Thomsonfly to Scotland?

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Does anyone think that we will see Thomsonfly operating into EDI/GLA/ABZ from CVT/BOH/DSA in the near future?

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No.

Missed out PIK and even still no.

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Does anyone think that we will see Thomsonfly operating into EDI/GLA/ABZ from CVT/BOH/DSA in the near future?

Maybe if they choose to set-up a domestic network we might. BOH-EDI could be possible if they ever choose to look into it, however Jet2 might get in there first... Just not CVT! Already have enough flights to BHX! ;)

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They do sort of already - as of the 1st of May all of the BY Charter flights have been rebranded as Thomson Fly. It's strange hearing calls made for Thomson Fly flights - when in the past you would have heard Britannia. Apparently the BY code is going to be replaced by TOM at some point.

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I think Jet 2 will do BOH-EDI eventually. Maybe either GLA or PIK one day.

Hopefully if asked TUI would allow a regional airline into CVT to cover EDI/GLA/BHD as Im sure those routes would work with a ATR-42 or similar

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Im sure an airline such as FlyBe could make a huge success of CVT to GLA/EDI/BHD and maybe even ABZ work. Sadly cant see BE operating from CVT.

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Im sure an airline such as FlyBe could make a huge success of CVT to GLA/EDI/BHD and maybe even ABZ work. Sadly cant see BE operating from CVT.

Only if they transferred all ops from BHX. Which is never going to happen.

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Think they would make CVT work with out an effect on ops at BHX but it would only be a limited number of flights from CVT. Maybe something like GLA/EDI/BHD/(ABZ?) all 1daily with 1 based aircraft at CVT?

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Thought Jet 2 bournemouth to Manchester would be best for onward connection flights

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Think they would make CVT work with out an effect on ops at BHX but it would only be a limited number of flights from CVT. Maybe something like GLA/EDI/BHD/(ABZ?) all 1daily with 1 based aircraft at CVT?

But why? It would be like competing with yourself for the same market.

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Or defending your own market before anyone ells comes in and takes a slice of it away.

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Or defending your own market before anyone ells comes in and takes a slice of it away.

BA and bmibaby already have. ;)

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BA and bmibaby already have. ;)

Then BE might want to try and take pax of both baby and ba. ;)

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Interesting times, and no mistake.

Still, it gives us something to talk about. :D:D:D

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Then BE might want to try and take pax of both baby and ba. ;)

From BHX though.
From CVT they would start taking passengers off of their own BHX services.

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From BHX though.
From CVT they would start taking passengers off of their own BHX services.

Suerly they would also be taking pax off the BA BHX-GLA/EDI flights?

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Suerly they would also be taking pax off the BA BHX-GLA/EDI flights?

But they operate the same route. Where are the extra pax coming from? :confused:

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Growing a market by adding capacity. Think there is demand for a one daily service from Coventry to the places i mention with out having a inpact on BHX. The extra pax could come from Coventry?

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Growing a market by adding capacity. Think there is demand for a one daily service from Coventry to the places i mention with out having a inpact on BHX. The extra pax could come from Coventry?

Do you realise jsut how close CVT and BHX are? I wouldn't make sense for Flybe to start some flights from CVT, they'd be much better simply adding frequency from BHX.

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CVT lies under the approach path to BHX - although it is outside the BHX TMA.