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more daft EU regulations to restrict truck drivers' hours.
even with the stupid EC rules on hours.
Tallbloke - agree with you that regulation is a good thing. It is how it is applied is the problem.
If someone is out all night living it up they should not be driving or flying even for a few minutes without rest, yet that wouldn't register on any tachograph or duty roster? But how do you regulate for that, a taxi driver fell asleep at the wheel and wrote off my car and three others, tiredness can kill ( fortunately it didn't that time)
Meanwhile back at Newquay Airport....
If someone is out all night living it up they should not be driving or flying even for a few minutes without rest, yet that wouldn't register on any tachograph or duty roster? But how do you regulate for that, a taxi driver fell asleep at the wheel and wrote off my car and three others, tiredness can kill ( fortunately it didn't that time)
Meanwhile back at Newquay Airport....
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Vuelo:
I think you will find that Air Southwest do sell Manchester to Newquay (albeit with a change of aircraft at Bristol). You can have breakfast in Manchester, and have sand between your toes before lunch!
I think you will find that Air Southwest do sell Manchester to Newquay (albeit with a change of aircraft at Bristol). You can have breakfast in Manchester, and have sand between your toes before lunch!
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You can indeed fly from NQY to MAN and v/v, or PLH to LBA and v/v by changing a/c at BRS.
Air Southwest time the arrival of their PLH-MAN/MAN-PLH and NQY-LBA/LBA-NQY flights to arrive at BRS almost simultaneously in the mornings and evenings. They have given BRS the rather grandiose title of 'mini hub'.
The aircraft invariably park at adjacent stands to aid the transfer of pax from LBA wishing to go to PLH and pax from MAN wishing to go to NQY (or v/v in the mornings).
In the current Bristol Airport thread a pax decribed how he was taken by bus from one WOW aircraft to its sister on the adjoining stand when transferring.
Obviously difficulties must arise if one of the aircraft is very late.
Air Southwest time the arrival of their PLH-MAN/MAN-PLH and NQY-LBA/LBA-NQY flights to arrive at BRS almost simultaneously in the mornings and evenings. They have given BRS the rather grandiose title of 'mini hub'.
The aircraft invariably park at adjacent stands to aid the transfer of pax from LBA wishing to go to PLH and pax from MAN wishing to go to NQY (or v/v in the mornings).
In the current Bristol Airport thread a pax decribed how he was taken by bus from one WOW aircraft to its sister on the adjoining stand when transferring.
Obviously difficulties must arise if one of the aircraft is very late.
Last edited by MerchantVenturer; 13th May 2005 at 18:29.
Tallbloke -
Tachograph regs have been in place since the late 70s, and pose few problems. The current issue is the imposition of the 48 hour week and restriction of night working that started in April. These regulations, emanating from the EU, are totally unnecessary in the eyes of most drivers and most transport companies.
Tachograph regs have been in place since the late 70s, and pose few problems. The current issue is the imposition of the 48 hour week and restriction of night working that started in April. These regulations, emanating from the EU, are totally unnecessary in the eyes of most drivers and most transport companies.
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I think it will have to be unless it ony operates a couple of sectors a day with gaps inbetween otherwise wow could find it very costly if one of them ex BACX dash's have a real problem.
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There have been rumours that they could be starting:
NQY-NCL-ABZ
PLH-BOH-BFS/BHD*
It could be operating a 1xdaily on ethier of these routes if their was truth in the rumour??
* Looks very unlikely:
FLYBE Exeter (EXT)-Belfast City (BHD)
JET2 Bournemouth (BOH)-Belfast International (BFS)
NQY-NCL-ABZ
PLH-BOH-BFS/BHD*
It could be operating a 1xdaily on ethier of these routes if their was truth in the rumour??
* Looks very unlikely:
FLYBE Exeter (EXT)-Belfast City (BHD)
JET2 Bournemouth (BOH)-Belfast International (BFS)
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WOWBOY - BACX used to operate a PLH-BRS-NCL-ABZ ,albeit with more expensive fares, but the loads on the last sector of the night BRS/PLH used to be at most in their very low teens and often 2 or 3.
As you have probably seen on the Bristol Forum the loads between BRS/NCL seem to be one of the heaviest. I could almost guarentee if you based the next dash at BRS (or maybe even something bigger) and operated a BRS/NCL/ABZ marketing it the same way the PLH/MAN NQY/LBA IE 'FLY PLH/ABZ to NCL and ABZ for under £30 one way' twice a day they could make an absoulute killing guarenteed!!!
Only one a day is a bot of aproblem as you miss the buisness market as RE ORK have found with 3 flights a week!!!
As you have probably seen on the Bristol Forum the loads between BRS/NCL seem to be one of the heaviest. I could almost guarentee if you based the next dash at BRS (or maybe even something bigger) and operated a BRS/NCL/ABZ marketing it the same way the PLH/MAN NQY/LBA IE 'FLY PLH/ABZ to NCL and ABZ for under £30 one way' twice a day they could make an absoulute killing guarenteed!!!
Only one a day is a bot of aproblem as you miss the buisness market as RE ORK have found with 3 flights a week!!!
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huggybear - British World operated an ATR-72 into Plymouth a while ago on a couple of charter flights.
The Royal Squadron operate their 146's but they have fairly light passenger loads whenever they visit.
Jetstream 31's have been used quite a lot, as have the Beech-1900, Bandit's, Twin Otters and Islanders, Dornier 228 and 328's. Many bizjets also operate in to Plymouth, the Hercules also manages quite well as do Harriers but they both upset the neighbours quite a bit!
The Royal Squadron operate their 146's but they have fairly light passenger loads whenever they visit.
Jetstream 31's have been used quite a lot, as have the Beech-1900, Bandit's, Twin Otters and Islanders, Dornier 228 and 328's. Many bizjets also operate in to Plymouth, the Hercules also manages quite well as do Harriers but they both upset the neighbours quite a bit!
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Hey Thylacine and Groundhog, do you remember Westpoint? ......The DC3 which operated Exeter - Gatwick and Exeter - Channel Islands services?
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I was a schoolboy in those lovely days of the '60's but fondly remember the DC3 banking over our Devonian village!
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I was a schoolboy in those lovely days of the '60's but fondly remember the DC3 banking over our Devonian village!
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do you remember Westpoint
[Thread drift} If I remember correctly, the did EXT-LHR, and then a sub charter to Rennes for BEA, but it was a long time ago [/thread drift]
I did several flights on the Rapide aircraft that they used to use on the Scilly Isles route, and they were different. Air day pleasure flights out of EXT, down the coast to Berry Head and back, at about 1000 to 1500 Ft, that was flying of a totally different sort!
Then of course there was the pair of mosquito targe tugs that leapt into the air at about 0905 every morning to the despair of the teaching staff at the school, there was just no way they could compete with 4 merlins on full song at less than 500 Ft as they climbed out
