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Flybe to Bergen Discontinued?
Flybe to Bergen Discontinued?
It seems Flybe are pulling their Newcastle Bergen service from end of March. Booking tool doesn't allow bookings after March. Mike Tee reports he has been advised his flights later in the year have been cancelled, and he should make alternative arrangements. Wonder if another operator will take on this route.
Looking at 95/96 Winter schedule from Newcastle Airport, Braathens operated a Daily (except Sat) Boeing 737 service to Bergen via Stavanger (Flight no. BU574) as well as a seperate Oslo (BU568) service. These operated Mon-Friday and Sunday. (BU578 BGO via SVG and BU564 Oslo) Braathens is now SAS Norway.
Bergen Withdrawn
Just had an e-mail from Flybe asking me to ring a "premium rate" number to hear that our flights to Bergen in August have been cancelled due to the service being withdrawn. Eight of us had confirmed reservations and we where to attend a family wedding in Voss. There is of course the option of going KLM via Amsterdam at about twice the price but that would hurt !!. Arrrgh.
Just had an e-mail from Flybe asking me to ring a "premium rate" number to hear that our flights to Bergen in August have been cancelled due to the service being withdrawn. Eight of us had confirmed reservations and we where to attend a family wedding in Voss. There is of course the option of going KLM via Amsterdam at about twice the price but that would hurt !!. Arrrgh.
Looking at 95/96 Winter schedule from Newcastle Airport, Braathens operated a Daily (except Sat) Boeing 737 service to Bergen via Stavanger (Flight no. BU574) as well as a seperate Oslo (BU568) service. These operated Mon-Friday and Sunday. (BU578 BGO via SVG and BU564 Oslo) Braathens is now SAS Norway.
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BU564 Oslo
I wonder if a 2 or 3 times weekly EMB-145 would fit the bill ;-)
Last edited by CentreFix25; 2nd Feb 2013 at 19:01.
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BU564 Oslo
I remember flying on this route to the old Fornebu airport. I was one of 5 passengers on the 737-500, the route was canned shortly after.
I wonder if a 2 or 3 times weekly EMB-145 would fit the bill ;-)
BU564 Oslo
I remember flying on this route to the old Fornebu airport. I was one of 5 passengers on the 737-500, the route was canned shortly after.
I wonder if a 2 or 3 times weekly EMB-145 would fit the bill ;-)
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Just to add interest the cheapest alternative we can find is good old British Airways via Heathrow. Problem is that the second leg does not get to Bergen until 19.45 which means we wouldn't get to Voss until about 10.00pm which is too late.
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Bergen, copenhagen, Oslo
Hi
For some reason the airport likes to have the above routes and tries hard to get airlines to give them ago!
I thought if any airline would have been able to do it would have been Flybe because of there size of aircraft.
It just shows that the loads aren't there anymore.
I hope from now on the airport STOPS trying to get someone onto Bergen now and lets try some different markets and routes that haven't been tried yet!!
And before anyone starts I don't mean new York!!
Thinking more on the lines of
Frankfurt
Madrid
Bilbao
Lyon
Stockholm
What do you guys think??
For some reason the airport likes to have the above routes and tries hard to get airlines to give them ago!
I thought if any airline would have been able to do it would have been Flybe because of there size of aircraft.
It just shows that the loads aren't there anymore.
I hope from now on the airport STOPS trying to get someone onto Bergen now and lets try some different markets and routes that haven't been tried yet!!
And before anyone starts I don't mean new York!!
Thinking more on the lines of
Frankfurt
Madrid
Bilbao
Lyon
Stockholm
What do you guys think??
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Reading the Airport Fees document on the website today, came across this, is this new, or has the passenger service charge always been charged by the airport?
As far as I've noticed, historically at least, my tickets to/ from NCL have included a PSC for arriving pax, but not departing. This has been the opposite of most UK airports.
An useful benefit of this has been when booking reward flights on KLM, and paying the taxes, choosing to depart from MME and return to NCL works out a lot cheaper than t'other way around.
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@HH6702
It still astonishes me that NCL has not yet got a FRA connection, yet it manages DUS. It would give *A a genuine presence at the airport (which SN/BRU and SK/CPH can't really claim to offer).
MAD and the rest, I can't see a case for at the moment.
It still astonishes me that NCL has not yet got a FRA connection, yet it manages DUS. It would give *A a genuine presence at the airport (which SN/BRU and SK/CPH can't really claim to offer).
MAD and the rest, I can't see a case for at the moment.
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@HH6702
A flight to Madrid direct from Newcastle would certainly have worked a charm for me on Sunday, however I have to go via LHR instead and given the fact that I'm close to getting the job i'm going to the training/chance week for next week, i'm going to be forking out a bit for flights to and from Madrid ...
A flight to Madrid direct from Newcastle would certainly have worked a charm for me on Sunday, however I have to go via LHR instead and given the fact that I'm close to getting the job i'm going to the training/chance week for next week, i'm going to be forking out a bit for flights to and from Madrid ...
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BRU
Never a good sign when it can't be booked!
Even when there is a change of frequency/times it remains bookable but this route appears to have gone from the end of the winter schedule.
Perhaps one for BMI Regional?
I was worried when it changed to the RJ85, as they only fly one or two and they are not long for the fleet.
Pete
Even when there is a change of frequency/times it remains bookable but this route appears to have gone from the end of the winter schedule.
Perhaps one for BMI Regional?
I was worried when it changed to the RJ85, as they only fly one or two and they are not long for the fleet.
Pete