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DC-10 Levo, congratulations on your job offer from Menzies, what exactly will you be doing with them up at EMA?
I think there are some pictures of the new Servisair uniform on the Penauille-Servisair website, that's another thing to bear in mind, that the company had a name change at the beginning of the year. There hasn't appeared to be much hooplah about it, but no doubt if you sniff around you'll find something.
I think there are some pictures of the new Servisair uniform on the Penauille-Servisair website, that's another thing to bear in mind, that the company had a name change at the beginning of the year. There hasn't appeared to be much hooplah about it, but no doubt if you sniff around you'll find something.
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bmibabyfc....
Evening sir !
Speaking of Menzies, I didn't know that you parked yr car so close to my house until my good Menzies lady spotted u climbing out of it ! U could've popped round for a beer !
Surprised that you didn't feel the urge to apply to Menzies and join the ex-baby/bmi contingent !
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Tot ziens !
Evening sir !
Speaking of Menzies, I didn't know that you parked yr car so close to my house until my good Menzies lady spotted u climbing out of it ! U could've popped round for a beer !
Surprised that you didn't feel the urge to apply to Menzies and join the ex-baby/bmi contingent !
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Tot ziens !
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ah well done DC-10, come and say hello when you start - you will get to know me through my obvious name!!
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DC-10....
You'll enjoy working for Menzies....My good lady will be helping you with
yr training, before she goes off to pop out our baby. In fact, she will have interviewed you . You must have made an impression !
Good luck !
You'll enjoy working for Menzies....My good lady will be helping you with
yr training, before she goes off to pop out our baby. In fact, she will have interviewed you . You must have made an impression !
Good luck !
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Good afternoon all!
With the 2nd FR based aircraft arriving next week it will be novel to see a few new destinations on the screens.
What are the chances on BCN coming back - seems a bit strange that a couple of seasons ago it was on the EZY and WW routemap, but now nobody does it. I'd have thought that BCN is still pulling the crowds like PRG. Any easyBodies or babyBodies heard anything?
Was interested that FR have chosen PSA DSA, surely some more Italian cities would be welcomed with open arms at EMA.
With the 2nd FR based aircraft arriving next week it will be novel to see a few new destinations on the screens.
What are the chances on BCN coming back - seems a bit strange that a couple of seasons ago it was on the EZY and WW routemap, but now nobody does it. I'd have thought that BCN is still pulling the crowds like PRG. Any easyBodies or babyBodies heard anything?
Was interested that FR have chosen PSA DSA, surely some more Italian cities would be welcomed with open arms at EMA.
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I too thought it quite strange that Ryanair decided to give the new Pisa route to Doncaster/Sheffield considering EMA's new status as a base, but I'm sure in the grand scheme of things there is a potential new route somewhere. As has been mentioned before there is huge potential with this route, as there is a growing second home market here, as well as the place being simply stunning for short breaks. bmibaby did this route if I remember rightly in 2003, but as the airline focused on specific markets, PSA along with BGY left the network. From what I remember though, despite competition at that time from MyTravelLite at BHX the route was fairly popular. Bergamo too was operated by bmibaby, originally a few times a week before being reduced to weekly. Besides serving a lot of ski resorts, Bergamo is just as convenient for Milan as Malpensa from my experience, so I think considering easyJet don't seem to be planning any expansion from EMA, Ryanair has a sure bet in this market too.
Whilst I'm a strong supporter of the no-frills airlines, I think classing Girona as Barcelona is disgraceful. The problem according to WW about the BCN route was the late slots that we had, which caused various operational issues. I think that BCN alongside MAD has potential from EMA, but I don't see baby bringing it back in the forseeable future.
Good luck next week to Ryanair though with the second aircraft.
Whilst I'm a strong supporter of the no-frills airlines, I think classing Girona as Barcelona is disgraceful. The problem according to WW about the BCN route was the late slots that we had, which caused various operational issues. I think that BCN alongside MAD has potential from EMA, but I don't see baby bringing it back in the forseeable future.
