flybe
Buster
Whether this would have happened if the Bacon takeover was not
proposed I do not know but it all seems logical if aircraft are going
to be tight during 2007.
BCN and MAD are both RJ100's and if the takeover goes ahead they
will not have any (only there own 146's). This leaves them with a
choice of the 195 (by pulling it off the AGP/ALC), dropping the
routes, use the 145 or find a 146 (non planned for BHX April+).
Although it is unlikely that they will get any more sectors out of the
195 initially they will go with it on the Madrid or a mix MAD or BCN
(BCN only ops 4 days a week in winter). Possibly they will then
drop BCN in April (Baby start) and perhaps run the Madrid daily
as a 195 in between the morning & evening Glasgow's.
Much as it is frustrating to lose any flight this actually seems
to a good way of juggling the BHX fleet.
The only problem with January is that Monarch have (the last
time I looked) cut the BHX - AGP to 3 a week from 5 and
Alicante to 2. They both revert to the original timetable for
the February school holidays.
I actually e-mailed Monarch to ask them if they intend to re-instate
the axed frequencies and I just got a stock reply "we have passed
your comments to the appropriate team".
Pete