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I would of course rather fly from NQY, I am flying this week NQY- LGW - BGI and the taxi cost is £35 from home. It is a personal thing but I would still rather drive to EXT than suffer two scheduled stops on a short flight to ABZ. I haven't done the research but it may even be worth looking at NQY/LGW/ABZ for a similar cost if it is possible?
Booking straight through is an obvious move for ASW but my own feeling is I doubt it will have much effect on loads.
Deano: Yeah but unless that comes from a 60mpg Kawasaki I bet I could get there quicker and carry more suitcases!! Better get back to ASW .....
Booking straight through is an obvious move for ASW but my own feeling is I doubt it will have much effect on loads.
Deano: Yeah but unless that comes from a 60mpg Kawasaki I bet I could get there quicker and carry more suitcases!! Better get back to ASW .....
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Yes mate I'm aware of that, but the figure quoted was £40 per fuel. All I am saying is that this isn't the norm, £40 is excessive. Everyone's personal circumstances are different, granted. but if you factor in 2 or more people in the car (should you not be on business) then even this figure can be halved or better, and then take away that ridiculous ADF they make you pay at NQY and the price isn't that uncompetitive as GROUNDHOG has stated
Yes mate I'm aware of that, but the figure quoted was £40 per fuel. All I am saying is that this isn't the norm, £40 is excessive. Everyone's personal circumstances are different, granted. but if you factor in 2 or more people in the car (should you not be on business) then even this figure can be halved or better, and then take away that ridiculous ADF they make you pay at NQY and the price isn't that uncompetitive as GROUNDHOG has stated
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I have a normal hatchback and it does in excess of 70mpg, not even the best motorbike can beat it, but yes you will certainly get there alot quicker
I have a normal hatchback and it does in excess of 70mpg, not even the best motorbike can beat it, but yes you will certainly get there alot quicker
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15/06 date chosen at random
NQY/LGW Flybe 1500/1605
LGW/ABZ Easyjet 1815/1915
Total £88 including APD and baggage, 45 minutes longer but half the cost.
You pays your money and takes your choice!
NQY/LGW Flybe 1500/1605
LGW/ABZ Easyjet 1815/1915
Total £88 including APD and baggage, 45 minutes longer but half the cost.
You pays your money and takes your choice!
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Air Southwest MD goes South ?
Air Malta’s new CEO’s package raises hackles
by Noel Grima
Predictably, the revelation by The Times that Peter Davies, the man chosen to be Air Malta’s new CEO, will get a €500,000 package set the blogs afire yesterday.
There were few who said that such a job requires such a remuneration, but most of the people commenting said Mr Davies’ package would have saved the salary of some 300 Air Malta workers who are due to be laid off.
Some said they could not believe there are no Maltese who could have done the job for a lesser package, while others objected that a foreign CEO would not be subject to political pressures.
Many commented wryly that this is no ‘ċuċ Malti’, as the minister has been famously reported to have said he did not want, while others commented on other blogs that the situation at Air Malta resembles very much what happened at Malta Dockyard when two top experts were brought in, only for what is known as the Fairmount disaster to take place and lead to the demise of the shipyard.
Among the many Peter Davies on the internet search engines (including an author, a footballer and the right-wing mayor of Doncaster), one finds that this Peter Davies was appointed as Air Southwest managing director in the UK in January 2009. Previously, Mr Davies had been chief executive of Belgian national carrier SN Brussels Airlines and after that chief executive of Caribbean Airlines in the West Indies.
Mr Davies’ 27 years’ experience also includes senior posts with DHL Express Systems.
According to Airline Business, five weeks after taking the post, Mr Davies was already stirring things up in the south-west of England.
Little-known UK regional airline Air Southwest operates a fleet of five Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s on routes mainly within the UK from Newquay and Plymouth.
After five weeks and what Mr Davies describes as “my usual airline diagnostic”, which resulted in a seven-page report for the private owners of the airline on the best business and strategic options for the carrier, the first fruits of his labours included: the announcement of a new route between Plymouth (with an extra hop to Newquay) to London City Airport.
