Just saying as I see.
I see.
So you come through the airport at a slack time of day and conclude that it's a deserted, depressing place whose best days are behind it?
Then feel the need to come on here and post about it.
It may not have been busy when you passed through but those 4m pax pa have to arrive some time, right?
4m pax pa despite an airport 12 miles away competing for much of the same traffic (as I've posted before the combined Belfast market is ~6.5m, not too far off the size of GLA for example).
4m pax pa despite another "competing" airport 100 miles away which has the huge benefit (for them
) of not being burdened with the curse of APD. (And that's 100 miles from BFS but for those living on the SE end of NI it is just as easy to get to as BFS/BHD).
I think BFS has done all right given the above. And with some nice new route announcements within the last few months it should only improve in 2015.
I do agree however that serious investment is needed, especially in the arrivals area
We need investment to attract new airlines.
We need new airlines to justify investment.
While all the time continuing to face the above challenges.
It's a difficult situ.
Even so best days YET TO COME in my humble opinion.
