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Standard Noise quick question, why isn't delivery a ground frequency? It would make more sense as the rest of the day tower can get too busy between taxi aircraft, aircraft calling for clearance and take off and landing. I'm sure there must be a reason and I've missed it. Just curious.
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why isn't delivery a ground frequency?
And to answer the unasked question, we only planned to open it when it's needed thus why it's normally only open first thing each day.
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Big Dave and 'his' airport
In a variation of the 'What have the Romans done for us?' theme Dave has set out in a local paper what his government has done for the South West.
I don't know whether he's been taking tips from his opposite number in Wales but he appears to think he and his government (and not its private sector owners) are expanding Bristol Airport:
We're rolling out superfast broadband to even more areas, expanding Bristol Airport and re-developing Bristol Temple Meads Station. We're electrifying the Great Western Main Line, building new roads, improving old ones, and spending millions on flood defences.
Prime Minister David Cameron: The South West won't be left behind in economic recovery | Western Daily Press
Perhaps he believes that it would be a good idea to nationalise the place.
I don't know whether he's been taking tips from his opposite number in Wales but he appears to think he and his government (and not its private sector owners) are expanding Bristol Airport:
We're rolling out superfast broadband to even more areas, expanding Bristol Airport and re-developing Bristol Temple Meads Station. We're electrifying the Great Western Main Line, building new roads, improving old ones, and spending millions on flood defences.
Prime Minister David Cameron: The South West won't be left behind in economic recovery | Western Daily Press
Perhaps he believes that it would be a good idea to nationalise the place.
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Today's MUC-BRS was full to bursting, with 45 pax on board. The c/i agent at MUC was surprised to find I was quite happy to hear I could only have a window seat because the flight was so full.
Of course, yield's still important, but it feels like the LH codeshares are really beginning to drive volume.
Next step... how to get BM back into *A so I can clock up some status miles!
Of course, yield's still important, but it feels like the LH codeshares are really beginning to drive volume.
Next step... how to get BM back into *A so I can clock up some status miles!
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Passenger figures
CAA stats show that in June the airport saw 653,151 passengers through its terminal. This is a rise of 3.4% on June 2013 and is the best ever June beating June 2013.
In fact, last summer and this summer are turning out to be record breakers: in 2013 the months from May through to October were all the best ever for those months and this year April, May and June have seen the best ever totals for those months.
The significant thing about June's figures is that they take the rolling 12-month total to 6,234,596 (a rise of 4.1% on a year ago) which is above the airport's best ever calendar year of 2008 when 6,228,656 terminal passengers were handled.
Recent winters have been down on a few years ago but last winter did suggest some movement north.
The other important point is that in recent years annual passenger growth has been achieved against falling air transport movements each year. In June the 3.4% growth came despite a fall in atms of 2.7%.
So to have achieved the growth overall occupancy rate must have improved (yet again) but there will come a time when the only way to sustain growth will be an increase in seats meaning larger aircraft or more flights or both.
BRS has been extremely consistent in its annual growth rate. In the past 40 years only 1985, 1990, 1996 and 2009 saw drops in passenger numbers against the previous year.
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The LH code share does seem to have had a positive effect on loads in June.
FRA was up 46% and MUC was up 49% on June 2013. Even HAM with no LH code share saw a rise of 16%. Frequencies were broadly the same in 2013 and 2014.
In fact, last summer and this summer are turning out to be record breakers: in 2013 the months from May through to October were all the best ever for those months and this year April, May and June have seen the best ever totals for those months.
The significant thing about June's figures is that they take the rolling 12-month total to 6,234,596 (a rise of 4.1% on a year ago) which is above the airport's best ever calendar year of 2008 when 6,228,656 terminal passengers were handled.
Recent winters have been down on a few years ago but last winter did suggest some movement north.
The other important point is that in recent years annual passenger growth has been achieved against falling air transport movements each year. In June the 3.4% growth came despite a fall in atms of 2.7%.
So to have achieved the growth overall occupancy rate must have improved (yet again) but there will come a time when the only way to sustain growth will be an increase in seats meaning larger aircraft or more flights or both.