Good luck next week to Ryanair though with the second aircraft.
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yes little blue, im only a stones throw away!!!
have no plans to change my alliance, im blue and red all the way through when it comes to work, not those colours for my football team though hey!
yes it would be nice to see the bcn return or even mad but like bmibaby pointed out it was the problem with the late slots as to why it was so chopped! - even ezy agreed!
at the minute i am very impressed by what is going on at baby, we are making a very good profit and at the minute and there is no need to introduce loads of new routes just like that. They are maintaining what theyve got and will add when the time is right.
however, if new routes were to be announced it would be nice for ema to get a few, i think we deserve it!
an interesting point from the last couple of days was the canx of the ryanair girona flight - due to a late slot they just decided to canx it. Now without prejudging ( i cant because i didnt know the slot time) i would say that they are brave and very cruel to do this. A party of around 30 school children were stranded and had to go to various airports just to get to girona, and the unfortunate thing about it is that are not in the EU regs - so all these pax would not get any compensation unless they took the matter further - i.e court. i think they ended up paying around 5k to get them there!
i dont ever remember bmibaby canx a flight due to a bad slot, we work around it and our fab team at ops sort it with changes of the a/c - im sure you will gloat in that one little blue......
anyone have any views on this??? you all know i dislike ryanair and the above is an example of why i do - amongst all the other things they get away with at EMA!
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have no plans to change my alliance, im blue and red all the way through when it comes to work, not those colours for my football team though hey!
yes it would be nice to see the bcn return or even mad but like bmibaby pointed out it was the problem with the late slots as to why it was so chopped! - even ezy agreed!
at the minute i am very impressed by what is going on at baby, we are making a very good profit and at the minute and there is no need to introduce loads of new routes just like that. They are maintaining what theyve got and will add when the time is right.
however, if new routes were to be announced it would be nice for ema to get a few, i think we deserve it!
an interesting point from the last couple of days was the canx of the ryanair girona flight - due to a late slot they just decided to canx it. Now without prejudging ( i cant because i didnt know the slot time) i would say that they are brave and very cruel to do this. A party of around 30 school children were stranded and had to go to various airports just to get to girona, and the unfortunate thing about it is that are not in the EU regs - so all these pax would not get any compensation unless they took the matter further - i.e court. i think they ended up paying around 5k to get them there!
i dont ever remember bmibaby canx a flight due to a bad slot, we work around it and our fab team at ops sort it with changes of the a/c - im sure you will gloat in that one little blue......
anyone have any views on this??? you all know i dislike ryanair and the above is an example of why i do - amongst all the other things they get away with at EMA!
regards
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All this talk about handling agents.
When I flew with FR I didn't even notice who handled them, right out to the a/c and back again a few days later.
Sorry whoever you were, cos you did a great job!
When I flew with FR I didn't even notice who handled them, right out to the a/c and back again a few days later.
Sorry whoever you were, cos you did a great job!
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"at the minute i am very impressed by what is going on at baby, we are making a very good profit and at the minute and there is no need to introduce loads of new routes just like that. They are maintaining what theyve got and will add when the time is right".
Hi
I do not work at BHX but used Baby twice last year and was impressed even if the cabin crew made me feel ancient!
Do you know what plans they have at BHX? 2005 was fab but 2006 has
turned out to be a damp squib with aircraft sitting on the deck for hours.
At the moment we have the incredible situation of one the five based
aircraft sitting on the deck until 10am. There are no problems with early
morning slots at BHX so was there a problem at the intended destination?
Also they have been slow to react to CSA pulling Prague and Arran pulling
Cork. Both could have gone double daily with the existing fleet (subject
to Prague slots). Cork could even have been a short spell until Lingus
start in late June although I do understand that this is risky & would probably dilute yields but the 2005 figures for these route were good.
We down the road seem to believe that after 2005 with brilliant load factors on most routes we were due for more. In fact the routes where the load factors were dubious at times have increased such as the EDI.
