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From: Lichfield
Flybe summer 2015
Does anyone know when the remaining Flybe Summer 2015 timetable will be released? Someone on their Facebook page said the 15th November but I can't see changes in the timetable yet. 
Daza
Daza
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hmmm, Deano
FR have about 70 bases and don't nightstop crew anywhere unless they have to. Not sure that it is cheaper to nightstop crew.
regds
gtd
it's far cheaper to night stop crew than to operate a crew base - fact
regds
gtd
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From: Somewhere In The South China Sea
It actually is cheaper to nightstop crew. I was told the figures a while ago from someone high up and I can assure you that based on Flybe's business model, it is cheaper to nightstop crew rather than have an operational base. Please bear in mind this is based on having less than the ideal 3 or 4 aircraft in base. Why do you think they closed GCI/JER/IOM/ABZ/INV? Because it wasn't cost effective to have 2 aircraft or less, it costs a fortune. I'm not going to spout the figures on here for obvious reasons.
How many bases do Ryanair operate from where they have only 2 or less aircraft in base? Probably not many.
How many bases do Ryanair operate from where they have only 2 or less aircraft in base? Probably not many.
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From: Somewhere In The South China Sea
This is also why NQY has been operated by nightstopping crews for the last 5 years, I'm pretty sure the new management would have made it a crew base by now should that be more cost effective, the fact is it just isn't. 
D777
D777
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From: Waterford
Flybe summer 2015
Does anyone know when the remaining Flybe Summer 2015 timetable will be released? Someone on their Facebook page said the 15th November but I can't see changes in the timetable yet.
Daza
Does anyone know when the remaining Flybe Summer 2015 timetable will be released? Someone on their Facebook page said the 15th November but I can't see changes in the timetable yet.
Daza
So possibly this week?
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From: Waters edge
Southampton
The recent discussion about Flybe competing with London airports at SOU is well illustrated in todays easyJet results presentation, see the London area catchment chart and details on page 31, FF
http://corporate.easyjet.com/~/media...esentation.pdf
http://corporate.easyjet.com/~/media...esentation.pdf
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From: UK
re: Dublin flights
Hangar6,
I believe Flybe cancelled these flights some weeks ago, so I guess Dublin Airport has the old schedules loaded maybe and they show as cancelled rather than being deleted?
Only time Flybe will be operating DUB-SEN on a Wednesday for example, is between 23-Dec-14 - 31-Dec-14 and 29-Mar-15 - 03-Sep-15
https://www.flybe.com/cam/initialise...rmation.action
Flybe Timetable
I believe Flybe cancelled these flights some weeks ago, so I guess Dublin Airport has the old schedules loaded maybe and they show as cancelled rather than being deleted?
Only time Flybe will be operating DUB-SEN on a Wednesday for example, is between 23-Dec-14 - 31-Dec-14 and 29-Mar-15 - 03-Sep-15
https://www.flybe.com/cam/initialise...rmation.action
Flybe Timetable
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From: UK
Sun schedule for 2015 will be released in 5-7 days. Some sources say 25th Nov now and others 28th Nov.
Late to be messing around with S15 but guess they are trying to sort out their fleet first. If they have excess 195's & crews, they may as well use them if the routes are at least 'contributing' which I'm sure they are.
Late to be messing around with S15 but guess they are trying to sort out their fleet first. If they have excess 195's & crews, they may as well use them if the routes are at least 'contributing' which I'm sure they are.
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From: UK
Going back to a previous topic, although I have no doubt that Saad Hammad wouldn't care less about my views (and that's mutual) then I still see an airline here which is losing the plot in a big way. If you read the latest set of results, there is an ongoing £26m impairment due to the grounding costs of the 195s and a £10m revenue hit this year from reduced charter activity through not having them. £10m revenue is not £10m profit, but unless the previous team were so inept that they were running charters at a direct operating loss, I still can only reason that the grounding of the 195s was a knee jerk reaction which has cost dearly.
When you then add to the equation that Flybe have their own grounded aircraft for which they are paying and yet they are chartering in other aircraft like the Stobart ATR72 on LPL-IOM and the Logan S2000 on ABZ-LCY plus handing off routes like GLA-MAN due to apparent lack of equipment, you really do wonder what is going on.
Everything I am hearing on LCY is that with the exception of BHD, volumes are dire.
I stick by my view that this has got trouble written all over it, although for the sake of the team of hard working people who are Flybe's crews and ground staff, I hope to be proven wrong.
When you then add to the equation that Flybe have their own grounded aircraft for which they are paying and yet they are chartering in other aircraft like the Stobart ATR72 on LPL-IOM and the Logan S2000 on ABZ-LCY plus handing off routes like GLA-MAN due to apparent lack of equipment, you really do wonder what is going on.
Everything I am hearing on LCY is that with the exception of BHD, volumes are dire.
I stick by my view that this has got trouble written all over it, although for the sake of the team of hard working people who are Flybe's crews and ground staff, I hope to be proven wrong.