Easy Jet To Base In Bournemouth ?
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Easy Jet To Base In Bournemouth ?
HAVE HEARD A RUMOUR THAT EASY JET ARE LOOKING TO BASE 2 737 300 AT BOH WITH A POSSIBLE START DATE OF MAY 04 ROUTES ARE
EDINBURGH DAILY
BELFAST DAILY
LIVERPOOL DAILY
PARIS ORLY 2 DAILY
ZURICH DAILY
PALMA DAILY
ROME DAILY
FARO SAT SUN
ALICANTE SAT SUN
A POSSIBLE 2 MORE A/C JOINING IN APRIL 2005 TO THE FOLLOWING
MALAGA
NEWCASTLE
ATHENS
GENEVA
MADRID
BOH HAS ALREADY BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD WITH BUZZ AND THE SUBSEQUENT RYANAIR FIASCO SO ALTHOUGH THIS NEWS IS REALLY EXCITING THE BEST POSSIBLE IN FACT , MIGHT BE PRUDENT TO WAIT AND SEE
EDINBURGH DAILY
BELFAST DAILY
LIVERPOOL DAILY
PARIS ORLY 2 DAILY
ZURICH DAILY
PALMA DAILY
ROME DAILY
FARO SAT SUN
ALICANTE SAT SUN
A POSSIBLE 2 MORE A/C JOINING IN APRIL 2005 TO THE FOLLOWING
MALAGA
NEWCASTLE
ATHENS
GENEVA
MADRID
BOH HAS ALREADY BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD WITH BUZZ AND THE SUBSEQUENT RYANAIR FIASCO SO ALTHOUGH THIS NEWS IS REALLY EXCITING THE BEST POSSIBLE IN FACT , MIGHT BE PRUDENT TO WAIT AND SEE
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Looks like Easy are throwing down the Gaunlet to Flybe.
BOH is certainlty a better airfield than SOU; longer runways, not so much perf limitations etc.
And ......the Same Catchment Area!!
Lite Blue touch paper and stand well back .............
BOH is certainlty a better airfield than SOU; longer runways, not so much perf limitations etc.
And ......the Same Catchment Area!!
Lite Blue touch paper and stand well back .............
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If this rumour is correct then some of these flights may originate from other airports. That would explain why there are more routes than two aircraft could service.
Buzz planned to fly La Rochelle using a W pattern from Stansted.
Liverpool seems a dubious choice of destination from BOH. Not sure that it would work on a daily basis.
If this does go ahead then hopefully they'll start building that long awaited terminal. The improvements they've carried out are good, but it still gets busy if theres more than two flights departing at the same time.
Buzz planned to fly La Rochelle using a W pattern from Stansted.
Liverpool seems a dubious choice of destination from BOH. Not sure that it would work on a daily basis.
If this does go ahead then hopefully they'll start building that long awaited terminal. The improvements they've carried out are good, but it still gets busy if theres more than two flights departing at the same time.
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GEZJL positioned from LPL-BOH for maintenance after being damaged at LPL during ground handling.
Easyjet will NOT being opening a base at BOH as this would dilute the passenger loads at LGW.
Easyjet will NOT being opening a base at BOH as this would dilute the passenger loads at LGW.
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From todays Bourneomouth Echo:
NEW Bournemouth airport boss Keith Kerr is off to a flying start, with hopes of announcing a new low-cost airline coming on board within the next three months.
It will be a welcome boost for the Hurn complex, which suffered a major blow in February when Ryanair's takeover of low-cost rival Buzz saw a string of new European destinations being axed.
"It's ripe for such an opportunity to come along and with a following wind and a bit of luck it may be possible to make an announcement very soon," said Mr Kerr.
Interest from cut price airlines wishing to operate out of Bournemouth is still very strong, according to the new managing director.
Head of property services, Steve Rippon-Swaine, who has been holding the fort since former airport chief Glyn Jones resigned suddenly in September, added: "The Buzz fiasco was dire but it showed there was a huge pent-up demand for low-cost flights to tourist destinations."
Fresh from his role as general manager for customer service and operations with British Airways at Heathrow, Mr Kerr has big plans for expanding the Bournemouth site.
The airport already has planning permission for a new terminal building, which could see capacity rise to around 1.25 million passengers per year, and the development will go ahead as soon as the passenger demand warrants it, said Mr Kerr.
"It all depends on the success of the airport within the next three years, but we hope to be able to make a decision by 2006," he said.
"The catchment area for the airport covers some 4 million people, but we're only reaching about half a million at the moment. There is a huge potential for growth."
In the meantime, he hopes to increase the number of scheduled flights available to local passengers.
