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Quote:
Eastern Airways Rated UK’s Most Punctual Airline July 2008
UK regional airline, Eastern Airways has been named the UK’s most punctual scheduled airline.
The independent carrier, which operates from 18 airports, has stepped up to the number one spot for the start of this year after it was second overall in the UK in 2007. The airline was ahead of Air Berlin, bmi regional, Brussels Airlines, bmibaby and Ryanair.
Civil Aviation Authority data released from on-line aviation analysts, Flightontime.info, revealed that over 89% of Eastern Airways services departed within 15 minutes and any delays experienced were on average just over 6 minutes during the period of January to March 2008
Not all of the time they were not!!!
hmm, that's what I said!! (
"occasionally hit the spot if you look at monthly figures")
Considering both MAN and EDI-FRA are currently operate by LH mainline, a downgrade to a regional ERJ-145 would be a huge cut in capacity, even if an extra frequency was added
Yup!
Just like BMI Mainline exchanging its LHR bound Airbuses for 135's and 145's on ABZ, LBA, MME and occasionally on EDI, GLA and MAN! BMI don't seem to be trying to cater for the PAX but purely seem to try to turn a profit. Seeing as Lufty have been on the BMI board of directors for the past 10 years I think that this philosophy may continue for a little while yet.
Anyway, who is to say that the 145's will operate those routes??? (Stir, Stir!!!)
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