Still hard to see who is willing to take on these flights for both Exeter and Southampton

I would imagine that Thomson will just add a few extra flights to cover for the summer prehaps ?

With the new services to London 3 x daily and Newcastle being re intoduced it looks like the seat loss will be neglagable , and the Dash 8 looks to be the main aircraft based at Exeter now

Flybe increasing MAN fights
 

After the disappointment of the Spanish and Portuguese Flybe services going, its good to see the domestic routes are selling well with Flybe adding 6 more weekly flights to Manchester.

Devonians seem to be grasping that they don't have to drive to Heathrow anymore to travel to China, Singapore, Japan, India, Africa, Arabia, Australia, NZ etc

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/...ail/story.html

On a recent post on facebook Flybe have said

" we are planning to commence some more limited sunflying for summer 2015 from both out Southampton and Exeter bases by announcing this by mid Nov "

not sure if this will be to some more French destinations or indeed Spain ?

They kept saying it will be out by the 15th, I'd hope to see them next week.

The Q400's can do FAO/AGP etc.

If there's demand, which there is, they could use them on sun routes.

The Q400's would probably struggle with a full load, plus the flight time would be 3:15 ish meaning utilisation would be poor.

Not to mention the hellish 3hr turboprop experience from a customer perspective

yes Q400 is fine for regional routes, but for routes as far as that is... well truly horrendous :ouch:

Before Chambery could take jets, some very popular charters were operated by Brymon in the 1980's Exeter - Chambery for In-Style Holidays, a ski operator based in Exeter, using the Dash 7. Flights London City - Chambery also operated.

The Dash 8 Q400 is a whole lot faster and more comfortable than the Dash 7.

These flights avoided going to Gatwick, and the very long bus ride from Lyon.

Every flight was sold out. Departure was 0900. Passengers were invited to check in early to join in an unlimited Bucks Fizz breakfast in the airport bar, got on board in a haze of aimiability about everything, and slept all the way. The wine was cheap sparkling white, with bulk orange juice. The cost was under £2.00 per head, nothing compared to the anaesthetic effect it achieved.

Exeter saw a decline in Pax in Oct by 6%. What was the root cause of this? Lower load factors or a withdrawal of routes?

The Manchester route grew considerable to just shy of 10,000 passengers in a single month. Why is this route proving so popular? It is not viable from Bristol - but it seems to be incredibly successful from EXT. Will it decline now that EXT is connected to LCY? Is EXT-MAN largely connecting traffic?

NQY-MAN is also seeing a huge increase despite the London route continuing

Sharklet_321


The E195 has now gone from EXT which use to operate the Spanish destinations. I suspect all those pax are a good proportion of that 6%. It would of been even lower if BE hadn't of started the LCY route.


With regards to MAN it now operates 4 x daily. It feeds into the MAN Hub at the same time as several other BE flights from around the 4 corners of the UK. A good proportion of those pax will be connecting to other BE destinations. There will be some pax connecting to long haul with EK and Eithad etc on codeshares.

I have been back in Canada so a little out of touch, am I right in thinking Flybe are planning to operate Newquay to Gatwick (PSO) and Southend and Stansted?

News has emerged that the GPO have cancelled the contract for the Stansted Mail flights from February 2015. At least they'll now have another stand available for the new operators being enticed in to replace the Flybe sun route flights!

Is that EMA & STN cancelled ?

Drop in post demand or reflecting the speed of the motorway network past Exeter ?

mail flts
 

Drop in post demand or reflecting the speed of the motorway network past Exeter ?

i would say a lot of both.also they started using trains again.

It will be the STN flight getting canned, and EMA will remain. STN has been on the rack for some time over the costs of providing he service between RM and the operator.

Thomson have changed carrier to Endifa for next summer instead of Nouvelair A320 they are now using a Thomson aircraft on a W pattern from Bristol possibly a 757 which hasnt been seen at Exeter for a few years ( Thomson that is )

Seems to be a larger increase in IT holidays for next year which is good news

NCL - Exeter seems to going well with second month pax (Nov) standing at 2971 up 30% on Nov 2013, you get the feeling it should never have been cancelled.

It might be a B 738 in that BRS will have 2 757s and a 738 based for most of next summer with the latter, I believe, being used on one or two Ws as well as serving its home base with 'out and backers'.

Flybe
 

Flybe announce new route from Exeter to Normandy | Exeter Express and Echo

Was this one included when the 're-instated' Flybe Costa flights were announced two or three weeks ago?

Exeter to Deauville from June to September 2 x weekly.

