Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 February 2010
13:2340672#1
All the talk about on the radio about Flybe expecting to announce that they are going to start flights from Manston to Edinburgh.
Looked on their website and you can book from 25th May to Edinburgh and 2 other locations!
Will be great to have this on our doorstep and postponed going there this year because all of the hassle of getting through Gatwick, long drives or train changes
Been nice knowing you :)
15 February 2010
13:3840673#2
hurrah!!! I used Manston to go to the Edinburgh Live8 gigs - easy peasy and so convenient, and I think we were nearly thellast to use it. It's good to hear the service is back.
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 February 2010
13:4540674#3
Great news. May well take a weekend break in Edinburgh soon....
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 February 2010
14:0340676#4
did dublin a couple of times, was so good to go from tarmac to home in well under an hour :)
Been nice knowing you :)
15 February 2010
14:2540678#5
Dublin is a great flight from Manston - I am genuinely excited by this news!!
I have bored you before about this, but I recall that, when we went to Edinburgh (son and self) we set off from home (near Connaught Park in Dover) at the same time as my old man, who was catching the train to London. We left the house at the same time, and son and self were in edinburgh in our hotel unpacking before the old man got to London. You've got to love the railways.......................
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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15 February 2010
16:3840687#6
Good bit of news there Paul so well done bringing us that, always like a bit o' good news. I remember the time you flew to Dublin from there before as you let us know at the time. I thought to myself thats something I could use.
Good tale there Bern re flying to Edinburgh. It would be great to see Manston taking off as it were. There have been several initiatives there but none flew for long. I would imagine if an airline didnt overstretch its remit as the Irish one did (cant remember their name for the moment) it could make the enterprise pay. All travel companies appear to suffer greatly from financial volatility. Yes another run to Nice or somewhere like that would go down a treat Im sure...so the very best of luck to this new venture. There is still some sign of commercial life in East Kent.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 February 2010
18:0340694#7
EU Jet was the other company - it must have taken on about 20 different routes from the outset and bankrupted itself
I guess it needs a bit of the LD Lines factor.... dip into things to get a feel to see if they will work....
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 February 2010
19:4240700#8
Eu Jet, Bless them, if you remember they left my family and myself, stranded in Amsterdam when they went for a Burton. I wish Flybe all the best, it was great to pop over to Dublin without all the hassle
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 February 2010
20:2040708#9
I really do hope this is a success, not only saving agro at the main airports, but done properly, it could be very good for East Kent too.
Maybe some money to advertise/market/promote Dover in some local Edinburgh papers.
We used to have timeshare in Edinburgh and it was fantastic, a great city and the rest of Scotland isn't that far away.
Good Luck FlyBe
Roger
15 February 2010
20:2740709#10
Loved Edinburgh, love Scotland. Lets do a bit of PR.........
16 February 2010
08:0940731#11
Yes I am quite loving the fact that this service will begin and will use it, It will be much easier for my family in Glasgow to visit us or us visit them than it is at the moment, I will get to see my little grandson a little more hurrah!!!!!!.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
18:2340792#12
I'm loving this too, I did Dublin quite a lot last time around and Edinburgh as well, it was just soooo convenient
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
19:0440796#13
they will also be flying to jersey........great news
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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16 February 2010
19:0640798#14
back in the land of the living marek?
last we heard you were writhing on a bed of pain.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
19:2440805#15
Hi Marek, You're back, hope you are feeling much better now xxxxx I've never been to Jersey so now's me chance and I can see you!!!!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
20:0340815#16
Will that be with FlyBe Marek ?
Great to see you are well again - at least well enough to post.
Take care.
Roger
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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16 February 2010
22:1140833#17
There has been a scheduled weekly flight to Jersey for a few years now and I think this is still the same one...
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 February 2010
08:1240847#18
Have to have a Forum party in Jersey then !
Roger
17 February 2010
10:0940858#19
Hurrah!! Hi Marek - welcome back!
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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18 February 2010
01:0640939#20
Thanks everyone.A forum party in Jersey not a bad idea...give me some time to work out a special weekend fly and bed deal with one of the local hotels.
As for my illness ...I'm not saying it was bad but Natascha bought me a parrot and a crutch as she thought the ol' leg was going walkies without me...aye shiver me timbers...
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)