Flybe

[YorkshireLad]

Tomorrow’s first BHD has just been cancelled. Looks like pax transferred to the later flight…if that does actually operate.

They are doing awfully with cancellation performance. When did a Flybe flight last even operate on time.

 

[White Heather]

They are doing awfully with cancellation performance. When did a Flybe flight last even operate on time.

Or even operate??

 

[Finger66]

Certainly doesnt stand for Fly Belfast Early just at the moment does it!! I for one was really pleased to see BE initially make a return to LBA earlier this year, especially with the introduction of LHR. However things just seem to be going from bad to worse so this is all only damaging the airline and the airports. EI particularly must currently have a very wide grin on their face. It was always said we ended up with too much capacity on BHD/BFS with the 3 airlines. Definitely time to just have 2 reliable ones me thinks as BE clearly not interested in looking at other LBA routes despite any previous hope's and wishes

 

[752]

Shocking service from BE these last couple of days.. not sure why LBA is the one getting cancelled all the time. Id be happy if they left the airport / tried AMS/NQY instead & left BHD to EI with a forth daily service / EZY increasing. At this rate id be more happier with Eastern jumping on it haha

 

[White Heather]

Well well!
The Flybe Dash 8 has just departed to Belfast. The first to operate for several days I believe. They haven't abandoned LBA fully then! Yet.

 

[YorkshireLad]

Only G-FLBA has operated into LBA for the past 4 days!

 

[White Heather]

Only G-FLBA has operated into LBA for the past 4 days!

Appropriate given its registration.

 

[Finger66]

Yeah but think what the F might end up standing for..........

 

[The Pole]

Late news

Airline drops service from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)

Flybe has dropped one of its services from Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA).

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

 

[Finger66]

The T&A right on the ball then! Next they will be reporting that Capital Airlines have ceased operations or that Bradford City have reached the Capital One Cup Final and knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup. They might even report that work is about to start on the Greengates junction. How on earth do these guys warrant earning a living - it completely beggars belief

 

[Bradford1]

Late news

Airline drops service from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA)

Flybe has dropped one of its services from Leeds-Bradford Airport (LBA).

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

To be fair, they're the only media to report this

 

[LBAYORKIE]

To be fair, they're the only media to report this

Wharfedale did.

 

[Aviador]

Wharfedale did.

Same group.

 

[White Heather]

Same group.

Wharfedale will print anything they can get their hands on about LBA, as long as it's negative. They have been anti LBA as long as I can remember. When the Support Group first got going in the 80s we had a right go at their 'journalist' ( in the loosest sense of the word) at a meeting, following a totally negative report that might well have been written by LACAN ( the GALBA of the 70s to 90s.).

 

[YorkshireLad]

G-FLBB made its return this morning on the BE732 to BHD

 

[lbaspotter]

Just when you thought Flybe was getting it's act together they spring up this surprise.
The Leeds/Bradford - Belfast City route is been reduced to 1x daily service along with flights to Manchester & East Midlands, whilst the its Belfast City to Southampton & Glasgow routes are suspended all due to late aircraft deliveries.

Airline forced to slash schedules over 'unexpected late aircraft deliveries' | ITV News

Flybe has operated out of George Best Belfast City Airport since it relaunched in April 2022 | UTV News

www.itv.com

 

[A400]

I don’t even know why they bother anymore. What gets me is that they’re still able to start new routes from other airports yet their current routes seem to face the chop.

They shouldn’t be adding any new routes or increasing frequency’s until they have the adequate planes that’s needed.

 

[LBA4EVER]

At least we are 1 of 3 airports keeping our Belfast service. In a way it might work out better as both easyjet and aer lingus will probably see better loads as passengers turn to those carriers, and the flybe flight will possibly have better loads too with just the one flight a day, Who knows!

 

[Len Fish]

Given their previous financial track record it just makes me wonder if there’s more to this than the stated excuse of late delivery of leased aircraft.

 

[Finger66]

@Len Fish I tend to agree with you there. COVID finally put an end to Mk1 and now all this economic uncertainty could be having a similar effect on Mk2. That said, they could actually be being sensible in cutting back on current capacity to genuinely stabilise things. However there is often no smoke without fire so we shall just wait and see. As LBA4EVER says probably EI and U2 the main beneficiaries here