I assume yields were not too good on some by the lack of expansion?
OltonPete
"at the minute i am very impressed by what is going on at baby, we are making a very good profit and at the minute and there is no need to introduce loads of new routes just like that. They are maintaining what theyve got and will add when the time is right".
Hi
I do not work at BHX but used Baby twice last year and was impressed even if the cabin crew made me feel ancient!
Do you know what plans they have at BHX? 2005 was fab but 2006 has
turned out to be a damp squib with aircraft sitting on the deck for hours.
At the moment we have the incredible situation of one the five based
aircraft sitting on the deck until 10am. There are no problems with early
morning slots at BHX so was there a problem at the intended destination?
Also they have been slow to react to CSA pulling Prague and Arran pulling
Cork. Both could have gone double daily with the existing fleet (subject
to Prague slots). Cork could even have been a short spell until Lingus
start in late June although I do understand that this is risky & would probably dilute yields but the 2005 figures for these route were good.
We down the road seem to believe that after 2005 with brilliant load factors on most routes we were due for more. In fact the routes where the load factors were dubious at times have increased such as the EDI.
I assume yields were not too good on some by the lack of expansion?
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easyJet expanding at EMA - somehow I don't think so.
It would be nice to have a few more routes from the base, but the routes we do at the moment seem to prove popular with the passengers.
Since I started there many years ago there have been roumers of a new aircraft, new routes etc, but when we get new routes they take old ones off of us.
I guess its best to stick with what you know, but it does feel like ezy's base at EMA has bene left behind all the others.
Perhaps ezy will prove us wrong - who knows.
It would be nice to have a few more routes from the base, but the routes we do at the moment seem to prove popular with the passengers.
Since I started there many years ago there have been roumers of a new aircraft, new routes etc, but when we get new routes they take old ones off of us.
I guess its best to stick with what you know, but it does feel like ezy's base at EMA has bene left behind all the others.
Perhaps ezy will prove us wrong - who knows.
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What I've found so surprising about the easyJet operation at EMA is the fact that despite the aircraft operating relatively quick turnarounds, they are probably the least utilised in the EZY fleet. There are 3 based aircraft, but only 8 routes, which equals out to two aircraft flying three roundtrips a day, with the third only doing two, although this summer once a week we will have Ibiza. 
. Considering that no-frills airlines like to use their aircraft as much as possible, I don't think the airline would need to add any more aircraft in order to add an extra two or three routes. In saying all of that, perhaps what EZY are currently doing is working for them, and I have to say that their crews based at EMA are absolutely fantastic.
Ryanair, as with most UK airports I believe besides STN & BHX, are handled by Servisair. Everything appears to be going well with a steady stream of new applicants, with the next wave arriving at the beginning of May. The new Ryanair flights begin next Tuesday/Wednesday, although I'm not sure whether the airline will be doing any sort of promotional fanfare.
. Considering that no-frills airlines like to use their aircraft as much as possible, I don't think the airline would need to add any more aircraft in order to add an extra two or three routes. In saying all of that, perhaps what EZY are currently doing is working for them, and I have to say that their crews based at EMA are absolutely fantastic.Ryanair, as with most UK airports I believe besides STN & BHX, are handled by Servisair. Everything appears to be going well with a steady stream of new applicants, with the next wave arriving at the beginning of May. The new Ryanair flights begin next Tuesday/Wednesday, although I'm not sure whether the airline will be doing any sort of promotional fanfare.
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Hi Lite,
You are quite right that 2 aircraft do 3 flights a day where as the other one only does 2 a day (with the expeption when the IBZ starts it's weekly flights - on a saturday for all of 2 months)
The routes we have must work as the loads are normally pretty good.
As for the crew I coudln't agree more, I have been to some other bases on the network, and because of their sheer size you can go weeks with out seeing some people, where as at EMA were pretty small and most people get on with one another.
You are quite right that 2 aircraft do 3 flights a day where as the other one only does 2 a day (with the expeption when the IBZ starts it's weekly flights - on a saturday for all of 2 months)
The routes we have must work as the loads are normally pretty good.
