John Wright Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 19 minutes ago, IOM said: Why not get Whizz flying here as well am sure the islands population can support them too I am surprised you did not add to your list ! As in Billy, or speed? People would surely fly with the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Banker said: Didn’t last long, thankfully never came back here otherwise many would’ve been waiting for refunds perhaps its a blessing that they dropped the isle of Man for what they thought was a more lucrative route , its time we looked after the airlines servicing us at present , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Ringy Rose said: I've always found security at Ronaldsway to be polite and helpful. you clearly are not there daily ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 38 minutes ago, John Wright said: As in Billy, or speed? People would surely fly with the latter. Great hairdo, Billy Whizz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 39 minutes ago, Omobono said: perhaps its a blessing that they dropped the isle of Man for what they thought was a more lucrative route , its time we looked after the airlines servicing us at present , Is anyone apart from the minister and airport director surprised about this ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, tucker said: Is anyone apart from the minister and airport director surprised about this ? The airport director will be surprised it's daylight ! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinderella Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Flybe Mkii highlights the challenges of making money on regional flights. Easyjet results this week showed strong forecast for their holidays division. Will regional destinations stay on their radar? Last night’s flight from Gatwick was only half full - on a Friday night, not good indicator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 10 minutes ago, asitis said: The airport director will be surprised it's daylight ! Is the spare runway operational yet? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 12 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: Is the spare runway operational yet? Yes it is, it's not really a spare runway, it is an into wind runway which caters for the SW strong airflows we get here for much of the autumn winter season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Rushen Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 47 minutes ago, Cinderella said: Flybe Mkii highlights the challenges of making money on regional flights. Easyjet results this week showed strong forecast for their holidays division. Will regional destinations stay on their radar? Last night’s flight from Gatwick was only half full - on a Friday night, not good indicator Half full because leaving it to the last flight is too risky to get back for the weekend. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, asitis said: Yes it is, it's not really a spare runway, it is an into wind runway which caters for the SW strong airflows we get here for much of the autumn winter season. Never heard 3/21 called a spare runway before 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Cinderella said: Flybe Mkii highlights the challenges of making money on regional flights. Easyjet results this week showed strong forecast for their holidays division. Will regional destinations stay on their radar? Last night’s flight from Gatwick was only half full - on a Friday night, not good indicator With substantial bases at places like Bristol, Belfast, Edinburgh etc. and dozens of intra-UK routes, easyJet are the UK's biggest 'regional airline' by a country mile, so I think you can be sure they'll stay in that market. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinderella Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 3 hours ago, Major Rushen said: Half full because leaving it to the last flight is too risky to get back for the weekend. Has actually run on time last two Fridays. I was on it last week and about 75% full. Was early last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 10:23 AM, Cinderella said: Easyjet results this week showed strong forecast for their holidays division. Will regional destinations stay on their radar? Last night’s flight from Gatwick was only half full - on a Friday night, not good indicator Easyjet are by quite some distance the UK's biggest regional airline, I don't see them leaving the market. And the IOM flights already fit around their international flights, in marginal time, so if they're making money they'll stay. And the load factors they need aren't as high as Loganair as they have bigger planes- a half full A320 has more people on it than an ATR72. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 22 hours ago, Nellie said: With substantial bases at places like Bristol, Belfast, Edinburgh etc. and dozens of intra-UK routes, easyJet are the UK's biggest 'regional airline' by a country mile, so I think you can be sure they'll stay in that market. It's surprising how few people realise this. The CAA 2022 figures won't be out for a couple of weeks yet, but if you look at the November figures for example, easyJet carried 570,516 of the 1,240,449 domestic pax carried (46%). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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