Just got this on my email…
Flybe. announces 7 new routes, 430,000 extra seats at Birmingham International Airport
25th October 2004
Flybe., Europe’s third largest low cost airline today announces seven new European routes from Birmingham International Airport, adding 430,000 seats into the market, taking its total seat capacity at Birmingham to two million seats. This consolidates flybe’s position as Birmingham’s largest single scheduled carrier.
Simultaneously flybe. is announcing that it will deploy its first ever 150 seat jet capacity – Boeing 737-300’s – to fly these routes from Birmingham. This confirms Birmingham as a major centre of operation for flybe.
Flybe. will offer these new services from Birmingham to Alicante, Malaga, Murcia, Faro, Palma, Almeria and Geneva. With prices starting from £39 all inclusive, tickets are on sale today at http://www.flybe.com (except Geneva which will be on sale in late June 2005). Flights to Spain and Portugal begin in March 2005.
The new routes follow hot on the heels of flybe.’s recent announcement of new French routes, and the addition of Liverpool John Lennon airport to its network of UK bases. This follows flybe.’s most successful year to date with the recent announcement of provisional profit figures for the financial year 2003/2004 of £3.1m.
Flybe.’s move is part of its ongoing commitment to providing an unrivalled low cost airline service to all the major regional population centres of the UK. The Midlands is a buoyant regional economy which flybe. expansion should help to grow further. Flybe. thanks Birmingham International Airport and the wider Midlands business community for the work done to aid with its aggressive expansion plans in the region.
The launch of the new routes out of Birmingham are part of flybe.’s ambitious summer schedule for 2005/6 which will be announced later this year and forms part of the airline’s overall strategy of continued investment and expansion of both its domestic and international route network
=====================================
Where they getting the extra 2 seats in? I thought 148 was at its max! lol
By: G-OJET - 25th October 2004 at 20:08
It wouldn’t surprise me if these 737s are just wet leases. Otherwise flybe will have another aircraft type to operate which is obviously uneconomical especially considering the small number to be added to the fleet. Not to mention the retraining of cabin and flight crews.
However, if they are to be operated by flybe I bet the 146 crews will be fighting to get on them!
I actually think they might well be planning on operating them with Flybe cabin crew at least. They’re doing a massive Cabin Crew recruitment drive at the moment for BHX. Can’t get enough crew I’m told, and it can’t be for the 146’s or the Dash fleet cos very often they only operate with 2 crew members. Maybe they’ll have flight deck contracted in from somewhere else? Who knows!
By: G-OJET - 25th October 2004 at 20:08
It wouldn’t surprise me if these 737s are just wet leases. Otherwise flybe will have another aircraft type to operate which is obviously uneconomical especially considering the small number to be added to the fleet. Not to mention the retraining of cabin and flight crews.
However, if they are to be operated by flybe I bet the 146 crews will be fighting to get on them!
I actually think they might well be planning on operating them with Flybe cabin crew at least. They’re doing a massive Cabin Crew recruitment drive at the moment for BHX. Can’t get enough crew I’m told, and it can’t be for the 146’s or the Dash fleet cos very often they only operate with 2 crew members. Maybe they’ll have flight deck contracted in from somewhere else? Who knows!
By: andrewm - 25th October 2004 at 19:53
their livery fits 733 very well. ex easy birds im told
By: andrewm - 25th October 2004 at 19:53
their livery fits 733 very well. ex easy birds im told
By: EAL_KING - 25th October 2004 at 19:48
the bae146 will be replaced by boeing 737s after all yay allthough that now means jersey routes will have dash 8 q400 as they cant have big jets/737-600/700/800/900 at leat the passengers going on a 2 and a half hour flight will have more space/comfort with it being a bigger plane.
By: EAL_KING - 25th October 2004 at 19:48
the bae146 will be replaced by boeing 737s after all yay allthough that now means jersey routes will have dash 8 q400 as they cant have big jets/737-600/700/800/900 at leat the passengers going on a 2 and a half hour flight will have more space/comfort with it being a bigger plane.
By: DashQ - 25th October 2004 at 19:39
It wouldn’t surprise me if these 737s are just wet leases. Otherwise flybe will have another aircraft type to operate which is obviously uneconomical especially considering the small number to be added to the fleet. Not to mention the retraining of cabin and flight crews.
However, if they are to be operated by flybe I bet the 146 crews will be fighting to get on them!
By: DashQ - 25th October 2004 at 19:39
It wouldn’t surprise me if these 737s are just wet leases. Otherwise flybe will have another aircraft type to operate which is obviously uneconomical especially considering the small number to be added to the fleet. Not to mention the retraining of cabin and flight crews.
However, if they are to be operated by flybe I bet the 146 crews will be fighting to get on them!
By: LBARULES - 25th October 2004 at 19:34
Indeed lots of competition in that area!
According to Pprune, the most likely sources are Astraeus or Easyjet. Another rumour is that they are going to be Channex operate 733s!
EAL_KING – Ryanair/Buzz 733s going to BMi Baby.
By: LBARULES - 25th October 2004 at 19:34
Indeed lots of competition in that area!
According to Pprune, the most likely sources are Astraeus or Easyjet. Another rumour is that they are going to be Channex operate 733s!
EAL_KING – Ryanair/Buzz 733s going to BMi Baby.
By: Airline owner - 25th October 2004 at 15:01
I like visiting BHX and it would be nice to see FlyBe 737’s
By: Airline owner - 25th October 2004 at 15:01
I like visiting BHX and it would be nice to see FlyBe 737’s
By: DashQ - 25th October 2004 at 14:46
Flybe. with 737s
Well that scuppers the idea of having an All Dash 8Q400 fleet
Flybe never wanted to have an all Q400 fleet…
By: DashQ - 25th October 2004 at 14:46
Flybe. with 737s
Well that scuppers the idea of having an All Dash 8Q400 fleet
Flybe never wanted to have an all Q400 fleet…
By: G-OJET - 25th October 2004 at 13:55
I guess it puts all the rumours to bed of Flybe and bmibaby merging or being taken over then doesn’t it.
The old Bish won’t be happy about all this competition for baby. At least there will be some good competition on fares for us consumers anyway.
By: G-OJET - 25th October 2004 at 13:55
I guess it puts all the rumours to bed of Flybe and bmibaby merging or being taken over then doesn’t it.
The old Bish won’t be happy about all this competition for baby. At least there will be some good competition on fares for us consumers anyway.
By: Future Pilot - 25th October 2004 at 13:03
Its all begining to go on at BHX !!! 🙂
Yep, aint it great….. 😀 😀 😀 🙂 🙂 🙂 😀 😀 😀 lol
By: Future Pilot - 25th October 2004 at 13:03
Its all begining to go on at BHX !!! 🙂
Yep, aint it great….. 😀 😀 😀 🙂 🙂 🙂 😀 😀 😀 lol
By: cheesebag - 25th October 2004 at 13:00
Its all begining to go on at BHX !!! 🙂
By: cheesebag - 25th October 2004 at 13:00
Its all begining to go on at BHX !!! 🙂
Sign In
October 25, 2004 at 10:45 am