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Wizz Air BRS-WAW
This will be the first direct challenge by Wizz to Ryanair at BRS with the latter's Warsaw Modlin route.
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Overcrowding?
Ryanair to start Kraków as of March next year in direct competition with EZY.
Maybe this is FRs way of getting back at Wizz who are starting to steal their eastern block thunder, however trampling on orange toes in the meantime.
There seems to be a lot of duplication going on of late on what are generally seen as marginal routes...things could potentially get a little bit messy!
Only time will tell...
Maybe this is FRs way of getting back at Wizz who are starting to steal their eastern block thunder, however trampling on orange toes in the meantime.
There seems to be a lot of duplication going on of late on what are generally seen as marginal routes...things could potentially get a little bit messy!
Only time will tell...
Brunel to Concorde
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Wizz announced Sofia and Kosice in August and previously discussed within this thread.
Ryanair seems to be going to operate to Krakow 3 x weekly which, taken with easyJet's current up to 4 x weekly, would equate to the once daily easyJet service to KRK that was operated a few years ago.
The only other recently announced duplication is Wizz's intention to commence Warsaw Chopin against Ryanair's Warsaw Modlin.
The routes may well be marginal in terms of yield (I don't know) but in terms of passenger numbers all the BRS former Eastern Bloc routes enjoy extremely high load factors with, for example, Ryanair's five Polish routes seeing monthly load factors between 95% and 99% all this summer thus far. Wizz's new Katowice route saw over 94% in both July and August, its first two full calendar months on the route.
Having said this I'm sure that many people might have hoped for unserved routes rather than adding competition to some already operated.
Ryanair competes with easyJet on more than half a dozen sun routes but the only other occasions I can remember the two airlines serving city pairs at the same time were Milan - Malpensa (easyJet), Bergamo (Ryanair) and Belfast - International (easyJet), City (Ryanair).
Ryanair still serves Bergamo (summer only) and easyJet still serves Belfast International. bmi regional now serves Malpensa but Belfast City is unserved.
Whether this is some sort of precursor that easyJet and Ryanair cannot compete at BRS away from the main sun routes, as fanrailuk puts it, only time will tell.
Ryanair seems to be going to operate to Krakow 3 x weekly which, taken with easyJet's current up to 4 x weekly, would equate to the once daily easyJet service to KRK that was operated a few years ago.
The only other recently announced duplication is Wizz's intention to commence Warsaw Chopin against Ryanair's Warsaw Modlin.
The routes may well be marginal in terms of yield (I don't know) but in terms of passenger numbers all the BRS former Eastern Bloc routes enjoy extremely high load factors with, for example, Ryanair's five Polish routes seeing monthly load factors between 95% and 99% all this summer thus far. Wizz's new Katowice route saw over 94% in both July and August, its first two full calendar months on the route.
Having said this I'm sure that many people might have hoped for unserved routes rather than adding competition to some already operated.
Ryanair competes with easyJet on more than half a dozen sun routes but the only other occasions I can remember the two airlines serving city pairs at the same time were Milan - Malpensa (easyJet), Bergamo (Ryanair) and Belfast - International (easyJet), City (Ryanair).
Ryanair still serves Bergamo (summer only) and easyJet still serves Belfast International. bmi regional now serves Malpensa but Belfast City is unserved.
Whether this is some sort of precursor that easyJet and Ryanair cannot compete at BRS away from the main sun routes, as fanrailuk puts it, only time will tell.
Brunel to Concorde
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Venice Marco Polo
Further to #2804, from 23 March next year easyJet will fly to Venice Marco Polo 4 x weekly against Ryanair's version of Venice at Treviso which itself has been increased from 2 x weekly to 3 x weekly from next summer.
easyJet operated a daily service year-round between Bristol and Marco Polo for several years until 2009 when the route was axed.
Further to #2804, from 23 March next year easyJet will fly to Venice Marco Polo 4 x weekly against Ryanair's version of Venice at Treviso which itself has been increased from 2 x weekly to 3 x weekly from next summer.
easyJet operated a daily service year-round between Bristol and Marco Polo for several years until 2009 when the route was axed.