This route was the first to London City for Air Southwest. It flew the route twice daily, allowing virtually a full business day in London, giving the train a run for its money.
Air Southwest also continued operating its four-times-daily service to London Gatwick.
However, according to Wikipedia, the flights started on 20 April, but the service failed to attract enough passengers and ceased in May 2010.
In May 2009 the airline underwent a re-brand to broaden its target audience and increase its market presence. A new slogan of “Fly Britain’s Local Airline” was adopted and supported by a television commercial on regional channels, a revamped website and a nation-wide advertising campaign.
Another improvement to the services offered came into effect on 31 May 2009, when the airline adopted the IATA code SZ. This has created a number of opportunities for future development, such as the introduction of interline agreements/codeshare with other airlines and the possibility of using third parties such as travel agents for ticket sales.
However, the airline announced the suspension of services from Newquay and Plymouth to London Gatwick from 1 February 2011.
As chief executive of SN Brussels Airlines, the Belgian national airline, Mr Davies was responsible for the turnaround following the bankruptcy of Sabena Airlines.
Prior to that, he was chief operating officer, DHL Express, USA, where he was responsible for over 10,000 people and realised a significant turnaround in profitability and increased sales margins from 4% to 12%. Before that, he was regional director, DHL Europe, where he established DHL as the leader in express delivery across emerging markets in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe.
In 2006 Mr Davies accepted the appointment of chief executive of BWIA West Indies Airways, which closed later that year. A new regional airline, Caribbean Airlines, of which he was chief executive, commenced operations in January 2007.
Both SN Brussels Airlines and BWIA West Indies Airways entailed extensive re-organisation, change and transformation. They had been state-owned industries. Sabena went bust and SN Brussels was the phoenix. Sabena had made a profit only twice in its 70-year history, whereas SN Brussels Airlines made a profit immediately and is still going strong.
Likewise, BWIA West Indies Airways made a profit only twice in its 66-year history. Mr Davies recommended to the Trinidadian government that it close it and launch a new airline, Caribbean Airlines.
After only a few months, there was a discernible difference to the punctuality and financial performance of the airline.
by Noel Grima
Predictably, the revelation by The Times that Peter Davies, the man chosen to be Air Malta’s new CEO, will get a €500,000 package set the blogs afire yesterday.
There were few who said that such a job requires such a remuneration, but most of the people commenting said Mr Davies’ package would have saved the salary of some 300 Air Malta workers who are due to be laid off.
Some said they could not believe there are no Maltese who could have done the job for a lesser package, while others objected that a foreign CEO would not be subject to political pressures.
Many commented wryly that this is no ‘ċuċ Malti’, as the minister has been famously reported to have said he did not want, while others commented on other blogs that the situation at Air Malta resembles very much what happened at Malta Dockyard when two top experts were brought in, only for what is known as the Fairmount disaster to take place and lead to the demise of the shipyard.
Among the many Peter Davies on the internet search engines (including an author, a footballer and the right-wing mayor of Doncaster), one finds that this Peter Davies was appointed as Air Southwest managing director in the UK in January 2009. Previously, Mr Davies had been chief executive of Belgian national carrier SN Brussels Airlines and after that chief executive of Caribbean Airlines in the West Indies.
Mr Davies’ 27 years’ experience also includes senior posts with DHL Express Systems.
According to Airline Business, five weeks after taking the post, Mr Davies was already stirring things up in the south-west of England.
Little-known UK regional airline Air Southwest operates a fleet of five Bombardier Dash 8 Q300s on routes mainly within the UK from Newquay and Plymouth.
After five weeks and what Mr Davies describes as “my usual airline diagnostic”, which resulted in a seven-page report for the private owners of the airline on the best business and strategic options for the carrier, the first fruits of his labours included: the announcement of a new route between Plymouth (with an extra hop to Newquay) to London City Airport.
