...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2017, 17:45
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Well, the Dornier 228NG is more or less built to...

Well, the Dornier 228NG is more or less built to order - they have sold roughly a dozen over almost a decade. This will not rescue regional flying.

There was an interesting analysis by TEAL about...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2017, 08:38
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

The problem is - you are writing in past tense...

The problem is - you are writing in past tense for some reason and indulge in sweet memories of a time long gone - a time when punters were not used to pay 9.99 GBP to fly across Europe and thus were...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2017, 00:29
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

You are right, I stand corrected. However, it is...

You are right, I stand corrected. However, it is impossible to say if and to what extent the aviation sector and within that the scheduled air services contribute to the profits as IoSS also...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2017, 19:21
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

IoSS Group generates the majority of its revenue...

IoSS Group generates the majority of its revenue not with flying, but with shipping, including hauling freight to the Scillies. Plus there is the minor detail that IoSS owns its airport at Land's End...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2017, 15:43
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Don't you think that Loganair would come up with...

Don't you think that Loganair would come up with another route from DND (e.g. AMS...) instead of doing positioning flights to GLA if they were willing to operate that aircaft on a commercial basis?...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2017, 12:54
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

I would say: "Mr. History" and "Mrs. Market"....

I would say: "Mr. History" and "Mrs. Market". Both have proven him wright (and for that matter, not only as far as regional flying in the UK is concerned, but pretty much anywhere else in Europe...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Mar 2017, 09:31
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Have you read his complete post? 01475 has...

Have you read his complete post? 01475 has eloquently explained why this is not the case and wil not happen.

The routes were served in that unusual set-up for some reason. The outcry here about...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2017, 20:06
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

LCY, MAN and LPL are operated with IOM-based...

LCY, MAN and LPL are operated with IOM-based aircraft, as were all Citywing destinations. Don't see how this would change with a Manx-based airline other than maybe LGW being operated from IOM rather...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 21:33
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Well, as the old saying goes - he who laughs last...

Well, as the old saying goes - he who laughs last laughs longest:

Cabin Width Let 410: 196cm
Cabin Width Jetstream 31/41: 185cm

So: Haha :D
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 20:12
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Good luck with that. I had one of my most...

Good luck with that. I had one of my most uncomfortable flights ever on an Eastern Jetstream 41 in one of the single row seats.... :eek:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 18:54
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Typically, airlines charge not less, but more for...

Typically, airlines charge not less, but more for nonstop flights because the majority of passenger will pay an added premium for not having to connect and for saving time. So it should be expected...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 18:15
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Well, you cannot have everything. Either it is a...

Well, you cannot have everything. Either it is a UK regional airline with "proper" aircraft and 99 GBP fares or a Czech airline operating on behalf of a ticket seller with little LETs and 19,99 GBP...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2017, 15:21
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

How could Stobart seriously operate to GLA? The...

How could Stobart seriously operate to GLA? The route is a 20 seater route, Euromanx operated it with the Beech 1900, IIRC, and Vanair with the Let. It has, based on the CAA figures, 20 pax/day. So I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2017, 07:27
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Well, all over for contract flying on behalf of...

Well, all over for contract flying on behalf of Citywing and/or UK flying. Not necessarily for Vanair or a Vanair Mk. II. Depends on what markets they can find for using their fairly new LET410s.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2017, 07:17
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Not sure we can really blame the authorities to...

Not sure we can really blame the authorities to turn a blind eye on the situation. As long back as last year they specifically laid on BREXIT to get rid of Vanair,:ok: which somehow has gotten...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2017, 23:34
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Sure. But the virtual book had been thrown at...

Sure. But the virtual book had been thrown at them here long before this incident - mostly for reasons for which realistically Citywing was to blame.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2017, 22:09
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Citywing sells tickets for flights opb Vanair....

Citywing sells tickets for flights opb Vanair. Vanair has the flights operated by Titan/Sprint on its behalf. It is not that now Citywing would contract Titan/Sprint and sell tickets for flights opb...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Feb 2017, 18:00
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

What's the drama all about? You have dozens and...

What's the drama all about? You have dozens and dozens of foreign airlines operating into UK airports day in and day out that are licenced abroad. Are they all jelly on the wall? European airlines...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2015, 11:05
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

IIRC correctly, VLM operated a "parking...

IIRC correctly, VLM operated a "parking exercice"-like service from LCY to IOM (and JER) for a while. How did they do with their mid-day flight? (parking exercice = aircraft had a long turn around so...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st May 2015, 11:09
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

I think the fact the LGW and LCY numbers went...

I think the fact the LGW and LCY numbers went downhill as soon as a relatively small operation like IOMSTN began shows how limited in size the IOMLON market is. Given the dwindling number of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2014, 11:20
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Looks as if the islands are getting more and more...

Looks as if the islands are getting more and more LCY services - ramped up service from IOM by BA Cityflyer, JER apparently working for Blue Islands and now Aurigny applying for GCI.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2013, 17:07
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

OTOH, there is very little else what a MAN or LPL...

OTOH, there is very little else what a MAN or LPL based aircraft can do if there is only 2-3h slack in the schedule.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2013, 11:47
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

So it will look like this in 2014? 5 airlines, 10...

So it will look like this in 2014? 5 airlines, 10 destinations, 24 flights on weekdays?

Easyjet: LPL (1x), LGW (2x)
flybe: MAN (4x), LPL (4x), BHX (2x)
citywing: BLK (2x), GLO (2x), NCL (1x),...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2013, 20:07
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Schedule reminds me of the daily VLM parking...

Schedule reminds me of the daily VLM parking exercise a couple of years back - except for the parking part. Will be interesting to see how many punters will go for it....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2013, 08:20
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Pax number wise, GLA, EDI, SOU all seem to be...

Pax number wise, GLA, EDI, SOU all seem to be typical Citywing destinations with 11.000-14.000 annual pax.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th May 2013, 20:28
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

So in 2014 it will look like this unless a white...

So in 2014 it will look like this unless a white knight appears?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2013, 12:47
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

BE do not have aircraft based at STN, SEN or LTN,...

BE do not have aircraft based at STN, SEN or LTN, so I do not see how this could work unless they find some other work for an aircraft based there (e.g. 3x daily LTN-NQY + 1x daily LTN-IOM)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th May 2013, 21:30
Replies: 3,142
Views: 780,361
Posted By virginblue

Any rumblings on the rock as a result of today's...

Any rumblings on the rock as a result of today's news that Flybe is apparently putting all its LGW slots on the market in exchange for 20m GBP? I suspect that the prospect of this happening must have...
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