Blackpool - IOM service?
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Blackpool - IOM service?
Whats the beef with this new "A2B" service operating between Blackpool and the Isle Of Man?
Heard it's the same chap running the airline that used to run Airtours.
Route starts Tuesday 21st June
Heard it's the same chap running the airline that used to run Airtours.
Route starts Tuesday 21st June
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Our local newspaper reports a new airline is starting up at Blackpool serving the BLK-IOM route. If Flykeen were changing their name there would be something about it on their website and the paper wouldn't say "new airline".
Plus I haven't heard about any change of name from Flykeen or their handling agents, Servisair
Plus I haven't heard about any change of name from Flykeen or their handling agents, Servisair
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Just read the paper online. Its says some interesting things:
- The launch of 60 flights/week. 2 initially to IOM and Belfast
- New Company takes over from FlyKeen
- Weeks away from announcing more flights to Europe
- New routes initially likely to be other parts of Ireland and
to the near continent
- Bigger fasrter a/c will be aquired to go further afield
People behind this are formar Airtours and MyTravel chairman and former director of Flykeen.
Sounds pretty ambitious to me for a new start-up airline and what a/c will they use. I believe they have a S360 at the moment. Ok for short hops but to the continent? Good luck to them but as others have said I'd like to see Ryanair develop more. What are other peoples thoughts?
- The launch of 60 flights/week. 2 initially to IOM and Belfast
- New Company takes over from FlyKeen
- Weeks away from announcing more flights to Europe
- New routes initially likely to be other parts of Ireland and
to the near continent
- Bigger fasrter a/c will be aquired to go further afield
People behind this are formar Airtours and MyTravel chairman and former director of Flykeen.
Sounds pretty ambitious to me for a new start-up airline and what a/c will they use. I believe they have a S360 at the moment. Ok for short hops but to the continent? Good luck to them but as others have said I'd like to see Ryanair develop more. What are other peoples thoughts?
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The A2B website redirects you to Flykeen's. What more proof do you need that they are linked?
Flykeen's site says they are using an Aerocondor(Portugal),british registered Short 360.This is G-VBAC.
Flykeen's site says they are using an Aerocondor(Portugal),british registered Short 360.This is G-VBAC.
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It is not the former Chairman! It is the Director Of Aviation who is behind this Mike Lee. I wish them all the best and in their favor they have a great leader.
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Hope they do well. Think the airline needed a bit of re-branding in the end. I wouldve travelled on them on my trip to the IOM in August, but were too expensive. Emerald at Liverpool held the cheaper option.
Yet LPL-IOM; bigger airline and a slightly longer route is half the cost.
