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Why not advertise SOU as an alternative to LGW for people in the Southern counties? Great transport links together with a super efficient check in means time wise at least it is a viable option. The motorway is at the end of the runway for a start and I can't imagine there being an airport anywhere else in the world that has a train station closer to the terminal (you can see the door of the terminal from stepping of the train). With the Airport's longstanding motto being 'breeze' it may well be that using the airport could even result in a time saving over using LGW. If we were talking about some backwater landing strip such as Hurn as an alternative then of course the idea would be far fetched. Don't write of SOU just yet though, if BE get the marketing right then it could mitigate the withdrawal from LGW.
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Have flybe changed from the fixed schedule release ie twice year when the clocks go forward or back to what most schedule airlines do and you can book 330 days in advance or 10 months in GDS?
I have never noticed this before but GDS is showing (and their website) flights available to mid-May 2014.
The post late March schedule seems to be a copy of the winter 2013/4 schedule in the vast majority of cases.
I assume far too early to say where the Jersey, Guernsey and Inverness 175's are going?
Looks as if flybe are still tight on aircraft with a few cancellations again this week (outside of the summer business flight reductions) and they used the Cello/Chervon RJ85 from BHX to Jersey and back yesterday?
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I have never noticed this before but GDS is showing (and their website) flights available to mid-May 2014.
The post late March schedule seems to be a copy of the winter 2013/4 schedule in the vast majority of cases.
I assume far too early to say where the Jersey, Guernsey and Inverness 175's are going?
Looks as if flybe are still tight on aircraft with a few cancellations again this week (outside of the summer business flight reductions) and they used the Cello/Chervon RJ85 from BHX to Jersey and back yesterday?
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Quelle horreur! London Norwich airport!?!! I can only imagine that people will be disappointed when they are left off in the turnip fields and 100 miles away from London...
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Blackpool and Norwich are two further backwater airports just like Bournemouth who's operations can be likened to the proverbial turd that just keeps itself above the water. You are missing the point that Southampton has more than just close proximity to LGW going for itself when it comes to providing a sizeable base for BE in the south of England.
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Winter 2013/4
I have had a quick look at GDS and the flybe timetable and there have been changes and some seem in line with the rumours on here.
I can only find 10 operational 195's this winter (one spare and 3 to go?).
2 at BHX, SOU, EDI, GLA & 1 at MAN & EXT.
175's - 3 x BHX, 1 x BHD (new), 2 x MAN, 2 x INV, 1 x JER & 1 x GCI.
It appears 2 x 195 removed from BHD and replaced with a 175 and Q400.
BHX BE401/2 and 415/6 now Q400's down from 195's and BE405/5/9/12 are 175's down from the 195. Good news for easyjet BHX-BFS which is increasing.
Both these aircraft do Gatwick in the reverse so LGW will get the Q400 on two of their four BHD flights unless another 175 becomes available through delivery.
Other BHX changes see INV back to the Q400 with the 175 going to Aberdeen mid morning. The 175 also back on Milan as expected with the 195 going to EDI instead in the afternoon and the extra Q400 (8th flight) EDI- BHX and GLA-BHX is scrapped.
Southampton - Amsterdam is showing 4 a day in the week but all Q400.
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I can only find 10 operational 195's this winter (one spare and 3 to go?).
2 at BHX, SOU, EDI, GLA & 1 at MAN & EXT.
175's - 3 x BHX, 1 x BHD (new), 2 x MAN, 2 x INV, 1 x JER & 1 x GCI.
It appears 2 x 195 removed from BHD and replaced with a 175 and Q400.
BHX BE401/2 and 415/6 now Q400's down from 195's and BE405/5/9/12 are 175's down from the 195. Good news for easyjet BHX-BFS which is increasing.
Both these aircraft do Gatwick in the reverse so LGW will get the Q400 on two of their four BHD flights unless another 175 becomes available through delivery.
