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mikkie - what routes would you propose Flybe operate from Southend, bearing in mind that Easyjet fly from Southend to Jersey, Edinburgh and Newquay and have found that Southend-Belfast was not a great performer ?
Not saying Flybe won't return to Southend - just that hopes have to be based on something realistic rather than just a warm fuzzy feeling...
Not saying Flybe won't return to Southend - just that hopes have to be based on something realistic rather than just a warm fuzzy feeling...
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I note that Flybe has applied for slots for thrice daily flights for SOU-FRA (E75) and EXT-DUS (DH4 - nightstopping) for next summer schedule. Looks to me more like stealth slots for other destinations - anyone in the know what they are up to?
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The strategy presentation from June provides the answers, see page 40, which also suggests that Madrid is a priority.
Flybe | Corporate | About Flybe | Company history
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The June strategy was devised substantially by a group of people who either have left or are leaving shortly. Be careful about reading too much into it. Perhaps wait until Monday before forming conclusions as to Flybe's strategy over the next 12-18 months ?
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How do you get to know about the slot requests? Are these published in the public domain? Have tried google but always seem to end up with gumpf about the sale of the LGW slots rather than applications!
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Slot applications in Germany
Thanks for the link to DavidJohnson6, I didn't know this stuff was public domain either.
Looks like SOU-FRA thrice daily may be on the agenda too using E75, if my interpretation of the FHKD website is accurate
The flight times look sensible for business and (also thinking of BHX-MUC) would be consistent of a strategy of targeting point-to-point business traffic from SOU, BHX and maybe MAN that does not support A319, and/or where an incumbent like LH is charging the proverbial arm+leg.
[EXT-DUS does not fit this pattern as timings don't look that good for business]
I don't see the lack of contracts with mega-corps to be the end of the world as
- a lot of UK originating traffic will be SMEs without these contracts
- the travellers will stamp their feet and/or get creative with travel policies to get flights at times that suit them
- even big companies are getting more price sensitive. Both me and my other half work for large international companies and both she and I are flying mostly with BE, not KLM/LH etc...
Looks like SOU-FRA thrice daily may be on the agenda too using E75, if my interpretation of the FHKD website is accurate
The flight times look sensible for business and (also thinking of BHX-MUC) would be consistent of a strategy of targeting point-to-point business traffic from SOU, BHX and maybe MAN that does not support A319, and/or where an incumbent like LH is charging the proverbial arm+leg.
[EXT-DUS does not fit this pattern as timings don't look that good for business]
I don't see the lack of contracts with mega-corps to be the end of the world as
- a lot of UK originating traffic will be SMEs without these contracts
- the travellers will stamp their feet and/or get creative with travel policies to get flights at times that suit them
- even big companies are getting more price sensitive. Both me and my other half work for large international companies and both she and I are flying mostly with BE, not KLM/LH etc...
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From the Times
Exeter-based Flybe presents half-year results on Monday (11 November) and has said that revenues for the whole year are likely to be broadly flat on last year’s £781.5m. The market is awaiting the outcome of a strategic review by new chief executive Saad Hammad and analysts at HSBC expect the airline to emphasise its commitment to the British market. They also expect Flybe to pull out of some of its Scandinavian activities which they describe as an unnecessary distraction. (Times)
The Weekend Update: IAG, Ryanair, Flybe & more? | E-tid.com
The Weekend Update: IAG, Ryanair, Flybe & more? | E-tid.com
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From the link posted above:
30 customers??! A quality typo.
From the link posted above:
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary acknowledges he is an ‘irritant’ to customers in some markets and plans to stop being the public face of the airline. His proposed customer service improvements are substantive, and are required because the airline is buying 175 Boeing aircraft and seeking to add 30 customers over the next five years. (FT)
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Does Flybe have many Scandinavian activities other than Flybe Finland ops? Also I wonder what is meant by focusing on the British market - one assumes and partly hopes it means leisure or European routes....in other words focusing on getting passengers out of Britain.
Possibly fatal words, but from reading the half yearly report, no evidence that the Nordic operation will be closed - emphasis seems to be on continuing white label operations, similiar to regionals in the USA