Archive Flybe at Cardiff Airport

[Jerry]

Not all delays are tech related and this was down to crew sickness

Did G-FBEM go on to fly the VRN flight? Because FR24 (i know not 100% correct😆) had the Q400 down to fly that. That's why I thought it was tech.
Hope the crew get well soon!

 

[marsh.ger]

G-FBEM operated the Verona which was airborne 15 mins after STD so pushed pretty much on time.

Instead of inconveniencing a number of passengers Flybe did a good job by operating the flight in reverse on a Edinburgh based aircraft.

Brings back the schedule to on-time and providing there is no further crew sickness will limit delays tomorrow due to minimum crew rest.

 

[Jerry]

Instead of inconveniencing a number of passengers Flybe did a good job by operating the flight in reverse on a Edinburgh based aircraft.

Yes it sounds like they did. From what i've seen they seem to be pretty reliable at CWL with very few delays.
Most airlines will get problems with machine and crew and they will be no different it's how they react to the problem that matters.

 

[marsh.ger]

Can't be long until S17 schedule is released from Cardiff Airport as they have been released from Doncaster Sheffield today.

 

[Jerry]

Can't be long until S17 schedule is released from Cardiff Airport as they have been released from Doncaster Sheffield today.

Roger Lewis is on Jason Mohammed's show on Radio Wales tomorrow morning taking questions via twitter and email from members of the public. The last time he did that he kind of announced P&O's cruise destinations from CWL for next year though he made it sound like scheduled or charter ones! Wondering if Flybe will release S17 just before that so he can plug it? Guess we'll find out tomorrow!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I've noticed that the CWL chairman seems to take the lead in many public situations where with most airports it would be the CEO. I know CWL hasn't got a CEO, they have an MD, but I assume her role is broadly the same as a CEO's.

 

[Jerry]

I've noticed that the CWL chairman seems to take the lead in many public situations where with most airports it would be the CEO. I know CWL hasn't got a CEO, they have an MD, but I assume her role is broadly the same as a CEO's.

Roger Lewis because he used to be Chief executive of the WRU is a well known and a very media savvy figure. He's also well connected with the buisness community, media and politics in general and in many rugby circles completely loathed!
I think with him taking the public profile doing media interviews and toadying up to airlines and dealing with the politicians then it means that Deborah Barbara can just carry on with the day to day job of turning the airport around and making it a success. Plus Roger Lewis does like the limelight!😆
Though there was an article about her the other day in Insider Media. Pretty sure it said she was ex RAF ATC.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Roger Lewis because he used to be Chief executive of the WRU is a well known and a very media savvy figure. He's also well connected with the buisness community, media and politics in general and in many rugby circles completely loathed!
I think with him taking the public profile doing media interviews and toadying up to airlines and dealing with the politicians then it means that Deborah Barbara can just carry on with the day to day job of turning the airport around and making it a success. Plus Roger Lewis does like the limelight!😆
Though there was an article about her the other day in Insider Media. Pretty sure it said she was ex RAF ATC.

Debra Barber retired from the RAF as a Group Captain - as you point out, her specialism was air traffic control.

It's a high rank: equivalent to Captain RN and full Colonel in the Army.

 

[Jerry]

Debra Barber retired from the RAF as a Group Captain - as you point out, her specialism was air traffic control.

It's a high rank: equivalent to Captain RN and full Colonel in the Army.

It was a good interview. It mentioned how when she arrived only 40 people actually worked for the airport and over 200 were contractors who could only do specific jobs and how she had to reorganise so they worked for the airport but also were much more flexible in what they could do day to day. It sounds like CWL has got someone at the helm who's a team player and knows what she's doing! And slowly but surely she and her team seem to be turning the airport around.

 

[Jerry]

Debra Barber retired from the RAF as a Group Captain - as you point out, her specialism was air traffic control.

It's a high rank: equivalent to Captain RN and full Colonel in the Army.

It was a good interview. It mentioned how when she arrived only 40 people actually worked for the airport and over 200 were contractors who could only do specific jobs and how she had to reorganise so they worked for the airport but also were much more flexible in what they could do day to day. It sounds like CWL has got someone at the helm who's a team player and knows what she's doing! And slowly but surely she and her team seem to be turning the airport around.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

It was a good interview. It mentioned how when she arrived only 40 people actually worked for the airport and over 200 were contractors who could only do specific jobs and how she had to reorganise so they worked for the airport but also were much more flexible in what they could do day to day. It sounds like CWL has got someone at the helm who's a team player and knows what she's doing! And slowly but surely she and her team seem to be turning the airport around.

She must have strong leadership and organisational skills to have progressed so far in the RAF. I don't think she's run an airport before but theses skills are transferable and she seems to be making a very good fist of what she's doing.

