Flybe promises no cut in services

Wednesday 10th September 2008, 3:00PM BST.

LOW-cost airline Flybe will not be cutting its services or capacity on flights to and from Jersey.

Other airlines have struggled in the current economic climate and altered their Jersey routes. Bmi has scrapped its early morning flight to Heathrow, bmibaby is suspending its Birmingham service from next month and Thomsonfly has stopped flights to Doncaster and Luton.

But in the same week that the airline announced a record 14 per cent rise in first-quarter profits, its chief commercial officer, Mike Rutter, told the JEP that Jersey flights were safe. Although Flybe will be reducing the capacity on other destinations, Mr Rutter said that Jersey would not face changes.

He said: ‘In other parts of the network we are reducing not routes but some capacity to take into account the economic circumstances, but not in Jersey because of the strength of the growing market share.’ Mr Rutter said that Islanders should support Flybe and British Airways because they had maintained their Jersey links.

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janetitcombe

September 11, 2008 at 11:55 am

I’m not surprised they can continue with the cost of their flights to Southampton. I’m taking my elderly dad over 17 October for 3 nights and need to sit with him and be near loo and it is costing me an extra £24 for priviledge and of course we will need a bag each which is another £24. So a return flight comes to over £150 each!! I could swim that short distance. Southampton should be a good and the obvious hub airport for Jersey travellers but at these costs customer resistance. What happened to the low cost!? We are being taken for a ride again in Jersey. We are not all millionaires.

Jane

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Andrew Shurey

September 11, 2008 at 2:19 pm

This article is blatant LYING I know for a fact that the October Flights have been cut in half as I have been affected this is total rubbish – how can I belive this when my flight was cut and had to move to new flight. Answers please

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John Smith

September 12, 2008 at 1:15 pm

Shame the article quotes out of date facts. Thomsonfly actually cut their Doncaster and Luton flights months ago. It is EasyJet whu presently fly to Luton; they have cut two flights per week and also moved the flight time to the end of the afternoon; back to BA and Gatwick for me!

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Confused

September 12, 2008 at 3:23 pm

I’m confused I was booked to fly on 25th October to Manchester on the morning flight this has since been cancelled. Is this not cutting services???

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Michael

December 30, 2008 at 10:38 pm

As usual, who is this article trying to kid! With cancellations and fares through the roof. I love the opening line…. Low-cost airline “flybe”…. Perhaps carly Lockhart forgot to check up on prices before going for the snappy lead in !

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