Andy Onchan Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/10/18/flight-shame-could-lead-flybe-to-cut-domestic-routes/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/10/18/flight-shame-could-lead-flybe-to-cut-domestic-routes/ Devonlive.com reports that CEO Mark Anderson says that Flybe could stop flying between (domestic) airports where the journey could be made easily by train or car. So as long as that argument doesn’t run to ferries, we are OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: Devonlive.com reports that CEO Mark Anderson says that Flybe could stop flying between (domestic) airports where the journey could be made easily by train or car. So as long as that argument doesn’t run to ferries, we are OK! Even if it does run to ferries you have nothing to worry about, the keyboard being easily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 10 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: Even if it does run to ferries you have nothing to worry about, the keyboard being easily! Key word even 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 12 hours ago, dilligaf said: Key word even I was drunk and emotional 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: I was drunk and emotional Not you as well, Shirley not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 9:29 PM, GD4ELI said: Even if it does run to ferries you have nothing to worry about, the keyboard being easily! Subtext. If someone is already screwing you to get there and we can screw you slightly less, we'll carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Prices have gone up significantly recently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) When I first kicked this blog off I set up a Google News Alert, primarily to keep up-to-date on the financial situation with Flybe to see what, if any, effects there might be on IOM rotations. One type of alert that kept popping up on a more regular basis (at least once a week) was news on various operational incidents and (CAA) reports with Flybe flights. To be honest I was staggered at the number of reports in various regional newspapers. I'm sure that Flybe are not alone with the type of incidents listed here but it does make you wonder how their aircraft actually manage to stay in the air and why there are so my cancellations and delays. Edited November 1, 2019 by Andy Onchan 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Shocking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 58 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: I'm sure that Flybe are not alone with the type of incidents listed here but it does make you wonder how their aircraft actually manage to stay in the air and why there are so my cancellations and delays. Only two reported incidents involving IOM flights since 2011 (not counting the one in IOM air space) doesn't actually sound too bad. I suppose you'd have to know what the ratio of incidents-to-flights was, and what sort of ratio other airlines have, to know whether it's good, bad, or indifferent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog's Dangly Bits Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 How many crashes have Flybe had? I suppose in the course of many flights you do get problems. Also with the unbearable health and safety lot nosing all the time you have a situation where everything is reported when in reality most of non events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Shirley if they were non-events they wouldn't get reported? The ones listed in that website certainly ain't non-events. I take the point about incident-to-flight ratios, nevertheless I was still surprised to read how often they are reported. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Andy Onchan said: When I first kicked this blog off I set up a Google News Alert, primarily to keep up-to-date on the financial situation with Flybe to see what, if any, effects there might be on IOM rotations. One type of alert that kept popping up on a more regular basis (at least once a week) was news on various operational incidents and (CAA) reports with Flybe flights. To be honest I was staggered at the number of reports in various regional newspapers. I'm sure that Flybe are not alone with the type of incidents listed here but it does make you wonder how their aircraft actually manage to stay in the air and why there are so my cancellations and delays. 1 incident every 3 weeks over 12 months. What does that reduce to in terms of rate per take off/landing, miles flown, planes in fleet? How does that compare to Stobart or other regional operators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Is Flybe's maintenance under question or are the Q400s just crap anyway? In more aviation news, the word on the street - or perhaps more pertinently, on the taxiway - is that the London City service operated by Loganair (for BA) will be dropping the Saab 2000 to be replaced by an ATR42. Won't affect me - I never use that route as the fares are extortionate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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