Originally Posted by Centre cities
I believe that the CAA figures for Bristol-New York for Jan show 4,711.
Belfast on the same frequency has 6,361.
Birmingham and Glasgow have approx 9,000 with 2 extra flights per week.
Surely this is rather an area of concern.
Is the flight subject of a subsidy at present, if so what happens when it ceases.
Were any flights lost in Jan due weather.
Centre cities
CAA stats show following monthly totals for the CO routes BRS-EWR and BFS-EWR for 2005 are as follows.
BRS commenced in May (part month) 2460, then 7266, 7283, 8777, 8497, 8600, 6374 and 5997 (Dec). Total 52,749.
BFS commenced in May (one week later than BRS) 926, then 7717, 9451, 8365, 8664, 8551, 7035, 6638 (Dec). Total 55,821.
For some reason the monthly provisional figures for the CO BRS-EWR route have been corrected upwards in recent months when the final figures are published. This does not seem to happen to other BRS routes or to other EWR routes from the UK.
For example in December the original figure published was around 5500, subsequently adjusted to 5997.
On this basis expect the final Jan figure to work out in the low 5,000s. Not great but EDI only had 5800 in Jan 2005 from 5 weekly rotations and subsequently went on to ten or eleven rotations per week in summer 05. I am not suggesting BRS will get that many this summer.
Furthermore, CO stated publicly before the route commenced that their target for the first year of BRS-EWR was 75,000 pax. BRS is well on course to meet and probably exceed this.
There has been no publicly-stated subsidy but who knows what commercial arrangement the airport and airline have entered into.
Just to confirm both BRS and BFS are down to five weekly rotations Nov-March. BRS goes back to seven next week. Not sure about BFS.