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Beat me to it. The start of a school holiday was certainly an interesting choice. And as others have put, the first 49 passengers that would fill a Loganair plane would have bought their tickets at no more than £50 with Easy.
Out of interest, I’ve just checked Loganair to EDI for the same dates and it’s circa £430. So £200 more than Easy! And you go on a bigger plane with Easy.
Also did a quick search for train tickets for the same dates, that will be £219. Just the 5 changes to make and 13.5 hour trip. £237 (just £18 more) on Easy isn’t looking too bad is it?
Yeah, think SOU are going to be ok with Easy.
Out of interest, I’ve just checked Loganair to EDI for the same dates and it’s circa £430. So £200 more than Easy! And you go on a bigger plane with Easy.
Also did a quick search for train tickets for the same dates, that will be £219. Just the 5 changes to make and 13.5 hour trip. £237 (just £18 more) on Easy isn’t looking too bad is it?
Yeah, think SOU are going to be ok with Easy.
The same applies by travelling from Southampton to Manchester via London Euston.
Quick, fast, and easy with a good schedule. It's a lot quicker than a lengthy cross-country railway journey.
The London underground might not be for everyone but there's always the option of getting a taxi between London Euston and London Waterloo..
depends on how much baggage you have - via London is a pain if you're loaded up with heavy baggage
Cross Country has its advantages (not many I'd agree)
Cross Country has its advantages (not many I'd agree)
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That is by far the quickest way of getting from Southampton to Glasgow by train.
The same applies by travelling from Southampton to Manchester via London Euston.
Quick, fast, and easy with a good schedule. It's a lot quicker than a lengthy cross-country railway journey.
The London underground might not be for everyone but there's always the option of getting a taxi between London Euston and London Waterloo..
The same applies by travelling from Southampton to Manchester via London Euston.
Quick, fast, and easy with a good schedule. It's a lot quicker than a lengthy cross-country railway journey.
The London underground might not be for everyone but there's always the option of getting a taxi between London Euston and London Waterloo..
Oh how I wish for the return of a blissful relaxing bimble up to Manchester after lunch on a sunny summer afternoon, with just enough time to enjoy a quick cuppa in a lovely clean, new EMB 175!
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Regardless, outside people with a fear of flying, I’d be surprised if anyone would not pay the extra £18 to get to Glasgow in 1.5 hours vs 6-7 hours. Let’s wait and see what the passenger numbers are like when Logan drop off the route.
Eastern are pathetic. Slowly but surely killing off the route. With an AF code you would have at least expected the service to be maintained on daily basis.
Once Air France have overcome their aircraft and pilot shortage then hopefully they might reinstate their own flights without having to rely on the awful Eastern Airways.
Two upcoming examples of demand for a Paris to Southampton link.
On the 10 May we see 55 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN ANNE.
On 12 May we see 125 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN MARY 2.
These passengers are being coached from LHR direct to the cruise terminals in Southampton.
These are just two examples for next week, there are many other upcoming similar examples.
There is obviously the demand for Paris from Southampton but passengers are either unaware of the current flights or are put off from booking due to the unreliability of Eastern Airways.
Once Air France have overcome their aircraft and pilot shortage then hopefully they might reinstate their own flights without having to rely on the awful Eastern Airways.
Two upcoming examples of demand for a Paris to Southampton link.
On the 10 May we see 55 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN ANNE.
On 12 May we see 125 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN MARY 2.
These passengers are being coached from LHR direct to the cruise terminals in Southampton.
These are just two examples for next week, there are many other upcoming similar examples.
There is obviously the demand for Paris from Southampton but passengers are either unaware of the current flights or are put off from booking due to the unreliability of Eastern Airways.
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Totally agree. What’s odd is since they dropped the Cardiff flight it has been operating fine and pretty much on time. Suddenly out of nowhere it’s moved to only 4 a week and keeps getting cancelled. Maybe a crewing issue? Either way as I have said before there really should be a regulatory body that stops airlines like this from offering commercial flights. Your average passenger will not know about the long awful track record this airline has and will probably be missing important meetings, family get togethers, cruises etc because of this shoddy outfit. It shouldn’t be allowed to continue. In other industries there are regulatory bodies that shut outfits down if the are operated badly. Same should apply here.
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Totally agree. What’s odd is since they dropped the Cardiff flight it has been operating fine and pretty much on time. Suddenly out of nowhere it’s moved to only 4 a week and keeps getting cancelled. Maybe a crewing issue? Either way as I have said before there really should be a regulatory body that stops airlines like this from offering commercial flights. Your average passenger will not know about the long awful track record this airline has and will probably be missing important meetings, family get togethers, cruises etc because of this shoddy outfit. It shouldn’t be allowed to continue. In other industries there are regulatory bodies that shut outfits down if the are operated badly. Same should apply here.
