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Flybe launches new european routes for summer 2006!
New routes for summer 2006 include routes from Norwich to Murcia and Faro and from Southampton to Palma, a key new link to the popular summer sun destination of Majorca. Flybe are also today launching a new domestic route for summer 2006 linking Guernsey to Norwich.
http://www1.flybe.com/news/0509/22.htm
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7 songs, played during boarding/disembarkation. The website (marketing dept) wrongly quote that it will be played in-flight. I'm pleased to say it's not, although it is a marked improvement over the previous 80's-90's instrumental music, it just needs to be longer.
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New Flybe Manchester Base!
11 October 2005
Flybe announces intention to launch Manchester as new low cost base!
Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, today announces its intention to position Manchester International airport as a new low cost centre following the success of its Manchester to Southampton route, with the launch of two new routes to Exeter and Belfast City.
A further six new routes will be added at Manchester over the next two years, seeing the low cost carrier expand its operations out of the North West base. The Exeter and Belfast flights are now available for booking at www.flybe.com.
The new additions to the route network see the airline continuing to facilitate travel for both business and leisure travellers between the North and South West of England as well as travel to Northern Ireland - traditionally a high cost route.
The routes form the final phase of Flybe’s winter schedule, which offers a total of 16 new routes nationally. The additional services support the company’s successful growth plan and confirm its commitment to consolidating its profile as one of the largest regional low fares business and leisure carriers in the UK, with a network stretching across the backbone of Britain.
Manchester to Exeter
• Route commences on 16th February 2006
• Two flights daily
• Fares from £21.99 one way including taxes and charges
Manchester to Belfast City
• Route commences on 9th January
• Three flights daily (an additional flight will be added in February)
• Fares from £21.99 one way including taxes and charges
Exeter is the gateway to the South West’s fabulous coast and country making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK. With its fascinating 2,000 year history and a huge range of attractions and activities, Exeter is a great destination to visit all year round.
Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland and Ireland’s largest city is full of diversity. In recent years, Belfast has become a thriving entertainment centre with many bars and restaurants and great shopping. The city also boasts numerous cultural attractions including galleries and museums.
Mike Rutter, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe comments: “The North West is a key region for Flybe and these new routes are just the start of our plans for the Manchester base, as we continue to look at ways to develop our route network in the North West.
“The new services show us responding to consumer demand and further expanding our already comprehensive route network, building on our domestic successes and facilitating regional travel.
“We are committed to offering a first rate, convenient regional airline service, and by aggressively increasing our operations in the North West we are successfully marrying convenient regional travel with great value and choice.”
Flybe announces intention to launch Manchester as new low cost base!
Flybe, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines, today announces its intention to position Manchester International airport as a new low cost centre following the success of its Manchester to Southampton route, with the launch of two new routes to Exeter and Belfast City.
A further six new routes will be added at Manchester over the next two years, seeing the low cost carrier expand its operations out of the North West base. The Exeter and Belfast flights are now available for booking at www.flybe.com.
The new additions to the route network see the airline continuing to facilitate travel for both business and leisure travellers between the North and South West of England as well as travel to Northern Ireland - traditionally a high cost route.
The routes form the final phase of Flybe’s winter schedule, which offers a total of 16 new routes nationally. The additional services support the company’s successful growth plan and confirm its commitment to consolidating its profile as one of the largest regional low fares business and leisure carriers in the UK, with a network stretching across the backbone of Britain.
Manchester to Exeter
• Route commences on 16th February 2006
• Two flights daily
• Fares from £21.99 one way including taxes and charges
Manchester to Belfast City
• Route commences on 9th January
• Three flights daily (an additional flight will be added in February)
• Fares from £21.99 one way including taxes and charges
Exeter is the gateway to the South West’s fabulous coast and country making it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the UK. With its fascinating 2,000 year history and a huge range of attractions and activities, Exeter is a great destination to visit all year round.
Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland and Ireland’s largest city is full of diversity. In recent years, Belfast has become a thriving entertainment centre with many bars and restaurants and great shopping. The city also boasts numerous cultural attractions including galleries and museums.
Mike Rutter, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe comments: “The North West is a key region for Flybe and these new routes are just the start of our plans for the Manchester base, as we continue to look at ways to develop our route network in the North West.
“The new services show us responding to consumer demand and further expanding our already comprehensive route network, building on our domestic successes and facilitating regional travel.
“We are committed to offering a first rate, convenient regional airline service, and by aggressively increasing our operations in the North West we are successfully marrying convenient regional travel with great value and choice.”
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How many times over the last 18 months or so has Mr Rutter been quoted in press releases about opening "bases" at airports that never in fact become bases and making commitments about future route developments which never come to pass. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Aberdeen and Bristol all standing by waiting for FlyBE to launch more route?. It's particularly ironic in this case considering that this latest venture is on the doorstep of his existing operations from Liverpool which only a few short months ago was included in an almost identical press release to this one.
What are they playing at?
And is another route to Belfast really what MAN needs? There will be massive over-capacity in the North West that surely will lead to fall out somewhere; BA's MAN-BHD service probably looking most vulnerable.
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What are they playing at?
And is another route to Belfast really what MAN needs? There will be massive over-capacity in the North West that surely will lead to fall out somewhere; BA's MAN-BHD service probably looking most vulnerable.
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Bye bye BA on BHD by March if they are running to form (in fact on their usual showing it will be by February!). Can't see there being enough traffic to Exeter from the NW to support 2 flights from NW and 1 from LPL - if they after leisure traffic then I would think MAN will drop to 1 by winter 2006; if they want business traffic then they will rop the LPL flight (to allow a daytrip).
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1) Flybe not establishing proper bases as they don't have enough planes to do so - they have lots on order tho - so hold tight
2) Rumours that LPL being dropped anyway due to poor loads
3) Why don't flybe promote the fact that you can take connecting flights at MAN and CDG - the amount of transfer traffic is v low - they need some codeshare agreements that you can book thru their website
4) Rumours also that GLA will be increased to 2x daily, and possibly DUB and BHD - also rumour of AMS - with more possiblilities for connection with AF/NW/KL
- again, BE prob slow to start such routes due no a/c!
watch this space
2) Rumours that LPL being dropped anyway due to poor loads
3) Why don't flybe promote the fact that you can take connecting flights at MAN and CDG - the amount of transfer traffic is v low - they need some codeshare agreements that you can book thru their website
4) Rumours also that GLA will be increased to 2x daily, and possibly DUB and BHD - also rumour of AMS - with more possiblilities for connection with AF/NW/KL
- again, BE prob slow to start such routes due no a/c!
watch this space
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I think Southwest will be more concerned with their own routes than with competitors.
They are successful with their NQY-BRS-LBA (with PLH pax also able to access LBA with a change at BRS) against Flybe's also successful EXT-LBA, so I can't see them having sleepless nights about their PLH-BRS-MAN route, now that Flybe is appearing on that scene.
Remember a significant amount of the traffic is generated between BRS and MAN anyway, and some rotations start/finish at JER as well.
More choice for the southwest region as a whole is the way I see it.
They are successful with their NQY-BRS-LBA (with PLH pax also able to access LBA with a change at BRS) against Flybe's also successful EXT-LBA, so I can't see them having sleepless nights about their PLH-BRS-MAN route, now that Flybe is appearing on that scene.
Remember a significant amount of the traffic is generated between BRS and MAN anyway, and some rotations start/finish at JER as well.
More choice for the southwest region as a whole is the way I see it.
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oh come on - great news!
bhd in particular - British Airways have had this one coming for ages and deservedly so - their MAN -BHD service is probably one of the most expensive air routes £ per mile in the world - so goodbye and good riddance.