Definately a new route not previously announced as part of the EXT "sunshine routes" re-instatement. Appears in the booking engine with flights available 25/6 to 3/9.

DOL was also announced as part of the BOH launch, maybe it will be flown on a W with one of the BOH-based a/c?

It is to an airport renowned for offering very significant levels of "marketing support" to airlines so neither BOH-DOL nor the subsequent addition of EXT is surprising in that regard.

How likely is it that EXT AMS will become double daily? My misses wants to move back to the EXT area and we now uses AMS to connect to BRS a lot as the EXT schedule is a pain but a proper double daily would be great. Any gossip if this is on the books?

EXT-LCY
 

Flybe will reduce EXT-LCY from 3 x daily to 2 x daily from 23 February 2015.

Flybe reduces frequency of Exeter - London City flights | Exeter Express and Echo

Had a quick look at a random date in March and it seems on weekdays the flights are as follows:

EXT-LCY 0645
EXT-LCY 1510

However the LCY second flight doesn't leave until 2030 so one assumes the aircraft will serve one of the additional BHD or EDI in between. Still useful for those in London on day trips but for the few (and I expect it to be just a few) on day trips to Exeter it's not exactly a long day when considering journey times to Exeter airport from the city centre.

@GlobalGlobal: I don't think AMS doubledaily is at all likely, however, even it did come up, I'd advise caution to decide moving to any place based on a flight schedule, particularly FlyBE's route planning is anything but reliable, routes come and go at worrying speed.

@ins thanks. No I will not move based on their schedule ;) I just day dream that we dont have to use BRS and drive past EXT anymore... :\

Unusual visitor today at EXT?
 

Wondered what was buzzing around at 2000ft around 9am this morning in Mid Devon, checked and found it to be a Bombardier Global Express (twin-jet) VJT822R which was about to land at EXT having flown from Miami, Florida.

Anyone got any inside information as to who was visiting, other than the crew of course?

exeter visit
 

Wondered what was buzzing around at 2000ft around 9am this morning in Mid Devon, checked and found it to be a Bombardier Global Express (twin-jet) VJT822R which was about to land at EXT having flown from Miami, Florida.

Anyone got any inside information as to who was visiting, other than the crew of course?


dont forget the plane lol. ring the airport someone will know.

EXETER AIRPORT
 

My friend, who lives near EXT, is asking me what the big unmarked aircraft is doing flying round and round doing circuits and bumps?

Any EXT experts here?

Is it that RAF Airbus A400 Atlas again?

RAF C17,it was also in yesterday.It even made the local paper.

March Provisional Stats
 

Terminal passengers up 7.1% to just shy of 800K for the previous 12 months. Nice to see the return of AGP, ALC and FAO scheduled services.

Key routes showing growth in March:

• Manchester up 37%
• Dublin up 88%
• Paris CDG up 19%

Manchester is particularly strong with just over 12,000 per month - assisted by the 4th daily weekday service.

I looks like Flybe Codeshares with CX, EY, AY, AF, EI seem to be having the desired effect... LCY figure still not released, here's hoping they can bed down the twice daily service.

I also notice EY code now placed on DUB, EDI & AMS flights - as well as MAN.

http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/...routes-in-s15/

Thomson 2016

First edition brochures show the following for Exeter

An additional Palma service on a Thursday using Volotea 717 aircraft but the dropping of Crete
Other wise the same as this year but Thomson are using a lot more 3 rd party carriers for there routes in addition to the Thomson based aircraft

Monday Las Palmas Air Europa
Monday Endifia Nouvelair
Tuersday Malta Air Malta
Tuesday Tenerife Norwegian
Thursday Palma Volotea

Thomson have had a few changes made to there summer 2016 operation with Sharm being replaced by Rhodes and Tenerife now being operated by Thomson based aircraft , there is also no Endifia programme next year

Palma was scheduled to operated by Volotea B 717 on a Thursday but this has now been replaced with Air Europa 737 800

As only a single TOM 738 is based, I assume either a second aircraft will be based or flown in to operate specific flights on days where TOM will operate three flights instead of two?

There is no requirement for Thomson to use an extra aircraft next summer as there are only 2 rotations a day except Friday when there are 3 rotations and the aircraft gets back early Sat am

The 3 extra flights next summer are now

Air Malta A319 Tue Malta
Air Europa B 738 Las Palmas Mon
Air Europa B 738 Palma Thu

So is there a reduced capacity from Thomson at Exeter next year or simply a case of chartered flights now operated by the based 738?

Thomson have reduced capacity next summer , at the moment there are no flights to Crete , Endifia or Sharm however they have added an extra Palma service on a Thu operated by Air Europa