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only 3x day on a 29 seat aircraft-are eastern mad??
flybe fly to manchester at least 6 times a day on a 78 seater aircraft!!
eastern pax(sou-lpl&lpl-sou) 114
flybe pax(also both ways) 468!!!
flybe fly to manchester at least 6 times a day on a 78 seater aircraft!!
eastern pax(sou-lpl&lpl-sou) 114
flybe pax(also both ways) 468!!!
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Not if you want to fly to Liverpool!
Also it will be quicker, no holding waiting for a slot and no lengthy taxi to terminal, and your bags will get processed quicker as well
Also it will be quicker, no holding waiting for a slot and no lengthy taxi to terminal, and your bags will get processed quicker as well
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why was this fight on the arivals list on the website??
BAA Southampton: Flight arrivals at Southampton Airport | Live Southampton Airport arrivals
BAA Southampton: Flight arrivals at Southampton Airport | Live Southampton Airport arrivals
1st stage of a plan to stake a claim on the Isles de la Manche, by cutting off communications links from the nearest airport in the UK. French land forces arrive in St Helier on Wednesday ! 
I notice Blue Islands have slashed the frequency & amount of seats available to Guernsey from SOU but have upgraded the aircraft to a D328. Also interesting to see that Jersey - SOU is again being sold (albeit via Guernsey). The available Guernsey seats being further diminished by carrying passengers bound for Jersey. I was led to believe that the Guernsey service was a winner, so why this strange move I wonder?
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what a mess they are in. they have disregarded their whole business model and chasing after markets that are already adequately served. they are probably not going to survive the winter
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Blue Islands are a mess. They sell themselves as a business airline but by cutting the frequency of the SOU/GCI flights they are alienating their core clientele! Business people require frequency and flexibility, the two values that the company was originally established under. The GCI market is now just ripe for Flybe to snatch directly from under the noses of BCI. The chopping and changing of schedules every two months or so is infuriating for passengers and they won't put up with it for much longer.
Paul Sabin needs to get a grip or just go back to flying freight and ACMI, he is clueless to the ways of scheduled passenger ops and the requirements of the very people he is supposed to be serving. The ATRs could well be the end of Blue Islands. Many airlines have done it before, got cocky and expanded away from their niche, eventually facing the consquences and becoming unworkable and insolvant.
Paul Sabin needs to get a grip or just go back to flying freight and ACMI, he is clueless to the ways of scheduled passenger ops and the requirements of the very people he is supposed to be serving. The ATRs could well be the end of Blue Islands. Many airlines have done it before, got cocky and expanded away from their niche, eventually facing the consquences and becoming unworkable and insolvant.
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totall agree with every word said in that Skiptoit
why did they move away from BOH leaving those markets totally open - there is still demand there. Yet Blue Islands choose to battle it out with Flybe - alright if they stuck to their actual business mission but they arn't hence the impending downfall.
why did they move away from BOH leaving those markets totally open - there is still demand there. Yet Blue Islands choose to battle it out with Flybe - alright if they stuck to their actual business mission but they arn't hence the impending downfall.
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new route
eastern have announced they will start serving dtv from southampton starts 2nd november
Flights from Durham Tees Valley to Southampton announced - Eastern Airways
Flights from Durham Tees Valley to Southampton announced - Eastern Airways
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Thomas Cook and Thomson are operating to Palma next year , however both companies are using a based FlyBe Embraer 195 to operate the service , nothing exciting !
Thomas Cook are operating on Sat and Thomson on Thu like this year
Thomas Cook are operating on Sat and Thomson on Thu like this year
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Sou - Pmi
is this cos the BOH based Thompson 738 now being used is considered unsuitable for SOU's shorter runway? Earlier this week 2 Transavia 738's seem to get in and out of SOU ok ?