As for the crew I coudln't agree more, I have been to some other bases on the network, and because of their sheer size you can go weeks with out seeing some people, where as at EMA were pretty small and most people get on with one another.
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Just to answer an earlier question that was asked, the reasoning behind the easyJet self-service kiosks being out of action is due to some sort of security dispute with the DoT. Not sure of the whole story, but we'll be going back to standard checkin until the dispute is resolved or updated machines arrive. Perhaps more light can be shed on the issue? easyboy, the crews at EMA are a delight to work with, and despite wanting the base to grow, I do hope that the small base feel remains!
The CUSS machines have been installed, and are expected to go into service some time in May. I was originally dreading the look of them, but they don't look too offputting, though certainly don't go with the surroundings. I believe that all the airlines utilising CUSS are making sure their own software is compatible with the machines, ensuring that all of the bugs are taken care of.
The CUSS machines have been installed, and are expected to go into service some time in May. I was originally dreading the look of them, but they don't look too offputting, though certainly don't go with the surroundings. I believe that all the airlines utilising CUSS are making sure their own software is compatible with the machines, ensuring that all of the bugs are taken care of.
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Both of the based 737-800s appear to be the new, shiny ones with winglets, which look very cool compared to the stubby -300s we have! ! Airport seems to be having a noticeable surge in pax which can only mean the summer season is just around the corner, hopefully these Ryanair flights will be successful and the tip of the iceberg. I'd certainly like to see some of the destinations FR serve from LPL down here! Just a shame some of the flights were affected by the French strikes.
! Airport seems to be having a noticeable surge in pax which can only mean the summer season is just around the corner, hopefully these Ryanair flights will be successful and the tip of the iceberg. I'd certainly like to see some of the destinations FR serve from LPL down here! Just a shame some of the flights were affected by the French strikes.
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Originally Posted by bmibaby.com
Both of the based 737-800s appear to be the new, shiny ones with winglets, which look very cool compared to the stubby -300s we have! ! Airport seems to be having a noticeable surge in pax which can only mean the summer season is just around the corner, hopefully these Ryanair flights will be successful and the tip of the iceberg. I'd certainly like to see some of the destinations FR serve from LPL down here! Just a shame some of the flights were affected by the French strikes.
! Airport seems to be having a noticeable surge in pax which can only mean the summer season is just around the corner, hopefully these Ryanair flights will be successful and the tip of the iceberg. I'd certainly like to see some of the destinations FR serve from LPL down here! Just a shame some of the flights were affected by the French strikes.dude!! Are you thinking of joining FR?? We don't want to 'any' other LOCO to do well out of EMA except ourselves (baby) Don't care if I have to travel to another airport for some of the FR destinations...in fact would crawl on all fours. Hope the french strike made their lives a misery!! It did ours somewhat.
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I disagree with the above, competition is healthy, it's what the consumer wants, and with FR only being in direct competition with EZY on the Rome route I don't think any of the other LOCO's at NEMA have anything to worry about.
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Originally Posted by bmibaby.com
Both of the based 737-800s appear to be the new, shiny ones with winglets, which look very cool compared to the stubby -300s we have! ! Airport seems to be having a noticeable surge in pax which can only mean the summer season is just around the corner, hopefully these Ryanair flights will be successful and the tip of the iceberg. I'd certainly like to see some of the destinations FR serve from LPL down here! Just a shame some of the flights were affected by the French strikes.
! Airport seems to be having a noticeable surge in pax which can only mean the summer season is just around the corner, hopefully these Ryanair flights will be successful and the tip of the iceberg. I'd certainly like to see some of the destinations FR serve from LPL down here! Just a shame some of the flights were affected by the French strikes.Personally, I wish Ryanair would go away and never come back (and bmimaybe and sleasyjet too for that matter - come back bmi mainline, all is forgiven), but rumour has it six more FR routes to be announced in the not too distant future.