First Choice

[fly20]

i would imagine it will still be operated by BRS/CWL crews, as FCA do not base an a/c at EXT in the summer (at the moment...). If you work for First Choice surely you shud have more information than me anyway Generally the crews don't night stop, they get a bus down before the flight, then fly it, then go home, but most of the flights will prob depart around 6-8am so will be many early starts!

[air2bob]

Originally Posted by fly20

If you work for First Choice surely you shud have more information than me anyway

you are joking we are always the last to hear anything!!!!! i heard on the bus going from car park that brs was starting longhaul from an ezy pilot!!!

[WATABENCH]

Ehrm, 2 a/c at EXT in winter! No offence but your haveing a laugh, no way that will happen, they dont even have 2 in BRS during winter, where the hell did that come from?
Great news if it's true, but really cant see it happening

[WindSheer]

I heard that its definately 2 with a possibility of longhaul starting in Nov'!!

Exeter is booming........

[GW76]

Originally Posted by WindSheer

I heard that its definately 2 with a possibility of longhaul starting in Nov'!!
Exeter is booming........

That would be a huge sudden unexpected boost to EXT services and I frankly cant see it happening. Unless of course someone has a reliable source other than " I heard..."

[fly20]

can confirm that it is defintely 2, but the long haul is a no no - i think FCA would have been advertising LH holidays before now if the flights starting in 4 months!

[NEastMidlands]

Fact: Longhaul wont "start" in EXT in November. Why? - There are no planes to serve it, all are busy at MAN and LGW and EMA from JAN and BRS from May.

Possibility: They could start selling long haul flights from EXT from November, which would see flights starting in November 2007.

[GW76]

Looking at the FCA EXT W06 schedule- if there isnt any third part operators- there are enough flights to utilise two aircraft. Usually in the winter there are decent flight times, and for example there are two flights on a Monday with flying times of 4 hrs or more.

[WindSheer]

As an FCA insider, I can confirm my longhaul talk was pure sarcasm!!! Along with whoever is going with the 2 aircraft thing!!
1 A320 this winter the same as usual!! Unless a 757 is doing a w pattern once a week (thats one extra flight on a different a/c), I would hardly call that '2 aircraft based at EXT!!

Cheers

[airhumberside]

Any chance of FCA making their EXT base an all year one?

[30W]

I think TFS counts as long haul from EXT

[MerchantVenturer]

Has Exeter actually been a FCA base in recent winters?

I understood the CWL A320 with CWL (and possibly BRS crew at times) operated the flights.

As for NEastMidlands's comment that FCA long haul won't start from BRS until next May, I am sure I saw winter 06/07 long haul flights from BRS advertised in the First Choice shop window at Broad Walk Shopping Centre, Knowle, this week.

I thought some were commencing in February.

[WindSheer]

Exeter has never been an official 'base'.
Other FCA bases just club together supplying crew, engineers and ground staff to cover the winter.

Its just one of those bases that we 'get by' at.

[GW76]

Originally Posted by MerchantVenturer

I am sure I saw winter 06/07 long haul flights from BRS advertised in the First Choice shop window at Broad Walk Shopping Centre, Knowle, this week.
I thought some were commencing in February.

A simple check of First Choice Airlines timetable on their website will confirm long haul flights commencing from BRS in February.

[NEastMidlands]

Originally Posted by GW76

A simple check of First Choice Airlines timetable on their website will confirm long haul flights commencing from BRS in February.

If the new plane has arrived.

[WATABENCH]

FCA new routes(announced ages ago now) from BRS this winter 06/07 BJL/SSH starting in nov, SFB/POP starting in feb, with Varadero and Agadir starting in May.
BRS - winter, 1 757 based plus 767 visiting / summer 2 757 plus visting 767 and 320
EXT - winter, 1 320 based / summer 0 ac based just visits from CWL/MAN a/c
CWL - winter, 0 based a/c just visits from EXT a/c / summer 1 based 320 skyservice.
Jobs a gooden!

[30W]

If the new plane has arrived.

It's in the hangar in AUH being reconfigured into FCA spec as we speak.

[GW76]

30W

Suppose going by previous reconfig delays, that means nothing

[NEastMidlands]

G-DBLA i think it is. Delays last year were around 2 months to BK and AN when they were being refitted. If not a B757 will have to operate again.

[Theplanemanuk]

fca at cardiff

No ive heard the at cwl there will be 2 aircraft based (2xa320) plus one visiting long haul from Man in summer 07.