Eastern Airways

[geoff]

Good to see NCL and Aberdeen back on a Sunday, every little helps.

 

[Jerry]

Booked Eastern to Aberdeen for March! 3 hours on the J41 with a stop at Newcastle. Should be interesting!

 

[Jarvo]

Booked Eastern to Aberdeen for March! 3 hours on the J41 with a stop at Newcastle. Should be interesting!

Was it eyewateringly expensive?

 

[Jerry]

Was it eyewateringly expensive?

Basic fare was £128.98 one way. So not too bad.

 

[mathers_wales_uk]

I suppose wonder what a rail fare would have been in comparison when we say eye watering fares.

if you can get an air fare lower than rail fare when you get a significant time saving you should always be thankful.

 

[Jerry]

I suppose wonder what a rail fare would have been in comparison when we say eye watering fares.

if you can get an air fare lower than rail fare when you get a significant time saving you should always be thankful.

£230 one way and a 9 hour journey for rail.
If i remember correctly the route used to be a lot more expensive pretty sure double the price I paid and as comparison for Edinburgh on that day Flybe want £87, £110 and £61 in order of departure times.

 

[Jerry]

Just had an email from Flybe about my flight from Cardiff to Aberdeen and they have said that from the 10th February Eastern Airways will suspend their Cardiff to Newcastle flights, for passengers flying to Newcastle it looks like they will be offered alternative flights to Teeside and onward transport to Newcastle, for passengers like me who are flying to Aberdeen it just means the fuel stop will be at Teeside instead of Newcastle.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Just had an email from Flybe about my flight from Cardiff to Aberdeen and they have said that from the 10th February Eastern Airways will suspend their Cardiff to Newcastle flights, for passengers flying to Newcastle it looks like they will be offered alternative flights to Teeside and onward transport to Newcastle, for passengers like me who are flying to Aberdeen it just means the fuel stop will be at Teeside instead of Newcastle.

they’re moving the newcastle flight to teeside, really!?

 

[Jerry]

they’re moving the newcastle flight to teeside, really!?

Yep that's what the email said. The fuel stop will be in Teeside and not Newcastle. I suspect that they've either been offered an incentive from Teesside airport or it's due to aircraft availability or might be both.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Yep that's what the email said. The fuel stop will be in Teeside and not Newcastle. I suspect that they've either been offered an incentive from Teesside airport or it's due to aircraft availability or might be both.

The P2P traffic between CWL and MME won't be as big as that between CWL-NCL, surely.

Very odd Eastern decision switching its CWL route to MME from NCL. I'd love to know the rationale too. I wonder what the CWL management makes of it all. I can't think they will rejoicing unless they have something already lined up for NCL.

I can't remember if CWL has previously had a MME route.

 

[Jerry]

The P2P traffic between CWL and MME won't be as big as that between CWL-NCL, surely.

It's not if you can jump on a train to Newcastle as i think the local station only has 1 train a week. The only reasons i can think of is the ones i stated before.
I'd imagine that the CWL management will be disappointed and happy at the same time. A new domestic connection would be welcome but not at the expense of a route like NCL. Just checked the Flybe website and they have taken the route off sale except on sundays but Teesside isn't onsale.

 

[Seasider]

They are probably using the aircraft to operate an extra rotation from MME to ABZ, so CWL - MME is not being offered for sale.

 

[Jerry]

On Flybe's website the ABZ route now comes up as a stop at MME.

 

[Silvercity]

The P2P traffic between CWL and MME won't be as big as that between CWL-NCL, surely.

Very odd Eastern decision switching its CWL route to MME from NCL. I'd love to know the rationale too. I wonder what the CWL management makes of it all. I can't think they will rejoicing unless they have something already lined up for NCL.

I can't remember if CWL has previously had a MME route.

Is an odd move, although MME seems to be resurgent .

 

[Jarvo]

It is a strange one as the technical stop is now showing up as MME on the Flybe booking engine as Jerry said, yet the option to book from CWL to MME isn't there. BE7632 (Mon 10th Feb) is bookable CWL-ABZ and MME-ABZ but not CWL-MME which is a bit weird! I assume it'll be on in due course as it's a new airport link.
It may just be as simple as landing fees at NCL not making it worthwhile for such a small aircraft on an underused link.

 

[Jerry]

It'll be curious to see if they actually launch CWL-MME as a route in itself.

 

[Finger66]

I think there may be something to do with LM at NCL as haven't they just announced extra NCL ABZ flights? May not be room for both carriers on the route. And yes I am sure MME are doing all they can to attract more

 

[Jarvo]

This is beyond speculation, just late night conspiracy theory. As a franchise partner to BE it may be possible that Eastern have some insight to discussions between the UK gov and BE?
Would this move before the march budget be foreshadowing a possible relaxation of APD on domestic flights between airports below X-pax pa?

 

[aviatorconcorde]

They are probably using the aircraft to operate an extra rotation from MME to ABZ, so CWL - MME is not being offered for sale.

makes sense now.

my Colleagues use the CWL-NCL route now and again, would of been a disappointment for them no doubt.

 

[geoff]

Cwl to Teeside now available on Flybe website, test booking for 19-2-20, £218 one way, there will not be many passengers at that price. I wonder if Newcastle will return, if Flybe wants to show the Government it connects the Uk, then a Newquay-CWL-NCL service would be good news for the airport.