Flybe Share Discussion Threads

[mreasygoing] 26/9/2017 08:40

Load factors are great at Heathrow I've been told. Service is good.

[samdb] 26/9/2017 08:33

Been buying some more. Only so much longer it can sit around this level.

[netcurtains] 26/9/2017 08:31

come on rental - this should be about £1 a share.

[rental] 25/9/2017 23:07

sold some shares elsewhere so will buy a little more here tomorrow, I'm surprised this is not over 50p by now.

[curtain twitcher] 25/9/2017 14:25

25 SEPT 2017

Consolidation the next destination for European airlines

A period of consolidation among European airlines similar to what has occurred in the US is to be both expected and welcomed.

European airlines are expected to follow their US cousins as economic issues bite

Speaking at a panel debate in World Routes 2017 in Barcelona focusing on Europe, Austrian Airlines senior director network management Alexandra Goldschmidt said the recent issues of both airberlin and Alitalia pointed to a wider truth.

She added: “Consolidation of European traffic has been expected for a long time. It has probably just started and will go on for a couple of years. We are still facing competition and we will do in the future and there’s nothing bad about it.”

Bmi regional chief commercial officer Jochen Schnadt said the European aviation industry tends to be 10 to 15 years behind the US industry which has gone through its own period of consolidation.

SunExpress head of network planning and scheduling Wilken Bellman agreed, adding: “There are now four big US carriers which are highly profitable and still growing.”

Flybe chief commercial officer Vincent Hodder argued consolidation could take a number of different forms, from joint ventures to franchising.

He added these could often be positive moves allowing both partners to benefit from one another’s strengths.

[samdb] 25/9/2017 12:57

Expecting to see this jump 5-10% one day soon. Feels like someone offloading keeping it down at the moment. This often moves on low volume but it has been stuck here since the beginning of the month.

[netcurtains] 19/9/2017 16:07

sounds good to me too

[ianio5691] 19/9/2017 15:07

In for 10k. Like the chart, like the rumours of trading in line/ahead of guidance, and the Ryanair fiasco can only be a positive.

[curtain twitcher] 19/9/2017 14:46

Sep 19th 2017

Southend airport offers free flights to stricken Ryanair passengers

Ryanair passengers facing cancelled flights at Stansted due to the airline’s crew rota chaos are being offered free travel from Southend airport.

A total of 100 tickets to Dublin, Glasgow and Manchester will be available on a first come, first served basis until Friday with travel available between October 29 and December 20.

They will apply on new domestic routes being started by Flybe franchise carrier Stobart Air – sister airline to the owner of Southend airport.

Glyn Jones, chief executive of airport parent company Stobart Aviation, said: “The free return tickets is a simple gesture, an invitation if you like, to try us instead of the airports hit by the Ryanair cancellations.

“Tens of thousands of people will have had their holiday plans disrupted and clearly feel they’ve been left in limbo not knowing if they are travelling or not, or can even be sure their inbound flight won’t be cancelled.”

[dahhad] 19/9/2017 07:41

I admire your optimism rental and toffeeman but I find it hard to share with this one! Hopefully the next set of figures will start to give some grounds for hope! And maybe the Ryanair debacle will help but they will need to recover their customer focus and are likely to offer special prices etc to do so. IMHO we are in for another tough year! Would love to be proved a sceptic!!

[palwing13] 18/9/2017 18:32

Might be picking up some custom from Ryan Airs woes?

[toffeeman] 18/9/2017 16:26

gotta break and hold 41 then 50

[rental] 18/9/2017 16:15

this is ready for its next leg up now, I think 47p is due now.

[palwing13] 18/9/2017 12:30

Yep..my wife said the same!

[palwing13] 18/9/2017 11:21

Double bottom?

[curtain twitcher] 18/9/2017 09:22

18 September 2017

Average speeds on the M60 less than 15mph

If the region’s drivers wonder why it takes them so long to negotiate the edges of Manchester, new research could provide the answer.


Average peak-time speeds on the M60 have been recorded to be less than 15mph.


That’s according to a recent study by the Department of Transport (DfT) and Transport for the North (TftN).

The latest statistics show flying is soon to become the best way to travel south from the North West, claim aviation bosses.

From October 29, the capital’s “best airport”, London Southend is to start a new route from Manchester to London.

Research by the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, reveals the rate of train passenger complaints rising by 7.5 per cent in the past year.

Punctuality and reliability of services were the most common problems.

Back on the roads, major delays on other motorways such as the M6 and M1 are the result of multiple problems including accidents, roadworks, bad weather and broken down vehicles.

Alternative travel by air is now proving increasingly popular.

More than 700,000 passengers flew from Manchester to London last year via two airports. But now a third airport London Southend is starting a new route from next month with Flybe and is predicted to offer the best travel experience.

London Southend was ranked by far the best London airport for the fifth year in a row, with a maximum five- star rating for staff friendliness in the most recent Which? airport passenger survey.

Glyn Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Stobart Aviation, owners of London Southend Airport says: “With so much potential aggravation travelling by road or rail, people are waking up to the idea that flying is no longer a daft option and is perhaps a better way to travel to the capital.”

[samdb] 15/9/2017 12:36

Got to be an overhang, so many buys and no movement. Should rise quickly once the seller is gone.

[mreasygoing] 14/9/2017 19:47

Nice buy declared after hours.

[mreasygoing] 14/9/2017 13:30

Those in the know seem to be buying.

[che7win] 14/9/2017 12:29

Bouncing nicely in recent uptrend

[sandoval] 14/9/2017 11:39

Ourmieres is giving a speech in Exeter next Thursday on future for Flybe. Probably nothing we don't already know.