Shortest low-cost route?

nic_biso · Post by **nic_biso** » 10 Mar 2007, 12:50

Do you know very short routes operated by LCC?... since these routes are quite unusual for the low-cost business model.
Examples:
Menorca - Palma, Air Berlin, 132 km, 39 min.
Ibiza - Palma, Air Berlin, 139 km, 39 min.
Belfast - Glasgow, EasyJet, 167 km, 41 min.
Belfast - Liverpool, EasyJet, 244 km, 46 min.
Dublin - Cork, Ryanair, 247 km, 46 min.
etc…

Can you give me any other examples? I’m looking for the shortest route possible… you take-off, reach the designated flight level for a couple of minutes or so... and then prepare to land… so basically just a short hop between 2 cities.
Thanks.

sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 10 Mar 2007, 14:05

maybe Dublin - Manchester on Ryanair?

Post by **ElcoB** » 10 Mar 2007, 14:28

Maybe not really lowcost, but very short indeed :

"PPW-WRY in the Orkneys on Loganair.... 1.5 miles and 2 minutes of flying time.

Loganair operate the scheduled two minute flight between Westray and Papa Westray. This short flight has held the record as the World's Shortest Scheduled Air Service for almost thirty years. Travellers on this flight may qualify for a unique Certificate commemorating their world record flight.

Loganair

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 10 Mar 2007, 20:07

ElcoB wrote:"PPW-WRY in the Orkneys on Loganair.... 1.5 miles and 2 minutes of flying time.

Loganair

Here... and use the clickeables.

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 11 Mar 2007, 11:41

Video of that flight here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pBXjAQX7W8

The shortest LCC flight, I think, was going to be CRL-LGG, until the government prohibited that. (90 km on a 737)

TUB001 · Post by **TUB001** » 11 Mar 2007, 11:46

fokker_f27 wrote: The shortest LCC flight, I think, was going to be CRL-LGG, until the government prohibited that. (90 km on a 737)

It was not supposed to be a bookable flight... of course.
I guess that one doesn't count

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 11 Mar 2007, 15:01

Here is a recent short flight.
This one is also nice.... and this?
3 times Route COL V232 SBJ
Cargo... 8)
Cannot find passenger's low cost commercial flights.

jumpjet · Post by **jumpjet** » 12 Mar 2007, 17:50

wonder waht the tunr round time is afte the four minute PPW - WRY flight.

Anyone know how ofiten it flys and wheter it has many passengers or does it act more as a delivery service?

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