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Well, despite any negative comments here the airline launched today as promised

New airline to link Brighton and Paris - Telegraph

If you are going to book with these guys, use a credit card. Not a debit card.

19 seats and a wet lease. So no ATOL. So no consumer protection.

Gulp.

TA.

A nice detailed report on the first passenger flight :)

Brighton City Airways Inaugural To Paris, Let 410. — Trip Reports Forum | Airliners.net

Seems like it was a success, apart from a few glitches (as you would expect from any new airline, but nothing too serious).

Totally agree with GH.
There are many large businesses within 30 mins drives away.

If these businesses have a need to send staff between other offices in the fringes of Paris, then there is the basis for a good airline type business.

If the proposed airline has been is talks with these companies, (IBM is a possible), plus they need to send staff on a regular basis then there is the core business.

Who would have thought that Suckling would work. Ford Motor Company had a private airline fron Southend. The Channel Tunnel Project created a few years of regular flights, (OK, these were mostly private charter not scheduled services).
There is a need between certain City Pairs.

In another life I was looking at Business Class only service between UK, (Luton/Stansted/Biggin), to the Brits EU holiday destinations.

Please do not just write off any plans, as sometimes dreamers are needed...but I would agree a good business plan should come before hot web sites..... BUT chicken and egg situation... often a good PR and marketing plan is needed equally to the business plan....attract high profile clients and bankers with the money needs ONE hot hit allowed...

glf....x.... lgw

Well if I didn't live half my life at the other end of the Country and the rest the other side of the Atlantic I would be down at Shoreham volunteering to help. I just love the idea of this flying and have learned a lot in Canada about how tiny niche airlines can make profit, it can be done. If BCA are reading this when you start flights to NQY give me a call!

There are no longer any LGW-PAR (all airports) flights, so the options are: LHR-CDG, LHR-ORY, accross to Ashford/up to London for the Eurostar, or use the ferries.

That is why there may be a potential niche market for ESH-POX.

Time will tell. Good luck!