Posts Tagged ‘FlyBe’

Flybe to Leeds and Bradford from Gatwick

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Great news for UK holiday travelers as Flybe are expanding their flight base by restoring flights between Leeds Bradford and London Gatwick. This is particularly good news as it follows BMI’s decision to axe the route earlier this year.

Flybe will operate a new three times daily (twice daily on weekends) service on June 29 using Bombardier Q400 aircraft.

The airline’s chief commercial officer, Mike Rutter, said: “The new service demonstrates Flybe’s commitment to the region, continuing to help the local economy through the development of affordable and convenient business and leisure travel options.”

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Southampton airport not to be sold

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

The Competition Comission has made the provisional decision not to recommend the sales of Southampton Airport by BAA, following its decision to force the sale of Gatwick Airport. 

Flybe are among a number of parties who have expressed their dissatisfaction with this decision.  The highly successful regional airline feels that the decision will not be enough to bring about a better deal for passengers and airlines in the south-east of England, predicting that BAA will continue to concentrate on to the detriment of the Southampton airport.

Mike Rutter, Flybe’s chief commercial officer, comments: “The Competition Commission have got it wrong on Southampton Airport.

Despite detailed evidence provided to them by Flybe, they have ignored the obvious fact BAA have for years given Southampton a poor deal in comparison to their other airports in the south-east.

“We are calling on the CC to revisit their findings, to actually undertake the research that they themselves admit is missing from their analysis and come back with a different answer in February when they publish their final report.”

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Flying food – don’t forget to buy before you fly

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

As many people are preparing to escape the UK for a warmer Christmas holiday, there is no better time to remind those flying of our favourite travel tip…. buy your food and drink before you get on to your ‘low cost’ airline. 

A recent study by Which? has shown that Ryanair travellers fare worst, having to pay £16.05 for a sandwich, small tub of Pringles, bottle of sparkling water, cup of coffee and a small bottle of red wine.  Flybe doesn’t come in much better at £11.95 with BMIbaby cheapest at £10.50.

So, if you are not careful, your low budget flight is not going to be much cheaper than that of a national airline!  However, by simply purchasing your food and drink in the airport terminal you could save yourself a small fortune.

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FlyBe confirm 2009 schedule

Monday, December 8th, 2008
FlyBe 2009 schedule

FlyBe 2009 schedule

With so many worrying signals from holiday operators about 2009, it is good to see FlyBe continue to grow strongly, now being the leading regional domestic airline, and confidently roll out its summer 2009 timetable.

The airline will offer 181 routes during the summer including new routes to Jersey (from Inverness, Dundee and Manston in Kent) and increased frequency from Birmingham, Doncaster/Sheffield, Cardiff, Exeter and Newcastle. Tickets are available to book from now for travel between March 29 and September 7, 2009.

FlyBe’s key routes in 2009 include many close to our featured holiday parks:

• Exeter to Avignon, Brest-Brittany, Nice and Rennes-Brittany
• Southampton to Bergerac, Brest-Brittany, La Rochelle, Nice and Perpignan
• Birmingham to Brest-Brittany, Bergerac, La Rochelle and Toulouse
• Jersey to Belfast, Doncaster, Glasgow, Inverness, Nice, Southend, Dundee and Manston in Kent.

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