Originally Posted by
MARKEYD
That has to be good news for SOU
My question is , as not familiar with aircraft ranges is can the 175 operate to Malaga or Faro with a full load of bags , pax and fuel ?
BHX-Florence on the 175 was a disaster in terms of on-time performance due to the FLR runway limitations but Southampton has got an extra 500ft to play with which might make the difference. In fact the 175 was replaced by the 195 eventually then the service was chopped.
I used the BHX service once in that well known summer peak of mid-April and 30 bags were off-loaded on a full flight delaying us one hour - the temperature was 24c so warm for April but not for high-summer. If we get a hot summer that would be a hell of a lot of lost tow-bars (sorry couldn't resist, as that was the pathetic excuse Flybe gave for the delay).
Pete