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| sykadelik |
| I did flybe from Leeds Bradford to Amsterdam last year, can't complain considering it only cost a £60 return. It can't be that bad either, as Adam Sheridan was on the same flight :p |
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| Jarvmeister |
I flew FlyBe from Portsmouth to Cherbourg.
I don't really like flying and shat myself when walking across the runway to board the plane when I realised that it had PROPELLERS!!
If you don't mind a prehistoric plane they're fine.
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| fbgdavidson |
Flybe are alright. They are classified as a low cost carrier (no business class, food needs to be paid for etc) but they are a step above Ryanair.
My parents and brother fly with them pretty regularly out of Southampton to Jersey and elsewhere and have never had any problems.
| quote: | Originally posted by Jarvmeister
I flew FlyBe from Portsmouth to Cherbourg.
I don't really like flying and shat myself when walking across the runway to board the plane when I realised that it had PROPELLERS!!
If you don't mind a prehistoric plane they're fine.
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Such an ignorant comment:rolleyes:
Aircraft manufacturers across the world still build propellor passenger aircraft and it has only been in the last 10yrs or so that jets on regional aircraft has become standard practice.
Judging a plane's age based on props/jets is like saying trains are ancient because they run on diesel. If their aircraft were unreliable. As it happens flybe's Dash 8s (the prop aircraft they fly) are on average 2yrs old and the average age of aircraft in their fleet is just over 8yrs old. Hardly geriatric! Northwest Airlines have many DC9 aircraft that have been in service for more than 30yrs. An aircraft that is well maintained and looked after is far more important than the age.
PS. No commercial airport at Portsmouth. |
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| sykadelik |
| quote: | Originally posted by fbgdavidson
Judging a plane's age based on props/jets is like saying trains are ancient because they run on diesel. If their aircraft were unreliable. As it happens flybe's Dash 8s (the prop aircraft they fly) are on average 2yrs old and the average age of aircraft in their fleet is just over 8yrs old. Hardly geriatric! Northwest Airlines have many DC9 aircraft that have been in service for more than 30yrs. An aircraft that is well maintained and looked after is far more important than the age.
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Planespotter? |
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| fbgdavidson |
| quote: | Originally posted by sykadelik
Planespotter? |
No, although I do fly around once a month, sometimes more, and have an interest in civil aviation. Have been known to contribute on aviation forums. ;) Only time I went to 'planespot' was to see Concorde land for the last time at Heathrow in 2003. I guess you could call me a planespotter who doesn't go out and spot!
I looked up the specific details of the fleet ages using Google. I knew enough to be able to say they weren't prehistoric, just needed proof ;) |
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