This route was the first to London City for Air Southwest. It flew the route twice daily, allowing virtually a full business day in London, giving the train a run for its money.
Air Southwest also continued operating its four-times-daily service to London Gatwick.
However, according to Wikipedia, the flights started on 20 April, but the service failed to attract enough passengers and ceased in May 2010.
In May 2009 the airline underwent a re-brand to broaden its target audience and increase its market presence. A new slogan of “Fly Britain’s Local Airline” was adopted and supported by a television commercial on regional channels, a revamped website and a nation-wide advertising campaign.
Another improvement to the services offered came into effect on 31 May 2009, when the airline adopted the IATA code SZ. This has created a number of opportunities for future development, such as the introduction of interline agreements/codeshare with other airlines and the possibility of using third parties such as travel agents for ticket sales.
However, the airline announced the suspension of services from Newquay and Plymouth to London Gatwick from 1 February 2011.
As chief executive of SN Brussels Airlines, the Belgian national airline, Mr Davies was responsible for the turnaround following the bankruptcy of Sabena Airlines.
Prior to that, he was chief operating officer, DHL Express, USA, where he was responsible for over 10,000 people and realised a significant turnaround in profitability and increased sales margins from 4% to 12%. Before that, he was regional director, DHL Europe, where he established DHL as the leader in express delivery across emerging markets in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe.
In 2006 Mr Davies accepted the appointment of chief executive of BWIA West Indies Airways, which closed later that year. A new regional airline, Caribbean Airlines, of which he was chief executive, commenced operations in January 2007.
Both SN Brussels Airlines and BWIA West Indies Airways entailed extensive re-organisation, change and transformation. They had been state-owned industries. Sabena went bust and SN Brussels was the phoenix. Sabena had made a profit only twice in its 70-year history, whereas SN Brussels Airlines made a profit immediately and is still going strong.
Likewise, BWIA West Indies Airways made a profit only twice in its 66-year history. Mr Davies recommended to the Trinidadian government that it close it and launch a new airline, Caribbean Airlines.
After only a few months, there was a discernible difference to the punctuality and financial performance of the airline.
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ASW/T3 CWL-NCL Service
At the moment the timetable for the CWL-NCL service is
T34642 CWL 07:30 NCL 08:40 DH8 x67
T34094 CWL 19:05 NCL 20:10 S20 7
T34648 CWL 19:10 NCL 20:25 J41 x67
T34641 NCL 09:05 CWL 10:15 DH8 x67
T34095 NCL 17:25 CWL 18:40 J41 x67
T34095 NCL 17:35 CWL 18:40 S20 7
On T3's website the ASW service shows as sold out from 22nd April to 02 May. With the ASW operated service dropped all together from the 3rd May, timetable below
T34032 CWL 08:15 NCL 09:20 J41 x67
T34648 CWL 19:05 NCL 20:10 S20 7
T34648 CWL 19:10 NCL 20:25 J41 x67
T34641 NCL 06:45 CWL 07:50 J41 x67
T34095 NCL 17:25 CWL 18:40 J41 x67
T34095 NCL 17:35 CWL 18:40 S20 7
Does anyone know if ASW are planning to pull the NQY route to NCL?. Or will we see the flight operate NQY-NCL direct. Cheers in advance for any info
T34642 CWL 07:30 NCL 08:40 DH8 x67
T34094 CWL 19:05 NCL 20:10 S20 7
T34648 CWL 19:10 NCL 20:25 J41 x67
T34641 NCL 09:05 CWL 10:15 DH8 x67
T34095 NCL 17:25 CWL 18:40 J41 x67
T34095 NCL 17:35 CWL 18:40 S20 7
On T3's website the ASW service shows as sold out from 22nd April to 02 May. With the ASW operated service dropped all together from the 3rd May, timetable below
T34032 CWL 08:15 NCL 09:20 J41 x67
T34648 CWL 19:05 NCL 20:10 S20 7
T34648 CWL 19:10 NCL 20:25 J41 x67
T34641 NCL 06:45 CWL 07:50 J41 x67
T34095 NCL 17:25 CWL 18:40 J41 x67
T34095 NCL 17:35 CWL 18:40 S20 7
Does anyone know if ASW are planning to pull the NQY route to NCL?. Or will we see the flight operate NQY-NCL direct. Cheers in advance for any info
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Cwl-ncl-nqy
We can only 'assume that the CWL-NQY route is for the chop' because as of May the T3 website shows the CWL-NCL will be operated, once again, by the J41 in the NCL-CWL-NCL direction(s) to allow a morning connection to ABZ, which is now for sale on the T3 website.
