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Interesting article on Bloomberg here:
Flybe Chief Plots European Expansion After IPO Backed by Soros Investment - Bloomberg
Jim French says initial 35 E175s will be used to replace Q400s over the next 6 years.
Flybe Chief Plots European Expansion After IPO Backed by Soros Investment - Bloomberg
Jim French says initial 35 E175s will be used to replace Q400s over the next 6 years.
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Flybe's latest baggage con!...
No longer able to book baggage one way, only return at prices that seem to go up each week.
Why advertise a price for baggage each way when you can only book return. When we booked the ticket you were able to book the bag oneway, but no longer!
I now regard Flybe as no better than Ryanair with the constant changing rules and prices. I choose not to fly RY, so I will stop flying Flybe.
No longer able to book baggage one way, only return at prices that seem to go up each week.
Why advertise a price for baggage each way when you can only book return. When we booked the ticket you were able to book the bag oneway, but no longer!
I now regard Flybe as no better than Ryanair with the constant changing rules and prices. I choose not to fly RY, so I will stop flying Flybe.
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Booking two singles also allows you to change your return online (if you need to) without having to call the Call Centre and pay the extra charge for speaking to a human.
Re Bloomberg article - I think the future fleet numbers might reflect the take up of options. Whatever it is seriously positive for FlyBe.
Re Bloomberg article - I think the future fleet numbers might reflect the take up of options. Whatever it is seriously positive for FlyBe.
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RJ100 - not a con, a problem with their website which is still under investigation with IT. You need to call reservations to book one way bag and they will honour online rate......
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Well they would not when I rang last Sunday!!. 
Just said the policy had changed and if I wanted to book a one way bag it would be £17.99
See they have put the price up £1 a sector since Sunday as well for 15kg bag
Just said the policy had changed and if I wanted to book a one way bag it would be £17.99
See they have put the price up £1 a sector since Sunday as well for 15kg bag
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Thats a load of rubbish I am afraid, if you call at the right time (IE not during a peak period of the day such as lunch time) then the call will take very little time and little cost.
Sorry Manx crab cant help you then - maybe you should contact their complaints team or instead next time you call reservations speak to a manager. But if you dont want to take my word for it, so be it
On a slightly more positive note, with BE securing the additional funding is there anymore word on the expansion plans. Which airlines they are looking at?? It seems they will offer feeder routes to the flag carriers so are we looking at KLM, SAS, LH, AY - any others? IB maybe?? they are linked in with BA who own a small stake
Sorry Manx crab cant help you then - maybe you should contact their complaints team or instead next time you call reservations speak to a manager. But if you dont want to take my word for it, so be it
On a slightly more positive note, with BE securing the additional funding is there anymore word on the expansion plans. Which airlines they are looking at?? It seems they will offer feeder routes to the flag carriers so are we looking at KLM, SAS, LH, AY - any others? IB maybe?? they are linked in with BA who own a small stake
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Well Cloud1,whilst what you say may be true, I can only relay what your call centre says and you should not have to speak to a manager every time you ring up.
It wasn't essential for me to take luggage so I will just take max size hand luggage and Flybe will be £10.99 poorer and will just book singles in future
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It wasn't essential for me to take luggage so I will just take max size hand luggage and Flybe will be £10.99 poorer and will just book singles in future
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It's not my call centre - although you are quite right Manx Crab that you shouldnt have to ask for a Manager everytime you call but it could be that it was a new member of staff.... I really dont know. What I would do if you come across it in the future is ask for the Manager rather than grumble about it on an online forum (not suggesting you have personally but others have - people allegedly working in the aviation sector).
Having said all that hopefully that wont be the case (excuse the pun) and soon you will be able to get things booked as you wish without the need to make any calls at all
If you wish to book singles in the meantime thats fine, but just bear in mind that they wouldnt be legally obliged as far as I know to change your return flight free if your outward flight was disrupted something which at the moment is rather beneficial! So there are pro's and con's of flying on two single tickets rather than a return
Having said all that hopefully that wont be the case (excuse the pun) and soon you will be able to get things booked as you wish without the need to make any calls at all
If you wish to book singles in the meantime thats fine, but just bear in mind that they wouldnt be legally obliged as far as I know to change your return flight free if your outward flight was disrupted something which at the moment is rather beneficial! So there are pro's and con's of flying on two single tickets rather than a return
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not a con, a problem with their website which is still under investigation with IT.
