Blimey, it’s beginning to sound like Flybe v1 all over again! Was considering using them a few times early summer but I think I will look for an alternative.

Mind you, who would you use at the moment? BA and EZY still having loads of short notice cancellations. Trains possibly going on strike. For UK domestics the only company you don’t seem to hear lots of problems with is Loganair. So I think I will either be using them or jumping in my car.

And Loganair are no better. Especially out of IOM. Was going to book day trip to London using their new LCY route but they’ve canx the early rotation due to no crew.

Over the last week there have been a few multi-hour delays on their evening flights in and out of SOU also.

There are industry-wide problems. TUI in the UK, for another example, have been having an absolute mare this week (plenty of discussion on the relevant thread).

Just to reflect what wombat an euromanxdude have sad. I am intrigued how the industry has got to a crew shortage. My only observation on this is that I know experienced pilots who just want to get out of the industry and doubt this, I assume, would not create a shortage on its own. The only tangible information I have is th3 recent survey where 49% of pilots would not recommend the industry to new starters. Didn’t give reasons though.

euromanxdude

Manx Radio reported Loganair saying the cancellation of two weeks of the early rotation was "because the airline is facing high levels of Covid-related absence amongst its Isle of Man-based aircrew".

The flights resume next week.

Cheers

No help to me now sadly.

I've been looking at Flybe on FR24, and there seems to be a non-trivial number of flights being cancelled. Are these all due to unpredictable things happening on the day - e.g. weather or large numbers of crew catching Covid - or are these predictable in advance or even (whisper it quietly lest the CAA hear) due to poor commercial loads ?

If these cancellations are predictable, are notifications going out on the day of travel, or are pax being notified in advance (i.e. with at least 24 hours notice) ?

Look, I am an LTC flying B737s, my Mrs was an IRE/TRE back in the day on BAC1-11s, my best mate was an F4 jock in the RAF... none of us have our kids joining this industry. fact.

Bit vague. A few details may help people give explanations, especially as FR24 isn't always the most reliable source of planned flights.

There have been lots of cancellations on the LBA-LHR route.

Also it’s interesting on social media there are plenty of comments about the old Flybe trick of baggage charges for hand luggage. People complaining they flew one way with no charge and then told the same bag is too big on the way back.

I read that Flybe have signed a lease for 5 additional aircraft.....first aircraft delivery imminent.

Quite a few were charged for their bags on my flight from BHX to AMS on Saturday. Some of the bags looked smaller than my rucksack

First of these was apparently ECOE which is already in service, with another expected shortly.

The 4 current aircraft are now pretty-much flying all day every day (weekdays anyway) as far as I tell. Most delays appear to be through AMS
(where things are so bad that KLM stopped selling tickets for 5 days up to today)

I’m not sure the delays are just AMS related. Some planes which haven’t touch AMS have still be flying with long delays and not to mention the cancellations. G-JECX for example hasn’t been to AMS in the past 7 days but still incurred big delays on 4 out of the past 7 days.

Trustpilot. Right. Take a look at BE's competition, BA sitting on 1.4 and U2 sitting on 1.5 and the amount of reviews would blow BE's out of the water.
On the subject of AMS as has been said take a look - KLM are actively discouraging bookings at peak due to the mess there and when it comes to cancellations take a look at BA, EZY and TUI.........

......and multi-hour delays every day on Emerald, Loganair, Blue Islands, Aurigny....not on all flights, but on at least some every day, the same as Flybe 2.0. Everyone is struggling, for all the reasons that have been well publicised.

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Do some research on trustpilot. apart from the criminal element, it is well regarded. Your feelings on this are not fact and the facts don't care about your opinions.