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Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10176914)
So airlines from LCY don't cancel flights? Good luck !
I call it Ryanair syndrome.... |
Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10176914)
So airlines from LCY don't cancel flights? Good luck !
Reading mik3bravos account of Sunday evening, I thought that was quite apparent. |
Originally Posted by airsouthwest
(Post 10176958)
It appears Flybe still can't make a profit, although seat numbers are up and this might improve once the E195's have gone, but then again we heard this all before back in 2014!
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Originally Posted by PDXCWL45
(Post 10176914)
So airlines from LCY don't cancel flights? Good luck !
I have rarely and I mean very rarely had any problems with BA or Aer Lingus or Cityjet (or dare I say it even Ryanair) on a London- Dublin route. With the extremely rare exception due to wx, in general all of these carriers run a well organised reliable service. Regrettably for Flybe that has not consistently been the case at all and any of their various issues on the route are down to a/c tech or crew issues or some other technical ops issues but not wx related issue. Anyway, my business spends considerable costs on flights but afraid those travel expenses will now not include Flybe in the list of carriers to use. I can’t run a business and get to meetings if we can’t trust a carrier to deliver good reliable services. I pull no punches and make no apologies for it - that’s business in a consumer lead world and my business goes with whatever carriers help our business operate effectively we are not precious about any airline. |
Originally Posted by Cloud1
(Post 10176910)
You come across as a very aggressive poster. I don’t think many people on here care enough about your preference of airline to “deal with it”. Glad you have an alternative sorted for future trips. |
Originally Posted by mik3bravo
(Post 10177614)
Welcome to consumerism, baby! I’ll take your comment as a compliment. Next?! |
Originally Posted by mik3bravo
(Post 10177614)
Welcome to consumerism, baby! I’ll take your comment as a compliment. Next?! |
Does anyone know if they have stopped painting their aircraft into the new scheme? Still plenty of q400s in the old scheme, not to mention all the 175s. Some q400s are still in the Brussels airways scheme as well. Rebrand was years ago wasn’t it? It’s not like they have any new aircraft on order either. |
To busy paying for Altea
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Originally Posted by Rivet Joint
(Post 10184615)
Does anyone know if they have stopped painting their aircraft into the new scheme? Still plenty of q400s in the old scheme, not to mention all the 175s. Some q400s are still in the Brussels airways scheme as well. Rebrand was years ago wasn’t it? It’s not like they have any new aircraft on order either. According to Jethro's the two in Brussels Airlines Colours are to leave the fleet in the not too distant future so that's why those haven't been painted. |
Originally Posted by MKY661
(Post 10184729)
According to Jethro's the two in Brussels Airlines Colours are to leave the fleet in the not too distant future so that's why those haven't been painted.
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I have flown from MAN to NQY return once a year for the last three years on business with BE. Not one of the six flights has been on time. This week the MAN - NQY sector (both yesterday and today) were delayed because the equipment arrived late from AMS. If this is a regular occurance, then acknowlege it in the timetable. No point getting to the airport in good time only to find you are sitting in a stupidly busy and cramped Terminal 3 at MAN or a shed like NQY with nothing to do.
It is a pity there is no choice on this route and that driving is too long. At least the Q400 are perfectly adequate for the length of route. The difference in time between the E-series and the Q400 cannot be more than five minutes. |
So how would flying on a Q400 instead of an ejet put you on time?
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It wouldn’t and he didn’t imply that it would. :zzz: |
Had to forgo my usual direct CDG for a flybe via BHX on the way out and MAN on the way back. Perfectly acceptable flights and within normal punctuality parameters +/- 15 minutes. I’ll not rush to experience Manchester again in a hurry though. |
It's funny how the airline industry has conditioned us to accept that 15 minutes is an acceptable delay.
Imagine being 15 minutes late to give someone a lift, or 15 minutes late for an interview. They wouldn't write it off as 'normal punctuality' regardless of excuses. |
Originally Posted by El Bunto
(Post 10189835)
It's funny how the airline industry has conditioned us to accept that 15 minutes is an acceptable delay.
Imagine being 15 minutes late to give someone a lift, or 15 minutes late for an interview. They wouldn't write it off as 'normal punctuality' regardless of excuses. |
Well if you live near London and use the M25 people are more forgiving of minor delays because it’s an unknown as to what experience you will have on it. Much like the taxi at busy airports or the heavily congested airways Also if I was driving I could leave early to allow more time. If a flight left early without all passengers all hell would break loose. So having a buffer makes sense. |
or 15 minutes late for check in or the gate ?
that's what really annoys me is the double standards ! late is late (not being within 15 minutes) or padding out the schedule for that matter ! |
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