BLUE ISLANDS

[gkmeech]

Flybe Franchise

Under this agreement are BI going to be operating all of Flybe's current route network to and from the Channel Islands? If so I guess they may have to acquire more aircraft.

[kcockayne]

Possible "last throw of the dice" from Blue Island ?

[cobopete]

Unlikely they would take on XTR, BMH, and other BE routes such as Jer to Doncastor, Belfast,Manchester, E Midlands?, Aberdeen etc.

Kcockayne.....Msg received, thanx for reply you have guessed right who I am, will try to post a sensible reply...pse keep an eye on the mailbox.


Pete

[cobopete]

Guernsey - Liverpool Service

Summer charter service between Liverpool and Guernsey announced today, planned to operate 4 June to 17 September
Dep GCI 1050 Arr LPL 1220
Dep LPL 1250 Arr GCI 1420
Pete

[cobopete]

FlyBe franchise

Blue have announced today that their franchise agreement with FlyBe has been signed and all flights will be
flown under the arrangement from beginning of June with ticketing through the FlyBe website and Aircraft repainted into FlyBe colours

[cobopete]

Blue Islands first franchise route with FlyBe announced today, a 'new' Jersey - SOU service with up to 4 flights a day departing -
Jersey 0700;1100;1340;1830
SOU 0820;1220;1500;1950
FlyBe are also timetabled to fly from
Jersey 1455;1735
SOU 1345;1625

Info on other routes is stated to be available shortly, with GCI -SOU next.

Pete

[bmaviscount]

Flybe franchise

I see now Flybe have taken over all of Blue Islands bookings
They seem to have dropped all their Europen routes; is this true?

[welkyboy]

Blue Islands haven't operated Continental flights for some time, occasional Geneva winter ski flights and a weekly Zurich charter this summer

[Richard Le page]

Now that you have to book through Flybe you also have to pay for hold luggage,seat selection,credit card charge, change of booking,name changes and refreshments on board.
All of which were free when you booked through Blue Islands. All of their unique selling points are now gone
Base fares arn't cheap either.
Very much a downward step for the customer and were gonna pay more in the end,much the same as the scottish highland routes.
Blue Islands always prided there selves in doing their best to get people home in bad weather where as Flybe cancel at the slightest incling of fog and there customer service is appalling.
Be interesting to see how this pans out

Regards

[virginblue]

Blue Islands always prided there selves in doing their best to get people home in bad weather where as Flybe cancel at the slightest incling of fog and there customer service is appalling.

I don't see how this will change, given that it is a simple franchise with operations staying in Blue Islands' hands. Only the branding and product follow Flybe rules under the franchise.

[SealinkBF]

Now that you have to book through Flybe you also have to pay for hold luggage,seat selection,credit card charge, change of booking,name changes and refreshments on board.

That will be a Blue Islands decision.

Loganair still include a free checked bag, hot drinks and a snack on their flights.

Very much a downward step for the customer and were gonna pay more in the end,much the same as the scottish highland routes.

I fly to Wick and Kirkwall a lot, and since FlyBe took over marketing from BA, I've had some of the cheapest fares ever.

[Richard Le page]

[QUOTE][/Loganair still include a free checked bag, hot drinks and a snack on their flights.
QUOTE]
Hopefully that will be the case with BI but when I tried to book a BI flight on the flybe website it was going to charge me if I took hold baggage,maybe it was a glitch in the system or maybe I was doing something wrong.
Also read a report on the Jersey Evening post website a few weeks ago reporting that all the Blue Island perks will be lost.Hopefully I got my information wrong and things will stay the same.

[Jerbourg]

Flew Blue yesterday from SOU (as I now have no choice) announcements used a mix of Blue Islands & Flybe ( "Your Flybe flight to GCI.." "thank you for flying Blue Islands") Inflight snacks/drinks were on a Flybe titled card - all charged for, Headrest covers & safety cards still the old Blue Islands ones. I would have expected everything to be BE branded. Oh & only one ATR painted up so far.

[Richard Le page]

So they have started charging for snacks then. Anyone know if there charging for hold baggage.
when making a booking it appears that they are.
What about the free name changes and flight changes?
Also do you still have access to the Blue Island lounge at Guernsey and Jersey and is there still the dedicated express security line for BI passengers at SOU.
regards

[Geo73]

They are charging for hold baggage and the free changes are gone.

[Richard Le page]

As I suspected and originally posted in post 190. Every thing that separated them from other airlines now gone.
Gone are the days when they first started, when they were self handling with friendly staff that went out of their way for there customers now gone. Completely lost there identity. Were now going to have to suffer flybe's rip off pricing strategy and appalling customer service.
Very disappointing

[Jerbourg]

Richard, Blue Islands will be setting the fares as they always have done & their fares haven't exctly been cheap for a long time. As for customer service that went out the window about 5 years ago when they ditched their own ground staff & went to handling agents.

[litefoot1]

As mentioned above:

Anger after airline ditches passengers? bonus points « Jersey Evening Post

[cobopete]

Summer Charter pulled?

Summer charter service on Sats between Liverpool and Guernsey was due to operate 4 June to 17 September
Dep GCI 1050 Arr LPL 1220
Dep LPL 1250 Arr GCI 1420
Does not seem to have flown. Does anyone have any info?

[Ayline]

The Liverpool flights have been quietly dropped as have some charters from Jersey.