NEWQUAY

[Ian Brooks]

Cornwall is a very strong market due to the Rosamunde Pilcher
books and tv programmes which are a big market in Germany
I was in Porthleven last year whilst they were filming a new series.

[virginblue]

If you click on my third link above, you will see that TUI is even selling a tour titled "Rosamundes Cornwall"....

[ATNotts]

This should give you an idea - it is some of the market leader's (TUI) offering:

https://www.tui-wolters.de/reise/devon-cornwall.html
https://www.tui-wolters.de/reise/gaerten-legenden.html
https://www.tui-wolters.de/reise/ros...-cornwall.html
https://www.tui-wolters.de/reise/cor...ly-inseln.html

They all start in London.

And that is the problem withe UK tourism; it is marketed as London, then anywhere else if you really fancy it. If we had a UK Tourist board that promoted all areas of the UK equally, then likely as not there would be more direct peak season flights to Newquay.

But, in the absence of such a nationally orientated body, it might help if the local governments in Cornwall and Devon got together and pushed themselves properly at the German (and other) European inbound tourist.

Of course to do that effectively, it would be good if accommodation providers and attractions took the time to teach their employees European languages to a reasonable conversational level! And of course, for those doing the promotion to do it in the language of those countries they are courting.

[virginblue]

Heathrow - Exeter is 180miles, so it is not that great a distance for visitors on an organized tour. And on the way to Devon/Cornwall, usually places like Bath, Salisbury or Wichester are taken in. If German tourists, probably more like visitors from the UK, would stay put in a place for a week or two, direct access via Newquay would probably be more important. But as they are most often travelling around anyway, the flexibility flights via LHR allow (and their lower costs) probably outweighs the benefits of direct flights into NQY for the vast majority of the clientele.

[GROUNDHOG]

And at the turn of the month the first 850 passengers or so will arrive in two trips on board the MV Hamburg at Falmouth docks.. a pattern repeated throughout the Summer.

[cornishsimon]

March 15 provisional looks very encouraging.

LGW 10418 -17% (14 had additional capacity due rail disruption)
MAN 4395 +76%

LGW is 3 daily DH8 but to put it into comparison LHR-LBA is 3x319 and only achieved 10982 for the same month........


cs

[Coffin Corner]

That's excellent results. Hopefully Flybe will announce some sunshine routes for next year before someone else does it.

[NewquayJacob]

Excellent news about pax numbers - NQY stands a good chance for a LHR link.

Surely Flybe would not announce any sun routes from NQY if they are flying from EXT - that would dilute their catchment - but it would be good if someone did do some sun routes for next year maybe PMI?

No numbers on NQY-ISC yet - remains 4/5 daily for the summer.

[cornishsimon]

NQY-ISC is 4-5 daily.

I still strongly think that this route could use a codeshare with BE to allow interlining of bags etc and through ticketing
cs

[Cloud1]

Originally Posted by cornishsimon

NQY-ISC is 4-5 daily.

I still strongly think that this route could use a codeshare with BE to allow interlining of bags etc and through ticketing
cs

Interesting - Flybe have started advertising the IOS route and Skybus in their own in flight magazine

[Jet2LBA]

LGW is 3 daily DH8 but to put it into comparison LHR-LBA is 3x319 and only achieved 10982 for the same month........

Just to correct, LHR-LBA was only twice daily for most of March. The late evening service only returning at the start of the summer timetable.

[NewquayJacob]

Whoops - meant to say 4-5 daily.

IOS has been advertised in the Flybe inflight mag for a while by the Islands Partnership marketing - there have recently been a couple of features in inflight magazines.

[cornishsimon]

Nice little YouTube video from aerohub featuring apple aviation

You Tube

Interesting point being the desire for a second purpose built hangar at NQY.


cs

[cornishsimon]

Nice to see the first EI arrival appear on the arrivals board. Also very good to see that the flight is carrying an EY codeshare.

EY now codeshare into NQY via DUB with EI and MAN with BE.


cs

[Devonair]

Codeshares at NQY

Media Release highlights EY's expanded codeshares with EI & BE
ETIHAD Expands European Codeshare Routes in S15 :: Routesonline

[cornishsimon]

It's interesring that flybe only carry the EY code on the daily flight, with the additional rotation that operates three weekly not carrying it.


cs

[cornishsimon]

Well the first aer lingus arrival at NQY is on aproach.
EI3930 operated by EI-FAT due 15:15 ish


cs

[Fairdealfrank]

It's interesring that flybe only carry the EY code on the daily flight, with the additional rotation that operates three weekly not carrying it.


cs

Could it be that the daily connects with the onward EY flight (is that ex-MAN?) and the 3-weekly doesn't?

[Scinfaxi]

The BE354/BE355 carry the EY and AY codeshare, whereas the 351/352, 357/358 do not.

Also the IOS interline would be ideal, if only they'd start screening passengers and baggage on the islands ^^

[cornishsimon]

BE codeshare on the ISC route would open the islands up to international connections through the flybe and wider worldwide networks

I feel it would provide a boost for NQY and skybus.


cs