Thomsonfly
 

Was wondering if any one can shed any light on the fact that after almost a year of operating out of Bournemouth why several routes have been pulled already and the likelyhood of getting a 3rd based aircraft is now looking less than likely

It would seem that Paris Orly and Pisa have been given the chop for next summer although the loads would appear to have been quite satisfactory so far

Ibiza has been added only 1 flight a week though , and Palma 2 flight less than last year. On the plus side Amsterdam and Faro have been increased and several more Thomsonfly charters have been added to Paphos , Salzburg , Verona and Mahon

I guess its all swings and roundabouts but have to say bit of a blow to loose Paris and Pisa so early on !!

Is it the perceived wisdom that Thomsonfly has a firm foothold in Bournemouth, and that they are likely to secure the base with more A/C and routes ?

Is it just Bournemouth? As far as i am aware Thomsonfly have not announced expansion from Coventry or DSA either.

Thomsonfly seem to have been caught up in the ongoing internal reorganisations at TUI (who is in charge of Thomsonfly at the moment anyway?) and focus has moved away from the expansion of loco services back to the traditional charter market. Not sure how sustainable that is in the long run...

In any case, from Bournemouth's point of view I don't think it's all doom and gloom. As you say, loads on Pisa and Paris were OK and presuming that yields were likewise, I'm sure someone else will be interested in the routes.

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Was it not true that the Paris flight had problems getting slots before they started which left them late starting.

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I have noticed that TOM now seem to have 1 hour turn-arounds, and a hell of a lot of down-time at the base airports. Looks like BOH weekly departures are down to just 35 (this summer) from the dizzy heights of 42 last summer. How can they justify low-fares with such high costs and poor utilisation? The only answer for BOH is to appeal to Ryanair to plug the hole - or BOH will be down in passengers (5-6%) for 2006/07 compared to 2005/06. This is despite new services by Flyglobespan, easyJet and Air Berlin.

Oh and please take the 'new in 2005' off the website

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It says 'New for 2006' on the homepage :confused:

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sorry, i mean the box bottom right on the airport website that says 'new for 2005' still and links to all the new routes listed for last year.

the news heading on the homepage says new for 2006...

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Shamrock

Despite BOH, CVT and DSA being the original 737 bases, they are all part of the old Britannia charter world (all now under the Thomsonfly banner). The 737s are doing more charter work (BY callsigns, 1 hour turnarounds etc), rather than solely lo-cost work (TOM callsigns, 23-35 minute turnarounds) that they originally undertook..

Despite a toe in the schedule market, TUI and Thomsonfly are primarily a charter operator.