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...business & decided to use FlyBe for the first time. This is a company who has been extending their network of routes in recent years & I never hear anything bad about them. Currently they fly 165 routes over Europe from 53 airports, in the UK that includes Aberdeen, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Derry, Doncaster, Dundee, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey & Guernsey, Kirkwall, Leeds, Liverpool, London Gatwick, ...
...After that, things did improve, FlyBe aren't so demanding as EasyJet & Ryan Air, no constant reminders that you need to arrive on time & when you arrive two minutes before check in time they won't check you in!! No writing all personal & hotel details on a luggage tag for Ryan Air & informing you that they won't search for a lost bag without those details being recorded. No, FlyBe provide clear & precise instructions without sounding patronising. ...

ScottishWestie 03.07.2008 · Read full review
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I have flown with the flybe on several occasions now with mixed results. Flybe is one of Europe's leading budget airlines with 170 routes to 55 destinations throughout Europe. To see exactly where they fly to I suggest you go to their web site at www.flybe.com. Booking. *********** Booking a ticket with Flybe is very simple if a little misleading. I always book on line and the process is quick and easy. Having chosen your departure date you will ...
...in desk. The flybe experience. *********************** First remember to take your passport even if you are taking a domestic flight, you will need picture ID and a passport is the best option! If you are trying to save money by just taking 1 piece of handbaggage, then remember you may have to give up any sharp objects inside! This may sound trivial but I wasn't too pleased at having to part with my nail clippers and eyebrow tweezers! I have only ...

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...I ended up flying with Flybe for my very first flight, booking the tickets was incredibly easy using their website. www.flybe.co.uk . Simply enter in the airport you want to leave from, the airport you want to fly to, and the dates you want to go. Add in how many folks will be flying and press the button. The site does all your hard work and will spit out at you all the flights for that day. Pick your favourite time, then click one more button and ...
...off-white (dirty) thing, with no Flybe logo on it, the only good difference being it looked bigger than the plane I flew in on. Walking into the plane didn't put my fears to rest either, the interior looked as old, worn and dated as it's exterior. I did get a whole row of 3 seats to myself though. The stewardesses seemed stressed and rushed, the pilot kept having to tell them what to do over the tannoy, and this really didn't put me at my ease! I ...

VickyVickster 03.06.2005 · Read full review
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...in the Sunday paper for FlyBE a.k.a British European, well lets give them a try. A little bit of browsing the website and playing with times, eventually found us flights that suited us from Bristol at a price we were more than happy with - £127 economy class return including taxes (I must say this was far more favourable than the parking charges at Bristol Airport which came in at a casual £12/day – which I now know to be cheaper than Gatwick (£6.90 ...
...been a few changes at FlyBE since in the year since I first flew with them - the main one being that they have now become a partly ticketless airlines - although when I questioned this, they wouldn't comment further than saying that certain routes had become ticketless, and the Birmingham to Glasgow route was one of them, therefore remember to make a note of your reference number before leaving for the airport. I am however, glad to say that FlyBE ...

sue.51 08.09.2002 (29.11.2003) · Read full review
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...Paris and bought seats with Flybe from Exeter to Charles de Gaulle. I work in the travel industry and have heard many conflicting opinions of this airline, so decided to travel with a broad mind and decide for myself which rumours were true! Before buying BA Connect, Exeter was the main base for Flybe and they still have lots of aircraft parked there. We flew on a Sunday afternoon and it seemed most flights had already gone because the airport terminal ...
...to read other than the Flybe in-flight mag - they do tend to overload you with branding to make sure you know who you're flying with. Our plane was a prop rather than the jets they use on some routes - bit noisy but quite comfortable and enough leg room for the man who's got rather long legs. I'm not sure what happened at Charles de Gaulle - possibly a cross wind - but the landing was incredibly hard and even the stewardess looked a bit shaken as ...

Vixterbelle 20.02.2009 · Read full review
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To be a little different FlyBe as British European are now known (www.flybe.com)they have come up with a simple idea. Low Fares, Seats allocated, pay for inflight drinks and snacks and if you are transferring through any other airport they can usually check the luggage all the way to your final destination. Anyway I flew from Belfast City Airport (2miles from the city centre)to Birmingham for a day trip so they checked us in for the return journey ...
...plane with 37 seats , it was a bit bumpy but fine. The flight was on time leaving and arriving, I had a coffee for £1.50 and my day return which was on a special offer cost only £67 including all taxes. The average seems to be about £97 return. On the return flight it was late leaving due to a mix up on availablilty of a wheelchair assistance at Birmingham and we were kept informed but that delay was vastly reduced when we landed back at Belfast. ...

iainkay1 03.06.2003 · Read full review
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Do not be fooled by FlyBe positioning themselves as a budget airline. They aren't cheap if you need to book seats less than a couple of weeks in advance, and the flights likely to be used for business trips are heavily penalised cost-wise. I fly regularly to UK and EU destinations with FlyBe from Southampton. When it's fine, it's fine - which is all you can ask for from a 'budget airline'. However, more than 50% of the 34 flights I've booked this ...
...or, worst of all, diverted to Birmingham or Exeter because we've taken off so far behind schedule than Southampton Airport will be closed by the time we touch down. Obviously, this usually happens on the return leg, which means I get to spend hours in a half closed airport with not a clue as to when I may get home. Any kind of disruption in the morning, at any airport, ripples though their schedules to the point of utter chaos by mid-afternoon. ...

