All direct flights from Southampton

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  Adrian

  10 December 2011 at 02:52 | #

  I remember when we used to use Southampton for flights to Jersey. It was such horrible bunch of shacks, we just used to call it 'The Shed'.
  
  It is so much more modern now, and considering the size of the city, the range of destinations is excellent. I guess that's because Flybe know what the punter wants - high frequency links to key UK & Ireland business places, and major European hubs like Amsterdam.
  
  Also, they serve a good range of leisure routes using nice, modern aircraft, and the whole experience is pleasant - not like the old wrecks Thomsonfly use in Bournemouth, and as for Ryanair - I'd rather not!

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  FrenchFrank

  18 December 2011 at 21:11 | #

  I love the fact that there are so many flights from Southampton to France, and it is so easy to get to from Waterloo, lovely little airport, simple to use.
  
  Do you think they will add more routes, there are a few exceptions, like Toulouse for one.

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    James Avery

    19 December 2011 at 21:10 | #

    France is popular from Southampton because many of these destinations are quite niche, so only a small aircraft is needed. For example, Southampton is the only airport to offer flights to Dijon (from the UK). It would be much harder for Eastern Airlines to acquire slots in Gatwick as they only use very small turboprop aircraft.
    
    Many people take advantageo of these routes from places throughout the south of England, as Southampton Airport has its own station onsite, with regular fast trains from Waterloo, and also from many points down from Birmingham. This makes it much more useful as an alternative London airport than somewhere like Southend, which is only easily accessible from east London or Essex.
    
    Route networks change all the time, but Toulouse is popular both as a city break and business destination, but also for skiers. This makes it much easier to fill larger aircraft, especially from Gatwick, so conversely, it is less likely to work so well from Southampton.

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  Jeremy Eastwood

  09 January 2012 at 23:26 | #

  I much prefer flying from Southampton, compared with Bournemouth, even with its new developments - Southampton Airport is just so much cleaner. Also, most of the travel I need to do is within the UK - try finding flights to Edinburgh or Glasgow from Bournemouth - both routes which have existed in the past, now long gone.

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  Ryan Thompson

  09 January 2012 at 23:56 | #

  Your list shows that Leeds to Southampton flights are still operated by Eastern, yet when I try and search on their site, they give me a routing via Aberdeen. Isn't that a bit of a long way round?

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    James Avery

    10 January 2012 at 00:00 | #

    Yes, I agree - Eastern still seem to have this as a direct option on their menu page, but it looks like they have been undercut by Flybe. I guess there is no need for both airlines on this route. I'll remove it at the next routes update.

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