EXETER
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From: Brighton uk
Still hard to see who is willing to take on these flights for both Exeter and Southampton
I would imagine that Thomson will just add a few extra flights to cover for the summer prehaps ?
With the new services to London 3 x daily and Newcastle being re intoduced it looks like the seat loss will be neglagable , and the Dash 8 looks to be the main aircraft based at Exeter now
I would imagine that Thomson will just add a few extra flights to cover for the summer prehaps ?
With the new services to London 3 x daily and Newcastle being re intoduced it looks like the seat loss will be neglagable , and the Dash 8 looks to be the main aircraft based at Exeter now
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From: CBR, Australia
Flybe increasing MAN fights
After the disappointment of the Spanish and Portuguese Flybe services going, its good to see the domestic routes are selling well with Flybe adding 6 more weekly flights to Manchester.
Devonians seem to be grasping that they don't have to drive to Heathrow anymore to travel to China, Singapore, Japan, India, Africa, Arabia, Australia, NZ etc
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/...ail/story.html
Devonians seem to be grasping that they don't have to drive to Heathrow anymore to travel to China, Singapore, Japan, India, Africa, Arabia, Australia, NZ etc
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/...ail/story.html
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From: Brighton uk
On a recent post on facebook Flybe have said
" we are planning to commence some more limited sunflying for summer 2015 from both out Southampton and Exeter bases by announcing this by mid Nov "
not sure if this will be to some more French destinations or indeed Spain ?
" we are planning to commence some more limited sunflying for summer 2015 from both out Southampton and Exeter bases by announcing this by mid Nov "
not sure if this will be to some more French destinations or indeed Spain ?
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From: Europe
Before Chambery could take jets, some very popular charters were operated by Brymon in the 1980's Exeter - Chambery for In-Style Holidays, a ski operator based in Exeter, using the Dash 7. Flights London City - Chambery also operated.
The Dash 8 Q400 is a whole lot faster and more comfortable than the Dash 7.
These flights avoided going to Gatwick, and the very long bus ride from Lyon.
Every flight was sold out. Departure was 0900. Passengers were invited to check in early to join in an unlimited Bucks Fizz breakfast in the airport bar, got on board in a haze of aimiability about everything, and slept all the way. The wine was cheap sparkling white, with bulk orange juice. The cost was under £2.00 per head, nothing compared to the anaesthetic effect it achieved.
The Dash 8 Q400 is a whole lot faster and more comfortable than the Dash 7.
These flights avoided going to Gatwick, and the very long bus ride from Lyon.
Every flight was sold out. Departure was 0900. Passengers were invited to check in early to join in an unlimited Bucks Fizz breakfast in the airport bar, got on board in a haze of aimiability about everything, and slept all the way. The wine was cheap sparkling white, with bulk orange juice. The cost was under £2.00 per head, nothing compared to the anaesthetic effect it achieved.
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From: London
Exeter saw a decline in Pax in Oct by 6%. What was the root cause of this? Lower load factors or a withdrawal of routes?
The Manchester route grew considerable to just shy of 10,000 passengers in a single month. Why is this route proving so popular? It is not viable from Bristol - but it seems to be incredibly successful from EXT. Will it decline now that EXT is connected to LCY? Is EXT-MAN largely connecting traffic?
The Manchester route grew considerable to just shy of 10,000 passengers in a single month. Why is this route proving so popular? It is not viable from Bristol - but it seems to be incredibly successful from EXT. Will it decline now that EXT is connected to LCY? Is EXT-MAN largely connecting traffic?
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From: England, UK
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The E195 has now gone from EXT which use to operate the Spanish destinations. I suspect all those pax are a good proportion of that 6%. It would of been even lower if BE hadn't of started the LCY route.
With regards to MAN it now operates 4 x daily. It feeds into the MAN Hub at the same time as several other BE flights from around the 4 corners of the UK. A good proportion of those pax will be connecting to other BE destinations. There will be some pax connecting to long haul with EK and Eithad etc on codeshares.
The E195 has now gone from EXT which use to operate the Spanish destinations. I suspect all those pax are a good proportion of that 6%. It would of been even lower if BE hadn't of started the LCY route.
With regards to MAN it now operates 4 x daily. It feeds into the MAN Hub at the same time as several other BE flights from around the 4 corners of the UK. A good proportion of those pax will be connecting to other BE destinations. There will be some pax connecting to long haul with EK and Eithad etc on codeshares.
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From: Scotland
News has emerged that the GPO have cancelled the contract for the Stansted Mail flights from February 2015. At least they'll now have another stand available for the new operators being enticed in to replace the Flybe sun route flights!
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From: Brighton uk
Thomson have changed carrier to Endifa for next summer instead of Nouvelair A320 they are now using a Thomson aircraft on a W pattern from Bristol possibly a 757 which hasnt been seen at Exeter for a few years ( Thomson that is )
Seems to be a larger increase in IT holidays for next year which is good news
Seems to be a larger increase in IT holidays for next year which is good news
Brunel to Concorde
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From: Virtute et Industria, et Sumorsaete Ealle
Thomson have changed carrier to Endifa for next summer instead of Nouvelair A320 they are now using a Thomson aircraft on a W pattern from Bristol possibly a 757 which hasnt been seen at Exeter for a few years ( Thomson that is )