Winter 2013/4
MKY661
Like other routes it is taking a rest this winter - last flight 4-1-14 to 7-2-14 then twice weekly so possibly next year it might well bite the dust.
Week Commencing 20-1-2014.
Do the 175 and 195 crew interchange? For a two-three week period (weekdays) the number of 195's listed to fly (seat-maps and GDS) total 3 out of the fleet of 14 but all eleven 175's are active. The 195 usage does not increase that much either in February and although this has been publicised previously due to the restructuring, is this an earlier than expected and are there two further 175's arriving in this financial year as indicated or have these been deferred?
Out of interest Monday 20 Jan seems to show 11 x 175 (3 @ BHX, 2 @ MAN, INV, 1 @ JER, EDI, GLA & ABZ), 3 x 195 (1 @ BHX, MAN & BHD) and 35 DH8D's, which equals 49 operational aircraft out of 60-64 (some DH8D's are listed in Jethro's as leaving from January as per an earlier post).
I couldn't find any 195's operational at Southampton on 20 Jan although I realise GDS and seat-maps are not the most reliable.
Both EDI's and GLA's 195's seem to leave mid January although one out of the four (operational in December) in total returns to EDI in February. Some bases seem to lose a DH8D for a while (or replace a jet) - the first out BHX-BHD for three weeks (a bit of a surprise), GLA-CWL (gone), BHD-NCL (once daily for good?), SOU-LBA (gone) amongst others.
The period from say 8 Jan to February half-term does see cuts each year (by most UK operators) but needless to say that these are the most significant by flybe thus far.
Last edited by Jetdriver; 31st Dec 2013 at 01:20.