RED WINGS

There are plenty of people with far more detailed knowledge but it is basically lack of crews and although the Bacon saga did not help, some
(or a lot) would say that it all started well before November 2006.

The Terms & Endearment threads about the take-over offered virtually every angle possible but whatever the real reason(s) it has been one
incredible mess and employees & pax continue to suffer on a daily basis.

G-JECV has been delivered to BHX today to add to the "spare" aircraft pile.

I have no idea how many passengers they have alienated over the last 6 weeks but at the moment loads at BHX are holding up even after Easter.

However I would imagine that there is only so much goodwill. As mentioned in my previous post they seem to have kept the BHX cancellations to a minimum which is good news for the pax if not the crew.

OP

Thanks Redwings - hope I can have my soup this week!!!

FlyBE ensure that crews are rostered for a 40 minute turnaround in order to have a brew and eat whatever food has been supplied them, providing the crew duty is long enough to qualify for food, i.e. 6 hours.

That they do this by pulling the 30 minutes either side to an unmanageable 25 minutes is a little bit hard to fathom, but there you go.

H.A.Clue, I'll pass on you problem at LGW to management and see if that has an affect on the rules, you never know.

There is a lot of crew problems at present, with aircraft movement, some of the outstation crews are not trained on types nightstopped and touring crews sometimes go sick, or leave without the crewing folk knowing!

This should be resolved soon as Cabin crew get courses on applicable types to provide standby at some locations. The setup at Fanborough is training as many Q400 pilots as it can right now, so those newly delivered aircraft will start moving as soon as they can.

Problems with food are ongoing but are being tackled. When you get it, at least it's reasonably good nosh!

I wouldn't know I've never had it ha ha!!!

Guess the main reason for the 40 min break is really to reduce knock on delays hence the lack of crew meals, how would we catch up the schedule if we stopped for a break? No food no distraction!

Cabingal save me a cupa soup if your not banished to sou or iom this week

O I also believe BHX is actually one of the cheeper airports for parking in the UK maybe thats the reason, plus I suppose a couple can be hidden away in the Hangar

I been reading this thread very closely and am actually pretty worried with what im hearing of lack of crews.

I am a dispatcher at CWL and flybe will be operating a BHD - CWL - CDG
with what i am currently hearing about short staffing with delays and Cancellations. How will this effect this route that is starting on Aprli the 29th?

I have another concern that the flight starts on Sunday and that the engineers hasn't been to CWL to install the new System yet. And only one dispatcher and 2 check-in agents have been trained on this new system.

I have heard a rumour of when flybe sorts itself out that it will be operating 14 flights a day from CWL. How much truth is behind this rumour?

Cheers

oltonPete But since I shall be on a route that exclusive to BA/Manx/BA/Flybe then it matters not if I feel alienated. Booking today for LGW/IOM I felt highly alientated by their website and manner of dealing with me and my booking.

High prices and low service. Fab. The sooner my mother leaves the Island the happier I shall be.

Was just wundering, now all the abuse has died down, what SLF and staff think of the new operation?

Better? getting better? worse? improving?

Getting better

glad to hear it, interesting ur at SOU thought it wouldnt have mage that much difference seeing as you are a big BE base anyway.

Have flown with BE a few times recently and the longest delay was 50 mins so for me things have improved. On board I haven't noticed much of a difference to be honest.

good thing or bad n board?

That doesnt surprise me as more on the ground has changed, glad u think its getting better though