BHX-IOM
IOMspotter
Not heard anything at the BHX end of things but that is not too unusual.
However the current BHX summer schedule is quite tight for the nine based
aircraft due to Inverness now operating BHX-INV-BHX rather than INV-BHX-INV.
Also the third BHD departure operates 4 out of 5 weekdays at 11.10 leaving virtually no spare capacity for French destinations, which at present have been greatly reduced with Bordeaux gone, Brest and Bergerac weekly only.
I wonder if they intend to use the IOM aircraft move to BHX to do BHX-IOM-BHX-various French destinations-BHX-IOM.
I have absolutely no idea of the profitability of the BHX French routes but I was shocked at the cutbacks especially Bordeaux as that carried reasonable loads compared to some others.
Also BHX-Lyon is under review by Brit Air/Air France and again is this another destination that flybe might be looking to take-over, which would be ironic if dropped as it is finally bookable on the flybe site having taken a while to get sorted after the announcement of the Air France joint venture?
Pete