BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL

[BFS BHD]

This is on Easyjets website:

Our aircraft has diverted to Paris Charles De Gaulle due to a passenger welfare issue. We will assist this passenger in Paris and then refuel our aircraft and then continue onto Alicante. We apologise for the delay.

[BFS Dude]

VLM Airlines from BFS?

I see VLM Airlines to Southampton and Antwerp from October 2015 was put on wiki but deleted a short time after.

I know wiki isn't the best to look for info ect, but could VLM Airlines announce Southampton and Antwerp from Belfast? As they have been announcing a lot of new routes the past few weeks.

[adfly]

They may be looking at squeezing a SOU-Belfast-SOU in the gap where the aircraft currently sits at SOU after arriving from ANR so Belfast based passengers can connect to and from Antwerp. VLM do seem to be linking quite a few major ports (SOU, ANR, HAM, RTM) so it may not be to far fetched to see the likes of Belfast and possibly Liverpool added in to future. It is worth pointing out that the BFS wiki page has been edited in this manner before with various 'wishful thinking' airlines and routes so take the information with a large handful of salt.

[GAZMO]

A couple of LS flights to STN tomorrow at noon appearing on BFS Web site. Any ideas

[stab3.5up]

Would vlm really go up againest BE to SOU. I think VLM might have more sense but VLM could find other routes ex BFS.

[BHD2BFS]

Definitely a market for LBA and EMA from BFS.
Maybe Eastern airways?
If BE can manage 4 daily to both I'm sure double daily from BFS is possible

[GAZMO]

Agree
But who would you suggest, LS if they could a slightly smaller aircraft as they have bases at LBA and EMA

[GAZMO]

TCX

Interesting quote from routesonline re TCX


"Next year’s programme will see further growth at Manchester and more frequencies from Glasgow, London (both Gatwick and Stansted airports), Belfast and Cardiff."

Apart from FUE and a one off to Cuba anything else in the pipeline?

[BFS BHD]

Thomas Cook flights go on sale next Thursday.
Thomson Airways flights go on sale this Thursday.
No sign on Jet2 yet which i thought would be on sale by now...

[FRatSTN]

I thought Jet2 were usually slightly later, more around mid-May?

[BFS BHD]

Last year BFS flights where on sale from 9th April 2014 for Jet2.

[david1994]

Originally Posted by GAZMO

A couple of LS flights to STN tomorrow at noon appearing on BFS Web site. Any ideas

It was for Disney On Ice stars saw them checking in at lunch time

[El Bunto]

Originally Posted by david1994

It was for Disney On Ice stars saw them checking in at lunch time

I can't pass-up an opportunity to call Jet2 a Mickey Mouse airline.

And be able to justify it.

[Dee747]

Were they Donald Ducked too .... ?

[BFS watcher]

It has all kicked of today in the High Court with BFS v Aer Lingus. Good quote on the BBC website that Aer Lingus were trying to have their cake and eat it.

[EI-A330-300]

Aer Lingus left a very large bag of green sour grapes behind. Will be interesting to see who comes out on top!

[BFS BHD]

Aer Lingus was doing crew training today on the A320, EI-EDS at BFS. Went from Dublin to Shannon for training then came up from Shannon to Belfast to do more training here. Now on finals at Dublin.

[GAZMO]

TCX to Lisbon tomorrow??

TCX9138 LISBON 10:00

[It's only Me]

The 9 part of the callsign indicates that it is a one off charter.

Me

[BFS Dude]

Thanks to Hull City AFC for the info, here's what TOM has in their Brochure for Summer 2016:

Monday:
Ibiza & Bourgas

Tuesday:
Palma & Rhodes (New)

Wednesday:
Mahon & Sharm El Sheikh

Thursday:
Palma & Lanzarote

Friday:
Reus & Corfu

Saturday:
Palma & Dalaman

Sunday:
Tenerife & Malaga