BRS has been extremely consistent in its annual growth rate. In the past 40 years only 1985, 1990, 1996 and 2009 saw drops in passenger numbers against the previous year.
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The LH code share does seem to have had a positive effect on loads in June.
FRA was up 46% and MUC was up 49% on June 2013. Even HAM with no LH code share saw a rise of 16%. Frequencies were broadly the same in 2013 and 2014.
Time to stir things up again. Is there such a 'battle' going on? Perhaps Etihad Regional will come to BRS rescue.
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But Cardiff has a big edge in that it is owned by the Welsh Government. As a result it is not so driven by profit, but ensuring the airport plays a key role in boosting the competitiveness of the economy.
Both are talking to the likes of Emirates and Etihad.
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The article from Sion Barry who is the business editor of a major news group in Wales should be read in the context of its timing.
Recently Lord Rowe-Beddoe, the chairman of the arm's length company that operates the airport for the Wales Government, gave an interview to the local press and one of the things he mentioned was a desire to bring a Middle East route to CWL. The chairman went on to say that the airport management had been and was in contact with airlines to further this end but that it was far from a done deal (not his exact words) and he realised that BRS was also in the same market - Robert Sinclair, the BRS CEO, has mentioned more than once his airport's efforts to secure a Middle East route but again he doesn't suggest anything is imminent.
As a senior business journalist in Wales Mr Barry would be expected to be well acquainted with the movers and shakers in the country and on occasions his articles about CWL have fairly closely mirrored the thinking of the Wales Government particularly that of the First Minister, Carwyn Jones.
Like you, bravoromeosierra, I found his comment about the airport 'not so driven by profit' rather odd. The Wales Government has always said CWL would be run strictly as a commercial enterprise. Mr Barry also suggested that airlines, whilst driven by profit, would find playing a key role in the economic development of a country rather than a region like South West England an attractive proposition. An airline might if it brought a bigger profit, but otherwise? Hmm!
I didn't really treat this article with great seriousness and I'm not sure that the author expected anyone to. He comes across as a cheerleader for CWL, talking about it eclipsing its 'noisy neighbour' (what's that all about?) and winding up with an exhortation urging CWL not only to win back Welsh passengers from BRS in the next year but also take West Country passengers beginning with a Middle East route.
As the work of such an experienced and able business journalist the article is lightweight and unbalanced, little more than puffery.
It adds nothing of consequence to the debate (if there really is one at the moment) and no-one at BRS at CWL that I'm aware of is as bullish about a Middle East route coming to Severnside in the timescale that Mr Barry seems to envisage.
It's probably more likely that none of the MEB3 would be interested in the forseeable future and that Turkish Airlines to Istanbul might well have the more appropriately sized aircraft to service Severnside, whether from the English or the Welsh side.
I'd be delighted to be wrong in this because an MEB3 route would be of considerable value to me whether from BRS (preferably as it's closer) or from CWL, but I'm not holding my breath.
Recently Lord Rowe-Beddoe, the chairman of the arm's length company that operates the airport for the Wales Government, gave an interview to the local press and one of the things he mentioned was a desire to bring a Middle East route to CWL. The chairman went on to say that the airport management had been and was in contact with airlines to further this end but that it was far from a done deal (not his exact words) and he realised that BRS was also in the same market - Robert Sinclair, the BRS CEO, has mentioned more than once his airport's efforts to secure a Middle East route but again he doesn't suggest anything is imminent.
As a senior business journalist in Wales Mr Barry would be expected to be well acquainted with the movers and shakers in the country and on occasions his articles about CWL have fairly closely mirrored the thinking of the Wales Government particularly that of the First Minister, Carwyn Jones.
Like you, bravoromeosierra, I found his comment about the airport 'not so driven by profit' rather odd. The Wales Government has always said CWL would be run strictly as a commercial enterprise. Mr Barry also suggested that airlines, whilst driven by profit, would find playing a key role in the economic development of a country rather than a region like South West England an attractive proposition. An airline might if it brought a bigger profit, but otherwise? Hmm!
