Originally Posted by
AerRyan
Norwegian are the only option. With brexit, all the American 3, are cutting cutting cutting. Nobodys going to start. Aer Lingus have said they won't do TA from Belfast and Virgin don't have suitable aircraft for the New York service (A330?-No)
My point is that we don't know the other two airlines that are considering starting Belfast flights, but given that there are only a limited number of airlines that could potentially fly the route - American, Delta, United, Norwegian, Aer Lingus, Virgin Atlantic - i.e. airlines that have either operated from US hubs to regional airports, or have started flights from regional airports to the US, then by process of elimination three of these airlines must be the airlines that are having talks with BFS management. Whether or not any of these talks amount to a route, only time will tell.
Originally Posted by
AerRyan
A big problem, which I see all across PPRuNe is that when an airport begins to grow, people imagine it won't stop and then get angry when it does.
Well it's a good thing that I don't believe that BFS will continue to grow at the same rate as it did this year. I believe that, like most other airports, BFS will gain one or two routes every year, with a route being scrapped every now and again.
Originally Posted by
AerRyan
Ryanair said they'd bring a 3rd aircraft, they haven't, that's to be expected.
I don't understand why everyone thinks that Ryanair's success and potential expansion at BFS is hinged on basing a third aircraft. New routes can and have already come in the form of non-based aircraft, and given that the vast majority of destinations on people's 'wish lists' are Ryanair bases, I don't see why this should cause as much of an uproar as it does on this site.
Originally Posted by
AerRyan
Ryanair is a great airline, but they won't fly your little fantasy routes to satisfy you. I said there wouldn't be a 3rd Aircraft for next summer and it looks like I'm right. Be realistic. Ryanair are currently testing the waters in Belfast. If they like what they see, they may well add more. Word of Warning is that this more may be very much be hitting current established routes as well as one or two others. If Ryanair find the market marginal, you don't know what will happen.
I never said that Ryanair would expand from Belfast at a huge rate, or even expand at all; honestly I'm surprised that they opened so many routes within the first year of operations. I just made the point that there are several key destinations that do not yet have a direct Belfast service, and that there is the potential for Ryanair, as well as for all other airlines, to grow out of Belfast, just as there is room for them to grow out of all airports. I don't see anything wrong with thinking that there is room for growth.