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Looking at the flight number I would say it is a Venice based aircraft as the flight number is EZY3362 BRS-VCE and the EZY3361 VCE-BRS and the other international flight numbers for BRS based a/c are all between EZY6000-EZY6200. Looks like BRS are benefiting from easyJet oppening a new base for once! 
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Bristol parking,review...
Have used this twice recently. My first booking was direct with the official airport site as there was a discount offer on meet and greet ( there are always offers/voucher codes on the other parking options)
Bristol Airport - Arrivals, Departures, Flights and Airport Parking | Bristol Airport
For my second trip the discount was not available so I booked at 18% discount through SkyPark Secure after checking their credentials (they also trade as Skypark Steve)
Airport Parking | Search & SAVE | SkyParkSecure
The booking confirmation from Skypark Steve was identical to the Official Airport one, the only difference was the price.
The Meet & Greet system works well, you phone the M&G number 10 minutes before arrival and you park in a reserved meet & greet area in the drop-off car park adjacent to the terminal where staff are waiting for you.
On both occasions the car was inspected and two minor scratches noted.On return we phoned their number after collecting hold luggage and our car was waiting for us in the designated area.
On both occasions the staff were very professional, the car was certainly parked on site as per their contract (less than 2 miles covered) no damage and other than seat adjustment nothing had been altered.
Will certainly use them again
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Bristol Airport - Arrivals, Departures, Flights and Airport Parking | Bristol Airport
For my second trip the discount was not available so I booked at 18% discount through SkyPark Secure after checking their credentials (they also trade as Skypark Steve)
Airport Parking | Search & SAVE | SkyParkSecure
The booking confirmation from Skypark Steve was identical to the Official Airport one, the only difference was the price.
The Meet & Greet system works well, you phone the M&G number 10 minutes before arrival and you park in a reserved meet & greet area in the drop-off car park adjacent to the terminal where staff are waiting for you.
On both occasions the car was inspected and two minor scratches noted.On return we phoned their number after collecting hold luggage and our car was waiting for us in the designated area.
On both occasions the staff were very professional, the car was certainly parked on site as per their contract (less than 2 miles covered) no damage and other than seat adjustment nothing had been altered.
Will certainly use them again
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Passenger numbers
September CAA stats show that 712,751 passengers were handled in the month, an increase of 8.1% on the September 2014 figures. The rolling 12-month total stands at 6,652,852, up 5.8% on a year ago.
This is the first time that four consecutive months have each seen passenger numbers above 700,000 with August producing over 776,000.
With additional flights this winter from easyJet, Thomson and the new Wizz operation it looks as though 6.7 million will be attained by the end of this calendar year beating last year's previous record total of 6.33 million.
This is the first time that four consecutive months have each seen passenger numbers above 700,000 with August producing over 776,000.
With additional flights this winter from easyJet, Thomson and the new Wizz operation it looks as though 6.7 million will be attained by the end of this calendar year beating last year's previous record total of 6.33 million.
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easyJet to EDI and GLA
The enhanced winter schedule begins next week with EDI seeing 27 weekly rotations, five on Mondays and Fridays with four on other days except Saturdays which are single daily, although January will be reduced slightly. Oddly though the last of the five Monday rotations arrives at BRS at the early hour of 1705 making a meaningful day trip next to impossible. For the remaining weekdays and on Sundays it's 2150 or 2155.
This will be easyJet's biggest ever winter offering on this route. There were 23 weekly rotations last winter.
GLA will have 23 weekly rotations, up from 18 last winter, with Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and some Sundays seeing four although as with EDI there will be a slight reduction for January.
This will be easyJet's biggest ever winter offering on this route. There were 23 weekly rotations last winter.
GLA will have 23 weekly rotations, up from 18 last winter, with Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and some Sundays seeing four although as with EDI there will be a slight reduction for January.
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Seems quite common for EZY now to vary flight times between each weekday. On the more typically business routes there's often an extra flight on Mon and Fri compared to Tue, Wed, Thu and often an absence of late Monday/Tuesday and early Thursday/Friday rotations. Makes sense I suppose but doesn't always give the best choice.
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easyJet new routes
Nantes commences 24 March on Mondays and Thursdays and Dubrovnik commences on 19 June on Wednesdays and Sundays.
This will almost certainly scupper bmi regional's 2 x weekly to Nantes that began this year for a limited peak summer period.