I didn't really treat this article with great seriousness and I'm not sure that the author expected anyone to. He comes across as a cheerleader for CWL, talking about it eclipsing its 'noisy neighbour' (what's that all about?) and winding up with an exhortation urging CWL not only to win back Welsh passengers from BRS in the next year but also take West Country passengers beginning with a Middle East route.
As the work of such an experienced and able business journalist the article is lightweight and unbalanced, little more than puffery.
It adds nothing of consequence to the debate (if there really is one at the moment) and no-one at BRS at CWL that I'm aware of is as bullish about a Middle East route coming to Severnside in the timescale that Mr Barry seems to envisage.
It's probably more likely that none of the MEB3 would be interested in the forseeable future and that Turkish Airlines to Istanbul might well have the more appropriately sized aircraft to service Severnside, whether from the English or the Welsh side.
I'd be delighted to be wrong in this because an MEB3 route would be of considerable value to me whether from BRS (preferably as it's closer) or from CWL, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Wild outlandish thought - maybe its GF with an A320, they fly A320 (ER) into LHR ??
Only part of the UK the MEB3 don't frequent
Might assist the likes of me but not a lot of glamorous onward connections
Only part of the UK the MEB3 don't frequent
Might assist the likes of me but not a lot of glamorous onward connections
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Macquarie looking to sell its share in BRS
A report today suggests that the Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund that owns 50% of Bristol Airport is looking to sell its holding which is likely to be valued at between £200 million and £250 million.
The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan that owns 49% of the airport is thought to be interested in acquiring full control.
Australians seek buyer for 50% stake in Bristol airport | The Sunday Times
The Ontario Teachers Pension Plan that owns 49% of the airport is thought to be interested in acquiring full control.
Australians seek buyer for 50% stake in Bristol airport | The Sunday Times
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Roll around laughing!
Not this again!! Is it summer silly season for journalists? That article reads like a plane spotters wish list! Don't worry that Cardiff can't support basic routes to Europe, but we can attract one blue ribband route to DXB!! Cardiff doesn't have the catchment and Bristol doesn't have the runway...Turkish is the only option and thus far they haven't shown any interest.
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Interesting. You believe that NCL could support Emirates and Turkish before Turkish looked southwestwards?
Is there any one major reason why you think this might be so?
Is there any one major reason why you think this might be so?
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Flew into BRS this morning on the seasonal SAS service from Stockholm. A rough head count would probably put the load at 80-90% capacity onboard the 120 seat B737. Better than I was expecting given the slightly antisocial departure time (0700 ex ARN) with a decent mix of accents onboard too.
The new pier is now also open, it was a surprise to arrive into it this morning.
The new pier is now also open, it was a surprise to arrive into it this morning.
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SAS - Bristol-Stockholm
The short season opened on Monday 30 June and so far only the loads for that rotation are in the public domain via CAA stats and show that 151 passengers were carried, an average of 75.5 per flight which would give a load factor in the low 60s%.
The Monday to Friday service is geared towards leisure customers at both ends of the route and before the service commenced there was a marketing campaign in Sweden funded by Bristol Airport, Destination Bristol, Bath Tourism Plus and Visit England.
The Monday morning and Friday afternoon timings are aimed at weekenders, those who might want a few days in midweek or any other combination of durations based on Mondays and Fridays, so clearly there aren't likely to be many business passengers.
Although the original announcement said the service would be operated by B 738 aircraft, and Mayfly continues to show that, it seems that the equipment is actually the B 736. That was mainly the type used when SAS last operated similar short summer seasons to Stockholm in 2007 and 2008. They also operated a longer seasonal Oslo service in 2008 from May at 3 x weekly with B 737-700s according to old Mayflys.
The BRS-ARN seemed to have load factors between 70% and 80% in 2008.
The recession and the major downsizing of SAS including the axing of many routes led to both BRS routes being discontinued after summer 2008.
The new central pier seems to have been operational for a week or two but strangely for an airport that is usually so on the ball with its press releases nothing has appeared on its website news section, although I did see it mentioned in the local press the other day in an article dealing with June's record passenger numbers.
The Monday to Friday service is geared towards leisure customers at both ends of the route and before the service commenced there was a marketing campaign in Sweden funded by Bristol Airport, Destination Bristol, Bath Tourism Plus and Visit England.
