Flybe

[Coathanger16]

I'm really not sure where Flybe are headed - they seem to keep changing what they are wanting to do. I would have said their recent focus has been on consolidation rather than expansion.

The C Series would be quite an increase in capacity on most of Flybe's aircraft, but it could work for them on some of their main routes.

Apparently, Embraer are considering whether or not to design a new turboprop aircraft, so depending on EIS and capacity that may be an option...?

 

[User001]

I have mixed feelings about Flybe.

On one hand they are doing great trade on transfers at MAN, the facility has never been busier.

In the other hand, are all these codeshares making money? These make me think of the bmi days before they went bust, with about 20 codeshares per flight.

 

[User001]

Flybe will begin a weekly flight to Olbia on behalf of Thomas Cook starting May

BE8932 MAN 1715 OLB 2100
BE8933 OLB 2145 MAN 2240
E175 Sunday’s from May 27th.

 

[Silvercity]

I'm really not sure where Flybe are headed - they seem to keep changing what they are wanting to do. I would have said their recent focus has been on consolidation rather than expansion.

The C Series would be quite an increase in capacity on most of Flybe's aircraft, but it could work for them on some of their main routes.

Apparently, Embraer are considering whether or not to design a new turboprop aircraft, so depending on EIS and capacity that may be an option...?

I find them a very chop and change airline

 

[Aceshigh]

Do we know how Southend is doing ?

 

[Land23R]

Yes, it would be interesting to know. The CAA provisional stats for November don't seem to be out yet. They should give an indication once we can determine the number flights that operated.

 

[Bilko]

Hi Land23R and Aceshigh

With reference to how well our new Southend route is performing I see the pax figures nearly every shift. I have not seen above 40 inbound or outbound yet, commonly as low as 15 and up to just above 30 on each rotation.

My Flybe colleague I work with says it was set up for a specific large company near Southend presumably meaning their employees use the route on a regular basis but the name escapes me.

There are transfer pax to other Flybe flights through the Manchester hub off the Southend flight travelling domestically only so they don't use the Transfer facility where I work. I haven't seen an international transfer off the flight but I suppose it will happen. My brother and a friend also had a day trip there using the early and late rotations.

Cheers everyone from Bilko.

 

[Aceshigh]

Not to shabby given its 1st 4 weeks of ops and Winter.

 

[lbaspotter]

I'll be filling up one of them seats on the Manchester-Southend route in early February. Won a free return-trip after taking part in the competition that was been run by Stobart Group, London Southend Airport and Flybe. Will give you a head count when the time comes...
Sadly wont be using the return ticket as decided wanted to get home quicker, so booked onto the British Airways shuttle from Heathrow into Leeds.

 

[Finger66]

I am not sure "shuttle", "BA" and "LBA" can be used in the same sentence now!

 

[lbaspotter]

I am not sure "shuttle", "BA" and "LBA" can be used in the same sentence now!

Quite true "Finger66"

 

[lbaspotter]

Now that the seen Loganair off. Flybe are set to put the own Dash 8's back onto the 3x daily Manchester - Glasgow route in January 2018 replacing the current Franchise Eastern Airways operated Saab 2000..

 

[Aceshigh]

I'll be filling up one of them seats on the Manchester-Southend route in early February. Won a free return-trip after taking part in the competition that was been run by Stobart Group, London Southend Airport and Flybe. Will give you a head count when the time comes...
Sadly wont be using the return ticket as decided wanted to get home quicker, so booked onto the British Airways shuttle from Heathrow into Leeds.

 

[Aceshigh]

I am not sure "shuttle", "BA" and "LBA" can be used in the same sentence now!

I'll be filling up one of them seats on the Manchester-Southend route in early February. Won a free return-trip after taking part in the competition that was been run by Stobart Group, London Southend Airport and Flybe. Will give you a head count when the time comes...
Sadly wont be using the return ticket as decided wanted to get home quicker, so booked onto the British Airways shuttle from Heathrow into Leeds.

Hope it doesn't get cancelled !

 

[ethanegcc]

Flew Manchester-Southend yesterday - 39 passengers.

 

[lbaspotter]

Hope it doesn't get cancelled !

Yeah I'll probably end up back at Manchester if that happens.

 

[User001]

Luxembourg has been extended until July. Will operate 6 weekly in the summer.

Seems a very strange demographic on this route that requires wired ‘route extensions’ and said extensions always generate a bit of press coverage.

Clearly someone is keeping that route going, be interesting to know who.

 

[David_itl]

Looks like the GLA route is 4 daily Tuesday to Friday from the summer timetable. Knock is daily, Nantes 3 weekly (wasn't this at least 4 weekly?), Lyon is 5 weekly with Toulouse daily.

 

[ethanegcc]

Looks like the GLA route is 4 daily Tuesday to Friday from the summer timetable. Knock is daily, Nantes 3 weekly (wasn't this at least 4 weekly?), Lyon is 5 weekly with Toulouse daily.

Are these increases or decreases then?

Flew MAN-SOU yesterday - 49 onboard a dash 8

 

[David_itl]

GLA is 3 daily now from Monday to Friday. Think Toulouse and Knock gained frequency but Lyon may be down. Not worked out what the other routes are like.