FlyWho are due to start operations from Birmingham this June. The airline was formely known as flyblu but apparantly the Americans didnt like that name for some reason or another so its FlyWho.
The airline certainly isnt cheap, but that reflects in the service. The economy cabin has a massive 38" seat pitch and free drinks so on, mostly what you would expect from Business Class, and the Gold cabin is like First Class. In theory there is no economy on this service.
http://www.flywho.com/
this looks great. Costed it out and silver is not that much more expensive than BA. I will add it to my favourites. However, at the moment it doesn't have US destinations I would be going to in the near future. I wonder if they will add some?
i think the airline is just focused around Florida at the moment. Thats what it initially was set up for. I visited the stand at the Destinations Travel Show and they said that it would never expand past Florida.
Shame! I don't really fancy Florida. However, I am forever helping others with holiday planning so it should still come in useful.
Yes, certainly not a service to be messed with, theres nobody else offering Business and First class only, but will it work.
Yes I think it will. I particularly like the Silver out/ Gold in combination. Business class is way out of my budget and this looks a great compromise. Now if they went to San Fransisco, New York, New Orleans,Boston or Las Vegas- I would def be interested!
if they were to go to those destinations especially on the West they would need different aircraft to the A310's they are suggesting currently.
Has anyone actually booked with them?
If so - what fare did you get?
I notice that their web site shows a A310 as the operating aircraft that flashes over the top of the screen. Heard that in fact they have bought an old L1011Tristar that had been in storage.
sounds good and having now reread the hold baggage allowance its a massive 30Kg per person !
This looks great - a huge improvement both in cost and service on Virgin.
Furthermore, there is still no word on how the flights are actually going to be operated. Either they are going to get their own Air Operators Certificate, acquire aircraft and fly it themselves, or they are going to charter another company to do their flying. However there has been no official word from flywho either way.
As of now they don't have an AOC, yet they haven't said anything about any charter company either. One would hope that if flying is starting in June this would all be in place, and there is no reason for flywho to hide it - if anything telling everyone the plans would make them all the more credible. Somehow I find there silence rather worrying.
The first flight is planned for 8 July (to Orlando).
If I was going to Orlando this year I too would wait to see how this develops before booking with them - I understand that they have had a false start or two.
Major problem of course of operating only one aircraft and an ageing one at that is that delays due to technical reasons can be significant.
Nivsy
Why put your money on something that has yet to leave the ground and the only thing on their web site that looks real are 4 seats in a bit of a mock up of a cabin.
Let others be the pioneers if it gets going and after six months then maybe give it a go. You know it makes sense
Terry
If you go to the BBC Watchdog page and click on the "holidays and leisure" you will be able to read the story.
Strangely they have now put "As seen on TV" on their website. It follows through to a page explaining their side of the story.http://www.flywho.com/watchdog.asp
Still wouldn't give them my money I'm afraid.
How can they say on their website that they have "many happy customers" when they have never actually flown anyone anywhere? A very bizarre statement.
Hubby heard yesterday that FlyWho have ceased trading (again!!)
CANCELLED FLIGHTS
http://www.flywho.com/cancelled.asp
I think the words " 30 foot bargepole" come to mind .
I have just looked again at the Flywho website and they are now showing flights starting late March , both to Orlando and St. Petersburg. But if you click on the FAQ about any form of protection for your booking, there is still no answer.