Her immediate predecessor was Jon Horne who returned as CEO in 2013 after the WAG had bought the airport. He had previously been in charge under the TBI regime. He is a civil aviation man and was extremely well thought of at CWL. It was a surprise to many when he suddenly announced his resignation just over a year after returning to the airport. Some think he disagreed with the way the airport company board saw the future path of CWL.

 

[Jerry]

Flybe Stats June 2016 All percentages are done using a 118 seater aircraft apart from DUS and BHD
EDI 7394 71 average per flight LF 60%
GLA 3388 65 average per flight LF 55%
JER 1583 65 average per flight LF 55%
BHD ? CAA haven't released yet.
BOD 234 117 average per flight LF 99%
CDG 4794 80 average per flight LF 67%
TLS 224 112 average per flight LF 95%
DUS 315 39 average per flight LF 50%
MUC 1384 38 average per flight LF 32%
ORK 844 53 average per flight LF 45%
MXP 2278 67 average per flight LF 56%
VRN 695 87 average per flight LF 73%
FAO 3163 93 average per flight LF 78%

DUB 8907 but it is flown by 2 airlines.

 

[Jerry]

She must have strong leadership and organisational skills to have progressed so far in the RAF. I don't think she's run an airport before but theses skills are transferable and she seems to be making a very good fist of what she's doing.

Her immediate predecessor was Jon Horne who returned as CEO in 2013 after the WAG had bought the airport. He had previously been in charge under the TBI regime. He is a civil aviation man and was extremely well thought of at CWL. It was a surprise to many when he suddenly announced his resignation just over a year after returning to the airport. Some think he disagreed with the way the airport company board saw the future path of CWL.

Yes I suppose there probably is the airports view of where CWL needs to go in the future and the WAG view and they might not be the same but who knows. She is doing a good job and I hope she continues!

 

[superking]

some of them load factors look good and some look very bad. but the end of the day its yield that counts.
read some where else that the tls flight was so dire that it was due for the chop.
just wonder where they got their figures from.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

some of them load factors look good and some look very bad. but the end of the day its yield that counts.
read some where else that the tls flight was so dire that it was due for the chop.
just wonder where they got their figures from.

They would be the June figures recently released by the CAA.

You're right about yield of course but the load factors would look so much better if some of these routes were E175 operated instead of E195.

 

[Jerry]

They would be the June figures recently released by the CAA.

You're right about yield of course but the load factors would look so much better if some of these routes were E175 operated instead of E195

Can see MXP being dropped to 3 a week next year maybe the same with MUC as they will need to make room for Berlin assuming it carries on into S17 can also see VRN getting increased but I would also thought that they would want to increase FAO. Unless they base a new aircraft they might have to use non-based aircraft a lot more but the only non based routes are BHD and DUS. I know sometimes ORK and JER are sometimes flown on Belfast or JER based Q400's. S17 will be interesting for Flybe. Hopefully it'll be announced soon!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Can see MXP being dropped to 3 a week next year maybe the same with MUC as they will need to make room for Berlin assuming it carries on into S17 can also see VRN getting increased but I would also thought that they would want to increase FAO. Unless they base a new aircraft they might have to use non-based aircraft a lot more but the only non based routes are BHD and DUS. I know sometimes ORK and JER are sometimes flown on Belfast or JER based Q400's. S17 will be interesting for Flybe. Hopefully it'll be announced soon!

The average loads in actual passenger figures as opposed to load factors are higher on MUC and MXP (especially in the case of MXP) than the bmi regional flights from BRS to these destinations. The difference is that bmi operates 49-seat aircraft and invariably charges very high fares (eye watering on occasions) which ought to drive up the yield with MUC being seven days a week and multi daily on most days of the week. The same applies to Jersey with Flybe/Blue Islands - lower average loads than CWL to JER but on smaller aircraft and twice daily for much of the seven days a week frequency.

Will Flybe announce a third based aircraft for summer 17 or perhaps operate more routes and/or frequencies using aircraft from other bases?

 

[Jerry]

Will Flybe announce a third based aircraft for summer 17 or perhaps operate more routes and/or frequencies using aircraft from other bases?

Another option for Flybe would be to reduce their Faro rotations to concentrate on European cities? Also i wonder if Jersey could be flown say daily linked in with Guernsey but on a smaller Blue Islands plane. Only other route I can see being flown by an outside aircraft would be GLA. Not sure though if Flybe have Q400's based at GLA or if it's all Loganair.

 

[superking]

cant see flybe staying on fao very long. cant compete with fr. not only that I don't think enough pax for 2 airlines with the size of aircraft.

 

[marsh.ger]

I can see Flybe withdrawing from FAO which will free up the aircraft to do some shorter route unless there are planned changes within the based number of aircraft.