As G-JECV the next Dash 8 will be (or could even be) on its way to BHX shortly, I thought I would add my observations re flybe at BHX yesterday.
They have been as good as their word (per the nextgeneration site) with
six aircraft parked up at BHX yesterday at one point, whilst the midday FRA took a two hour delay outbound and an inbound GLA three hours
(a good job the average pax doesn't know the half of it). On the positive side no cancellations
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I assume they had a tech Dash in GLA as the 12.05 in/12.30 out (GLA based craft) ran as a 145 originating in BHX. In other words the 12.30 outbound went on time and it operated back at 15.00 ish instead 12.05.
I assume the crew used were from the midday FRA which went out two hours late?
I suppose there is only so much you can do when an aircraft goes tech, with few crew available.
Unused aircraft on the deck at 10am were G-JEBD (on the 20's), G-EMBD (on the 20's), G-JEBB (on T2), G-JECR in hangar 2 but came out did some engine runs and parked on the 20's, G-MANS was outside hangar 2 but did position out and another Dash 8 was outside hangar 2 all day.
Mirana eat your heart out and it has been almost as dry this month
OP