Assuming that the EZY flights are at business-friendly times, Flybe will lose their most profitable customers, putting the whole route at risk. EDI to BHX could end up with just two flights per day rather than seven. Most of the traffic goes by train already.

Well 2 x daily EDI-BHX wouldn't be enough. It's a busy business route and has had multiple frequency for decades now (as has GLA very similarly) I think that would not give business the flexibility it needs. The train is 4h30m fastest, at a frequency of only every two hours so you spend 9 hours minimum on the train that will require an overnight stay unlike a day or half day return by air. Both routes have been served by 1-11's, 737 and A319 with BA (some ATP off peak) in the past, although there was feed to BA hub at BHX, until they pulled out, admittedly but frequency has still been maintained. Although now retired and re-located, I have in the past been a frequent business user BHX-EDI/GLA and frequency is very important as it's possible with the schedule to use time efficiently. I think it really needs to remain at good daily spread service and 1 on Saturday is wholly inadequate. I hope you're wrong on your suggestion.

easyJet are forecasting over 180000 pax. On the basis of the July data, which may be not normal, Flybe carry just under 300000. So EZY expect to take over half the traffic, unless there's an unmet need for LCC traffic.
And BTW, the train takes about 3 hr 30. We'll see.

I love flybe and having been using them from BHX to BHD/GLA/EDI for years !!!!!!!!!

I welcome this news !!!!!!!

I can now fly from BHX to BFS-GLA-EDI with easyJet instead

The average journey time by train from BHX itself is 4h30 every two hours. It depends where you start from. There is a large catchment area from the South/ South East area from the airport down to Milton Keynes etc. I'm just saying for business users I think the train takes far too long; day returns are an absolute requirement.

Even more news as Flybe cut Edinburgh-East Midlands and Loganair add Edinburgh-East Midlands, it looks like loganair will be 5x daily.

Aslo reported in a kerry newspaper they are in negotiations with Loganair for flights from Edinburgh to Kerry.

The schedule on the East Midlands thread shows just 4.

It's up to 4 daily:
1 LM 361 X7 EDI EMA 0650 0800 0 30MAR20 29AUG20 ER4 1:10
2 LM 363 7 EDI EMA 1200 1310 0 29MAR20 30AUG20 ER4 1:10
3 LM 365 X6 EDI EMA 1430 1540 0 29MAR20 30AUG20 ER4 1:10
4 LM 367 X67 EDI EMA 1600 1710 0 30MAR20 28AUG20 ER4 1:10
5 LM 369 X6 EDI EMA 1930 2040 0 29MAR20 30AUG20 ER4 1:10

and:
1 LM 362 X7 EMA EDI 0830 0940 0 30MAR20 29AUG20 ER4 1:10
2 LM 364 X67 EMA EDI 1415 1525 0 30MAR20 28AUG20 ER4 1:10
3 LM 366 X6 EMA EDI 1740 1850 0 29MAR20 30AUG20 ER4 1:10
4 LM 368 X6 EMA EDI 1955 2105 0 29MAR20 30AUG20 ER4 1:10
5 LM 370 5 EMA EDI 2110 2220 0 03APR20 28AUG20 ER4 1:10

Hi All,


I hope this question is in the right place!

I am flying out of EDI on flybe in a couple of days. After that I am flying out of MAN and out of Europe.

I want to hand carry a handheld, re-chargable, aviation, VHF transceiver. I need to hand carry it out of EDI because I will have hand luggage only, and out of MAN because I want to claim a VAT refund on it Any idea how security will react to it? In theory I could cause total mayhem with it! But I wonder if security will know or care and will distinguish it from any random radio ?


https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cm...2&isArchived=0

Thanks

https://www.insider.co.uk/news/edinb...ugust-20097900

Although they don't seem to have posted the numbers on their own website, I found them here. Big fall in domestic numbers, just offset by continued, but slowing, growth in international business.

Formation of a new airport access road from the east of the terminal building at Edinburgh Airport to Gogar Roundabout

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov...=PYBRI3EW0XE00

This image also appears to show an extended south east pier.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....608123d760.jpg

All part of the masterplan, Good to see more expansion though. Also Jet2 added a few thousand extra seats for the winter. And Im also hearing rumours that Jetblue are intersted in starting New York in the future on A321XLR.

Edinburgh is on their radar but not in their first launch.