The Monday morning and Friday afternoon timings are aimed at weekenders, those who might want a few days in midweek or any other combination of durations based on Mondays and Fridays, so clearly there aren't likely to be many business passengers.
Although the original announcement said the service would be operated by B 738 aircraft, and Mayfly continues to show that, it seems that the equipment is actually the B 736. That was mainly the type used when SAS last operated similar short summer seasons to Stockholm in 2007 and 2008. They also operated a longer seasonal Oslo service in 2008 from May at 3 x weekly with B 737-700s according to old Mayflys.
The BRS-ARN seemed to have load factors between 70% and 80% in 2008.
The recession and the major downsizing of SAS including the axing of many routes led to both BRS routes being discontinued after summer 2008.
The new central pier seems to have been operational for a week or two but strangely for an airport that is usually so on the ball with its press releases nothing has appeared on its website news section, although I did see it mentioned in the local press the other day in an article dealing with June's record passenger numbers.
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Further to #2513, it seems that the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan is looking to buy Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund's 50% stake giving it full control of the airport.
Ontario Teachers says plans to increase stake in UK's Bristol Airport | Reuters
Ontario Teachers says plans to increase stake in UK's Bristol Airport | Reuters
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TOM Summer 2015 schedule from BRS. I believe this will see the total number of based units increased by 1 to 3A/C ? 49 departures per week. No SFB or CUN from BRS or CWL.
Palma: 5x weekly (1 is AEA)
Ibiza: 3x weekly
Mahon: 2x weekly
Reus: 1x weekly
Alicante: 1x weekly
Malaga: 1x weekly
Tenerife South: 2x weekly (Down to x1 weekly)
Gran Canaria: 1x weekly
Lanzarote: 2x weekly (1 is TCX flight)
Fuerteventura: 1x weekly
Malta: 1x weekly (Air Malta)
Enfidha: 2x weekly (Wed flight operates BRS-NBE-EMA-NBE-BRS)
Corfu: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Neaopolitan Riviera: 2x weekly
Dubrovnik: 1x weekly
Pula: 1x weekly
Bourgas: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Heraklion: 2x weekly
Rhodes: 1x weekly
Kos: 1x weekly
Kefalonia: 1x weekly
Zante: 2x weekly
Paphos: 1x weekly
Larnaca: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Dalaman: 3x weekly (1X TCX)
Bodrum: 1x weekly (TCX)
Antalya: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Sharm el Sheikh: 2x weekly
Marrakech: 1x weekly (NOT ON SALE)
Palma: 5x weekly (1 is AEA)
Ibiza: 3x weekly
Mahon: 2x weekly
Reus: 1x weekly
Alicante: 1x weekly
Malaga: 1x weekly
Tenerife South: 2x weekly (Down to x1 weekly)
Gran Canaria: 1x weekly
Lanzarote: 2x weekly (1 is TCX flight)
Fuerteventura: 1x weekly
Malta: 1x weekly (Air Malta)
Enfidha: 2x weekly (Wed flight operates BRS-NBE-EMA-NBE-BRS)
Corfu: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Neaopolitan Riviera: 2x weekly
Dubrovnik: 1x weekly
Pula: 1x weekly
Bourgas: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Heraklion: 2x weekly
Rhodes: 1x weekly
Kos: 1x weekly
Kefalonia: 1x weekly
Zante: 2x weekly
Paphos: 1x weekly
Larnaca: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Dalaman: 3x weekly (1X TCX)
Bodrum: 1x weekly (TCX)
Antalya: 2x weekly (1X TCX)
Sharm el Sheikh: 2x weekly
Marrakech: 1x weekly (NOT ON SALE)
RAK no longer on sale.
Their timetable section looks like it's being amended as a number of routes not showing that are on sale as holidays.
It seems the 3rd aircraft will be operating some W patterns to fully utilise it on certain days:
Monday - Not used all day
Tuesday BRS-ALC-CWL-ALC-BRS
Wednesday BRS-NBE-EMA-NBE-BRS
Thursday - Not used PM