Exeter - yep sounds good - lots of N American routes to connect into for Exeter folk.
If Air SW don't like it - well sorry that's free enterprise for you. May the best man win!
As for possible new FlyBe routes - agree with comments above but feel some of the French provincial routes would work for them. The NW is a big market.
bhd in particular - British Airways have had this one coming for ages and deservedly so - their MAN -BHD service is probably one of the most expensive air routes £ per mile in the world - so goodbye and good riddance.
Exeter - yep sounds good - lots of N American routes to connect into for Exeter folk.
If Air SW don't like it - well sorry that's free enterprise for you. May the best man win!
As for possible new FlyBe routes - agree with comments above but feel some of the French provincial routes would work for them. The NW is a big market.
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Good news indeed.
From an Exeter perspective, FLYbe's new services have transformed the place. During August of 2005 Exeter handled just over 100k passengers, not so many years ago that would have been nearer the annual total!
As for the post about the Manchester route being unsustainable alongside the Liverpool service, remember that low cost operators are competing directly with the train. On this basis, why shouldn't this route succeed?
Lastly, Air South West happily started Dublin services out of Plymouth in direct competition with Flybe's EXT-DUB route & why shouldn't they? ASW are hardly in a position to start bleating about EXT-MAN!
Keep the routes coming FLYbe
From an Exeter perspective, FLYbe's new services have transformed the place. During August of 2005 Exeter handled just over 100k passengers, not so many years ago that would have been nearer the annual total!
As for the post about the Manchester route being unsustainable alongside the Liverpool service, remember that low cost operators are competing directly with the train. On this basis, why shouldn't this route succeed?
Lastly, Air South West happily started Dublin services out of Plymouth in direct competition with Flybe's EXT-DUB route & why shouldn't they? ASW are hardly in a position to start bleating about EXT-MAN!
Keep the routes coming FLYbe
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It's actually Air Wales that operates PLH-DUB, but I take and agree with your general points.
I don't think anyone other than WOWBOY (in this thread) has suggested that Air Southwest will bleat. Why would they? They are professional airline people and know what it is all about.
Excellent news for Flybe, EXT and the wider southwest.
It's actually Air Wales that operates PLH-DUB, but I take and agree with your general points.
I don't think anyone other than WOWBOY (in this thread) has suggested that Air Southwest will bleat. Why would they? They are professional airline people and know what it is all about.
Excellent news for Flybe, EXT and the wider southwest.
I would have thought that Air Southwest would take an entirely pragmatic approach to this. Competition will always happen; you can't bleat about it unless you believe the competition is unfair or illegally based. I can't see how either accusation could possibly be levelled at Flybe, so suspect the WOWboys will simply get on with what they do. From all that I can see, they're doing just fine.
If the appalling state of ground handling at Liverpool is anything to go by, I could completely understand any decision to forego operating there in favour of flying to Manchester (if that is indeed what Flybe choose to do). I am surprised that Servisair still put their name to the shambles of a ground handling operation there, and having to cope with this daily operational crap must form part of an airline's thinking on the routes to be served (or not, as the case may be). Perhaps if Flybe do indeed give up the ghost at LPL, it will encourage the airport authority to do something pro-active to manage the quality of the "service" providers trading on their patch.
If the appalling state of ground handling at Liverpool is anything to go by, I could completely understand any decision to forego operating there in favour of flying to Manchester (if that is indeed what Flybe choose to do). I am surprised that Servisair still put their name to the shambles of a ground handling operation there, and having to cope with this daily operational crap must form part of an airline's thinking on the routes to be served (or not, as the case may be). Perhaps if Flybe do indeed give up the ghost at LPL, it will encourage the airport authority to do something pro-active to manage the quality of the "service" providers trading on their patch.
