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Old 25th Nov 2019, 18:42
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Virgin colours

Have there been any annoucements of the coulour scheme for virgin connect as yet
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Old 25th Nov 2019, 20:26
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Originally Posted by Bournemouthair
Have there been any annoucements of the coulour scheme for virgin connect as yet
No there hasn't
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 08:43
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Originally Posted by Bournemouthair
Have there been any announcements of the colour scheme for virgin connect as yet
No there hasn't
I guess when there is it will appear here Virgin Connect
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Old 29th Nov 2019, 10:20
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Originally Posted by KieronyM
Odd question but probably one for the guys on the line... what flight bags are you using? Just after recommendations really. Also aware that the company provides good headsets but do they allow/do many guys or girls use their own?
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Old 29th Nov 2019, 10:34
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In business, one of the challenges we face is a lack institutional memory, have a look at the quote below from the above link.
As Flybe, we have been connecting passengers across the UK and Europe for 40 years
OK it's maybe just a poor copywriter but FFS, from a company that's lost focus and direction, it's worth at least knowing your own history. The whole flybe concept came with later deliveries of the DHC8-Q402, the initial deliveries were "British European" which had just re-branded from the long established "Jersey European". So flybe for about half of forty years!
Wonder if they'll finally drop the "Jersey" callsign?
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Old 29th Nov 2019, 11:02
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Originally Posted by Skipness One Foxtrot
In business, one of the challenges we face is a lack institutional memory, have a look at the quote below from the above link.

OK it's maybe just a poor copywriter but FFS, from a company that's lost focus and direction, it's worth at least knowing your own history. The whole flybe concept came with later deliveries of the DHC8-Q402, the initial deliveries were "British European" which had just re-branded from the long established "Jersey European". So flybe for about half of forty years!
Wonder if they'll finally drop the "Jersey" callsign?
if you apply the same logic guess BA is not 100
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Old 2nd Dec 2019, 10:36
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Don't laugh... I always use one of these re-usable shopping bags for my hand luggage when flying Flybe or Aurigny ! :-)

Buy them for CHF1 from Migros or Euro 1 from Aldi, ReWe or Woolworth in Germany. The last one often raises eyebrows from the fellow senior passengers ! :-)
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Old 2nd Dec 2019, 16:30
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Originally Posted by jmccrew

if you apply the same logic guess BA is not 100
I DO AND IT ISNT
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Old 3rd Dec 2019, 13:46
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Clearly, Virgin Connect colours will be red. Branson is reported as saying ".....we’ll see more red planes flying around Britain, as Virgin Connect starts flying under the Virgin brand.”
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Old 30th Dec 2019, 14:57
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Apparently a further tranche of S20 schedules will be available for sale from 6th Jan.
This should include NQY-LHR, although one wonders why that wasn't released with the first tranche when Flybe are contracted to operate it via the PSO until Oct'22?

Wondering what (if anything) else they may have up their sleeves, although not holding my breath, and suspect it will be a year of retrenchment around core domestic/business routes.

Only other thing of note from me is that the 2 Stobart E190's have been used a lot into SOU (from BHD and EDI) over the Christmas period - presumably whilst LCY is quieter or during the weekend closure periods.
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Old 30th Dec 2019, 19:00
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Probably as you say more emphasis on core routes and timings. Unlikely to launch anything dramatic this side of the Summer
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 06:11
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I was advised by a member of staff at SOU airport last week, that tomorrow is the big announcement day for Virgin Connect, their future plans, additional summer routes etc. Does anyone else know anything further???
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 09:02
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Does anyone else know anything further???
It's already known that the next S20 route announcement is on 6th Jan - see the NQY-LHR thread - but most of the Virgin/Connect news is already public. I know internal training starts soon and that the first airframe should appear earlier than their first intimation but other than that what is there to announce?
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 09:31
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Originally Posted by ETOPS
It's already known that the next S20 route announcement is on 6th Jan - see the NQY-LHR thread - but most of the Virgin/Connect news is already public. I know internal training starts soon and that the first airframe should appear earlier than their first intimation but other than that what is there to announce?
Perhaps some news about the customer proposition, particularly whether the hand baggage policy and policing thereof are to continue as they are today despite p***ing off more passengers than probably any other policy I can recall an airline adopting in recent years?


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Old 5th Jan 2020, 10:58
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GIven that Flybe enjoys a monopoly on most of its routes and the only alternative usually is driving or taking the train, they are apparently not really worried about p***ing off passengers. With less and less competition for most airlines, the race to the bottom in domestic markets will continue.
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 11:55
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Originally Posted by ETOPS
It's already known that the next S20 route announcement is on 6th Jan - see the NQY-LHR thread - but most of the Virgin/Connect news is already public. I know internal training starts soon and that the first airframe should appear earlier than their first intimation but other than that what is there to announce?
They're meant to be coming up with a loyalty scheme. It will be interesting to know if that is the same as the virgin one or one of it's own. Will the agreements with other franchise partners that some of us have to use continue or will they come to an end. When the booking process will go over to their own website etc.
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 12:02
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Originally Posted by GCILover
They're meant to be coming up with a loyalty scheme. It will be interesting to know if that is the same as the virgin one or one of it's own. Will the agreements with other franchise partners that some of us have to use continue or will they come to an end. When the booking process will go over to their own website etc.
I'd have thought it would be Virgin's or maybe a long shot but KLM/AF Flying Blue?
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 15:51
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Then there was one

G-FBEJ E195 flew Amsterdam - BHX Sunday 5th January BE106 and then positioned to Bournemouth.

This leaves G-FBEK E195 which is scheduled for BE3009/10 BHX-CDG-BHX and thereafter I can't see any 195's in the schedule from tonight.

I assume this is it the end of 195 era at Flybe or is the last one going to be used as a standby aircraft?

Any further news on the remaining 9 x 175's left.

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Old 5th Jan 2020, 16:29
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GIven that Flybe enjoys a monopoly on most of its routes and the only alternative usually is driving or taking the train, they are apparently not really worried about p***ing off passengers. With less and less competition for most airlines, the race to the bottom in domestic markets will continue.
I don't really know what the problem is, take the correct sized hand bag and there's no issues. The sizes are clearly dictated when you book a ticket. When I was a captain at Flybe some of the baggage brought on as hand luggage left something to be desired. It's called "hand luggage" for a reason, it's because it's supposed to be a bag to carry onto the aircraft to put a few items in it, NOT a hold sized suitcase with 3 weeks worth of laundry in it and quite frankly it was about time they put a stop to it.
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Old 5th Jan 2020, 16:55
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Originally Posted by Reversethrustset
I don't really know what the problem is, take the correct sized hand bag and there's no issues. The sizes are clearly dictated when you book a ticket. When I was a captain at Flybe some of the baggage brought on as hand luggage left something to be desired. It's called "hand luggage" for a reason, it's because it's supposed to be a bag to carry onto the aircraft to put a few items in it, NOT a hold sized suitcase with 3 weeks worth of laundry in it and quite frankly it was about time they put a stop to it.
You're right of course but the problem is away they've gone about putting a stop to it. Publish your hand luggage rules, then allow people to ignore them for a long time, then suddenly start applying the rules without any notice and in a haphazard and inconsistent manner - asking for trouble.
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