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... Marseille which will see up to two aircraft temporarily overnight at the airport for just over a four month period (14th April until 4th Sept) ...
Sorry, but aircraft overnighting at MRS don't make it a base.
Sorry, but aircraft overnighting at MRS don't make it a base.
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As far as i know crew have been selected to operate all the MRS over nighting a/c. And the crew will not be stopping a night 4 star hotel, but will living within the MRS area.
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Surely cannot be the Libya problem, as I have just struggled to find a one week holiday in Malta departing in the next few weeks. I was down to my last realistic option before finding availability on a KM late evening departure out of MAN. Even my preferred hotel room (SV) was not available!
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Still no one mentioned, so I will.
More little expansion by Ryanair in Vilnius, Lithuania.
They opened a route from Bremen 4x weekly.
Starting with BGY, GRO, STN, DUB, CIA, it would seem that sales are doing good at VNO. Firstly, freq. was increased to GRO, now BRE is added.
It's uncertain times for Kaunas airport (100 km), which is a RYR base. BGY, GRO were moved to VNO, and BRE, which was cancelled along with other German routes, now comes back to life in VNO.
More little expansion by Ryanair in Vilnius, Lithuania.
They opened a route from Bremen 4x weekly.
Starting with BGY, GRO, STN, DUB, CIA, it would seem that sales are doing good at VNO. Firstly, freq. was increased to GRO, now BRE is added.
It's uncertain times for Kaunas airport (100 km), which is a RYR base. BGY, GRO were moved to VNO, and BRE, which was cancelled along with other German routes, now comes back to life in VNO.
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Well, terminal capacity at Kaunas airport is close to the limits, so RYR are expanding in VNO, moreover Lithuanian Ministry of Transport did a good job attracting them to Vilnius.
And according to the russian press, SkyExpress are going to fly to KUN to bring russians to ryanair.
And according to the russian press, SkyExpress are going to fly to KUN to bring russians to ryanair.
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Well, the "Libya problem" is having an immediate effect on Ryanair. They will learn very soon that their Trapani base will be closed as of tomorrow 21 March. Or, more precisely, the airport is already closed to all incoming commercial air traffic while departures will be possible until 8:30 AM tomorrow.
FR will have to operate from Palermo.
FR will have to operate from Palermo.
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You can find these flights here. Oddly enough, FR do not publish any information at ryanair.com (or I wasn't able to find a while ago). Maybe it's just because MOL turned fifty today? 
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Trapani Airport Information
From Ryanair's Italian site
Translated from Italian
Closed the airport Trapani - March 21, 2011
Ryanair has been warned by Trapani airport from Monday 21 March for an indefinite period that the airport will be closed to civilian air traffic due to military action under way in Libya. Consequently all Ryanair flights due to depart from / to Trapani after 7:00 hours on March 21 will operate from the airport of Palermo, which is 35 miles from Trapani. Ryanair sincerely apologizes for this last minute change of airport that is outside our control.
Please consult the following list of flights on March 21, 2011
Translated from Italian
Closed the airport Trapani - March 21, 2011
Ryanair has been warned by Trapani airport from Monday 21 March for an indefinite period that the airport will be closed to civilian air traffic due to military action under way in Libya. Consequently all Ryanair flights due to depart from / to Trapani after 7:00 hours on March 21 will operate from the airport of Palermo, which is 35 miles from Trapani. Ryanair sincerely apologizes for this last minute change of airport that is outside our control.
Please consult the following list of flights on March 21, 2011
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Trapani Airport Information
From Ryanair's Italian site
Translated from Italian
Closed the airport Trapani - March 21, 2011
Ryanair has been warned by Trapani airport from Monday 21 March for an indefinite period that the airport will be closed to civilian air traffic due to military action under way in Libya. Consequently all Ryanair flights due to depart from / to Trapani after 7:00 hours on March 21 will operate from the airport of Palermo, which is 35 miles from Trapani. Ryanair sincerely apologizes for this last minute change of airport that is outside our control.
Please consult the following list of flights on March 21, 2011
From Ryanair's Italian site
Translated from Italian
Closed the airport Trapani - March 21, 2011
Ryanair has been warned by Trapani airport from Monday 21 March for an indefinite period that the airport will be closed to civilian air traffic due to military action under way in Libya. Consequently all Ryanair flights due to depart from / to Trapani after 7:00 hours on March 21 will operate from the airport of Palermo, which is 35 miles from Trapani. Ryanair sincerely apologizes for this last minute change of airport that is outside our control.
Please consult the following list of flights on March 21, 2011
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This has nothing to do with Gaddafi and his ramblings. International flights are still landing at Malta, and thats a lot closer to the war zone than Trapani which by the way is better known as Birgi airforce base and an active participant in "Odyssey Dawn"
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I believe this is because Gaddafi has threatened to attack any random civilian jet or ship in the med as it's a "ligitamate wastern target". To be honest though I wouldn't worry. His belief of what his military are capable are far in excess of what they actually are.
Attack Malta/Southern Italy etc. and he's got a hell of a big problem on his hands - what is currently going is nothing in comparison.
Is the FR move indefinite or is there a time scale on it?
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The reason is indeed that Trapani is now used by a lot of military traffic and they don't want civil aircraft 'messing' around there.
There's no time scale on the closure, I expect the airport to re-open to civil traffic when the military actions in Libya are completed, nobody knows how long that will take.
There's no time scale on the closure, I expect the airport to re-open to civil traffic when the military actions in Libya are completed, nobody knows how long that will take.
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I doubt that MOL will be to concerned, he will have some sympathy for Gaddafi, its a bit of a bugger when your staff/employee's/people start revolting, showing no gratitude for giving them a job or bread on their plate! sadly BALPA are not the UN so no chance of a no fly zone at Ryanair