Nothing can be certain about the SZ NQY route from CWL until they take it off sale from the website, so far as we know it's still for sale.
Confusing times!
Nothing can be certain about the SZ NQY route from CWL until they take it off sale from the website, so far as we know it's still for sale.
Confusing times!
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Nothing can be certain about the SZ NQY route from CWL until they take it off sale from the website, so far as we know it's still for sale.
Confusing times!
Confusing times!
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As you say inevitable really but very sad. So sorry for you Guys and Girls, best of luck finding something new very soon. Strangely sometimes its an ill wind that blows better fortune, I was made redundant a number of times in my early aviation career and always seemed to find something better in the end so keep your chins up! Good luck all.
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Sorry to hear the bad news just before Easter but it was enevitable there was no way T3 would keep two ops rooms running. Hope all the Guys and Girls get sorted soon.
Best of luck
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Best of luck
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Hopefully Air Southwest will have a long and successful future, even though Plymouth Airport seems set to close at the end of the year.
A nice set of photos has popped up on the web:
Air Southwest photos
A nice set of photos has popped up on the web:
Air Southwest photos
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Please talk to staff in private.
Ok, will somebody please talk to the staff in private 'cos I dont see a future on the 311 and I feel it is time to go now. The business model can only be described as "reactionary" which is disturbing me somewhat. The plan appears to be that "there is no plan". I foresee just 2 machines at best with salary stagnation. And the future is all underpinned by one juicy contract - a case of all the eggs in one basket as SUH found. Is there a business model that can be shared with the staff in private? As I said, I feel its time to go now.
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Eastern dont care if you know what's going on, they don't care if you feel secure in your job, as far as they are concerned you are a component that can be replaced very quickly, why would they bother to keep you informed?
We have all been spoiled by the touchy feely crap of suh for far too long, that isnt how most airlines are run. To the outsider there appears to be no plan for asw at all! But you can bet your life that some one somewhere is planning on making lots of money from it's demise! Why would they want to trouble them Selfs with how we feel about having are life's destroyed!
...and yes, follow the rest of us and leave. I expect 5-10 people to of left before the end of June
In the mean time, come and get very drunk tomorrow, and if the mood strikes you, push you know who in the barbican to thank him for helping ruin the airline!
We have all been spoiled by the touchy feely crap of suh for far too long, that isnt how most airlines are run. To the outsider there appears to be no plan for asw at all! But you can bet your life that some one somewhere is planning on making lots of money from it's demise! Why would they want to trouble them Selfs with how we feel about having are life's destroyed!
...and yes, follow the rest of us and leave. I expect 5-10 people to of left before the end of June
In the mean time, come and get very drunk tomorrow, and if the mood strikes you, push you know who in the barbican to thank him for helping ruin the airline!
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I dont care about being valued or touchy feely crap etc and they can abuse me/work me as hard as they want. But I will only work for a company that has a coherent business plan. Eastern have not made any suggestion of a well thought out stratergy to expand their business and they seem content to exist in their current rather sad state.
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Zulu, relax..
...there is almost certainly a plan, but Tricky Dicky doesn't want the likes of us knowing it.
Whether anyone will be left to hear it is another question.
Then again, maybe thats the plan....
Whether anyone will be left to hear it is another question.
Then again, maybe thats the plan....