Originally Posted by
jmdavies86
Well, it's obviously not going to happen overnight, but there's FlyAtlantic who are looking to offer transatlantic flights from/to BFS:
; and if/when the facility has been built, perhaps AA, DL, UA or possibly even JetBlue may consider offering flights from/to there?
This is delusional. The US sets out its criteria for preclearance (see
http://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearan...ance-expansion). First, there needs to be a US carrier operating BEFORE preclearance is considered. Second, the host country has to to pay for the building modifications to accommodate US immigration officers, and a substantial share of the annual running costs. So (a) why would BFS be ahead of e.g. LHR (or MAN or EDI) for preclearance, and (b) how could the NI Govt justify paying x million quid per year for this service when that money could be spent on the health service or on public sector pay?
My impression is that the "BFS is in line for preclearance" story was made up by FlyAtlantic in their attempt to raise funding, with absolutely zero basis in reality.