Originally Posted by
devon_guy
All routes from BRS are ending with the exception of the BRS-JER one which is being used by a JER based aircraft.
This will be a shame but probably the fact that all the BRS flights are operated by aircraft based elswhere together with the easyJet effect are the main reasons.
The BE BHD-BRS was reduced from three daily rotations to one this summer, presumably because the load factors (and I guess the yields - the important thing) could not keep up with easyJet's three daily rotations to BFS.
The 12-months a year BE TLS from BRS carried typically monthly load totals in the three to four thousands (from 7 x weekly in mid summer and 6 x weekly the rest of the year). easyJet then came onto the route and their first full month (August) saw the combined BE and U2 loads on BRS-TLS shoot up to over eleven thousand - no prizes for guessing who had the lion's share.
The BOD will be a particular disappointment because Bordeaux is one of Bristol's longest-standing twin cities and this probably does help this particular route.
easyJet commenced a summer BRS-La Rochelle (4 x weekly) this year - perhaps that also had a bearing on the culling of the BOD and EGC routes which were only 4 x weekly and 3 x weekly themselves this summer.
The strong rumour is that Flybe won't even be flying the JER in summer 07.
It will a great pity to lose this airline from BRS after so many years there in its various guises.
I would hope someone will pick up the BRS-BHD (perhaps Air Southwest?) but even here the easyJet factor will remain of course.