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Interesting tactic in releasing routes in tranches.
Better to do it slowly and properly than all in a rush and have it crash. Lets face it 2-3 day staged launch for flights 6-9 months away is not unreasonable.
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Toastal - what's your source? No mention of these routes that I can find.
Also Baby don't operate to London and Regional only do so as a slot holder for mainline.
Also Baby don't operate to London and Regional only do so as a slot holder for mainline.
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Very Interesting that Norwich is the only place i think that it's summmer 09 flights have not been released!
either they have decieded to leave Norwich, but would have thought that we would have heard that today in the local press etc
so one can presume that it does mean Norwich is going to get a new route or two
and from what i read in the Norwich Evening news it says that there is speculation that there could be Aberdeen
but reading this Evening News 24 - New flights from Norwich airport in spring
the only airline i can see doing this above is Flybe
either they have decieded to leave Norwich, but would have thought that we would have heard that today in the local press etc
so one can presume that it does mean Norwich is going to get a new route or two
and from what i read in the Norwich Evening news it says that there is speculation that there could be Aberdeen
but reading this Evening News 24 - New flights from Norwich airport in spring
Departing manager Mr Jenner said he was already in talks with a number of airlines that he hopes will be ready to announce new routes out of the city early next year. He said we could expect to see restored holiday flights to Tenerife and Alicante, as well as European cities such as Paris and Brussels, and the restoration of internal flights to Glasgow and southwest England
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The Flybe on-line timetable wont let you go any further than MAR 09, any idea of or chance of new routes to and from Dublin. Someone needs to fill the shiney new T2 that no one wants!
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I dont think Flybe will expand too much at DUB to be honest as it is not one of their main ports, with only 2-3 services operating. I think LGW feature in their next announcement but where to I dont know - had a massive sign up at LGW South terminal though where the EZY one use to be.
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Flybe summer services
Taken from Channel Tv website 3 Dec 08:
Flybe is to start direct services this summer to Inverness, Dundee and Manston Airport in Kent.
The airline's schedule will also see the return of their sun flights to Nice as well as their services to Aberdeen, Belfast, Doncaster, Glasgow and Southend.
Flybe's services to Dublin and Manchester will be taking off again from Guernsey as well as flights to Birmingham, Exeter, Jersey, London Gatwick and Southampton.
Flybe is to start direct services this summer to Inverness, Dundee and Manston Airport in Kent.
The airline's schedule will also see the return of their sun flights to Nice as well as their services to Aberdeen, Belfast, Doncaster, Glasgow and Southend.
Flybe's services to Dublin and Manchester will be taking off again from Guernsey as well as flights to Birmingham, Exeter, Jersey, London Gatwick and Southampton.
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The new Flybe routes appear to be taking over a few more of the normal charter flights that VLM normally operate. Inverness operated last summer with Flybe as a charter, so no surprises it has become a scheduled route.
There are a few other developments on other routes including:
Birmingham: Increase from 2 > 3 daily on M/W/F/Su and from 3 > 4 Sa
Cardiff: Increase from 3 > 4 weekly
Doncaster: Increase from 2 > 4 weekly
Manchester: Reduction from 2 > 1 daily (weekdays). The aircraft will operate a number of flights on a ‘W’ pattern during the day that the third based aircraft operated last summer, similar to this winter.
Newcastle: Increase from 4 > 5 weekly
Nice returns, Paris is retained, and there are a few other minor changes in capacity. I think Norwich is still to be released and obviously Luton is a possibility. So overall it's yet more Q400s
Aer Arann have also announced the return of Cork.
There are a few other developments on other routes including:
Birmingham: Increase from 2 > 3 daily on M/W/F/Su and from 3 > 4 Sa
Cardiff: Increase from 3 > 4 weekly
Doncaster: Increase from 2 > 4 weekly
Manchester: Reduction from 2 > 1 daily (weekdays). The aircraft will operate a number of flights on a ‘W’ pattern during the day that the third based aircraft operated last summer, similar to this winter.
Newcastle: Increase from 4 > 5 weekly
Nice returns, Paris is retained, and there are a few other minor changes in capacity. I think Norwich is still to be released and obviously Luton is a possibility. So overall it's yet more Q400s
Aer Arann have also announced the return of Cork.
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Norwich base closed from end of winter season
It has been confirmed that the Norwich base will close from the end of the winter season.
As predicted.
See also this link on cabin crew forum
As predicted.
See also this link on cabin crew forum
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Flybe NWI
Thoughts go to those effected. Good luck.
On the Corporate front it looks like they are restructuring a loss making operational base rather than something bigger. I think theres only one route lost and only 1% of staff effected with the planes moved to the other end of the route. A sign of the times when somebody that is still as profitable as Flybe has to do this.
On the Corporate front it looks like they are restructuring a loss making operational base rather than something bigger. I think theres only one route lost and only 1% of staff effected with the planes moved to the other end of the route. A sign of the times when somebody that is still as profitable as Flybe has to do this.
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Uncovered,
Let's not get all doom and gloom here. It's not a sign of the times or anything else. Flybe put a lot of time and effort into making NWI a viable base, starting a couple of years ago or more. It's always been an uphill struggle and they've now taken the decision that it isn't going to work. The Company's nothing if not agile and planning continued growth next year.
Thoughts go to those with bases there of course - it's going to be tough for them. But my understanding is that there are jobs for all of them elsewhere in the network. Good luck all.
Oh, and it's affected, not effected.
Let's not get all doom and gloom here. It's not a sign of the times or anything else. Flybe put a lot of time and effort into making NWI a viable base, starting a couple of years ago or more. It's always been an uphill struggle and they've now taken the decision that it isn't going to work. The Company's nothing if not agile and planning continued growth next year.
Thoughts go to those with bases there of course - it's going to be tough for them. But my understanding is that there are jobs for all of them elsewhere in the network. Good luck all.
Oh, and it's affected, not effected.
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As one of those at NWI whose job is now officially "at risk", I couldn't really care less whether I'm affected, effected, or how big the letter C is in "company."