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LHR-NQY will work I think because a lot of people in Cornwall want LHR for connections - NQY's social media channels have been very positive about this news since the announcement yesterday
Word from inside BEE elsewhere is that EXT is in their plans, but they wont be starting anything yet.
Word from inside BEE elsewhere is that EXT is in their plans, but they wont be starting anything yet.
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You obviously have not looked at the recent announcement and time tables.... SOU will be abase from March with 1x based aircraft flying EDI/GLA/MAN flights
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Assisted by the global leader in regional aircraft leasing, Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), [G-JECX] will be one of twelve on lease from NAC, with these NAC planes being some of the first to join Flybe’s planned fleet of thirty-two Dash 8-400 aircraft.
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I remember when the Newquay surf and second home stay-cation scene really got going about 15 years or so ago. BA started on the route with 737's from LGW and I think one or two other operators piled in too - Ryan, Easy and GO? They gradually lost interest and eventually the route was taken on and slowly grown by Flybe using Dashes and 195's. The loads were quite good and would probably be even better with LHR and its potential connections. Also, the ramping up of the BE operation ties in nicely with the reduction of domestic APD which will help offset the fact that this is not a PSO route.
Days after Flybe Mk 1 collapsed, BA and others leapt in promising to save the day but with nothing like the number of rotations and certainly not 7 dpw. Covid put an end to that and BA are only now showing a token interest and on some days are even trying to flog NQY to London via Logan and Emerald connections taking 6-9 hours. So they really aren't interested. BA's early enthusiasm was probably more to do with slot protection at LHR than the interests of the SW.
Unlike the ATR's, the Dashes can perform like jets below 10k so will be able to fit in at LHR once back to capacity so this all makes a lot of sense and with the possibility of codeshares, it is probably a very sound move.
Going back to the problems of the past. Taking on Loganair in their own back yard was not the smartest idea but it partly failed because BE tried to operate a single Embraer on a TEN sector day. Anyone with experience of the Highlands and Islands weather, remoteness and lack of engineering cover would realise that this was doomed to fail.
Days after Flybe Mk 1 collapsed, BA and others leapt in promising to save the day but with nothing like the number of rotations and certainly not 7 dpw. Covid put an end to that and BA are only now showing a token interest and on some days are even trying to flog NQY to London via Logan and Emerald connections taking 6-9 hours. So they really aren't interested. BA's early enthusiasm was probably more to do with slot protection at LHR than the interests of the SW.
Unlike the ATR's, the Dashes can perform like jets below 10k so will be able to fit in at LHR once back to capacity so this all makes a lot of sense and with the possibility of codeshares, it is probably a very sound move.
Going back to the problems of the past. Taking on Loganair in their own back yard was not the smartest idea but it partly failed because BE tried to operate a single Embraer on a TEN sector day. Anyone with experience of the Highlands and Islands weather, remoteness and lack of engineering cover would realise that this was doomed to fail.
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Erm that route along with Teeside in May 202 are both axed. Loganair no longer fly into Heathrow and given the current improved passenger outlook I don't think ATRs are allowed into Heathrow as they are too slow.
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/loganair-flies-to-lhr/
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/loganair-flies-to-lhr/
https://www.businesstraveller.com/bu...london-routes/
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Erm that route along with Teeside in May 2022 are both axed. Loganair no longer fly into Heathrow and given the current improved passenger outlook I don't think ATRs are allowed into Heathrow as they are too slow.
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/loganair-flies-to-lhr/
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/loganair-flies-to-lhr/
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It's had a mixture of RE ATR double daily + WW 737 several days per week and in more recent times EIR up to 3x daily pre covid. Going back it's had maersk/brymon doing BAC 1-11 flights too, definitely high demand.
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I remember when the Newquay surf and second home stay-cation scene really got going about 15 years or so ago. BA started on the route with 737's from LGW and I think one or two other operators piled in too - Ryan, Easy and GO? They gradually lost interest and eventually the route was taken on and slowly grown by Flybe using Dashes and 195's.
Going back to the problems of the past. Taking on Loganair in their own back yard was not the smartest idea but it partly failed because BE tried to operate a single Embraer on a TEN sector day. Anyone with experience of the Highlands and Islands weather, remoteness and lack of engineering cover would realise that this was doomed to fail
It was deja vu but up against an operator that would rather go to the wall than roll over and let Flybe have what it wanted.
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Ha! But potentially more pickings than Leeds - LHR was ever going to have and they're going up against BA and others on LHR - BHD and AMS so I thought it might have been considered.
SOU
With future expansion and with the prospect of Flybe opening up a Southampton base could we possibly see a few more routes announced for summer 2023.
Possible destinations from Southampton alongside there existing services could be to,
Jersey
La Rochelle
LeedsNantes
Rennes
Paris CDG
It's just a suggestion obviously.
Possible destinations from Southampton alongside there existing services could be to,
Jersey
La Rochelle
LeedsNantes
Rennes
Paris CDG
It's just a suggestion obviously.
With future expansion and with the prospect of Flybe opening up a Southampton base could we possibly see a few more routes announced for summer 2023.
Possible destinations from Southampton alongside there existing services could be to,
Jersey
La Rochelle
LeedsNantes
Rennes
Paris CDG
It's just a suggestion obviously.
Possible destinations from Southampton alongside there existing services could be to,
Jersey
La Rochelle
LeedsNantes
Rennes
Paris CDG
It's just a suggestion obviously.
BA do indeed fly from Southampton to Bergerac several times a week. But then again Loganair fly multiple times a day between Edinburgh and Glasgow to Southampton. That didn't stop Flybe announcing those two routes in their latest route announcements.
I have to admit that I had totally overlooked Bergerac in my list.
With regards to Southampton to Paris CDG, I much prefer Air France to resume the route rather than Flybe.
I have to admit that I had totally overlooked Bergerac in my list.
With regards to Southampton to Paris CDG, I much prefer Air France to resume the route rather than Flybe.
Not really. They do a LCY-EGC-SOU on a Saturday, sometimes another SOU-EGC after that, then reverse on a Sunday and only in the summer. Occasionally Tuesdays too but only school summer hols.
The Saturday flight has been cancelled a lot this summer.
Flybe operated the route daily May-Oct and then 2,3 or 5 times a week the rest of the year.
This shows how profitable the route was but it’s a repost as I copied it from the old thread.
https://www.anna.aero/2020/10/23/fly...till-unserved/
The Saturday flight has been cancelled a lot this summer.
Flybe operated the route daily May-Oct and then 2,3 or 5 times a week the rest of the year.
This shows how profitable the route was but it’s a repost as I copied it from the old thread.
https://www.anna.aero/2020/10/23/fly...till-unserved/
This shows how profitable the route was but it’s a repost as I copied it from the old thread.
https://www.anna.aero/2020/10/23/fly...till-unserved/
