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Daily A340 JFK-FRA-BRS-FRA-JFK as an extension of the existing FRA-JFK route........................and if you believe that you believe anything.
I'm off to go and look at the slot allocations at FRA (because my life isn't fulfilled enough) and see if anything peeks out at me. Preferably with an LH or BD code. I'm guessing any change wouldn't happen until the beginning of the Winter timetable at the end of October.
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I note that Staverton and Manx2 have started scheduled services with a twice daily rotation to IOM and weekend flights to Jersey using a Beech 19 seater. One imagines it won't take O'Leary long to threaten to move his operation from BRS and squeeze it into Bristol (Gloucestershire M5)!!!
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Air France
Aberdeen has fared better than BHX, as AF have not responded at all
to the BACON debacle, still 6 x RJ85's often with high nighties load factors
and at worse 65-70%.
Mind you look at the competition they have a BHX, all they need to do is laugh all the way to the bank. I remember 320's on the BHX in the past
but never mind.
Bristol seems to now has a reasonable Paris service - has the 2nd Easyjet started yet?
I must admit Bristol have a good all round schedule and even better if BD/LH do start on the Frankfurt, then possibly Munich, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen etc.
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to the BACON debacle, still 6 x RJ85's often with high nighties load factors
and at worse 65-70%.
Mind you look at the competition they have a BHX, all they need to do is laugh all the way to the bank. I remember 320's on the BHX in the past
but never mind.
Bristol seems to now has a reasonable Paris service - has the 2nd Easyjet started yet?
I must admit Bristol have a good all round schedule and even better if BD/LH do start on the Frankfurt, then possibly Munich, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen etc.
Pete
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Local press reports this week say that BRS is to spend £3.2 million increasing the terminal first floor space by extending it over the arrivals area in order to expand the security search area.
There will be additional search lanes and x-ray machines giving a total of nine that will, according to the airport, reduce passenger security queue waiting times of 20-25 minutes to ten minutes.
Work will take place over the winter and should be finished by next summer.
The new CEO, Paul Kehoe, stated at the time of his appointment that one of his priorities was to reduce time pax spent in the security environment.
The airport also announced recently that it is spending a seven figure sum on a new IT system for self-service check-ins.
Anything that speeds up the passenger experience will be welcome and these initiatives won’t need planning consent, unlike the major expansion plans.
With passenger numbers up nearly 8% in July (BRS website figures) compared with July 06, and set to rise significantly more when Ryanair starts its base, Mr Kehoe and his staff will have to come up with some more fine tuning over the next year or two whilst the main expansion planning battles are fought.
Pete: easyJet is double-daily to CDG this summer but during the past few weeks the Tuesday morning and Thursday morning rotations have not operated but extra rotations to La Rochelle have flown instead on these days, presumably using the 'CDG aircraft' because timings are roughly similar.
There will be additional search lanes and x-ray machines giving a total of nine that will, according to the airport, reduce passenger security queue waiting times of 20-25 minutes to ten minutes.
Work will take place over the winter and should be finished by next summer.
The new CEO, Paul Kehoe, stated at the time of his appointment that one of his priorities was to reduce time pax spent in the security environment.
The airport also announced recently that it is spending a seven figure sum on a new IT system for self-service check-ins.
Anything that speeds up the passenger experience will be welcome and these initiatives won’t need planning consent, unlike the major expansion plans.
With passenger numbers up nearly 8% in July (BRS website figures) compared with July 06, and set to rise significantly more when Ryanair starts its base, Mr Kehoe and his staff will have to come up with some more fine tuning over the next year or two whilst the main expansion planning battles are fought.
Pete: easyJet is double-daily to CDG this summer but during the past few weeks the Tuesday morning and Thursday morning rotations have not operated but extra rotations to La Rochelle have flown instead on these days, presumably using the 'CDG aircraft' because timings are roughly similar.
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Shame about the first floor extension though, one of the things I like about modern terminals is their less oppressive feel, afforded by light and airy double height design. Hope it doesn't stretch too far across the arrivals area.
Still, needs must when SBAE are being a pain in the 'aris.
Still, needs must when SBAE are being a pain in the 'aris.
