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Very good news for BLK.
Hope the PAX loads are good. Will hopefully lead to other routes.
Just 1 thing that worried me when I found out today is the lack of marketing. I thought a summer series would have been advertised long before now. A lot of people may have already booked their summer hols. BLK website says nothing about it either. Not the best start to attract people in my opinion. Hopefully its not a rushed thing and the route does well.
Sounds like the FR Girona route is really doing well. Had a look the other night and the flight looked very busy.
I was waitng on news from Thomsonfly re BLK but that seems to have died down a bit but generally it looks like the airport is heading in the right direction.
Oh yes it is BLKs 1st proper charter series for the summer in a long while.
They used to have a weekly Palma summer series but Thomson pulled that due to low pax. How they coouldnt fill 1 plane a week to Palma is anyones guess when you look in the summer at MANs 20 a day to Palma.
BLK are getting a lot more in 1 off charters these days to several euro destinations but I would definately like to see a Pamla series
and maybe something to Greece. The usual summer destinations really. I\'m sure if they tried again the outcome would be different this time.
Hope the PAX loads are good. Will hopefully lead to other routes.
Just 1 thing that worried me when I found out today is the lack of marketing. I thought a summer series would have been advertised long before now. A lot of people may have already booked their summer hols. BLK website says nothing about it either. Not the best start to attract people in my opinion. Hopefully its not a rushed thing and the route does well.
Sounds like the FR Girona route is really doing well. Had a look the other night and the flight looked very busy.
I was waitng on news from Thomsonfly re BLK but that seems to have died down a bit but generally it looks like the airport is heading in the right direction.
Oh yes it is BLKs 1st proper charter series for the summer in a long while.
They used to have a weekly Palma summer series but Thomson pulled that due to low pax. How they coouldnt fill 1 plane a week to Palma is anyones guess when you look in the summer at MANs 20 a day to Palma.
BLK are getting a lot more in 1 off charters these days to several euro destinations but I would definately like to see a Pamla series
and maybe something to Greece. The usual summer destinations really. I\'m sure if they tried again the outcome would be different this time.
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Doesnt seem to have that effect at MAN.
I think what people want is a choice in where they go. If BLK did PMI only then people would have to make a choice whether they really want to go to PMI or just because BLK offers the flights. I just think potential pax in the area want choice hence why most of us have the wonderful jolly at 4am to catch a flight from MAN.
Definately a step in the right direction.
BLK website now shows a very basic advert for Bulgaria albeit a week later than when the paper mentioned it.
I think what people want is a choice in where they go. If BLK did PMI only then people would have to make a choice whether they really want to go to PMI or just because BLK offers the flights. I just think potential pax in the area want choice hence why most of us have the wonderful jolly at 4am to catch a flight from MAN.
Definately a step in the right direction.
BLK website now shows a very basic advert for Bulgaria albeit a week later than when the paper mentioned it.
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Hello
As a matter of intrest what equipment are FlyKeen currently using between Blackpool-IOM-BHD? Are they still using the Bandit or have they now started using the newly delivered Shorts 360? BTW, are they any cabin crew on FlyKeen flights? Also I am a bit curious about BNWA-they use Navajos as far as I am aware of-what is it like being on a scheduled flight on a 10 seater-must be a bit of an experience-what are there loads/fares like?
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As a matter of intrest what equipment are FlyKeen currently using between Blackpool-IOM-BHD? Are they still using the Bandit or have they now started using the newly delivered Shorts 360? BTW, are they any cabin crew on FlyKeen flights? Also I am a bit curious about BNWA-they use Navajos as far as I am aware of-what is it like being on a scheduled flight on a 10 seater-must be a bit of an experience-what are there loads/fares like?
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I think Flykeen are using the S360. Not sure if they are still using the bandit but I would guess so.
Re BNWA. Joke springs to mind. If you see their website you will notice they have not had any news in the last year almost. Thats progression for you. Hopefully Flykeen(or A2B airways?) will make them move aside and grow themselves into a well run and establised company. In answer to your Q though. Ive been on a Navajo and they are very load, small and not the best for comfort but if its a quick hop anyway I'm sure you could put up with it.
Re BNWA. Joke springs to mind. If you see their website you will notice they have not had any news in the last year almost. Thats progression for you. Hopefully Flykeen(or A2B airways?) will make them move aside and grow themselves into a well run and establised company. In answer to your Q though. Ive been on a Navajo and they are very load, small and not the best for comfort but if its a quick hop anyway I'm sure you could put up with it.
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Quite simply put, that company owe me £1000s from several
years ago so I get a little cheesed off when they still use the same trading name(comed!) they carry on like nothing has happened and I'm still paying off debts with nothing to show. Hopefully that makes my reasoning a little clearer.
(sorry to all who read this as this thread relates to BLK Happenings and not BNWA/Comed - just answering a Q)
years ago so I get a little cheesed off when they still use the same trading name(comed!) they carry on like nothing has happened and I'm still paying off debts with nothing to show. Hopefully that makes my reasoning a little clearer.
