OXFORD/KIDLINGTON
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Today's DUB also cancelled....
I would say flying less at 10 pax, you pay them the cancellation fees acc. the rules it is cheaper as operating...
Oh wait... they won't be flying at that time at all...
I would say flying less at 10 pax, you pay them the cancellation fees acc. the rules it is cheaper as operating...
Oh wait... they won't be flying at that time at all...
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Dublin loads
Never did ten either direction yet not even counting bags !!! Just make sure credit cards used for ticket purchases ! Odd set up no marketing at all , ever.
I wonder if Minoan tied to GTE for their marketing, as most (all?) of the previous operators have been?
If they are, one look at their web site may explain why no-one is booking. Talk about amateurish...
If they are, one look at their web site may explain why no-one is booking. Talk about amateurish...
AT THE MOMENT, YOU NEED TO CALL US TO ENQUIRE ABOUT PRICES AND AVAILABILITY ON ALL ROUTES, BUT WE WILL SOON BE ADDING AN ONLINE BOOKING OPTION FOR THESE GREAT DESTINATIONS. DUE TO THE SIZE OF AIRCRAFT FLYING THESE ROUTES (50-seater for Edinburgh and Dublin, 19-seater for Jersey, Guernsey and Belfast) EARLY BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL. CALL US NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS FROM OXFORD AIRPORT.
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Not sure I understand the last post - why wouldn't you just go the airline's website. I just did and and like them or not, it's perfectly functional, indeed better than many others.
Perhaps more significantly, I noticed this morning that the airport now has a pay and display car park - with just 3 cars in it. I think this is what most of us locals can't understand - why the airport is doing absolutely nothing to advertise the flights. More cars, more income for the airport and with start ups, particularly for non UK based airlines, it's the kind of help they usually need. And get. It will certainly take more than a few lines in the Oxford Times and the odd interview on BBC Oxford to make people aware of the flights.
Perhaps more significantly, I noticed this morning that the airport now has a pay and display car park - with just 3 cars in it. I think this is what most of us locals can't understand - why the airport is doing absolutely nothing to advertise the flights. More cars, more income for the airport and with start ups, particularly for non UK based airlines, it's the kind of help they usually need. And get. It will certainly take more than a few lines in the Oxford Times and the odd interview on BBC Oxford to make people aware of the flights.
Oops my bad. Its just in the past GTE have played quite a prominent role in marketing flights from OXF. Interestingly Minoan's site states return flights from EDI on some dates in April are fully booked.
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http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport...Statistics.pdf
635 terminal passengers... jaysus, that's like a 15% load factor
635 terminal passengers... jaysus, that's like a 15% load factor
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Percentages?
635 passengers over 85 x 50 seater flights equates to 7.47 passengers per 50 seater aircraft.
I told you all along that London/Oxford Airport would be a runaway success ... Didn't I?
635 passengers over 85 x 50 seater flights equates to 7.47 passengers per 50 seater aircraft.
I told you all along that London/Oxford Airport would be a runaway success ... Didn't I?
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Actually of the 3900 seats available in March (including some cancelled dates) the average load factor was 16.28% (635/3900), therefore 8.14 pax per F50
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Hardly surprising given its newness and an apparent lack of advertising, let alone convincingly communicating the time, convenience, and relaxation benefits to those within, say, a 30-minute catchment. This is obviously a shame, and it'll be good to see how it performs in the forthcoming months.
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The only way Oxford even stands half a chance of having a successful air service is if someone akin to Aer Arann, KLM, or Flybe started services. The Guernsey, Jersey, IOM and BHD services barely carried any passengers last year when they were operated under the Manx2 brand. Unless Linksair go all guns blazing with PR and advertising they will fall at the first hurdle. Minoan will probably also go the same way unless they get the word out soon.
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The posting of links to commercial airline websites, without paying for it, is a forbidden practice under the rules of pprune Freddy my boy
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Linksair say on the website they will launch scheduled flights from 13 May (less than 3 weeks away) but ftickets are not yet on sale. I see an impending train crash. Anyone want to predict when / if flights will actually begin or how long the airline will last ?