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I see they were up to thier usual stunts. Dressing as a gorilla is highly original and extremely relevent to thier cause! I'm sure they won alot of support from that stunt-thousands of passengers are now aware that they are trying to stop the airport expanding and will no longer fly from here!
I wonder if the suit was hired out on FlyBe's business expenses creditcard!?
I wonder if the suit was hired out on FlyBe's business expenses creditcard!?
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Aesthectics will play no part in the future development of the terminal. Bristol will mirror an airport such as Stanstead where economics overtook passenger experience and design value. They will bleed financial return from the current infastructure. At the end of the day I simply wish to pass through the required checks as soon as possible. It is a bonus if I am surrounded by beautiful design! It is a sad state of affairs, but that is modern air travel until such time as I can join netjets!!!
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There will be additional search lanes and x-ray machines giving a total of nine that will, according to the airport, reduce passenger security queue waiting times of 20-25 minutes to ten minutes.
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BD to leave MME - but where to go next?
I've read rumours about BD possibly reducing their MME-LHR routes, which seem to be operated by a single ERJ-145. The presumption is that BD want their LHR slots back for more useful long-haul flights by BMED.
The rumour continues that an announcement about MME's future flights is to be made "before the end of this month".
One might then presume that it would free up an Emby aircraft to work from another UK airport which didn't need to operate routes into London....
Expertflyer is currently showing an equipment change on MME-LHR from ER4 to 319/320 from 28-OCT-07, and a reduction in daily flights.
The rumour continues that an announcement about MME's future flights is to be made "before the end of this month".
One might then presume that it would free up an Emby aircraft to work from another UK airport which didn't need to operate routes into London....
Expertflyer is currently showing an equipment change on MME-LHR from ER4 to 319/320 from 28-OCT-07, and a reduction in daily flights.
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what's the latest on the immenent announcement regarding the new full service carrier rumoured to be coming to BRS ?. it is nearly the end of the month. believe it when we see it, as its been 4-5 months since BA Con departed the german routes. i would have thought they would been in sooner than this as were AFR and E/Jet increasing routes to cover CDG
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I'm sure its coming! Its not a case of seeing is believeing-we know the market is there, we know Cardiff are too slow on the uptake to replace the routes and rumours have been rife on whom is coming!
Whoever picks up the routes will do so in good time and sure they want to make sure all the details are finalised before rushing in! FR are a good example! They could have just started slowly introduced new routes but that wouldn't have been a smart move as the marketing wouldnt have been there-more likely whoever comes in will come in with a bang to generate as much interest as possible!
Whoever picks up the routes will do so in good time and sure they want to make sure all the details are finalised before rushing in! FR are a good example! They could have just started slowly introduced new routes but that wouldn't have been a smart move as the marketing wouldnt have been there-more likely whoever comes in will come in with a bang to generate as much interest as possible!
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There's still rumours (now in newspapers) that BD is planning to ditch or cut services between LHR and MAN/LBA/MME. Apparently LHR-MAN loadings are down to 76,000 journeys a year from 120,000.
I'm still fingers crossed hoping that their loss is our gain. At least nobody is expecting BRS-LHR flights. (Although there are days when First Great Western makes me willing to pay almost anything for BRS-LCY).
BD announce their Winter timetable (commencing Oct 08) soon, and the assumption is that the MAN/LBA/MME axe will fall with that timetable. However you would have thought that someone on Ground Handling at BRS would know by now if they were going to be handling a BD a/c?
I'm still fingers crossed hoping that their loss is our gain. At least nobody is expecting BRS-LHR flights. (Although there are days when First Great Western makes me willing to pay almost anything for BRS-LCY).
BD announce their Winter timetable (commencing Oct 08) soon, and the assumption is that the MAN/LBA/MME axe will fall with that timetable. However you would have thought that someone on Ground Handling at BRS would know by now if they were going to be handling a BD a/c?
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WATABENCH - TCX will effectively have (and therefore currently have) two aircraft based in BRS next summer. TCX and MYT are currently merging therefore the one MYT aircraft (A320) and one TCX aircraft (A320) will become two TCX aircraft (prob two A320). I doubt that they would want more than that, what with the Tui groups current two based aircraft (both currently FCA 757) and a visiting 767.
Or atleast that is my uneducated take on things!
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Or atleast that is my uneducated take on things!
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