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They may have to Operate 81% of there Slots to Protect them, but i"m not sure whether they have to involve Newquay in that, in otherwords, can they not use the Slot for another destination.
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MADTASS yes they could use the slots for another destination but in Flybe case there would be no sense in moving to another destination. The only other option is to use a light twin from EXT just to hold the slots at LGW. Flybe have done that before. BA have also done it using an A319 to and fro from CWL for a LHR slot pair.
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NQY will see UK's first ever charter flight to Reggio Calabria (Italy) operating Apr-May 2014. Carrier is still unknown though.
These packages will be offered by Peponi Tours and Newell's Travel.
These packages will be offered by Peponi Tours and Newell's Travel.
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Flybe emergency landing NQY 3/9/13
44 passengers on the evening LGW-NQY
BBC News - Flybe plane lands at Newquay Airport after engine fluid leak
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BBC News - Flybe plane lands at Newquay Airport after engine fluid leak
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Flybe to NQY S14
Flybe's initial Summer '14 timetable suggests that flights from EDI, BHD and NWI will return next Summer.
No mention of NCL or GLA.
All of the above could change of course.
....and still no mention as to whether they (or EZY, or anyone else!) will serve NQY from anywhere in the London area after the end of March :-(
No mention of NCL or GLA.
All of the above could change of course.
....and still no mention as to whether they (or EZY, or anyone else!) will serve NQY from anywhere in the London area after the end of March :-(
Last edited by Wycombe; 9th Sep 2013 at 10:54.
Since posting earlier, I have noticed the following comment from the Airport on their "F a c e b o o k" page:
We are currently working to replace the current Flybe schedule with another airline who will operate flights to London Gatwick (from April next year). Discussions are still taking place and once we have a final deal we will make a formal announcement. We are hoping to be able to do this in the next month or so.
EZY LGW-NQY
Deal not done yet, but may be getting closer according to the Beeb:
BBC News - Easyjet 'to keep Newquay-Gatwick flights'
BBC News - Easyjet 'to keep Newquay-Gatwick flights'
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Drone testing to be carried out at NQY.
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3000m runway an advantage? Irrelevant for drones, so this must mean they anticipate drones being flown in on board large cargo aircraft. But when they actually start flying drones it'll mean banning all other aircraft movements for miles around. And if the big attraction is proximity to the D064 complex, that's about 20nm away from Newquay, currently used for air combat manoeuvring and normally only available above 10,000ft (occasionally 5000). If they're going to use that they'll have to add a huge swathe of airspace below that and between it and Newquay to accommodate the drones. Then the next thing'll be they'll want to fly the drones between Newquay and Aberporth - more big swathes of prohibited airspace.
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Have Easyjet signed the deal yet for the Gatwick flights. If its not been done I bet they are holding out to the last minute, hoping to get a subsidy for the first six months or so. Watch this space, they will get it and then do a runner at the end of it and use the Gatwick slots for profitable routes. Newquay is a dead duck without a London route at least twice a day at times that suits the business community. The region was better served when it was RAF run.
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Trafficnotsighted is absolutely spot on. NQY is not sustainable as a daily mainline aircraft route - barely even in summer - and Easyjet will cut and run as soon as any public subsidy runs out. For an earlier example of how this works, see bmi on LHR-JER circa 2007.
A once-daily service would also mean reliance on good timings for business travellers. I wouldn't be betting on the timings being any good for NQY.
A once-daily service would also mean reliance on good timings for business travellers. I wouldn't be betting on the timings being any good for NQY.
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NQY is not sustainable as a daily mainline aircraft route