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Doncaster Sheffield-2
FlyBe will be basing two aircraft again next summer.
Pretty much the same schedule, with one less rotation for Berlin per week. No sign of Palma for next year yet. |
From the airport site
Next stop, the airport… as new bus route launches from Sheffield August 1, 2017 http://flydsa.co.uk/uploads/slider/_...s_service.jpeg Passengers from Sheffield and Rotherham needing to travel to Doncaster Sheffield Airport have a new travel option thanks to Stagecoach Yorkshire. The first ever direct bus route from Sheffield city centre to Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) sets off on September 3rd and will operate 7 days a week, taking approximately 45 minutes to reach the terminal building. This news comes on the same day that the airport announced its Summer 2018 routes with Flybe to 10 destinations across Europe including Paris, Dublin, Faro and Malaga now on sale for travel up to June 8. Steve Gill, chief executive of Doncaster Sheffield Airport said: “This is excellent news all round for our passengers. We are thrilled that Stagecoach Yorkshire is introducing this new route from Sheffield to the airport. “This is a further step in improving our connectivity and strengthens our proposition to the rest of the travel and airline industry” The service will operate eight times a day from Sheffield serving peak flight times in the early morning and evening focusing on Wizzair and Flybe flights from the airport. Matt Davies, managing director of Stagecoach Yorkshire, said: “We are extremely pleased to be launching this new service from Sheffield city centre to Doncaster Sheffield Airport. “We are keen to support the growth of Doncaster Sheffield Airport which we see as an important regional asset whose growth will only be of wider benefit to the region. “We’ve worked closely with the team at the airport to develop a schedule that works with their busiest flight times and we are looking forward to working with partners to develop this service further in the future to accommodate more flight times“ The 737 Stagecoach bus service will depart from Sheffield Interchange, from Sunday September 3, with the first service leaving at 4.45am calling at Wickersley, Bramley, and arriving at the DSA terminal at 5.30am. Tickets for the new service cost just £6 single fare, £6.30 for an unlimited travel explorer ticket which also includes Supertram services and £10 for a family explorer ticket for two adults and up to three children. Summer 2018 flights with Flybe are on sale for travel to all destinations up to June 8 with the further summer period to be on sale in August. |
Basically the bus will take the M18 from the airport to Junction 1 then use A-roads the rest of the way. A time of 45 mins is given, except at peak times when 55 mins is allowed. Just two stops in the Rotherham suburbs. No stop at Rossington or the Wildlife Park.
The fare of £6.30 (with an unlimited tram and bus pass) sounds excellent value given that a taxi from Sheffield is 40 quid and is just 20 mins quicker. Although the distance is longer, the time still compares favorably with other airport buses. I spent the best part of an hour recently on the bus from Bristol Airport to the city centre. |
Hope they remember the baggage issue on town buses versus airport car park buses etc... would be good if all regional airports joined the dots in this regard.. good on them
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Good news as Flybe looks to resume Summer 2018 at DSA with the following:
TXL - 2x Weekly ALC - 3x Weekly AGP - 3x Weekly NQY - 3x Weekly FAO - 3x Weekly DUB - Daily JER - Daily AMS - Daily CDG - Daily Unfortunately PMI doesn't appear to be loaded in the system, although considering it was operated with only an E175 this year it may not have been as successful as hoped. Glad to see strong daily commitment to four routes. |
The current late afternoon departure to PMI, with an arrival time back to DNS after midnight would not have helped attract pax to the route. In addition, no Saturday or Sunday flights is also a drawback. The route with these schedulings never stood a chance.
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Not forgetting that Flybe have only released flights up to June and the Palma flights for this year didn't start until July. So may go on sale with the next batch.
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No FAO? Would be good to see a BCN squeezed into the schedule.
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With the reduction in TXL (by 2x weekly) and the current missing PMI, i'd absolutely expect to see some changes to timings and a potential additional route or two added before next year in
As mentioned before, BCN could be a strong possibility and a good choice. It has performed well (pax figure wise) ex-DSA in the past. Good to see them yet again proving wrong those who said they were pulling out... |
FAO is operating 3 x weekly in S18.
Having had a quick glance at the schedule would appear that there is an arrival at 1835 every day with no outbound after it, plenty of time to do something in the evening I would have thought |
Be nice to see some evening short sectors to NQY and JER on a Fri/Sun, very few options from the Yorkshire regionals for Weekend getaways, would also serve people working in Cornwall Mon-Fri
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Originally Posted by Rob732
(Post 9849973)
No FAO? Would be good to see a BCN squeezed into the schedule.
Originally Posted by cumbrianboy
Having had a quick glance at the schedule would appear that there is an arrival at 1835 every day with no outbound after it, plenty of time to do something in the evening I would have thought
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I noticed on the FODSA website that Thomson are operating flights to Kefalonia from DSA next summer, plus additional flights to other existing routes such as Dalaman, do we have any further information on this?