Other BHX changes see INV back to the Q400 with the 175 going to Aberdeen mid morning. The 175 also back on Milan as expected with the 195 going to EDI instead in the afternoon and the extra Q400 (8th flight) EDI- BHX and GLA-BHX is scrapped.
Southampton - Amsterdam is showing 4 a day in the week but all Q400.
Pete
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In June BHX was 1600 (47 per flight), MAN 1009 (29 per flight), MAN hasn't really had long to get going and I daresay no LON services from WAT is helping BHX with its quick direct rail link. MAN was historically the busier of the two when EIR/RE ran them.
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Are the leases expiring or being taken over or paid up early?
The first 195 arrived in 2006, which makes it 7 years in September. Are they all on seven year leases or are each aircraft on different lengths?
Can anyone give any insight to end of leases and if there are roll-over provisions and if these are yearly or more?
I believe some or most the Q400's are/were on 10 year leases?
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Are the leases expiring or being taken over or paid up early?
The first 195 arrived in 2006, which makes it 7 years in September. Are they all on seven year leases or are each aircraft on different lengths?
Can anyone give any insight to end of leases and if there are roll-over provisions and if these are yearly or more?
I believe some or most the Q400's are/were on 10 year leases?
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The recent results presentation (slide 24) shows the E195 fleet progessively reducing between 9/14 and 3/16 by 4 (or maybe 5) aircraft.
http://www.flybe.com/corporate/pdf/F...esentation.pdf
http://www.flybe.com/corporate/pdf/F...esentation.pdf
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Changes to the board of Flybe.
Found this press release to the Stock exchange sent out this morning.
Flybe Group plc
("Flybe" or "the Company")
Directorate and management
Following the separation of roles between Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with the appointment of Saad Hammad as CEO and the move to non-executive Chairman by Jim French with effect from 1 August 2013, the Board of Flybe announces a restructuring of the Board and senior management changes.
Paul Simmons will join the Company as Chief Commercial Officer with effect from 28 October 2013 and will report directly to Mr Hammad.
Mr Simmons joins from easyJet where he was Director, UK Market since returning to the airline in 2009 and was responsible for the commercial programme and revenue delivery across its eleven bases and 110 aircraft in the country, playing a lead role in transforming the UK from one of the airline's worst performing territories to one its strongest. Mr Simmons was originally at easyJet from 2006-2008 as Head of Brand Marketing, Product & Distribution and oversaw the launch of the airline's business traveller programme. Additionally, Mr Simmons has held various senior management roles at Dubai Parks & Resorts, Oberoi Group and InterContinental Hotels.
Mark Chown (Director of Corporate Strategy) Mike Rutter (Managing Director: Flybe Outsourcing Solutions) and Andrew Strong (Managing Director: Flybe UK) will step down from the Board with immediate effect. They will continue to report to Saad Hammad.
Andrew Knuckey, Chief Financial Officer since 2007, has decided it is an appropriate time to step down from the Board and leave the Company as soon as a successor can be appointed and a suitable handover period has been completed. Mr Knuckey, who is looking to pursue a number of finance opportunities, played a lead role in the acquisition and integration of BA Connect in 2007, the IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2010 and, more recently, the design and implementation of the first phases of the turnaround plan. The Board wishes him and his family well for the future and also thanks him for his major contribution over the last eight years.
5 August 2013
Flybe Group plc
("Flybe" or "the Company")
Directorate and management
Following the separation of roles between Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with the appointment of Saad Hammad as CEO and the move to non-executive Chairman by Jim French with effect from 1 August 2013, the Board of Flybe announces a restructuring of the Board and senior management changes.
Paul Simmons will join the Company as Chief Commercial Officer with effect from 28 October 2013 and will report directly to Mr Hammad.
Mr Simmons joins from easyJet where he was Director, UK Market since returning to the airline in 2009 and was responsible for the commercial programme and revenue delivery across its eleven bases and 110 aircraft in the country, playing a lead role in transforming the UK from one of the airline's worst performing territories to one its strongest. Mr Simmons was originally at easyJet from 2006-2008 as Head of Brand Marketing, Product & Distribution and oversaw the launch of the airline's business traveller programme. Additionally, Mr Simmons has held various senior management roles at Dubai Parks & Resorts, Oberoi Group and InterContinental Hotels.