Totally agree. What’s odd is since they dropped the Cardiff flight it has been operating fine and pretty much on time. Suddenly out of nowhere it’s moved to only 4 a week and keeps getting cancelled. Maybe a crewing issue? Either way as I have said before there really should be a regulatory body that stops airlines like this from offering commercial flights. Your average passenger will not know about the long awful track record this airline has and will probably be missing important meetings, family get togethers, cruises etc because of this shoddy outfit. It shouldn’t be allowed to continue. In other industries there are regulatory bodies that shut outfits down if the are operated badly. Same should apply here.
Now thats a decent post RJ.
There are so many passengers arriving from Paris to join their cruise from the Port of Southampton. 99% of those passengers are either travelling through LHR or via St Pancras on the Eurostar. They are then generally coached directly to the cruise terminals.
When Flybe was in operation there used to be a half hourly shuttle service on Saturdays between the airport and the City Cruise Terminal on behalf of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Manchester was always the most popular flight followed by Glasgow and Belfast. RCCL had an operating agreement in place with Flybe. None of that exists anymore.
Do not underestimate the demand for international passengers as well as domestic who are joining their cruise from the Port of Southampton. It's not northern Europe's busiest cruise port for nothing with 2.3 million passengers expected in 2024.
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Eastern are pathetic. Slowly but surely killing off the route. With an AF code you would have at least expected the service to be maintained on daily basis.
Once Air France have overcome their aircraft and pilot shortage then hopefully they might reinstate their own flights without having to rely on the awful Eastern Airways.
Two upcoming examples of demand for a Paris to Southampton link.
On the 10 May we see 55 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN ANNE.
On 12 May we see 125 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN MARY 2.
These passengers are being coached from LHR direct to the cruise terminals in Southampton.
These are just two examples for next week, there are many other upcoming similar examples.
There is obviously the demand for Paris from Southampton but passengers are either unaware of the current flights or are put off from booking due to the unreliability of Eastern Airways.
Once Air France have overcome their aircraft and pilot shortage then hopefully they might reinstate their own flights without having to rely on the awful Eastern Airways.
Two upcoming examples of demand for a Paris to Southampton link.
On the 10 May we see 55 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN ANNE.
On 12 May we see 125 passengers arriving at LHR from Paris to join the Cunard Line QUEEN MARY 2.
These passengers are being coached from LHR direct to the cruise terminals in Southampton.
These are just two examples for next week, there are many other upcoming similar examples.
There is obviously the demand for Paris from Southampton but passengers are either unaware of the current flights or are put off from booking due to the unreliability of Eastern Airways.
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I absolutely one hundred percent agree with everything you have mentioned in your post 👏
Now thats a decent post RJ.
There are so many passengers arriving from Paris to join their cruise from the Port of Southampton. 99% of those passengers are either travelling through LHR or via St Pancras on the Eurostar. They are then generally coached directly to the cruise terminals.
When Flybe was in operation there used to be a half hourly shuttle service on Saturdays between the airport and the City Cruise Terminal on behalf of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Manchester was always the most popular flight followed by Glasgow and Belfast. RCCL had an operating agreement in place with Flybe. None of that exists anymore.
Do not underestimate the demand for international passengers as well as domestic who are joining their cruise from the Port of Southampton. It's not northern Europe's busiest cruise port for nothing with 2.3 million passengers expected in 2024.
Now thats a decent post RJ.
There are so many passengers arriving from Paris to join their cruise from the Port of Southampton. 99% of those passengers are either travelling through LHR or via St Pancras on the Eurostar. They are then generally coached directly to the cruise terminals.
When Flybe was in operation there used to be a half hourly shuttle service on Saturdays between the airport and the City Cruise Terminal on behalf of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Manchester was always the most popular flight followed by Glasgow and Belfast. RCCL had an operating agreement in place with Flybe. None of that exists anymore.
Do not underestimate the demand for international passengers as well as domestic who are joining their cruise from the Port of Southampton. It's not northern Europe's busiest cruise port for nothing with 2.3 million passengers expected in 2024.
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Encouraging to see recent and future easyjet departures to PMI and GLA sold out. Fingers crossed a new route or two will be added at their next release.
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EZY to reopen the SEN Southend Base with 3 x based A320 from 1 May 2025 - via SeanM on X
Here's hoping for SOU then....
Here's hoping for SOU then....