Flybe

Started by Sportacus, January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM

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Sportacus

Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

BennyCake

Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Plan B - phone Michael O'Leary

trailer

Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Dublin

johnnycool

Quote from: trailer on January 13, 2020, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Dublin

Easyjet out of the not so easy Aldergrove.

TabClear

Quote from: trailer on January 13, 2020, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Dublin

Might work for some people but its not a great solution for most regular business users. Flybe have their issues in terms of service and pricing at times but they offer a direct route to destination not served from Aldergrove.

Franko

Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2020, 12:11:50 PM
Quote from: trailer on January 13, 2020, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Dublin

Easyjet out of the not so easy Aldergrove.

With their DUP connections it pains me to say this, but they seem to have got their act together recently.  Been through it weekly since beginning of December and max wait at security has been about 10 minutes.

RadioGAAGAA

Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Of course there is...

Plan B = Plan Bridge!



https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/12/16/news/sammy-wilson-urges-boris-johnson-to-build-bridge-to-scotland-to-win-back-unionism-s-trust--1791614/
i usse an speelchekor

Mikhail Prokhorov

Swords is 100 minutes from belfast, fly to anywhere you want, usually for next to nothing as well

the airports in the north are a joke

Tony Baloney

Quote from: Franko on January 14, 2020, 04:24:54 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2020, 12:11:50 PM
Quote from: trailer on January 13, 2020, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Dublin

Easyjet out of the not so easy Aldergrove.

With their DUP connections it pains me to say this, but they seem to have got their act together recently.  Been through it weekly since beginning of December and max wait at security has been about 10 minutes.
Security is much better. Still a kip though, so straight through is the only option.

trailer

Quote from: Tony Baloney on January 14, 2020, 06:31:20 PM
Quote from: Franko on January 14, 2020, 04:24:54 PM
Quote from: johnnycool on January 14, 2020, 12:11:50 PM
Quote from: trailer on January 13, 2020, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: Sportacus on January 13, 2020, 06:29:13 PM
Love them or loathe them, the implications are pretty severe if Flybe disappear.  2 out of 3 flights out of Belfast City and mostly people doing business.  Is there a Plan B?

Dublin

Easyjet out of the not so easy Aldergrove.

With their DUP connections it pains me to say this, but they seem to have got their act together recently.  Been through it weekly since beginning of December and max wait at security has been about 10 minutes.
Security is much better. Still a kip though, so straight through is the only option.

Ahhy it's still a dump but security is much better and friendlier.

Sportacus

Flybe in big trouble now.  Would be severe for City Airport and big cost and hassle for many travellers and the business community.  Not good, in the short run anyway.

square_ball

That's a disaster for the city airport. I seen on twitter something like 76% of flights from the city airport are with Flybe.

APM

Too strategically important to fail you would have to think for a regionally balanced economy in the UK.  This could be the real border in the Irish Sea with the City Airport so dependent.

On the other hand, would it be a good buy for Ryanair?

screenexile

Had Flybe booked for flights in July but changed them to EasyJet there a couple of hours ago.

It's a pain in the hole all well and good saying Dublin is 100 minutes from Belfast but what if you live 1-2 hours away from Belfast??

Bottom line is the business wasn't viable Belfast City will be offering some keen rates to other Airlines you would think to keep them open.

The amount they charge for car parking should keep them afloat for the time being anyway!!!

Cunny Funt

Has anyone had any luck doing this?

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passengers who had bought a ticket using a credit or debit card may be able to get their money back.

They should contact their card provider and seek a chargeback to their account, if it is possible at this point.