Mark Chown (Director of Corporate Strategy) Mike Rutter (Managing Director: Flybe Outsourcing Solutions) and Andrew Strong (Managing Director: Flybe UK) will step down from the Board with immediate effect. They will continue to report to Saad Hammad.
Andrew Knuckey, Chief Financial Officer since 2007, has decided it is an appropriate time to step down from the Board and leave the Company as soon as a successor can be appointed and a suitable handover period has been completed. Mr Knuckey, who is looking to pursue a number of finance opportunities, played a lead role in the acquisition and integration of BA Connect in 2007, the IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2010 and, more recently, the design and implementation of the first phases of the turnaround plan. The Board wishes him and his family well for the future and also thanks him for his major contribution over the last eight years.
5 August 2013
Interim Management Statement
Flybe | Corporate | About Flybe | Company history
(follow the link dated 08 August 2013)
As is common when a company gets a new CEO, there is to be a full review of operations.
Looking particularly at Flybe UK being the dominant part of the airline, for the 3 months up to 30 June 2013, and comparing against the same period in 2012
Seats flown - down 1.6%
Passengers - up 4.9%
Load factor - up 4.3%
Cost per seat - down 1.9%
So far, so good - reducing capacity a little and filling more seats of the remaining flights and lowering the cost to fly a seat.
However
Passenger revenue (i.e. average fare multiplied by number of passengers) - down 1.8%
Passenger yield - down 6.4%
The UK economy seems to be slowly picking up from the effects of the 2008 recession, Flybe has tightened up a little on seat capacity, and the number of passengers and load factor has increased
I understand that Flybe is dropping fares slightly to increase passenger numbers but I'm not sure I understand why revenue and yield is down so much. Anyone able to give a good explanation for this ?
(follow the link dated 08 August 2013)
As is common when a company gets a new CEO, there is to be a full review of operations.
Looking particularly at Flybe UK being the dominant part of the airline, for the 3 months up to 30 June 2013, and comparing against the same period in 2012
Seats flown - down 1.6%
Passengers - up 4.9%
Load factor - up 4.3%
Cost per seat - down 1.9%
So far, so good - reducing capacity a little and filling more seats of the remaining flights and lowering the cost to fly a seat.
However
Passenger revenue (i.e. average fare multiplied by number of passengers) - down 1.8%
Passenger yield - down 6.4%
The UK economy seems to be slowly picking up from the effects of the 2008 recession, Flybe has tightened up a little on seat capacity, and the number of passengers and load factor has increased
I understand that Flybe is dropping fares slightly to increase passenger numbers but I'm not sure I understand why revenue and yield is down so much. Anyone able to give a good explanation for this ?
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Just my speculation maybe
Extra pax are low fare code share pax
Flybe always had low LF around 62% so plenty room on each flight
Recession hits high fare business pax hardest the finance folk doing day trips IOM EDI LON etc
FLYbe have loads of bases so less capacity at these multiple bases may push pax to core airports away from flybe
Maybe SOu cruise activity hit by good weather at home?
They have a tough time ahead for sure and the very early release of LGW closure cannot have helped regular business traveller forward plans
Extra pax are low fare code share pax
Flybe always had low LF around 62% so plenty room on each flight
Recession hits high fare business pax hardest the finance folk doing day trips IOM EDI LON etc
FLYbe have loads of bases so less capacity at these multiple bases may push pax to core airports away from flybe
Maybe SOu cruise activity hit by good weather at home?
They have a tough time ahead for sure and the very early release of LGW closure cannot have helped regular business traveller forward plans
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I think cruise passengers tend to make their bookings many months in advance. More important is Cunard introducing a lot more fly- cruising starting in the Med this year and next which will mean less passengers sailing out of Southampton.