FlyBE - 5

[NickBarnes]

According to jethros 4 more are expected to be delivered this year and the last 3 in 2009 but they don't show what dates they are due yet.

Altough someone has said that the next 195 should be here in March.

[baskerville]

Keenan
Bank of 5 crews per single airframe and about four for the next

[Jerbourg]

Flybe are closing down the self handling part of their GCI operation, staff were told last night,this is surely going to mean lots of redundancies, anyone know more?

[Drink Up Thee Cider]

Jerborg

According to a Flybe internal email sent out yesterday "all employees will be offered a transfer to Flight Support on no less favorable terms, retaining full continuity of service". So no redundancies by the look of things.

[jerboy]

Fs Gci

Drink up thee cider;

Exactly... they're still going to need people to fill the jobs vacated by BE pulling their self handling ops. Who better than people who know the airport, and those who are experienced enough to continue service with no further training required.

Similar situation as in JER when aviance took over British Midland ground handling... those who worked for BD had their redundancy package, but started work the next day with aviance on similar T&Cs. Those who had been around a few years did quite well out of it!

Best of luck to those at FS GCI... Good news for GCI and for FS.

[FS01]

Another base for FS. It is never the best thing to hear when a operation closes but FS would be one of the better agents to transfer to. Good luck to all at BE and FS GCI.

[devon_guy]

Flybe have announced today new routes from Jersey to Paris CDG, Newquay and Isle of Man.

[GBALU53]

Could there be more?

The Newquay and the Isle Man flights are combined but looks good two more destination.

It looks like it is operated by the Isle of Man Dash so it might be a part charter and part schedule to the Island.

Could there be more for Flybe and Jersey to come?

It does seem that the Sister Island of Guernsey is being left behind with no signs of any thing new let alone Guernsey not being able to accept the EMB195>

[baskerville]

It does seem that the Sister Island of Guernsey is being left behind with no signs of any thing new let alone Guernsey not being able to accept the EMB195

Funny old thing eh?

[simoncorbett]

flybe @ bhx

according to local newspaper report ,flybe are to announce 4 new routes from bhx in next 3 months, also says they are showing profit on ex ba routes from bhx after only a year of taking over from bacon - so all very good news and should get better when the 145's are replaced with more economic planes

[mathers_wales_uk]

Could anyone possibly tell me, when are the self service check-in machines due at CWL? I would have assumed that these would arrived by the end of the month for the start of these new services.

What are the chances in the possible Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Brussels as reported last week actually happening and if they will, when will we expect them to start operating?

[dublindispatch]

FLYBE

Have heard a 3 times a week gci-dub route, into dub @1230 i think. Saw it on the ACL Down load for Dublin

[dublindispatch]

FLYBE

Have heard a 3 times a week gci-dub route, into dub @1230 i think. Saw it on the ACL Down load for Dublin for all the use an ACL down load is. Will it mean that post October Fly be will be doing the LDL-DUB PSO route as well??

[GBALU53]

Not connected to Flybe the GCI-DUB

Dublindispatch

REf the GCI-DUB on Mon, Wed and Fri.

This is being done by a Blueislands D328 which goes Gci-Iom-Dub-Gci.

The routeing might be via JER.

Nothing to do with Flybe

[welkyboy]

I think you're wrong GBALU

See Flybe's website.
3 times a week flights to Dublin starting in June for the summer season, will be reviewed later in year.

[lfc84]

i think flybe are taking the mickey to charge credit card fees for people who book on the flybe site using the flybe credit card

[GBALU53]

What Next

welkboy

I see, I stand corrected slightly, Dublindispatch was talking about a Mon, Wed and Fri where as the Flybe flights are Tue, Thu and Sat.

Where did this spring from so Guernsey is not being left in the dark after all will there be more surprises before the week is out another Easter Egg?

[baskerville]

Flybe GCI - DUB

Flybe launch new Guernsey to Dublin route
20 March 2008
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today announced the addition of a brand new, three times a week non-stop route to Dublin for Guernsey passengers effective 7th June.

The year round route will hugely benefit both business and leisure travellers who can now book the non-stop service to the Irish capital. Guernsey – Dublin
Flights operate Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays.
Fares from £xx.xx one way including taxes and charges
Mike Rutter, Chief Commercial Officer, Flybe comments: “This new route reflects our continued commitment to the Island and to promoting the growth of regional air travel. Flybe is grateful for the support given by the States of Guernsey in relation to this new route - an indication of the strategic importance of this link for the Island.
This latest announcement will provide Islanders with even more choice for reliable, low-cost services from their doorstep and people are advised to book..............................”.

[virginblue]

Appears as if Blueislands is now Flybe's next target after Euromanx and Eastern. First JER-PAR, now GCI-DUB..... If Blue Islands' routes to ZRH, GVA and IOM develop nicely, I guess we will see Flybe moving in on them as well....

[smith]

Flybe try to hire actors as passengers to increase passenger numbers.

Flybe advertised for actors to fly between Norwich and Dublin to boost passenger numbers and avoid a £280k penalty.

Flybe took the step to avoid the charge from Norwich Airport if it did not carry 15,000 pax on the route by 31st March.

The airport criticised flybe for pointlessly damaging the environment by flying ghost passengers on their planes.

Flybe which did not use actors in the end, blamed the airport, calling it "intransigent and greedy".