(sorry to all who read this as this thread relates to BLK Happenings and not BNWA/Comed - just answering a Q)
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Really. I didn't think the route was big enough for
2 companies anyway. FlyKeen will be pleased. Well that depends on the price. Watch you dont get ripped off Flykeen! Hopefully they will expand their operation. Anyone anymore news re Flykeen/A2B?
Has anyone booked on the new Varna flights yet? I'm curious to see how busy this route will be.
2 companies anyway. FlyKeen will be pleased. Well that depends on the price. Watch you dont get ripped off Flykeen! Hopefully they will expand their operation. Anyone anymore news re Flykeen/A2B?
Has anyone booked on the new Varna flights yet? I'm curious to see how busy this route will be.
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New Route.
Airtours/MyTravel have announced their first route from Blackpool
to Tenerife this morning. Flights will be every Tuesday morning
throughout winter through to April.
This is great news but will be in competition with another airline
who also fly to Tenerife during winter. I personally would have liked to have seen a completely new destination like Lanzarote. Still this is excellent news for BLK. Hopefully Airtours will offer
summer programmes from 2006 which is what BLK need.
Airtours/MyTravel have announced their first route from Blackpool
to Tenerife this morning. Flights will be every Tuesday morning
throughout winter through to April.
This is great news but will be in competition with another airline
who also fly to Tenerife during winter. I personally would have liked to have seen a completely new destination like Lanzarote. Still this is excellent news for BLK. Hopefully Airtours will offer
summer programmes from 2006 which is what BLK need.
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Well done to Blackpool then , I'd heard that Lanzarote might still be in the offing with another carrier !!!!...hope thats not on a tuesday morning as well .........the place will be busting at the
seams.
Why companies can't offer flights in summer is a mystery .......
Anyway it's not more ramp space thats needed ... more car park's
would be beneficial
seams.
Why companies can't offer flights in summer is a mystery .......
Anyway it's not more ramp space thats needed ... more car park's
would be beneficial
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Another carrier for Lanzarote hey. Things are going well then for BLK. Wonder who that could be. We already have BY/FCA/AEA and now Airtours. Lets throw a bit of Monarch or ThomasCook in there. Great news which ever way you look at it.
Yes I agree. Bit of a grey area regarding summer flights when I would imagine more people go away in the summer months. Perhaps its the 30C Sunny BLK climate that is now keeping people here lol. Having said that next week there is the start of a new summer service through to Oct to Varna from BLK. I was told once that most of the hoteliers here in BLK go away in the winter for obvious reasons but this wouldnt apply to the entire catchment area. Hopefully things will change.
I'm hoping FR will start another route too. I would have thought Dublin would have been increased to a 2 daily by now. Maybe this is next with FR. I do believe these DUB flights are full most of the time.
Yes I agree. Bit of a grey area regarding summer flights when I would imagine more people go away in the summer months. Perhaps its the 30C Sunny BLK climate that is now keeping people here lol. Having said that next week there is the start of a new summer service through to Oct to Varna from BLK. I was told once that most of the hoteliers here in BLK go away in the winter for obvious reasons but this wouldnt apply to the entire catchment area. Hopefully things will change.
I'm hoping FR will start another route too. I would have thought Dublin would have been increased to a 2 daily by now. Maybe this is next with FR. I do believe these DUB flights are full most of the time.
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Another new route from BLK!
Balkan Holidays have today announced a weekly friday service to
Bourgas starting next May. As it reads it will mean next summer up until now will have 2 destinations in Bulgaria served weekly.1 on tuesday(unless it changes from this year) and the new route which is on Fridays. great news.
Balkan Holidays have today announced a weekly friday service to
Bourgas starting next May. As it reads it will mean next summer up until now will have 2 destinations in Bulgaria served weekly.1 on tuesday(unless it changes from this year) and the new route which is on Fridays. great news.
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Have noticed Flykeen are using a Twin Jet Beech 19 on their routes over the past week or so. Also their flight prefix has now changed from FK to 2B - could the A2B announcement be coming soon?
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Good point. Forgot all about the A2B rumours. Still nothing when you search on the net though. I believe the Shed they were using as gone somewhere. I thought the plans were for 2 sheds?? Perhaps the current a/c is a tempo measure. Watch this space I guess.
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Yes it is. BA been running this sunday only service for years now. you can book through a local to BLK travel company but I noticed they were expensive holidays.Still, it depends on where you want to go I suppose.
BA a year or two ago used a EMB145(if Ive got that right) for the summer but were now back to Dash 8s. Its a well established summer route but I'd like to see perhaps another channel isle summer series as well as jersey.
BA a year or two ago used a EMB145(if Ive got that right) for the summer but were now back to Dash 8s. Its a well established summer route but I'd like to see perhaps another channel isle summer series as well as jersey.