10202 Ryanair Cancels Winter Timetable?

Mickey we have been here before I think. Ryanair do not announce their summer schedule until much later and yes Lamezia is not considered a profitable route in winter.

I agree with Sally; Ryan Air delay their winter schedule. I thought the same thing last year but then all was good! We just have to be patient....:wideeyed:

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[quote=tinacara;94905]I agree with Sally; Ryan Air delay their winter schedule. I thought the same thing last year but then all was good! We just have to be patient....:wideeyed:[/quote]

Hmmm... Not sure what to think?

I understand Mr O'Leary looks at ANY angle to raise more Income.
Not sure what can be gained by having a late launch of the Winter Timetable?

I am currently looking at flying with a competitor to Bari, I know others are looking or have even booked with competitors from the conversations held with my work colleagues.

Looking in August to book in November i.e. approx 3 months / 12 weeks is not all that far away in the grand scheme of things.

I think i'll "borrow" my employers phone and call them at 10 pence a minute (wow!) on Monday.

Thanks for all posts.

Regards,

Mickey 'O'

I have just been reading elsewhere of someone who had flights booked at the end of October (and which had been confirmed as going ahead when Ryanair were asked) has now been emailed to say the flights are cancelled.
Also that the Stanstead - Lamezia route is suspended 27th Oct to 1st Feb 2009.

Would the Easyjet Milan-Lamezia be any use to you if you can pick up a flight into Milan ? (I think this service starts on 13th October).
Regards, Lesley

Ryanair is trying to make a profit in these difficult times, most airlines are suffering from the increased oil prices and the reduction in the number of passengers. Some lines which have been opened in the past will suffer. They are not only doing it in Italy, in Spain they have had cuts and I guess that it would be pretty much the same in many other countries.
It will be a big blow for those who purchased property in places where good airline links were not available with the exception of Ryanair. They will have to look for alternatives and this would increase costs. A word of warning also for people who are wanting to purchase a property: always check the availability of flights, etc. particularly during winter. Otherwise, what seems to be a bargain may result into an expensive experiment.

[quote=iwanttobeinitaly;94990]The Stanstead - Lamezia route is suspended 27th Oct to 1st Feb 2009.

Would the Easyjet Milan-Lamezia be any use to you if you can pick up a flight into Milan ? (I think this service starts on 13th October).
Regards, Lesley[/quote]

Lesley,

Good to see you are still adding value!

Hmmm, a possibilty i suppose but in fairness I'm only travelling to Italy so would prefer one flight than two.

If it were the States, Australia or the Far East then maybe but Calabria? I'll have to consider all other options but Bari is looking the likely candidate as it appears that the Winter timetable exists (in some format).

Also (for all others that are interested) if you can get to Pisa Airport (via any company) in theory you can then fly from Pisa directly to Lamezia via Ryanair.

I have just checked and flights are available in November from Birmingham (which is on my doorstep) to Pisa via Ryanair. Arriving in Pisa at 10.15 with a change to then depart for Lamezia at 12.05pm.

It is do-able but i would rather the longer gap i.e. what happens if there is a later departure, passport control, retrieval of baggage from the carousel etc etc etc.

The return leg is where it falls down i.e. departure from Lamezia at 14.05hrs to arrive at Pisa for 15.40 Ooops... the flight leaving ffrom Pisa to Lamezia is at 10.40am.

Oh well almost. I'll have to check out the competitors if i want to do this but it could get complicated me thinks?

Thanks Anyway.

Regards,

Mickey 'O'

Hi Mickey,

Unfortunately your fears are justified. Ryan Air cancelled the winter flights back about 6 weeks ago. They obviously have looked at all their routes and decided that the London Calabria route can be shelved for the winter. Last year they cut it to 2 flights per week, but it always seemed to be pretty full. I wonder if they are looking at the bigger picture and guessing that the downturn in the housing market will mean fewer people going out to Calabria to look at houses. Certainly some of the big players in Calabria have seen a drastic drop in the nuber of people buying.

Fingers crossed that they open it up again in the spring. We plan to fly to Rome and drive. We would normally have 2 flights going to Lamezia, so I would rather drive 7 hours than sit at Stanstaed.

Dave

Air Malta could be an option. There are flights from Rome,Turin and Venice, all to Reggio Calabria...

Mickey - I thought this was probably on the cards since the moment they first started flying there. Thomson couldn't make moeny out of it, sadly. Anyone's bet whether R will recommence in the summer, but with the current state of the airline industry would assume not.
How about the train? Eurostar to paris, night sleeper to napli, then on to calabria. longwinded maybe , but romantic! :-)

Hi Sharon!
I'm wondering just what Easyjet are up to by starting to fly into Lamezia from October from Milan.
We are looking at getting to Edinburgh and back and via Milan (rather than Stansted) gives loads of options to regional UK airports.
As we usually always need to do a two flight hop up to the north of england or to scotland the flight timings with easyjet are better than the killer early morning ryanair stansted - lamezia flight.
Will see how we get on but it could be very interesting to see what happens next... :yes:

We are opting to go on the Gatwick - Catania route in February/March and these are currently £104 return, with a 3 hour drive to Tropea.

A good alternative!

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