I mean... Titanic turned up in Cherbourg and Cobh alright...

Jury still out on BE2. I really want to see them do well but I just don't feel it. I hope I'm proven wrong

Funny you didn’t mention BE974 which arrived 3hrs late in Belfast last night, BE416 which was 40 mins late, BE419 was 20 min late into Birmingham, BE1049 nearly 50 min late. One early arrival doesn’t make a reliable on time airline.

However it’s an improvement at least.

I was going to say similar, on the odd occasions when I have looked at their punctuality they have had, on the same day, very early and very late arrivals. However if you look at any airline you'll see the same thing, sometimes the carrier may be responsible, others issues outside of the carrier's control.

That's life.

So, my first flight on the the “New” Flybe this morning was an hour late. The return flight tonight was initially delayed an hour and a half, but has now been cancelled!! “New” Flybe, same old story! EI Regional for me from now on I’m afraid!

Isn't that kind of thing every-day ops, just like a flight arriving 25 minutes early is too? I can't see why either merits a mention.

ADD is Acceptable Deferred Defect.

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Certainly a difficult day at BHX, the ATR hasn't flown resulting in both Edinburgh's and the early Glasgow cancelled. BHX website indicates that the late Glasgow is operating using the night-stopping Belfast City aircraft and is now showing on various sites as about to depart. Good on Flybe but tough times this week with easyjet ramping up Glasgow again after the summer hols to 3 a day on some days.

To be fair the easyJet last Glasgow has only just left with an hour delay and their Belfast is due 00:25 but still before the Glasgow gets back (after 1am)

Pete

Oceanic ATC systems failure this afternoon and consequent NATS diversion of ATCO resource to deal with that will have hit everyone in UK airspace equally today.

I still can't see why one flight arriving 25 minutes early should be worthy of commentary here though. It's just as irrelevant as a 25 minute delay. Plenty of both about.

Genuine question, do you work for, or have you been employed in the past by flybe? I only ask as they pretty much killed Air Southwest when they targeted NQY-LGW in such a predatory manner, so your username has a certain irony? I am just trying to understand where your support comes from, not having a go, just curious as I remember what they tried to do to Air Southwest.

Fair point. I seem to remember the action was deemed predatory but not expressly against customer interests after an OFT investigation. The "we can do this the hard way or the easy way" phone call from Flybe to ASW was a telling moment!

Literally nobody posts that here. It’s just embarrassing. You posted Ryanair weren’t flying much from Cork and got corrected, you repeatedly tried to correct people about Loganair not flying ATRs to LHR from IOM and got corrected and then think posting about one early flight means everything is great and rosy while ignoring the five flights the same day which were delayed.

Even if people did post X was late it means they will go bust, telling us one was on time isn’t going to change anyones opinion otherwise anyway.

What?

Meanwhile BHX to Geneva has been added to Flybe.com today. Fares are quite low on a lot of dates, unlike the rather extortionate French routes.

That looks like a sensible move to get some of the ski trade. I never understood why it was dropped previously when BACon came onboard. GVA always seemed like a good option if the Orange monster could be avoided.

As you say seems sensible. I wonder if it could follow from SOU and elsewhere?

How does the Q400 handle baggage like ski bags. Can it take them all or do you get bags left behind etc ?

A 2hr sector in a Q400 just doesn’t seem right somehow

Trouble is the "Orange Monster" is well ensconced on GVA/BHX with multiple flights on Saturday and Sunday. BE timings aren't bad, and I would imagine that in reality the flight time may be somewhat less than two hours.

For accommodating ski bags perhaps a big "Thule" box for the roof!!! (Only joking)