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Old 8th Dec 2003, 17:04
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JobsaGoodun
 
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I think Flybe have realised that to give GLABHD a real chance of working then it would need more than one flight a day, and hence the increase to three. This will be far more attractive to the 'day returners'.Maybe Loganair are now rethinking their position on these routes in the face of stepped up competition....who can say!

Presently all EDIBHD flight will use the Q400 and this is likely for GLA too with the odd 146 rotation thrown in for good measure.

Yes I accept that Flybe are chopping and changing their route network but destinations like Chambery would never be year round. The reason Flybe have a higher chance of making the old Buzz destinations work is that you have to remember the higher cost base that Buzz had (being formed out of KLM).

Flybe are also taking the decision that they can no longer afford to give new routes like SOUBGY, the one or maybe two years to show a profit that it may have done previously in it's guise as British European. If routes are not showing decent yields within a set time then its time to say Bye Bye....

It may be chopping and changing....but it also makes plain good business sense!!
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