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BHX-NQY for S14
Within the article below is a statement from Flybe that BHX will (re)gain a NQY route in Summer'14:
Cornwall-to-London Flybe route threat lifted | Exeter Express and Echo
This seems to be in order to utilise the NQY "based" aircraft, which will only be flying twice a day between NQY and LGW next Summer (instead of the 3 times daily schedule that operated most days this year).
I believe this used to be a Bmibaby route from BHX, which was moved to EMA, then chopped when Baby started to prune it's network.
Cornwall-to-London Flybe route threat lifted | Exeter Express and Echo
This seems to be in order to utilise the NQY "based" aircraft, which will only be flying twice a day between NQY and LGW next Summer (instead of the 3 times daily schedule that operated most days this year).
I believe this used to be a Bmibaby route from BHX, which was moved to EMA, then chopped when Baby started to prune it's network.
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Interesting development and nice to see a new route from BE! However, BE operated BHX-NQY in the past, I think the year after Baby dropped it so technically I suppose it's a re-instated route.....I assume they use a 175 on NQY-LGW so that will be what they use to BHX between LGW flights? Hope it works this time, no airline has lasted more than a season so far on this route which I find strange given the long car and even longer (6 hour plus) train journey to get there. I guess being leisure focused it's a low yield route?
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Gayfriedly,
Its not rocket science for the airlines, Newquay is only very busy for the 6 week summer holiday, bank holidays and perhaps a week around Easter.
Little wonder no one can make a go of it for a whole season from BHX so why do they keep trying to magic up passengers that won't be there the rest of the time ?
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Its not rocket science for the airlines, Newquay is only very busy for the 6 week summer holiday, bank holidays and perhaps a week around Easter.
Little wonder no one can make a go of it for a whole season from BHX so why do they keep trying to magic up passengers that won't be there the rest of the time ?
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The last attempt by flybe seemed disappointing (pax figures) and the fact it only operated for one season you have to assume it wasn't successful. If it does happen and they can hub it with some of the Scottish & Irish routes but without conflicting with the NQY-MAN then maybe they can give it a go.
If LGW operates twice a day then the BHX service inbound will be around 11-11.30 and this will connect with the 12-12.30 Scottish departures and possibly DUS and AMS. The next problem would be the return - would it go straight back or operate a BHX flight? If it operated a BHX flight then it would go back to NQY around 16.30 again connecting with some of the Scottish and Irish inbound bank.
However if MAN-NQY is offering all this already and it is going to rely on all O & D traffic, then it could prove difficult once again.
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Progress - on their website dropdown and GDS even has an Olympic code-share although not really sure if that means anything with the merger.
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The last attempt by flybe seemed disappointing (pax figures) and the fact it only operated for one season you have to assume it wasn't successful. If it does happen and they can hub it with some of the Scottish & Irish routes but without conflicting with the NQY-MAN then maybe they can give it a go.
If LGW operates twice a day then the BHX service inbound will be around 11-11.30 and this will connect with the 12-12.30 Scottish departures and possibly DUS and AMS. The next problem would be the return - would it go straight back or operate a BHX flight? If it operated a BHX flight then it would go back to NQY around 16.30 again connecting with some of the Scottish and Irish inbound bank.
However if MAN-NQY is offering all this already and it is going to rely on all O & D traffic, then it could prove difficult once again.
Aegean
Progress - on their website dropdown and GDS even has an Olympic code-share although not really sure if that means anything with the merger.
Pete
Cameron in China
David Cameron takes his 'cronies' to China - Telegraph
I wonder if anyone from the BHX management team were on this flight to go and promote BHX and of course all the tourist hot spots in and around the city. If they were good luck to them, I hope they come back with lots of nice pressys for the airport and the region. If not then another opportunity missed.
I wonder if anyone from the BHX management team were on this flight to go and promote BHX and of course all the tourist hot spots in and around the city. If they were good luck to them, I hope they come back with lots of nice pressys for the airport and the region. If not then another opportunity missed.
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Improved customer service for Chinese visitors into and departing from Birmingham Airport with an emphasis on VAT refund facilities, Chinese signage and staff with specialist language skills.
"Ow yow" does sound a little bit Chinese though, so might work out!
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Routesonline has an article on the BHX efforts to attract a China link. It also lists the bi-diretional flow of origin + destination passengers between UK and China in 2012.
Of the 3 airports pushing for a link, in ascending order:
Edinburgh 38,816 passengers
Birmingham 58,988 passengers
Manchester 145,812 passengers.
The figures for MAN equate to fractionally under 200 passengers each way each day so you can work out what BHX + EDI are like.
Of the 3 airports pushing for a link, in ascending order:
Edinburgh 38,816 passengers
Birmingham 58,988 passengers
Manchester 145,812 passengers.
The figures for MAN equate to fractionally under 200 passengers each way each day so you can work out what BHX + EDI are like.
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Ringwayman;
Don't be surprised if EDI pulls off a Chinese flt somehow before BHX or MAN, they are on a massive roll , even a shortish runway ..no problem for EDI ??.. who are walking on water at present
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Don't be surprised if EDI pulls off a Chinese flt somehow before BHX or MAN, they are on a massive roll , even a shortish runway ..no problem for EDI ??.. who are walking on water at present
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Edinburgh 38,816 passengers
Birmingham 58,988 passengers
Manchester 145,812 passengers
You also conveniently left out Gatwick which showed 44,805 passengers and already has a direct flight!
Birmingham 58,988 passengers
Manchester 145,812 passengers
You also conveniently left out Gatwick which showed 44,805 passengers and already has a direct flight!
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You also conveniently left out Gatwick which showed 44,805
passengers and already has a direct flight!
passengers and already has a direct flight!
No, he deliberately said:
Of the 3 airports pushing for a link, in ascending order: