I'm also surprised re the lack of German routes.

Assume the once weekly DUS will continue ?

Surprised that BE didn't take the opportunity to base a second aircraft to operate some routes ex NQY as they are building quite a portfolio now. The LBA route is still pending announcement and could well be operated ex NQY or on a W pattern via NQY as LBA isn't a BE base with only one flybe flight I believe.


cs

I think that KLM with a F70 once a day would do well based on the amount of people that I bump into on the BRS and EXT flights that go to Cornwall... In view of KL starting on the SOU route to compete with FlyBE probably means we will not see a FlyBE with KL codeshare on that route....:{

Latest press release from NQY contains some old news, but a few updates also:

- LBA service expected to start in June
- Eurowings DUS service will be on an A319 this year

Cornwall Airport Newquay ? set for growth with a new name, new routes and no Development Fee | Newquay Cornwall Airport

things do seem to be looking better!


anyone have any ideas about how the LBA route will actually operate considering LBA doesn't really have much in the way of BE service to reshuffle around to slot this route in, and BE at NQY doesn't seem to have much scope for it either?




cs

2 possible ways it could happen is w-legging one of the 2 routes flybe do currently operate into LBA on a year round basis.

Flybe do LBA-BHD upto 4x daily using Dash 8-Q400, so in theory they could fit in a possible BHD-LBA-NQY, NQY-LBA-BHD utilising the mid morning rotation which operates 7 days a week.
Meanwhile Loganair operate a 2x daily weekday only LBA-GLA service with Saab 340 so could also possibly do a GLA-LBA-NQY NQY-LBA-GLA rotation on either the moring or evening legs but they would have a slight problems with this as they don't operate into LBA over the weekend.

The thing is, Flybe isn't Loganair and Loganair isn't Flybe so it's not going to be a Loganair route. It's Flybe that's tendered for the PSO so Flybe will fly it.
As for how, yes you're right, it'll probably be a pattern with an aircraft that already flies into LBA. SOU maybe?

BEE don't fly SOU-LBA anymore. Eastern increased frequency and aircraft size (S2000) in response.

Suppose there's a chance that BE reinstate the second MAN-NQY and operate MAN-NQY-LBA-NQY-MAN

Plus there's also the LCY rumour that could drop into the middle of that on a Manchester based Q?


cs

if there was an AMS-NQY route I would've been tempted to do LBA-AMS-NQY before now, although with LBA-NQY probably happening that may not be necessary.

Flybe have just announced 2 new summer routes from Newquay this morning to Liverpool and Glasgow. The 2 routes will be 1x weekly on Saturdays using a Glasgow based aircraft which will w-leg to Liverpool with flights running from May 21st until September 24th.

Pirate FM - News - Two New Summer Routes From Cornwall's Airport

BE571 = GLA 14:25 - NQY 16:05 / BE1232 = NQY 16:50 - LPL 18:05
BE1233 = LPL 18:30 - NQY 19:45 / BE574 = NQY 20:30 - GLA 22:05

Still no sign of the year round service to Leeds/Bradford yet.

More good news but both routes that have been operated before:

LPL was 2 weekly with EZY last year.
GLA was last operated a few years back by BEE on a Logan Saab.

The BEE online timetable also shows that a second EDI rotation has been added on Saturdays from mid-June to early Aug.

Certainly does seem to be a good year for NQY so far !

My guess would be that if they can make these routes work that NQY will eventually become a base in 17!

Many would prefer the once weekly routes to be double weekly, however every little helps as they say.

The two EDI rotations on a Saturday is curious however !

I suspect we will see more from flybe announced for NQY soon. LBA is still to be released, LCY 6 weekly was rumored and MAN is still only showing 8 weekly for summer down from 10 last year.

Manchester could be down to 7 of the 8 being operated on the E95 rather than the Q however I suspect we might see some additional capacity added to the route.


cs

1 weekly domestic services are not at all useful to the vast majority of people, flybe are absurd! Wouldn't be surprised to see load of below 30%.

Flybe operate several once weekly domestic flights May - September and have done for the last couple of years with good loads - I think it is more of the inbound holiday market rather than outbounds for Cornwall. I do agree that once weekly though is useless for the vast majority of people - 2 weekly eg would allow short breaks...

Although on the whole 2016 is looking like a promising year...

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Au contraire AerRyan, the weekly services do extremely well for Flybe - hence the addition of LPL and GLA. The twice-weekly EZY to LPL didn't work because of poor midweek loads and a ridiculously short season.

The only thing that could be said is leaving Newquay at 20:05 and arriving into Glasgow at 22:30! Prices seem reasonable for GLA, EDI, LPL etc

One weekly services
 

I think we will see an increase in UK tourism. With overseas security unstable and the Spanish markets seeing heightened demand prices will increase and people will choose to holiday in the UK. If we have a good summer, we could see high loads and decent yields on these single weekly flights.

My only worry is BEs notorious time keeping and w patterns back to GLA last thing at night is a recipe for a delay... (as likely to be families etc)

don't forget that most of these once weekly destinations are available via a BE to BE connection with the exception of LPL I think so the reality is that direct flights are only once weekly however you can return midweek, albeit with a connection rather than direct.




cs

I take my hat off to flybe for listening about NQY-MAN

The current summer schedule has slowly crept from 7-9 weekly. Only oddity being its once daily but with 3 rotations on a Sunday ??!

Please tell me that somewhere along the road they are going to add in some additional weekday capacity ? Maybe operating LBA on a W pattern ex MAN ?


cs