Flybe

[User001]

Flybe Rotterdam now bookable

BE1931 MAN 0700 RTM 0930
BE1932 RTM 0955 MAN 1030

Monday to Saturday

BE1935 MAN 1630 RTM 1900
BE1936 RTM 1925 MAN 1950

Monday to Friday

Sunday shows 2 flights to Rotterdam (1440 and 1850) but only 1 return at 2100, so not quite sure what that's all about?

 

[User001]

Possibly more new routes to come from Flybe, as there will be an extra E-195, or 2 based from March 2016. This is extra to what was already based.

Owe to watch.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Exeter

The EXT-MAN Flybe link was mentioned this week in another airport thread as the route carries (on the face of it) a disproportionately high number of EXT passengers (nearly 13% of its whole in September for example).

I suggested that the reason it does so well is that the EXT flights link into MAN's Flybe network. I wonder if anyone has any knowledge or even an educated guess as to the proportion of EXT passengers that do transfer into the Flybe network at MAN, and for that matter into the Etihad code share or even non Flybe-related airlines.

 

[User001]

I'm not sure what percentage is connecting, I will try and find out for you.

 

[jfy1999]

The Manchester Airport wiki page says flights to Bournemouth will end on March 27.

I would usually believe this straightaway, people who post information like this are usually in the know, but there is an issue—the link cited in support of this information is a BBC news article about their return to Bournemouth back in 2014. It doesn't mention the flights stopping at all and is therefore a complete non sequitur. So can anyone on here confirm or debunk?

 

[nwoody2001]

Indeed, as of the announcement of the Summer 16 schedule, flybe announced they were closing their operations from Bournemouth with the loss of all routes!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Cardiff?

There is a discussion on the Dried Plum suggesting that Flybe will launch a 6 x weekly Manchester-Cardiff service in May using E175 aircraft.

If this is confirmed I would think that the most useful aspect would be MAN's many Flybe connecting flights. A similar service from EXT up to 3 x daily seems to have been very successful with 109,000 passengers using it in 2014.

 

[User001]

Manchester-Cardiff route on Flybe expected to be announced on Monday.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Manchester-Cardiff route on Flybe expected to be announced on Monday.

Any news?

 

[Dobbo]

I've not seen anything.

 

[User001]

It's due soon, it is happening but just not announced at the time we thought it was.

 

[jfy1999]

Quoted from a post on another forum:

On Amadeus GDS.
From Monday August 1st, Flybe will operate a daily flight to Lyon (France)

Schedule:

BE3233 MAN 11:05-13:50 LYS ex7
BE3233 MAN 11:55-14:40 LYS 7

BE3234 LYS 14:25-15:15 MAN ex7
BE3234 LYS 15:10-16:00 MAN 7

 

[User001]

Flybe opens a 2 daily Luxemborg route from 1st September.

Fantastic little addition there. Been missing since the luxair days.

 

[David_itl]

Weekday timings
MAN -LUX LUX -MAN,
0730-0955 1025 -1100

MAN- LUX LUX- MAN
1705-1930 2000-2035

 

[jfy1999]

Flybe will provide connections to Virgin Atlantic flights from MAN with codeshares on the following routes:

Aberdeen
Amsterdam
Belfast City
Düsseldorf
Edinburgh
Exeter
Knock
Hannover
Jersey
Milan
Newquay
Paris
Rotterdam
Southampton

 

[Aceshigh]

Also posted on 2016 thread.

Why would Air India set up a code share with an airline whose biggest base by a country mile at 14 + has no Air India connections ?

The BHX service seems meagre at 3 ?
That's not to know BHX btw it just seems hardly worth it.

Do they know something we don't ?

 

[Dobbo]

I think it is a good deal for Flybe, Air India and BHX.

I'm sure Flybe would like to expand their MAN connections further (I don't think they have agreements with Singapore, Emirates or Qatar but am not sure?).

 

[David_itl]

It's going to be interesting to see how the MAN flying programme will be sorted now that VLM has ceased operating,

 

[User001]

Using spare E175's at the moment.

 

[David_itl]

Looks like we've gained a new ski route - Chambery weekly from 20th December until 3rd January on Tuesdays then from 8th January it's a Sunday service.