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I believe the EXT - MAN service will do very well and attract more "interline" passngers than the Paris CDG service. Many people booking global consolidated air fares through travel agents can only access them in their own country. I believe many more people would book via MAN than CGD (especially travel agents). I personally will not bother with LHR anymore... 4 hours on a coach or an hour in a plane and if you book far enough in advance the prices are very similar! I think WOW may take a hit on some of their PLH - MAN passengers, as this is the only non stop Devon - Manchester route and prices seem to be better with Flybe, but as MV say I think BRS will fill any additional seats left unsold from PLH.
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Going loco,
You've gone loco!
Either you do not know Mr Rutter or you are quite ignorant to him and the flybe marketing teams efforts and route development over the last 18-months, they have been fantastic. Mike Rutter and his team have steered both clever and cautiously and, are never far short of the intended mark. He certainly deserves has a lot more credit than you care to give him
You've gone loco!
Either you do not know Mr Rutter or you are quite ignorant to him and the flybe marketing teams efforts and route development over the last 18-months, they have been fantastic. Mike Rutter and his team have steered both clever and cautiously and, are never far short of the intended mark. He certainly deserves has a lot more credit than you care to give him
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LPL route is being dropped due to the constant lack of professionalism shown by the handling agents Servisair at this airport. Loads are always good, but on many occasions we arrive early only to leave late. VERY irritating.
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Norwich-Belfast route scrapped
18 October 2005
Low cost airline Flybe last night confirmed it was scrapping its Norwich to Belfast route because of poor ticket sales.
The route was the first launched by the airline in February following its decision to start flying from Norwich International, but it has failed to catch the imagination of the travelling public.
In recent weeks fares on the Belfast service have been advertised for free on Flybe's website, with passengers just having to pay taxes and airport charges.
Flybe said the route had failed to attract enough passengers, particularly in the business market.
Despite the loss of the Belfast route, Flybe said Norwich remained a key low cost centre and ticket sales on its other routes were encouraging.
In recent weeks it has launched services to a host of new destinations including Malaga, Alicante, Dublin, Aberdeen and Geneva with more planned.
A Flybe spokesman said: “The decision has been taken to withdraw from the Norwich-Belfast route due to disappointing passenger loads on the route in the last year, particularly in the business market. Despite best endeavours, the route is not commercially viable in the current climate.
“Sales for the summer 2006 are particularly strong since going on sale and having introduced 13 new routes this year Norwich remains a key low cost centre for Flybe and one which we are committed to serving.”
The Norwich to Belfast service will cease on Sunday, January 8. Any passengers who have already booked seats for after that date will be offered alternative flights or their money back.
18 October 2005
Low cost airline Flybe last night confirmed it was scrapping its Norwich to Belfast route because of poor ticket sales.
The route was the first launched by the airline in February following its decision to start flying from Norwich International, but it has failed to catch the imagination of the travelling public.
In recent weeks fares on the Belfast service have been advertised for free on Flybe's website, with passengers just having to pay taxes and airport charges.
Flybe said the route had failed to attract enough passengers, particularly in the business market.
Despite the loss of the Belfast route, Flybe said Norwich remained a key low cost centre and ticket sales on its other routes were encouraging.
In recent weeks it has launched services to a host of new destinations including Malaga, Alicante, Dublin, Aberdeen and Geneva with more planned.
A Flybe spokesman said: “The decision has been taken to withdraw from the Norwich-Belfast route due to disappointing passenger loads on the route in the last year, particularly in the business market. Despite best endeavours, the route is not commercially viable in the current climate.
“Sales for the summer 2006 are particularly strong since going on sale and having introduced 13 new routes this year Norwich remains a key low cost centre for Flybe and one which we are committed to serving.”
The Norwich to Belfast service will cease on Sunday, January 8. Any passengers who have already booked seats for after that date will be offered alternative flights or their money back.
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Will Flybe enter Germany from EXT?
Does anyone have any knowledge as to whether Flybe will launch any German routes from EXT? There was something in the press a good few months ago, just wondered if it would ever come true.
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