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Gaza, could you clarify just how Flybe adopt an unfair approach to the business traveller which by coincidence is their main market?
As far as I see it, passengers in economy and economy plus may carry a piece of hand baggage that fits within a certain size. The bag itself is still big enough to accomodate more than a laptop but when travelling on the latter ticket you get to carry that in addition to the laptop. Any person that checks a laptop in to hold baggage is asking for trouble in my opinion.
As it happens if customers follow their restrictions and conditions you will find Flybe offer a far more superior business package to passengers over EasyJet. Look at Business Express, Economy Plus, Rewards4all, business lounges etc. Its all about reading the restrictions on the ticket and adhering to them.
As far as I see it, passengers in economy and economy plus may carry a piece of hand baggage that fits within a certain size. The bag itself is still big enough to accomodate more than a laptop but when travelling on the latter ticket you get to carry that in addition to the laptop. Any person that checks a laptop in to hold baggage is asking for trouble in my opinion.
As it happens if customers follow their restrictions and conditions you will find Flybe offer a far more superior business package to passengers over EasyJet. Look at Business Express, Economy Plus, Rewards4all, business lounges etc. Its all about reading the restrictions on the ticket and adhering to them.
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Actually, it's about us listening to the business passengers needs and adapting to accommodate as many of these as possible, without jeopardising the aircraft safety or our business model. Of course, passengers need to know the rules but...
They pay our wages
Economically it is better business practice to off load pax.
500kgs = 5 x pax + 5 x bags (approx) and equals 5 x pissed off pax
500kgs = 40 bags and equals 40 pissed off pax
Actually, it's about us listening to the business passengers needs and adapting to accommodate as many of these as possible, without jeopardising the aircraft safety or our business model. Of course, passengers need to know the rules but...
They pay our wages
Economically it is better business practice to off load pax.
500kgs = 5 x pax + 5 x bags (approx) and equals 5 x pissed off pax
500kgs = 40 bags and equals 40 pissed off pax
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G-FLYB -I am confused....and I shall explain why. I have not queried any of the offloading issues, nor have I questioned safety, nor indeed have I mentioned anything about how these customers pay our wages.....so not sure which route you are going with that. It did sound slightly patronising but I dont expect it was meant to sound that way?
Whilst I agree any company should take onboard passenger feedback I find it incredibly hard to believe that each passenger will agree that the baggage restrictions prevent or make business travel difficult. All I am saying is compared to EasyJet which Gaza used as an example Flybe operate a much more superior business product. I am simply asking for clarification as to which aspect of the baggage model is unfair to business travellers....
Whilst I agree any company should take onboard passenger feedback I find it incredibly hard to believe that each passenger will agree that the baggage restrictions prevent or make business travel difficult. All I am saying is compared to EasyJet which Gaza used as an example Flybe operate a much more superior business product. I am simply asking for clarification as to which aspect of the baggage model is unfair to business travellers....
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Sorry Cloudy, and thanks for the benefit of the doubt. I didn't phrase it very well - did I?
What I meant was we should accommodate the pax when we can and as you say, within the rules specified.
Thereafter, we should offload pax, not bags - otherwise we upset more pax (who pay our wages), which we don't want to do.
What I meant was we should accommodate the pax when we can and as you say, within the rules specified.
Thereafter, we should offload pax, not bags - otherwise we upset more pax (who pay our wages), which we don't want to do.
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i know that BE's codeshares with BA are few and far betwen but does anyone think that BE would/could consider codesharing with BA on the NQY-LGW rotation to allow easier onward connections ?
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Just wondering does anyone know what types of aircraft and how many of each are based at Gatwick.
And rumours of routes to and from Gatwick to UK destinations?
LDY in particular.
And rumours of routes to and from Gatwick to UK destinations?
LDY in particular.
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NINE QUID to pay with a debit card???????
Highway robbery. Quite how people think these cowboys are business friendly is beyond me. BA is business friendly as their website at least maintains industry best practice. In flybe I have to DESELECT all the additional tosh I don't need.
Highway robbery. Quite how people think these cowboys are business friendly is beyond me. BA is business friendly as their website at least maintains industry best practice. In flybe I have to DESELECT all the additional tosh I don't need.
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The travel insurance option ticks me off as well.I choose no...it then asks me to confirm by CHANGING the "accepted" colours of box RED now equal YES .....
Seat allocation means you HAVE to pay for for a seat...I have deselected the auto selection but does that mean that I will now HAVE to checkin at the desk...?
