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Flybe sparks
Newquay war
FLYBE’S plans to start a thrice-weekly service
between Gatwick and Newquay from February 15
have sparked a bitter row with Plymouth-based
Air Southwest.
The service will operate daily on Saturdays
and twice-daily on Sundays, with fares starting
at £29.99 one-way inclusive.
Flybe’s announcement follows the temporary
closure of Newquay airport on December 1 after
Cornwall County Council failed to get the control
tower ready in time to take over operations from
the RAF, provoking Ryanair to cancel all its
flights until March. ARIK AND ROLL: Nigerian carrier Arik Air claims the premium-class service on its new
Flybe chief commercial officer Mike Rutter Heathrow to Lagos route can compete against Virgin Atlantic and BA. Its “Premier”
said his airline’s arrival in Newquay was a vote of cabin has a communal area with a bar, and lounge with sofa seats. The daily service
confidence in the airport. departs at 22.05 on a Airbus A340-500 with 36 premium seats and 101 economy.
“Other airlines may walk away from Cornwall
but Flybe is here for the long term,” he said.
Flybe’s move is a challenge to Air Southwest,
which runs four flights a day, seven days a week,
between Gatwick and Newquay. Flybe claims its
Emissions ‘to fall
one-way fares will be £10 cheaper.
Mike Coombes, deputy chief executive at Air
Southwest, accused Flybe of breaking previous
promises to run flights from the Cornish airport.
despite flight rise’
“Flybe has a very poor track record at
Newquay having promised the earth and deliv-
Chris Gray.
claimed was a flight with the lowest possible
ered very little, so customers have a right to AVIATION’S carbon emissions will fall by 2050 emissions between Dubai and San Francisco,
question their commitment to Cornwall,” he said. even if the industry grows as expected over the using a Boeing 777.
next 40 years, according to an authoritative The aircraft was washed before flight to min-
study released this week. imise drag, used electrical power on the ground
Jet2holidays’
The research by the Sustainable Aviation in Dubai, used the most efficient flight path over
group came as three airlines launched trials to the north pole, minimal thrust on landing and a
cut emissions by using biofuel. single-engine taxi to its gate at San Francisco.
shopping joy
Sustainable Aviation, which is backed by Air New Zealand is to run a two-hour test flight
airlines, airports and manufacturers, predicted from Auckland on December 30, powered by
that emissions would peak by 2020, but by 2050 bio-fuel made with a blend of the jatropha weed
JET2HOLIDAYS.COM is planning to run more would have fallen back to below 2000 levels. and conventional fuel.
shopping packages from Leeds/Bradford airport Improvements in aircraft design would reduce The Boeing 747-400, powered by Rolls-Royce
to New York after all 880 seats on the four flights emissions by 62%, another 10% would be cut by engines, will be used to measure the perform-
this year sold out. better air traffic management expected by 2020, ance of the blended fuel at different altitudes
Managing director Richard Bodin said the while lower carbon fuels would trim another 10%. and operating conditions.
appeal of New York’s premium retail outlets, Spokesman Ian Godden said the study showed On January 7, Continental Airlines will operate
such as Macy’s, was not dwindling, despite that although demand for air travel would have a Boeing 737 from Houston using a mix of half
customers watching their spending. grown considerably by 2050, emissions would jatropha weed and algae, and half conventional
Bodin said the operator was now considering fall, even without airlines’ participation in fuel. The airline said it was confident the test
running more New York trips and expanding the emissions trading schemes. would contribute to findings showing the blend
service to other countries next year. Meanwhile, Emirates this week flew what it could replace conventional fuel.
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