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Oh right.......
With the focus seeming to be on European holiday flights why don't Flybe use the E175s and introduce routes from other smaller airports to PMI, AGP etc. thinking out of airports such as NWI where loads always use to be good but BE pulled out in protest to the airport departure tax. HUY enjoyed a short season AGP on the E195 and had great loads
With the focus seeming to be on European holiday flights why don't Flybe use the E175s and introduce routes from other smaller airports to PMI, AGP etc. thinking out of airports such as NWI where loads always use to be good but BE pulled out in protest to the airport departure tax. HUY enjoyed a short season AGP on the E195 and had great loads
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Put it this way. Either they weren't full or they increased the MTOM restriction, or both.
If you do the first, so you can get enough fuel on, do you make enough profit? Bearing in mind you have to sell 1 extra seat (ie. 79) at $110 for fuel to give it cost parity with the Dash? How much is gas these days?
The second, so you can get enough fuel on, you directly increase operating costs making it even more inefficient compared to the Dash.
Do they still use the 175 on the routes you mention?
You can't go that far with only 4.5 tonnes of fuel. Fact.
Edit, Milan isn't that far actually but I bet it was pretty limited though. DBV, no chance if you're full.
If you do the first, so you can get enough fuel on, do you make enough profit? Bearing in mind you have to sell 1 extra seat (ie. 79) at $110 for fuel to give it cost parity with the Dash? How much is gas these days?
The second, so you can get enough fuel on, you directly increase operating costs making it even more inefficient compared to the Dash.
Do they still use the 175 on the routes you mention?
You can't go that far with only 4.5 tonnes of fuel. Fact.
Edit, Milan isn't that far actually but I bet it was pretty limited though. DBV, no chance if you're full.
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Colleague should have been on the BE1033 MAN-Aberdeen this morning, but it was cancelled due to the inbound BE1030 from ABZ being cancelled. Purely out of curiosity he wondered why that first flight was cancelled - anyone know?
Don't worry - he's not looking to sue/claim, and was very happy with the way they shifted his day trip from today to tomorrow at no charge!
Don't worry - he's not looking to sue/claim, and was very happy with the way they shifted his day trip from today to tomorrow at no charge!
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BHX & MAN maintenance to MAEL
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Good news for the new MAEL facility as this will add more types and in theory open up more bidding for contracts.
I believe flybe staff at BHX to transfer to MAEL.
BHX-LYS - first flight has departed and returned hopefully a winner despite the down-beat analysis in previous posts on the EMB-175.
Pete
Good news for the new MAEL facility as this will add more types and in theory open up more bidding for contracts.
I believe flybe staff at BHX to transfer to MAEL.
BHX-LYS - first flight has departed and returned hopefully a winner despite the down-beat analysis in previous posts on the EMB-175.
Pete
BALPA deal
It must be worrying news/speculation for the Flybe crews based at Gatwick. Lets hope there is a plan to relocate the services, planes and crews to somewhere near bye and people can be relatively thoughtful when they post here.
Are there 7 planes based at Gatwick?
If the slots sell, when willl they be transferred to the new owner?
bb
Are there 7 planes based at Gatwick?
If the slots sell, when willl they be transferred to the new owner?
bb
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My comments and questions were not aimed at NQY in general.
IF BE did drop out of the LGW routes im fairly confident that an airline will step into the LGW-NQY route which normally shifts in excess of 100,000 per year and at one stage many more with 3 airlines on the route.
EZY are starting SEN & LPL seasonally to NQY so I bet that they would add year round LGW if BE pulls out of LGW
cs
IF BE did drop out of the LGW routes im fairly confident that an airline will step into the LGW-NQY route which normally shifts in excess of 100,000 per year and at one stage many more with 3 airlines on the route.
EZY are starting SEN & LPL seasonally to NQY so I bet that they would add year round LGW if BE pulls out of LGW
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This is starting to feel like when BA took over Dan Air and moved the single LHR INV route to LGW, when Manx Airlines were acquired and the IOM LHR was moved to LGW, when JER lost its long standing LHR link (excluding the short lived bmi return to the route). There is a long enough list of shifts from LHR to LGW. If routes like NQY do not generate significant transfer traffic, and clearly the demand exists, I wouldnt be surprised if routes like these are moved to other London airports. No disrespect to NQY.
The current changes at LGW around charges and more significantly the suggestion that a reasonably big operator may up sticks, shows that growth in the future in the London market will be from STN, LTN, LCY and SEN...
The current changes at LGW around charges and more significantly the suggestion that a reasonably big operator may up sticks, shows that growth in the future in the London market will be from STN, LTN, LCY and SEN...
Is there sufficient time for Flybe to sell their winter 2013/14 slots and for another airline to plan and put new flights on sale, or are we looking at a slot sale for March 2014 onwards ?