Bloody shysters....
Seat allocation means you HAVE to pay for for a seat...I have deselected the auto selection but does that mean that I will now HAVE to checkin at the desk...?
Bloody shysters....
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EASTERN...
With regards the seat allocation I recently flew number of tris BHD-EMA-BHD and like yourself opted out to save a few pennies. Even by doing this you do not have to check-inn and the best method I found was to arrive at airport plenty of time, use their self check-inn machines and pick your own seat out of the ones available....window seats everytime which was my own personal preference.
Regards
With regards the seat allocation I recently flew number of tris BHD-EMA-BHD and like yourself opted out to save a few pennies. Even by doing this you do not have to check-inn and the best method I found was to arrive at airport plenty of time, use their self check-inn machines and pick your own seat out of the ones available....window seats everytime which was my own personal preference.
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if you do not select a seat during the reservation process you can check in online and be automatically assigned a seat. if you want a specific seat get to the airport early and use self service kiosk or go to the desk as the previous poster mentioned.
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I believe the airline only has 2 Dash 8's based at Gatwick at present, 1 for LBA the other for DUS. All other routes are operated from other bases, could be wrong, but I am pretty certain this is the case.
8R
I believe the airline only has 2 Dash 8's based at Gatwick at present, 1 for LBA the other for DUS. All other routes are operated from other bases, could be wrong, but I am pretty certain this is the case.
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Cheers 8R for the info. Just wanted to find out as there's a lot of use over on the LDY thread with our fingers double and triple crossed. In hope that BE might begin serving us!
Cheers again!
Cheers again!
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Gatwick routes
Most of the BE flights in and out of LGW are operated by none-LGW based aircraft. As mentioned above, there are two Q400s based at LGW - 1 for the DUS route and the other operates to JER on some "W" patterns.
All other destinations operate from the other end of the route into LGW (with the exception of NTE) and I assume that if LDY was ever to get a LGW service, it would operate in a similar way as morning traffic is generally strongest in the London direction.
LBA originally started off as a LGW based aircraft, but that was swapped fairly swiftly to a LBA based aircraft to offer the best schedule. Technically, there are no bases at NQY and LBA and crews from other bases have to stay in hotels to operate those flights, so it is quite possible that LDY-LGW could operate in a similar way.
All other destinations operate from the other end of the route into LGW (with the exception of NTE) and I assume that if LDY was ever to get a LGW service, it would operate in a similar way as morning traffic is generally strongest in the London direction.
LBA originally started off as a LGW based aircraft, but that was swapped fairly swiftly to a LBA based aircraft to offer the best schedule. Technically, there are no bases at NQY and LBA and crews from other bases have to stay in hotels to operate those flights, so it is quite possible that LDY-LGW could operate in a similar way.
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Hi - new poster so please go easy on me.
I'm booked on FlyBe 203 on Sat 23/04 at 11:50 am (INV - MAN) and have just got an email saying the schedule has been moved (although the flight no has changed) to FlyBe 201 same day, 7:15am.
I'm on honeymoon and this is our return flight, which means we'll have to get up v.early instead of enjoying our last breakfast away. I'm not impressed and rang up to that effect.
They say the flight BE203 on Saturday has been cancelled, however their timetable shows the original flight as still operating and the booking engine shows my original flight as full. Am I being taken for a ride? Or has this flight really been "cancelled" and rescheduled
Can anyone help?
I'm booked on FlyBe 203 on Sat 23/04 at 11:50 am (INV - MAN) and have just got an email saying the schedule has been moved (although the flight no has changed) to FlyBe 201 same day, 7:15am.
I'm on honeymoon and this is our return flight, which means we'll have to get up v.early instead of enjoying our last breakfast away. I'm not impressed and rang up to that effect.
They say the flight BE203 on Saturday has been cancelled, however their timetable shows the original flight as still operating and the booking engine shows my original flight as full. Am I being taken for a ride? Or has this flight really been "cancelled" and rescheduled
Can anyone help?
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I just had a look at making a new booking. On Saturdays from the end of March this flight: Dep 11:50, Arr 13:15 states it is full.
It doesnt show up at all between now and the end of March.
My guess is that it has been cancelled, and they have blocked all the seats out during the process of moving / contacting passengers.
It doesnt show up at all between now and the end of March.
My guess is that it has been cancelled, and they have blocked all the seats out during the process of moving / contacting passengers.