I'm guessing that the problem is widely known amongst the centres staff and they really should have been briefed as to the correct course of action, including and especially new joiners. Ho hum.
Flybe do so many things well, including sadly these days, maximum revenue extraction.
Manx Crab - please pay attention - this is a public forum to discuss all things Flybe, NOT a place to air your dissatisfaction with service issues
Best just meekly accept and not mention it to anyone, there's a good chap.....
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I just booked a couple more round trip seats with Flybe NQY/LGW and despite what is called revenue extraction they were still cheaper than the opposition on this route and always seem to be.
Nobody is perfect. I really like Flybe, the aircraft, the crews, the reliability and as Fascinating Aida sing ( Youtube) there is no such thing as cheap flights for 50p!
Nobody is perfect. I really like Flybe, the aircraft, the crews, the reliability and as Fascinating Aida sing ( Youtube) there is no such thing as cheap flights for 50p!
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Bag Charges
Re the charge of a bag for both ways.... isn't this making it easier for the booking passenger?
It seems so to me.
If I take a bag out, im quiet sure ill be bringing it back, if I book a return sector at the same time, no?
They have made it simpler thats all, for most people.....
TP
It seems so to me.
If I take a bag out, im quiet sure ill be bringing it back, if I book a return sector at the same time, no?
They have made it simpler thats all, for most people.....
TP
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Outstanding DHC8-402Q Deliveries
Can someone confirm :
56 delivered straight from Bombardier to date.
4 to come in 2011 making a total of 60 new frames delivered and in service.
Also
G-PTHA/ B/C were to have originally been G-FLBF/G/H but have since gone to Olympic for good?
Two ex Wideroe remain in service to be replaced by newbies in the spring deliveries. Is that about right?
56 delivered straight from Bombardier to date.
4 to come in 2011 making a total of 60 new frames delivered and in service.
Also
G-PTHA/ B/C were to have originally been G-FLBF/G/H but have since gone to Olympic for good?
Two ex Wideroe remain in service to be replaced by newbies in the spring deliveries. Is that about right?
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Jethro's have G-FLBF/G/H/J as due in 2011 (G-FLBI is already issued to someone else)
You have overlooked G-JECV/W which left the fleet for Olympic and according to BE financials they were sold to them, are now on the Greek register, so presumably left permanently.
Like you, I assume the two ex-Wideroe's will go in the next few months, and there has been mention from within BE and elsewhere of G-JEDI leaving too, beginning the disposal of the oldest frames which are approaching 10 years.
However, I guess that with talk of takeovers, deals in Finland, and ambitions for provide feeder services elsewhere in Europe, precise numbers are bit fluid and they have to have some fleet flexibility.
Then you've got the E175's starting to flowin 2011, which will impact the Q400 fleet too................
You have overlooked G-JECV/W which left the fleet for Olympic and according to BE financials they were sold to them, are now on the Greek register, so presumably left permanently.
Like you, I assume the two ex-Wideroe's will go in the next few months, and there has been mention from within BE and elsewhere of G-JEDI leaving too, beginning the disposal of the oldest frames which are approaching 10 years.
However, I guess that with talk of takeovers, deals in Finland, and ambitions for provide feeder services elsewhere in Europe, precise numbers are bit fluid and they have to have some fleet flexibility.
Then you've got the E175's starting to flowin 2011, which will impact the Q400 fleet too................
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From what I've heard, there will be 4 Q400 deliveries this year, with one of these replacing G-JEDI which is due to be returned to the lessor when its lease is up.
The first Embraer 175 is meant to be delivered in June and destined for GCI as a Q400 replacement, yet this still isn't confirmed. Of course I stand to be corrected.
With regards to new routes from LBA, who knows, the commercial department are still working on the complete summer programme and thus where the new Q400s will be based. Hope this helps
The first Embraer 175 is meant to be delivered in June and destined for GCI as a Q400 replacement, yet this still isn't confirmed. Of course I stand to be corrected.
With regards to new routes from LBA, who knows, the commercial department are still working on the complete summer programme and thus where the new Q400s will be based. Hope this helps