"BmiBaby319"
BmiBaby has dropped the BFS from CWL as of last month and plan to reduce the EDI schedule to 1 x Daily for Summer 2010 season. The Glasgow has not appeared to be operated from CWL for 1 or 2 years and have planned to return it on several occasions but it has never materialised.
Looking at the BmiBaby website which now has started selling some destinations for Winter 2010.
BFS - Returns 1 x daily except for Saturdays
EDI - Returnes 2 x daily Mon-Friday / 1 x daily on Sundays / no operation on saturdays
JER - 2 x Weekly (Tuesdays & Saturdays)
GVA - 3 x Weekly (Starts end of Dec)
New Route
MUC - 4 x Weekly (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays
The issue we have is that BmiBaby are cutting and adding flights which will only have a negative impact on passengers numbers as they continue to become messed about by the Bmibaby cancellations.
If Bmibaby continue to keep 2 x aircraft based at CWL there is a very limited operation that could be done and would see MUC being droppped unless a reduction in frequencies to the bucket and spade routes.
Flybe has now taken on the Belfast market from BmiBaby and have the ideal market for such a route and the same may apply after end of summer with WW daily rotation being mid day, not very convenient for business passengers.
The Future of WW at CWL
I honestly say that BmiBaby could have a bright future at CWL if they used their heads and looked at what is really needed.
Barcelona was a good route and very popular
Prague excellent route and took a lot of revenue on board flights
Ibiza Sold well but had very poor flying times
BmiBaby could have a profitable summer operation out of CWL with 4 aircraft but unfortunatly there is not enough work for the aircraft during the winter.
What routes do pprune members think would work from CWL and why?