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TOM1747
I take it you haven't looked on the TUI website as the summer 2018 flights are clearly visible including those from DSA! |
To answer my own post #1192 2Excel's 737 will be based out of STN for VIP work and not DSA.
Vulcan to the Sky have applied for planning permission for a visitors hanger to house XH558, this is to be located to the north of the fuel farm. |
New route from TUI for next summer to Naples.
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No Berlin from next June, according to the Flybe timetable
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TUI introducing a weekly Hurghada flight from Winter 18/19.
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Hurghada
Great news on Hurghada. Would also be good if the airport could get round to advertising Naples as a destination (can’t see anything on their website) and I believe it’s been on sale a week or two.
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Massive sulk from me this week.
Flybe DSA to Dub missing some days from the schedule. Had to cross to Manchester. Which makes me miserable. A kick in the balls to their regular business customers. |
Still sulking
On the bus from LBA to the.centre. Which is rammed and stopping everywhere.
I kind of thought the airport would be busy enough to get an express service |
If there was enough demand from business customers, then surely it would have stayed daily rather than reduced to just three times per week.
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My informal survey always saw a decent load count mid-week.
I suspect it's more about reducing to one based jet meaning they are picking the 'premium' loads and maintaining the network. |
Probably picking the premium spending passengers for DSA to keep the shops and bar afloat. DSA wont make much from a businessman arriving 30 mins before his flight, and lets not forget DSA have a hand in BE being there.
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My past few flights in there it's actually been fairly busy. Disappointingly so from my point of view.
And DSA is not going to get rich on the shops profit share. But you are right, my purchase is normally limited to a bottle of water..., and maybe a £2 bacon sarnie from Subway if there is no queue. |
The North West hands Yorkshire and the Humber the blindfold and handcuffs and Yorkshire and the Humber blindly put them on and the whole North East of England is held in an civil aviation economic time warp! Cheers Donny.
Guess which North West company benefits the most? “We just thought people in Yorkshire hated everyone else – we didn’t realise they hated each other so much.” David Cameron. He didn't get much right but this he got spot on! |
Is this the drivel you roll out when you are bored on a Sunday and look for a rise from someone?
Like people state on other threads go away or contribute constructively. How did those great set of VIP charters from Church Fenton go this summer? |
DONT FEED THE TROLL
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Your absolutely correct he is a TROLL.
Personally I never use that term as the majority of the time it can often be used in the incorrect manner but in the case of LEEDS APPROACH he is actually what you have written a complete and utter TROLL. |
BBC Local News reporting a new route to be announced by the end of the month.
This is in addition to the previously announced TUI routes to Kefalonia, Antalya and Hurghada. |
Any idea who is launching the route (and where to)? I assume it will be one of the incumbents, but hope it's someone new.
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As a betting man I would say Reus or Rome with Flybe to replace Berlin.
Peel are being liberal again with "new route" announcements as a few have these have been served in the past and in the case of Antalya by TUI previously. |
Potentially they could be announcing the Naples route but it would be good to see an additional route.
Personally I would love Wizz to pick up Prague, I understand it was a good route back in the day with Thomsonfly and Easyjet. The planes were always very busy when I used the service. Pain having to trek to MAN, EMA and LBA. |
By virtue of it being one route ( unless that's wrong) unless Ryanair come in with one route ( most unlikely despite near constant training for weeks ) it's a bet between Flybe and Wizzair.
Ideally Flybe as they have aircraft sat idle. An ideal route - somewhere not served ( Rome was a good suggestion ) for example but one with high frequency if poss x7 weekly . That might restore the couple of lost routes . Or Loganair to ABZ . Not much of a route but again with good frequency and their statement intending to target all North English airports .?. Just wait and see. |
"the whole North East of England is held in an civil aviation economic time warp!"
I presume you think Yorkshire is in the NE? NCL is doing OK and that's in the REAL NE - not the N Midlands.................. but selfish thinking is unfortunately a real issue with Yorks airports |
Just the King of Yorkshire in empire building mood.... :rolleyes:
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Can't be! Yorkshire is a Republic :p
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Yeah us Yorkshire folk just like to argue amongst ourselves.
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Disappointed that you have called me a troll (whatever that is). I am not posting to wind anybody up. Not interested in that in the slightest.
Having too many airports [some of which are not 21st century airports] within a certain region/population catchment will only hold that region back. That is why Yorkshire and the North East (population above the North West and soon to rise to 9 million people) cannot sustain a scheduled flight to New York. Finningley fighting with Yeadon (when surrounded by Manchester, East Midlands and Newcastle) will mean continuing abject outright failure for the Yorkshire and Humber region as well as the whole North East in general. Directly helping the North West. It is not being a troll it is straight forward civil aviation science. |
Ahhh, so it’s not just about Yorkshire now but the whole of the Noeth East? Have you compared population density of the Greater Manchester/Merseyside area with Yorkshire and the North East? So we’re not just closing LBA now, were closing 5 airports to benefit Leeds..
You know how unlikely this scenario is. It has been pointed out hundreds of tones now. So yes, you are a troll. Until you change the record. |
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