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When Flybe bought the E195 I seem to recall it being able to do Pafos from SOU on a 25C day. They had a penalty clause that meant they received payments until the engines were upgraded.
In all the years that I was at SOU never remember Pafos (Cyprus), that would be almost four hours flying, similar to the Canaries. The longest sector I believe was Faro, which on occassions would have needed a tech stop en-route.
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Very unlikely I’d have thought. The SOU programme is a relocation of the STN and MAN programmes operated since 2016 and 2017 respectively. They only every operated winter ski and associated aircraft positioning flights in recent years. The STN-LIN/GVA etc in winter 2016/17 were fairly short lived leaving CMF and SZG as the only regulars. And SZG was only scheduled from MAN with peak time charters from STN.
IIRC back in 2006 when Flybe got their first E195 there was some marketing blurb showing circles of the range possible from several airports and Pafos was the limit from SOU and Cairo the limit from BHX.
The longest route I remember from SOU was Skiathos.
The longest route I remember from SOU was Skiathos.
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One stays parked up at SOU all week (but I'm sure this will change as air travel continues to pick up), one arrives from EDI on Friday evening, one arrives from BER on Friday evening, and the rest are W patterns, overnighting at SOU on Saturday.
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Load factors on the BA flights to PMI on Saturday were around 80 % which was excellent, it was a shared flight with TUI ( originally Volotea flight ) so no doubt helped boost the load
ALC was about 50 %
AGP , FAO , IBZ about 40 %
JMK and EGC about 30 %
EDI was almost full which goes to show how popular this summer has been with the UK
ALC was about 50 %
AGP , FAO , IBZ about 40 %
JMK and EGC about 30 %
EDI was almost full which goes to show how popular this summer has been with the UK
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This weekend there were BA E190s parked on 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 and 12, with the Eastern E170 on 1, E135 on 6 and E190 on 10. The A319CJ was nose out on 13/14.
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TCAS CAN ,the sentiments of all SOU supporters who.like me have seen the airport progress from a grass strip through to today's operation.
However the opposition groups have raised enough cash to oppose the EBC decision,and the airport management acknowledge that there will be a substantial delay before any work might get away.Do you believe that the airport can come through this and survive,if the legal agruments go on for a long time?
BACF give an extended lifeline to the airport,let's hope they stay.
However the opposition groups have raised enough cash to oppose the EBC decision,and the airport management acknowledge that there will be a substantial delay before any work might get away.Do you believe that the airport can come through this and survive,if the legal agruments go on for a long time?
BACF give an extended lifeline to the airport,let's hope they stay.
Ah the grass strip days, still remember watching a Cambrian DC3 going past my classroon window while making an approach to runway 09.
IMHO the judicial review process is not indefinite in duration, whilst a temporary frustration I personally think the airport while come through with a sucessful result. If you look at the AXO website and some of the comments made by people who have thrown their pocket money at it, one thing stands out to me NIMBYS!
IMHO the judicial review process is not indefinite in duration, whilst a temporary frustration I personally think the airport while come through with a sucessful result. If you look at the AXO website and some of the comments made by people who have thrown their pocket money at it, one thing stands out to me NIMBYS!
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Yes I must agree,it's a uncertain covid world,but surely SOU is in a better position then other Regional airports,Bournemouth will survive due to its runway length,and diversity.On the SOU grass days,I remember B170 freighters with there short bases and finals,and the Alderney herons.
Yes I must agree,it's a uncertain covid world,but surely SOU is in a better position then other Regional airports,Bournemouth will survive due to its runway length,and diversity.On the SOU grass days,I remember B170 freighters with there short bases and finals,and the Alderney herons.