Englebert_Fliegenende 21.07.2008 · Read full review
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FLYBE AIRLINE I needed to get to Newcastle very quickly so I decided to fly up there. The only airline that flew from London Gatwick to Newcastle was Flybe Airline. This is a no frills airline and as it only took me one hour to fly up so I did not mind that it was a little basic. The seats were fairly comfortable and the only thing I would say was the leg room was a little limited. The staff were very friendly and helpful and was always willing ...
...of flights and prices. Flybe flies 167 routes and to twelve countries and they fly from twentyfour different airports mostly regional ones.They fly to thirty European different countries and it is the largest no frills airline in Europe. They are well known particularly as an domestic airline . and a majority of their routes are domestic. It is the only airline which offers a business service which have different perks particularly if you use them ...

ruth1957 19.03.2009 · Read full review
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...malaga and we used the flybe services between malaga and southampton both times. On the way out, we arrived for our 08:05 flight at around 06:45, it was around 5 minutes to check in, and we went and had a coffee in the aura coffee shop. From the viewing area, you can see out on the tarmac, and all the flybe planes sitting at their stands. Overall, the experience is an awful lot less stressful, and because the flight is not charter you can arrive ...
...will mean they will both hopefully stay quiet and it will be a nice experience to use both terminals. Flybe also use Exeter and birmingham as bases and currently are expanding at Norwich. Their services are mostly domestic, but they also fly to bergerac, geneva, malaga, jersey and guernsey. ...

ploddy100 29.08.2005 · Read full review
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Flybe is another one of these budget airlines running from local airports. This allow travel to be easy for anyone. I live in Bournemouth, but because they don't fly from my home town, I have to take the short trip to Southampton to fly. I use Flybe to travel to the alps for my skiing trips. They fly from Southampton to Geneva and Chambery. Service The service is as you expect from any low cost airline. They obviously don't pay as well as longhaul, ...
...and thats it. I have never tried the food on board but it appears to be overpriced to me and the sarnies don't look too good. You are only on the flight for a couple of hours at worst though, so its not a problem if you don't eat or drink. Comfort The seats are very comfortable and there is plenty of legspace. Can't complain at all. Puntuality I have only been on one delayed flight with Flybe. That was delayed by 45 mins, but 30 mins was made ...

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Was booked on the first Exeter - Edinburgh flight the other month. Got to the airport to be told it was cancelled (they didn't know why) & we could take the afternoon flight at c18.00hrs! We were given a voucher for under £10 to spend on substandard food at Exeter Airport. Staff were unhelpful as are their customer relations team when you contact them. They are offering no refund but I am persisting & they still cannot tell us why the flight was cancelled. Flights from Bristol with other carriers seem more frequent, more reliable & cheaper. ...

southwesttraveller 04.06.2007
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I've now used FlyBe for my holidays twice, once to Jersey and once to La Rochelle. Jersey Flight: This was my first flight with FlyBe. The plane arrived about 45 minutes late, because it was delayed leaving Murcia. This wasn't too much of a problem. Got on the plane (a Bae 146 whisper jet) and the captain told us that a trainee pilot would be taking out flight today. The take-off was very uncomfortable: they accelerated too fast on the runway and ...
...eat or drink onboard, because it was too expensive (£1.20 for a 110ml can of coke). About 20 minutes later we arrived in Jersey. It was the warmest day of the year, and the baggage handlers were on strike. Overall we waited 1 hour to collect our bags. La Rochelle Flight: This flight had a lot less problems. Firstly the price changed everyday. I decided on Monday I wan't the flights, but didn't buy them until I had arranged a hotel. Every day, the ...

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It was ever so cheap, even over the christmas-holidays. Booking was easy, online, check-in surprisingly fast, but be prepared: The plane was tiny, hardly any room for feet or handluggage and the seats were hard - they save on equipment. The staff was very friendly, the pilot competent, made it in less time as scheduled, and on the return flight they even let us have our extra suitcase for no cost. We flew Manchester-Duesseldorf and I would do it again, if only they offered Glasgow as well! The food - sandwiches - was average in taste, fresh, but not much choice : ham or cheese. ...

happydays01 09.02.2008
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I found flybe to be an overall good airline. When flying with them i checked in very quickly and was offered either and isle or window seat which was a nice touch. I was flying from southampton which is a very convinient airport to use, there are 2 dedicated check-in desks for hand luggage passengers only, in addition to this you can now check in online. The flight departed on-time. Once onboard the cabin is slighty cramped as the airline operates ...
...low cost airlines. Although the cabin was cramped it did seem quite light airey and modern, they have used the space as best they can. The crew onboard were very helpfull and friendly the only downside is paying for food and drinks although they did seem reasonably priced. I got my flights for under £50 return so all in all for the money a very good deal!. (southampton - glasgow) ...

nick20022002 12.06.2006 (13.06.2006) · Read full review
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...Dublin, and didn’t know that Flybe was supposed to be a “low cost” airline. When I booked on the website, it was a bit cheaper than other airlines but not by that much, so I didn’t book carefully and when I arrived at Alicante's check-in desk, they asked me to pay €120 for excess luggage. I obviously had no choice but to pay if I wanted to get onto the plane. When I finally arrived at Dublin, I waited almost 35 minutes for my luggage, before deciding ...
...my luggage was probably delayed. How can you pay so much money, only to lose your luggage? It's unacceptable! They finally sent me back my baggage, but for the price you have to pay it's not worth it at all. If you want to flight cheap and safe avoid them. ...

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