 Poster: A snowHead
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Just read this, not sue if posted before:
The Italian Civil Aviation Authority has issued SkyAlps with an air operator certificate, making it a fully formed independent airline (the first in South Tyrol); it plans to grow its fleet to 14 aircraft by early next year. The London flights will leave Stansted on Wednesdays and Sundays, from December 13 to April 14, using 76-seat Dash 8 Q400 aircraft
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I give' em 18 months.....
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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thanks for sharing we're currently pricing up for next year, shame it's double the price of Ryanair to Verona but definitely an option for some people/situations e.g. a couple going to Selva.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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@BoardieK, useful information thanks. For anyone who has their own skis note that the Dash 8 Q400 tend to have limited ski carrying space.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| @BoardieK, useful information thanks. For anyone who has their own skis note that the Dash 8 Q400 tend to have limited ski carrying space. |
They'll be strapping 2/3 Thule ski boxes to the roof.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Great for the Dolomites.
Val Gardena and others just 1hr away.
Prices look very expensive.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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I'd rather fly in a proper plane
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I can think of two good reasons not to use them and a possible third.
The dreadful bone rattler Q400 - even in Flybe days Exeter Amsterdam was a dreadful journey.
Stansted unless you live in London or East Anglia....and, even then, after a very limited experience of Stansted, just Stansted - a foul airport
...and, Flybe, had a very short maximum ski bag length due to hold constraints
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Alastair Pink, Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing
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Bolzano is a very small airport = small planes. I flew in there many years ago (with Inghams?) - the arrival lounge could not cope with a full plane load of passengers, we had to queue outside ! (Luckily the weather was fine...)
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You know it makes sense.
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@countryman, The "hold constraints" on FlyBe's Dash-8 aircraft were just that they "bulked out" - where there was an Embraer operating soon afterwards (e.g. during some winters on the Southampton-Chambery route) whatever didn't fit in the Dash-8 went into the Embraer. Dispatch at SOU were very good in that respect - CMF always knew ow many skibags had been transferred. Of course, if there was no Embraer to pick up the leftovers there would be a problem.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Don't understand this flight really.
Mid Jan dates comparison 14-21 Jan:
SkyAlps €368 return
Easyjet to Innsbruck £75 return.
Bolzano Airport to Val Gardena showing on google maps at 52mins
Innsbruck Airport to Val Gardena showing on google maps at 1hr46mins
So an additional 1hr transfer for an extra nearly €200 per person. Ok cost of transfer from Innsbruck likely to be more expensive, but the difference will be nowhere near the €200 extra the flight costs.
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