Have to dissagree with gms 1991 about BA being more expensive.Recently travelled MAN-AGP with them , and as been previous said , people will travel to man, if they feel its cheaper, anyway slightly off topic there, going back to BA. They charged me over £100 less than the equivelant Easy jet price and were cheaper than Jet2 albeit not by much i mite add.Maybe i struck lucky that day i was trawling the websites, who knows?
All im sayin is that its not always the obvious choices that are the cheapest, also looking at jet2s price for agp in summer..hoping they have some offers come on before i look at booking them from blk!!!!
And on a dream level , yeah a BA service out of blk would be great, but as Ba are retreating to Heathrow,that is about as likely to happen, as Elvis being top billing at the Casino show bar!
Alot of the BA fares can be equal if not cheaper, but when you book a flight with an LC airline months in advance, then the LC carrier is usually cheaper.
I must say that LS are quite expensive! I am guessing because of the high fuel consumption of the 733s and that their fares do not reach £200 like FR and EZY.
FR fares start from £10 to about £200, where LS start at £30 to about £150 on continental Europe routes.
I can't see LS offering their July and August flights any cheaper, and looking at the current prices on the Spanish hot-spots, they seem to be booking, especially the ALC daily flights!
Does anybody think that the Murcia, Malaga and Palma routes will operate through next winter?
I would think IF (and a very big if) a national carrier was to start services ex. BLK then it would probably be LH, as thy would be able to sustain a route from FRA. BA probably no-no with FR on STN run.
VLM to operate the JER flights this winter. funny timetables though. Early summer, and then 2 weeks in September!
Flights are afternoon on Saturdays. Not surprised that BE won't be using the BA aircraft to operate the schedule. Great to see a top class aircraft operating from the airport. Might be worth travelling to JER from BLK this summer. Does anybody think they will be operating the full service like they do on their scheduled routes? Would be extremely better service than the BA service over the past few years.
Looks like those Jersey flights are just substituting a Fokker 50 for the usual
BA Dash 8. The reason for the odd schedule is due to the fact that this is a
weekly charter on behalf of a local travel agent. You can only do a 7 day break. Pity its not Fri and Monday flts .....someones missing a golden opportunity for 7 day breaks and weekend breaks as well !!! doh
What about a summer Guernsey route ......I seem to remember when you could go there from Blackpool eons ago! oh and some points in Ireland in
Beech 99's and SD-360/SD-330's .....that was fun at the time !
Just been on thomson website, got Blackpool down for tues flights for winter 2007/8 so that good, pity not got tenerife flights back on, still long time till next winter....
well as everyone should know by now,Blackpool has missed out yet again on an opportnity to get some much need investment, with the airport being an obvious benifactor,with the casino now going to manchester, where do people think the long term plans are for the airport with expansion?
Loco flights to Europe are still the only way forward for the airport. Could see some charter or domestic flights by the end of the year if the airport is lucky.
Great shame that BLK has lost out on a great opportunity on growing a greater airport, but, at least it was a Northern city that got the go-ahead.
Lets hope MAN can introduce new Long Haul flights this year and reposes the spot of 3rd busiest airport in Britain!
OK, the Casino News is a blow to Blackpool, there is no doubt about it, and I still find it hard to see how Manchester 'needed' it more than Blackpool, however, there is no point crying over spilt milk, what is done is done.
The airport has an odd place in this whole mix. Of course the Casino would have brought in a lot of additional tourists to the town and the airport would naturally have gained from this.
However, the airport does not, has not and will not solely rely on Blackpool for it's future, its development, growth or passengers. The airport IS the aiport for Lancashire and Cumbria, and as the recent TV and ongoing Radio campaign highlights, Blackpool has emerged as the NORTHWESTS 'New' International Airport. The airport has a secure future, and oddly is the only recent sucess story in Blackpool. The airports role is to serve the counties of Lancashire and Cumbria, both in terms of a convenient departure point but perhaps more crucially as a catalyst for other inward investment. Let us not forget that Lancashire has the highest concentration of Aerospace industry in the country, and this is one small part of a diverse economy. the North West Development Agency regional economic strategy highlights that the lancashire economy should grow by £4bn GVA over the next 5 years and a key compent to achieving this growth is Blackpool Airport. The Casino played a very small part in this overall bigger picture.
With the right support from the key stakeholders, the airport is poised to continue to grow and develop and serve both Blackpool, but more crucially it's wider catchment area.
As for the resort of Blackpool, it will still regenerate and develop. But to keep in context on this forum, as I said above, the airport had a much wider influence.
Press release today from Servisair, confirming the closure of the base at BLK. Anybody know how long Servisair's relationship with the airport goes back or how good/bad the relationship between the companies was?
Quote:
Penauille Servisair announces the transfer of its staff at Blackpool (BLK), UK, to Blackpool International Airport (BIA), UK, in accordance with TUPE Regulations.
Penauille Servisair staff based at BLK will transfer to BIA in accordance with the TUPE Regulations. The target date for transfer has been set for 22nd March 2007.
At the end of last year, and as part of their expansion plan, BIA has decided to bring the Ground Handling Function in house and develop its own ground-handling department. The department will include Passenger Services, Dispatch and Airport Agencies functions, currently provided by Penauille Servisair at BLK, together with Ramp operations already supplied by BIA. This is a strategic decision made by BIA whereby the 24 Penauille Servisair staff, who have an excellent track record in providing customer service, will be transferring most of their existing terms and conditions of employment.
Penauille Servisair will be working closely with BIA to ensure a smooth transition for Customers and employees and has offered its full support by providing consulting and training advice.
Manx2 will be bumpering the weekday and Saturday flights between BLK and IOM.
The Blackpool route will include 5 more flights per week from the 23rd July. Monday to Friday will become 4 times daily. Saturdays will include a morning departure, but Sundays will remain with two flights.
Check the Manx2 website for the flight times. Havn't been published, but if you try to book after any of these dates, then the new flights are available.
(Don't know whether I have published this before or not, if so, sorry)
One thing no-one has mentioned here is the possibility of ski flight for winter 07/08. Would Jet 2 consider a BLK-CMF? Given the amount of "outdoor types" in the N Lancs/Cumbria areas I would have thought this could be a succesful route.
Alternatively GVA, LYS, GNB or TRN are all possibilities with FY.
then it would probably be LH, as thy would be able to sustain a route from FRA. BA probably no-no with FR on STN run.
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