NEWCASTLE - 8

[GAXLN]

Looks to me as though the insurer's have the bill to pay as the airport has wisely covered this aspect off.

[HH6702]

Flybe axes routes

Flybe ends in march

Gatwick (we already knew)
Exeter
Jersey
Limoges


I'm hoping that EASTEN may take up EXETER with twice daily on the J41?

Sad news but if its not making money

[EK77WNCL]

Well Gatwick and Jersey are covered by Easyjet, probably for the best really, more capacity, cheaper flights. Exeter, as you say Eastern may try to tap it but it depends what sort of loads and yields Flybe were getting, I hope it's just a coincidence of the Newcastle and Exeter base cuts and that maybe 29 seats isn't too much to ask, I suppose it's been a 70-odd seat Dash 8 for a few years now so... Maybe. I hope so.

Limoges we've lost, FR wont pick it up with over double the seats available and Twinjet wont even consider us with their Beech 1900D's. May Jet2 be interested in tapping into Dordogne/mid France market with either Bergerac or La Rochelle? Return can be done in <4 hours so I think it would be relatively low risk especially on some of the days when the 733's sit around for hours doing nothing, although on a Tuesday one 733 is now taken up by the new FUE flight.

O/T but would anyone perhaps be able to devise a schedule of jet2's 733's and 752's from NCL for Summer 2014, I know someone was kind enough to last year. Finally, will we be being graced by the Titan A320 again (fingers crossed).

Cheers

[Jamesair]

At least Newquay, Belfast City and Southampton stay. Exeter Pax figures could provide an opening for somebody....Eastern or BMI Regional as does Cork which Jet 2 seem to have dropped.

Jet 2 have reduced Murcia from 6 weekly to 5 next summer replacing the Friday rotation with Funchal.

[GrahamK]

Anyone bound for Exeter will probably transfer to easyJet to BRS I'd imagine

[GrahamK]

Who is the series of Wick-NCL-EMA and v.v flights operating for? Seems to be operated by Loganair

[HH6702]

Eastern

Well the above is to start Leeds to Southampton when flybe pulls off

Looks like they aren't going to try Exeter or not yet

[fa2fi]

I saw BRS-LBA-Wick with Loganair. I asdumed it was a cargo flight. I wonder if it's the same as the flights coming through Newcastle. But I can't think of what freight would be on such a route.

[SWBKCB]

The NCL-Wick flights have been Dornier 328's, so not cargo I would have thought.

[fa2fi]

I see, I keep forgetting they have the Do328. Maybe oil related? The BRS departure I saw left at around 23:00, with a stop at LBA would put them arriving in Wick at 01:30-02:00. I can't imagine there's and copter flights to the oil fields then and no oil worker I know would want to spend an extra night away from home. I'm intrigued now!

[CentreFix25]

Could it not be extra mail capacity for this time of the year, I'm sure something similar has happened in the past.

[Jamesair]

Flybe have given us an extra frequency Mon - Fri to Belfast City, making 3 daily.

[Kev 1]

Flybe BHD

Flybe are updating their timetable currently, which will actually show a reduction to once daily once complete from the new year (most likely upgraded to E195 for the summer schedules).

[HH6702]

Flybe Belfast

So are we now stating that flybe will operate NCL-BHD 1x daily using the EMB190?

If so why are they even trying to keep the route? No good for the business
May as well just give up and let easyjet do Belfast with no competition

[Jamesair]

I was quoting from the newly updated timetable which shows the 3 flights. However, if what you say is correct, I agree with the comments made by HH6702.

[HH6702]

flybe

jamesair ive just been looking at that. Timetable shows 3 daily flights but only 1 is bookable at the minute.


Ive just come across this flight anybody know the airline?

Newcastle - Antalya
Date Route Depart Arrive Flight No.
Tue 12 Aug 14 Newcastle to Antalya 15:55 22:15 TBA2509
Tue 19 Aug 14 Antalya to Newcastle 23:15 01:55 TBA2559

[_IRL_Flyer]

Newcastle - Antalya
Date Route Depart Arrive Flight No.
Tue 12 Aug 14 Newcastle to Antalya 15:55 22:15 TBA2509
Tue 19 Aug 14 Antalya to Newcastle 23:15 01:55 TBA2559

This flight is for Thomson/First Choice. There is no airline yet. TBA is "To be Advised". They are probably still trying to find an airline to operate this flight.

[Hull City AFC]

Newcastle have gained a rotation to/from Palma next Summer from Thomsons - using the aircraft availability from the dropped W service to/from MME. Clearly Thomson want to keep capacity in the North East.

Tuesday
LBA - PMI - 07:25 - 11:05 TOM3250
PMI - NCL - 12:15 - 14:05 TOM1205
NCL - PMI - 15:20 - 19:00 TOM1204
PMI - LBA - 20:15 - 22:00 TOM3251

[LBIA]

Get ready to meet and say hello to the Leeds based Canadian Sunwing crews.

[JonnyH]

If TOM aren't wanting to do that above AYT rotation, it'll be most likely that Onur or Freebird could pick it up.

TOM have had that slot for a few years, iirc, so quite surprised they're giving it up.