Mr Kerr, 48, brings a wealth of experience from over two decades at British Airways, where he moved from stints in the engineering and finance departments through to managing customer services and operations at Heathrow's terminal four.
Another key success was a secondment as president and chief executive officer with Air Jamaica, where he saw through the successful privatisation of the airline.
Rumours rife over airline
RUMOUR is rife in the industry as to which low-cost airline may come to Bournemouth.
Speculation appeared on one website for pilots and aviation professionals on Tuesday.
One worker in air traffic control speculates that easyjet will makes Bournemouth its 11th UK base, with eight aircraft operating from here in the next three years. Another message hints the same.
Jet2, which is based at Leeds-Bradford and flies to 12 European destinations, has also been named as a possibility, the logic being that parent company Channel Express is based at Bournemouth.
And another message suggests that bmibaby, which currently operates from Cardiff, East Midlands, Teeside and Manchester, could be on the cards.
NEW Bournemouth airport boss Keith Kerr is off to a flying start, with hopes of announcing a new low-cost airline coming on board within the next three months.
It will be a welcome boost for the Hurn complex, which suffered a major blow in February when Ryanair's takeover of low-cost rival Buzz saw a string of new European destinations being axed.
"It's ripe for such an opportunity to come along and with a following wind and a bit of luck it may be possible to make an announcement very soon," said Mr Kerr.
Interest from cut price airlines wishing to operate out of Bournemouth is still very strong, according to the new managing director.
Head of property services, Steve Rippon-Swaine, who has been holding the fort since former airport chief Glyn Jones resigned suddenly in September, added: "The Buzz fiasco was dire but it showed there was a huge pent-up demand for low-cost flights to tourist destinations."
Fresh from his role as general manager for customer service and operations with British Airways at Heathrow, Mr Kerr has big plans for expanding the Bournemouth site.
The airport already has planning permission for a new terminal building, which could see capacity rise to around 1.25 million passengers per year, and the development will go ahead as soon as the passenger demand warrants it, said Mr Kerr.
"It all depends on the success of the airport within the next three years, but we hope to be able to make a decision by 2006," he said.
"The catchment area for the airport covers some 4 million people, but we're only reaching about half a million at the moment. There is a huge potential for growth."
In the meantime, he hopes to increase the number of scheduled flights available to local passengers.
Mr Kerr, 48, brings a wealth of experience from over two decades at British Airways, where he moved from stints in the engineering and finance departments through to managing customer services and operations at Heathrow's terminal four.
Another key success was a secondment as president and chief executive officer with Air Jamaica, where he saw through the successful privatisation of the airline.
Rumours rife over airline
RUMOUR is rife in the industry as to which low-cost airline may come to Bournemouth.
Speculation appeared on one website for pilots and aviation professionals on Tuesday.
One worker in air traffic control speculates that easyjet will makes Bournemouth its 11th UK base, with eight aircraft operating from here in the next three years. Another message hints the same.
Jet2, which is based at Leeds-Bradford and flies to 12 European destinations, has also been named as a possibility, the logic being that parent company Channel Express is based at Bournemouth.
And another message suggests that bmibaby, which currently operates from Cardiff, East Midlands, Teeside and Manchester, could be on the cards.
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PPRUNE made the local Evening paper
Rumours rife over airline
RUMOUR is rife in the industry as to which low-cost airline may come to Bournemouth.
Speculation appeared on one website for pilots and aviation professionals on Tuesday.
One worker in air traffic control speculates that easyjet will makes Bournemouth its 11th UK base, with eight aircraft operating from here in the next three years. Another message hints the same.
Jet2, which is based at Leeds-Bradford and flies to 12 European destinations, has also been named as a possibility, the logic being that parent company Channel Express is based at Bournemouth.
And another message suggests that bmibaby, which currently operates from Cardiff, East Midlands, Teeside and Manchester, could be on the cards.
Rumours rife over airline
RUMOUR is rife in the industry as to which low-cost airline may come to Bournemouth.
Speculation appeared on one website for pilots and aviation professionals on Tuesday.
One worker in air traffic control speculates that easyjet will makes Bournemouth its 11th UK base, with eight aircraft operating from here in the next three years. Another message hints the same.
Jet2, which is based at Leeds-Bradford and flies to 12 European destinations, has also been named as a possibility, the logic being that parent company Channel Express is based at Bournemouth.
And another message suggests that bmibaby, which currently operates from Cardiff, East Midlands, Teeside and Manchester, could be on the cards.
If that was the comment its hardly committing EasyJet to moving to BOH.....perhaps he's got a job with a different company based there? EAF, FRA etc etc?
But then with the media who knows...............!!!!!!!
But then with the media who knows...............!!!!!!!
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