Fly One

[User001]

new route to Chisnau, Moldova from June 2017.

Flies on Tue/Thu/Sat in the afternoon with A320.

Quite a coup that one, Moldova is a hard one to get! BHX really showing how it's done with Eastern Europe lately!

 

[Paulsstrange]

Great news and totally unexpected!!

 

[jfy1999]

Fly One only started flights this year, hopefully they won't go the way of similarly obscure carriers that BHX used to attract in the past.

Where are the flights showing, as I can't see anything on their website?

 

[User001]

Flights are showing on Google flights.

 

[jfy1999]

Thanks for that. These are the times that I saw on Google:

KIV 11:00 BHX 12:25
BHX 13:20 KIV 18:30

I assume the above are local airport times as I don't see how a flight can be under 90 minutes one way and over 5 hours the other way

 

[Bhx_fifteen]

The time difference is +2hrs.

So in UK time, the flight is

KIV-BHX 0900-1225 (3hr25)
BHX-KIV 1320-1630 (3hr10)

 

[Matt995]

Flights also showing on OAG as well, starts 6th June, flight numbers 5F 615 inbound, and 5F 616 outbound.

Their fleet shows 2 elderly A320's, 24 years old, and ex Eurocypria/Cyprus Airways 5B-DBD, and ex Caledonian/JMC/Thomas Cook G-BVYB, lets hope they have a few more newer airframes on order!

 

[Butty]

Excellent news. New start and a good new route. Getting there.

 

[nwoody2001]

Great news and a new route/country/city ...doesn't rock the world but if year round, that's 55,000 seats.

 

[User001]

I personally think this is an ace route, I'm genuinely jealous.

I've been hoping Manchester would get a Moldovan route for a while, to have Romania and now Moldova covered, I think this is a huge coup for BHX, only route outside London.

If this doesn't 'rock the world' for you, we'll gladly take it off your hands up the road.

As you can tell, I'm a fan of niche routes.

 

[nwoody2001]

Haha no no User001, we'll keep it for the time being if you don't mind ;o)

We just need it confirmed now. Indeed having niche routes is a great asset. Being one of only X airports in a country flying to destination Y is always good, just often comes with risk. I hope it pays off!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Indeed this is an excellent little route and definitely unexpected.

It's also now bookable on their website, 5F615/5F616

 

[nwoody2001]

Good to see ...was starting to wonder!

One thing I do notice, no sign of these new routes on the NYC website!!!

 

[Ray Finkle]

 

[Ray Finkle]

Fly One have quite a bit of advertising on their Facebook page.

There are also a couple of articles linked although translate is needed

Birmingham, a city with many attractions

For the first time in Moldova! Flights to Birmingham in just 70 euros per Fly One airline!

https://www.infotour.ro/ghid-turistic/cladiri-si-turnuri/biblioteca-centrala-din-birmingham-1650

 

[BHXsupporter]

An interesting selection of sights and foreign viewpoints. Looks good - must visit!

 

[Ray Finkle]

We now have a press release on the airport website. It suggests an A319 is to be used but their booking engine shows an A320 with some research showing that they only have A320's in the fleet. Maybe some A319's are to join soon?

Whatever is used Chișinău is a cracking route


Birmingham Airport Announces New Airline From June 2017

Birmingham Airport is set to welcome another new carrier in June 2017, offering a brand new route to, the capital of Eastern Europe's Republic of Moldova.

New scheduled airline, Fly One, will operate three times a week from Birmingham, using an Airbus A319 with 144 seats each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flight will arrive into Birmingham from Chișinău at 12:25 and will depart at 13:20.

From Chișinău, Fly One also fly to Moscow, St Petersburg and Voronezh (Russia), Rome, Milan, Parma, Verona and Venice (Italy), Lisbon (Portugal), Barcelona, Valencia (Spain) Dublin and Paris.

William Pearson, Birmingham Airport’s Aviation Director, said: “We are pleased that Fly One will be launching services in June and delivering a new destination from Birmingham to Moldova. We hope that the service will be also welcomed by the friends and relatives market wanting to gain direct access to this part of Eastern Europe as well as those looking for an alternative city break destination.”

Nicu Berla, General Manager at Fly One, commented: “We are honoured to operate our Airbus A319 connecting Birmingham to Chisinau. We wish that our three-times weekly scheduled flight that will connect Birmingham to Chisinau starting from June 6th, will be welcomed and fully utilized by both our territories to possibly foresee growth and durable collaboration. The Republic of Moldova is a wonderful destination offering many leisure and business opportunities to be explored by those who wish to broaden and grow their experiences.”

Fly One was created in September 2015 from private funding and operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft from its base in Chișinău. Seats on board can be booked via the Fly One website at https://flyone.aero/en/


https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk...airport-announces-new-airline-from-june-2017/

#birminghamtochisinau

 

[Brummiegem]

This is a cracking route for BHX and full of potential.
Not only is there a chance for tourists to go somewhere new,but for local businesses to enter new markets.
It also also opens up further connections to Eastern Europe,and into Russia.
It further enhances BHX's niche routes,i.e. Routes that our competitors don't have.
Let's hope it proves successful.

 

[Butty]

Well said brummiegen

 

[Brum X]

Posted on Dried Fruit that Fly One service to Chisinau has been delayed until 15th July 2017 ??