Thomson also started a weekly Dubrovnik flight this summer but it was linked with cruises so may be able to run alongside the easyJet route.
As things stand Wednesday's first batch of flights from the end of June require 13 based aircraft so there may be more announcements to utilise the 13th aircraft (which would be a record number for BRS) at other times.
0605 Malaga
0605 Palma
0620 Fuerteventura
0630 Corfu
0635 Edinburgh
0645 Murcia
0655 Zante
0700 Dubrovnik
0700 Belfast Int
0705 Faro
0705 Geneva
0715 Glasgow
0720 Bilbao
This will almost certainly scupper bmi regional's 2 x weekly to Nantes that began this year for a limited peak summer period.
Thomson also started a weekly Dubrovnik flight this summer but it was linked with cruises so may be able to run alongside the easyJet route.
As things stand Wednesday's first batch of flights from the end of June require 13 based aircraft so there may be more announcements to utilise the 13th aircraft (which would be a record number for BRS) at other times.
0605 Malaga
0605 Palma
0620 Fuerteventura
0630 Corfu
0635 Edinburgh
0645 Murcia
0655 Zante
0700 Dubrovnik
0700 Belfast Int
0705 Faro
0705 Geneva
0715 Glasgow
0720 Bilbao
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EZY confirms 13 based aircraft next summer
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Qatar Air Mulls Gatwick Route as Heathrow Flight Upgraded to 787 - Bloomberg Business
An article about Qatar in the UK and Ireland with their main man in this country musing on possible expansion which includes the comment: Away from London, it’s looking at serving southwest England and possibly another Scottish airport, Oliver said.
If they did move south west it may not be BRS of course. Could be CWL or EXT.
CAA stats
October's provisional figures were published today showing that 640,190 passengers passed through the terminal during the month which is an increase of 8.6% on October 2014. The rolling 12-month total stood at 6,703,084, an increase of 6.4% on a year ago.
At the beginning of this year the airport predicted 6.7 million for the calendar year of 2015 so, short of some unexpected brake on progress, the final figure ought to be a bit above 6.7
An article about Qatar in the UK and Ireland with their main man in this country musing on possible expansion which includes the comment: Away from London, it’s looking at serving southwest England and possibly another Scottish airport, Oliver said.
If they did move south west it may not be BRS of course. Could be CWL or EXT.
CAA stats
October's provisional figures were published today showing that 640,190 passengers passed through the terminal during the month which is an increase of 8.6% on October 2014. The rolling 12-month total stood at 6,703,084, an increase of 6.4% on a year ago.
At the beginning of this year the airport predicted 6.7 million for the calendar year of 2015 so, short of some unexpected brake on progress, the final figure ought to be a bit above 6.7
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Almost no doubt that Bristol will see Qatar operating regularly from BRS within 12 months. The region has long been on the radar at Emirates, who lack suitable aircraft.
Bristols' impressive passenger growth seems to be following the same direction as Birmingham in sweeping up capacity not available at LHR.
I fully expect to see BRS continue strong growth through the next decade.
My inkling is that Qatar will announce BRS shortly after the government pronouncement on new runway capacity for London (most likely more long grass) using the chance to grab a headline or two..
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Bristols' impressive passenger growth seems to be following the same direction as Birmingham in sweeping up capacity not available at LHR.
I fully expect to see BRS continue strong growth through the next decade.
My inkling is that Qatar will announce BRS shortly after the government pronouncement on new runway capacity for London (most likely more long grass) using the chance to grab a headline or two..
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I would not be so sure. The only suitable equipment QR have is a 787 or one of the few A350s in the fleet, and I am not even 100% sure it could use BRS without a moderate load penalty, as the early models are overweight. I think all of the current 787/A350 fleet are in use as things stand today.
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Whilst the article does mention serving South-West England which directly implies BRS in my eyes, and being the largest catchment to facilitate such a route, i believe it would be rather fun to see whether a B787/A350 can get in and out of BRS without any difficulties or payload restrictions. CWL and EXT are better suited in that regard, although where there's a will, there's a way. I'm also a firm believer that BRS will see a LH operator sometime in the next year, currently with QR being the front runner, although I thought BRS was in pursuit of a TK link to the Middle East and beyond ?