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As i already stated previously the Southend service could have worked well if Blue Islands had got the schedules right, starting a new route as we all know takes time to get established and in my humble opinion BI were to ambitious in starting a 7 days a week service during the summer and incredibly 5 days a week in the quiet winter months. For its first year 3-4 flights a week in the summer and no winter flights would probably have meant it would have been a viable service and it would have still been on sale for summer 2020.
Totally agree !
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IF Blue Islands said it wasn't profitable why are Flybe going to run it ?
appears bi definitely scaling back scheduled routes or franchise with flybe ending
https://gov.gg/article/176053/Econom...be-discussions
appears bi definitely scaling back scheduled routes or franchise with flybe ending
https://gov.gg/article/176053/Econom...be-discussions
IF Blue Islands said it wasn't profitable why are Flybe going to run it ?
appears bi definitely scaling back scheduled routes or franchise with flybe ending
https://gov.gg/article/176053/Econom...be-discussions
appears bi definitely scaling back scheduled routes or franchise with flybe ending
https://gov.gg/article/176053/Econom...be-discussions
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Didn’t someone mention that it would be 2x per week to Jersey and is bookable through to guernsey using Blue Islands as the feeder by the looks of things.
One wonders if the SEN route would be more viable now that Heathrow’s gone. Genuine low cost alternative to London and a total of 39000 pax potentially up for grabs now with neither SEN or LHR.
Obviously SEN doesn’t have the connections that LHR does but less capacity across the S.East to compete with
One wonders if the SEN route would be more viable now that Heathrow’s gone. Genuine low cost alternative to London and a total of 39000 pax potentially up for grabs now with neither SEN or LHR.
Obviously SEN doesn’t have the connections that LHR does but less capacity across the S.East to compete with
Yes, Derek Coates permitting, BCI will continue to "go it alone". Indeed, BEE's demise opens up opportunities for them to expand. Heaven knows they need some more profitable routes! But, such expansion carries risks & must be handled effectively. They are already operating to Exeter & Birmingham - although this might only be short term. There is the announcement that they will, apparently, be operating these two routes in competition with AUR - although, AUR will only be operating them from Guernsey - which will certainly threaten the viability for both airlines. Maybe this is just part of the general confusion in the aftermath of BEE's failure & both airlines will be a little more realistic in the coming days. Certainly, there is no room for competition on most of BEE's old routes.
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Looks like Jersey - Exeter is up to 5 times per week and Jersey - Birmingham goes daily and then seems to settle at 6 per week. Neither are showing as being avalable from Guernsey via Jersey at the moment
Oddly, Guernsey - Southend is showing up now, I am sure it wasn't earlier. The flights are blocked off as full but it just seemed odd for it to show up in the system?
Oddly, Guernsey - Southend is showing up now, I am sure it wasn't earlier. The flights are blocked off as full but it just seemed odd for it to show up in the system?
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Confirmed today that Blueislands will be launching flights from Birmingham and Exeter to Jersey starting from 12th March. Initially from Exeter flights will be Tues, Weds, Fri-Sun increasing to Tues to Sun during peak summer. Birmingham gets a daily service from the start.
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Looks like Jersey - Exeter is up to 5 times per week and Jersey - Birmingham goes daily and then seems to settle at 6 per week. Neither are showing as being avalable from Guernsey via Jersey at the moment
Oddly, Guernsey - Southend is showing up now, I am sure it wasn't earlier. The flights are blocked off as full but it just seemed odd for it to show up in the system?
Oddly, Guernsey - Southend is showing up now, I am sure it wasn't earlier. The flights are blocked off as full but it just seemed odd for it to show up in the system?
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Even more of a problem is that EZY already operates Manchester - Jersey. BEE clung on to the route despite this, but I can’t see BCI starting up such a service with EZY already incumbent; & probably expanding the service now that BEE have gone.
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Easyjet doesn’t fly between Manchester and Jersey, I flew frequently from Manchester to Jersey (Flybe) and Guernsey (Aurigny)
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EasyJet started Manchester - Jersey towards the end of last year, it's only twice per week from memory but as Jersey has Liverpool and also had routes like DSA they've never been as reliant on Manchester as Guernsey.
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apologies... EasyJet do fly, however Flybe was a daily service not just two/three days a week.. hopefully they’ll increase the frequency
Garstag, they certainly do - which is why I put my post in to reply to your earlier comment. They have been operating the route since last year; & ever since they started, I have been waiting for BEE to pull off the route. Now, they have !
