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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 12:05
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Interesting tactic in releasing routes in tranches.
Ezy and FR does this as well. I think this is so as not to overload the website in one go as clearly a change like this can go wrong.

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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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 13:30
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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.
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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 14:08
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15kg Baggage Allowance

Maybe you are booked on a Loganair sector?
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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 15:03
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No, Loganair are now in line with Flybe for economy baggage allowance.
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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 18:03
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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

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
the only airline i can see doing this above is Flybe
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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 19:55
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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!
I'd be hugely interested in this from BHX or MAN, however Flybe wont start on something where the competition is already fierce. BHX has FR and EI on the route already - so thats never going to happen
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Old 2nd Dec 2008, 21:49
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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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Old 3rd Dec 2008, 09:54
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Post 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.
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Old 3rd Dec 2008, 11:07
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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.
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Old 4th Dec 2008, 15:47
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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
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Old 4th Dec 2008, 16:09
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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.
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Old 5th Dec 2008, 05:18
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iom flybe

Anyone know when summer 09 are on sale
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Old 5th Dec 2008, 05:22
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I thought IOM S09 flights had already gone on sale ?
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Old 5th Dec 2008, 08:53
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not hard to check is it ?
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Old 5th Dec 2008, 09:27
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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.
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Old 6th Dec 2008, 15:44
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the jersey route from MSE is hopefully a start of something bigger. EUjet proved that certain routes are viable from manston, despite what some of the doom-mungers say.
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BE to announce MAN-MAD/VIE/LYS apparently. True?
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 12:13
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fokker,

Company has a small c, and it should be "It's neither a sign of the times nor anything else." I jest.
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 12:27
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Another 145 is put to bed, GEMBU is now WFU in EXT.
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 13:51
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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."
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