FlyBE - 5

[IOMspotter]

New Routes

New Routes due to be announced on Tuesday by BE Rumour on the rock is 2x daily BHX and 2X daily LTN with 3rd based aircraft. If its true itll kill Eastern on the isle of man and will also take away more of Euromanxs LCY pax. Wont help Manxy2s new GLO either

[NickBarnes]

Rumor at Norwich yesterday was that it will be Limoges and Nice to France. As well as a new European city, possibly in Germany, and increased frequency on the Paris or Edinburgh route. Which would mean a third based Aircraft, but we will just have to wait and see what happens.

[elmdonlad]

New route from Manchester

Strong possibility of Manchester to Amsterdam three times daily (1 x EM195 and 2x Dash 8-400).

[globetrotter79]

Possibility of something Scandinavian, perhaps??

[cheesycol]

In a Dash?!!

[Daza]

BHX-Scandinavia

In a recent interview with the Birmingham Post Jim French did hint at BHX getting new routes to Scandinavia.? Anyone any ideas??
ARN has fared well in the past and was one of Maersk/BARs more profitable routes which attracted a high proportion of business travellers. Maybe HEL, more likely knowing previous experience at BHX they will probably go for CPH against SAS and one of them will inevitably be the looser!!!!!
Daza

[HH6702]

NCL

anybody know about NCL for S08

Will we get berlin, frankfurt and some more french routes as stated awhile ago!

[TechProblem]

Any news on GFBEH Embraer 195?
Supposed to be Man's first 195 based a/c.

[jethro15]

Any news on GFBEH Embraer 195?

Delivered to Exeter this lunchtime

jethro
UK and Ireland Airline Fleet Listings
http://jethros.i12.com

[elmdonlad]

BHX to Scandinavia

Daza,

More likely Oslo.

[chrism20]

Any sign of INV getting their E195 yet?

I would have thought given the problems they have had on the route they would have made it a priority to replace the 146 asap to appease the local hierachy

[Yak97]

Bhx-osl

It never worked for Birmingham Exec/Duo when they tried it (twice)

[BHX5DME]

FlyBe New Routes

Airline announces four new routes

Flybe will launch the new routes starting from March next year

Regional airline Flybe has announced it will launch four new routes from Inverness from next year.
The flights to Birmingham, Exeter, Manchester and Southampton are among 23 new routes nationally.
The airline has previously been criticised for its reliability and last week put Inverness in the wrong place on promotional material.
Flybe's chief commercial officer Mike Rutter said the new routes represented its commitment to Inverness.
He added: "The new routes from Inverness for summer next year show us continuing to offer choice to our Scottish passengers." Flybe said Inverness to Birmingham would operate daily from 30 March, daily flights to Exeter will begin from 8 May. Inverness to Manchester will be twice daily and flights to Southampton will be daily.

[virginblue]

UPDATE now that details have been released:

Newquay - Birmingham 3x/w 01APR08
Newquay - Glasgow 3x/w 01APR08
Newquay - Southampton daily 30MAR08
Newquay - Isle Of Man ("charter flight")
Newquay - Reus ("charter flight")

Cardiff - Edinburgh 3x/daily 30MAR08
Cardiff - Glasgow 2x/daily 30MAR08
Cardiff - Newcastle daily 30MAR08

Inverness - Birmingham daily 30MAR08
Inverness - Exeter daily 08MAY08
Inverness - Manchester 2x daily 08MAY08
Inverness - Southampton daily 08MAY08

Aberdeen - Southampton daily 30MAR08
Aberdeen - Jersey weekly 30MAR08

Glasgow - PAris CDG 2x daily 30MAR08
Glasgow - La Rochelle weekly 24MAY08

Isle Of Man - Liverpool 3x/daily 30MAR08

Exeter - Brussels 6x/w 08MAY08
Exeter - Aberdeen daily 08MAY08
Exeter - Dubrovnik weekly 04MAY08

Belfast BHD - Paris CDG (nonstop) daily 30MAR08

Jersey - Doncaster weekly 30MAR08
Edinburgh - Rennes weekly 03MAY08


Not sure if all are indeed "new routes" as some might simply be new direct flights) - e.g. NQY-BHX-IOM or INV-???-EXT

[GBALU53]

Ref EMB195

I understand EMB195 G is destined fo Invernesss and might even be there by now and H which was delivered to Exeter yesterday and this one will be the first for Manchester.

[virginblue]

Apparently also frequency increases on some routes such as IOM-LTN going double-daily and SEN-JER going twice-weekly. Any others?

[Devonair]

Aberdeen service from EXT will be shared with INV and will operate as follows I believe.
EXT-ABZ-INV-EXT

[Maude Charlee]

No 195 in INV yet, but EH due to be delivered to MAN today from EXT.

[virginblue]

I am a bit surprised how Flybe handles these route announcements. By the standards of other airlines, one would expect a big media hype at each of the new "focus" cities, i.e. separate announcements day after day at NQY, CWL, IOM, INV with press conferences, airport directors shaking hands etc.

Flybe simply dumps the full load on the press, initially even without giving proper details of all routes in question. Strange way of doing marketing.

[NSFU]

I am a bit surprised how Flybe handles these route announcements. By the standards of other airlines, one would expect a big media hype at each of the new "focus" cities, i.e. separate announcements day after day at NQY, CWL, IOM, INV with press conferences, airport directors shaking hands etc.

I wonder what the people at INV think of the new routes ... after all it is a pretty blatant attempt to hurt T3, who already offer MAN, BHX and SOU (albeit via LBA). MAN is head-to-head with very similar timings. T3 would be a big loss - they offer a good and reliable service, which FlyBe have yet to offer from INV.

EXT-INV actually seems to be a triangular EXT-ABZ-INV-EXT! Doesn't look like you can book ABZ-INV though! (Er, no T3 service any more to try to wreck? )