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Post by lfc84 on Oct 25, 2011 9:00:35 GMT 1
posted by gmima on pprune
I believe that easyjet are already in talks with the IOM DHSS to tender for the patient transfer contract.
This will involve a 319 being based over night at Ronaldsway. 2 Crews will night stop, one for the early rotation and one crew bringing the aircraft in to do the nightstop.
I guess they will have to consider doing 2 return trips a day.
Easyjet can see the financial benefit of night stopping an aircraft over night in the IOM as fees seem to be cheaper than LPL.
Loads are holding up well, apart from on wednesdays when they slip into the 60's, but then so do the LPL - BFS routes.
They are currently eyeing up a one return flight a day to LTN and have been in talks with the airport.
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Post by LPL on Oct 25, 2011 10:58:14 GMT 1
If thats the case then it points to flyBe cutting and running as they have the hospital contract?
Also could it be the tenth based aircraft going to the IOM rather than the expected EZY base in mainland Europe?
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Post by lfc84 on Oct 25, 2011 11:09:45 GMT 1
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Post by LPL on Oct 25, 2011 11:25:35 GMT 1
It may well be a 12 month contract but if flyBE cant/wont fulfil that contract via LPL then the IOM health dept will look for another carrier.
If this happens then in order to take up the slack then EZY will need to add just 2 return flights per day.
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Post by tonyspeke on Oct 25, 2011 12:45:12 GMT 1
I hope that if Easy do operate more flights on the IOM route and flyBE then pull off it, that a day return from Liverpool is offered.
The Steam Packet company have not offered this for some time.
I would miss day trips to the island.
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Post by baldyman26 on Oct 25, 2011 12:54:25 GMT 1
i've always wondered if flying a jet on a short flight like lpl-iom, is like driving a Diesel car to the shop around the corner..i.e only economical on long journeys. Can somebody answer if with an aircraft like a 319, will it have the same MPG ( couldn't think of a better term sorry) as say a flight to Palma, or simply flying at full pelt just to come straight back down again actually requires more fuel..
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Post by LPL on Oct 25, 2011 12:57:58 GMT 1
Would think it would use more 'mpg' because the 319 wouldnt get up to its ideal speed or cruising height in that short period.
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Post by lfc84 on Oct 25, 2011 14:49:15 GMT 1
for reference, on the flights i have taken, 319 has been doing runway to runway in 20 minutes. on the flights were the info has been broadcast, the the captain has said that the flight would reach 12-15,000 feet (depending on the flight).
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Post by baldyman26 on Oct 25, 2011 15:14:26 GMT 1
so in basic terms, up like a rocket, down like a led balloon !!! - how can they make it pay then. Surely there is a trim setting for such short flights to get maximum economy ?
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Post by lfc84 on Oct 25, 2011 20:48:19 GMT 1
so in basic terms, up like a rocket, down like a led balloon !!! - how can they make it pay then. Surely there is a trim setting for such short flights to get maximum economy ? yes, there is a trim setting when its far from full
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Post by ronturner on Oct 26, 2011 10:08:32 GMT 1
The ideal aircraft for this route would be The Douglas DC-3 or the C-47 or Pionair versions. The smaller capacity would lead to a more freqent service; surely a benefit to the traveller. I wonder why nobody has thought of this? There is a particular advantage with this type of aeroplane because novice pilots, if unsure of their route, can simply pick up the trail of the oil slick on the sea left by the previous flight. Seems like a win win.
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Post by danairamb on Oct 29, 2011 3:12:16 GMT 1
I for one would make a beeline for LPL if I could fly on a DC-3 to the IOM. Smaller capacity, more frequency - coincidentally today I was just reading in Phil Butler's book about LPL how when BEA first replaced Pionairs with Viscounts the frequency of flights was cut back. Lets go full circle.
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