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I heard a couple of rumours the other day around the airport, like a couple of airlines wanting to base aircraft next year like WOW and RYR. Also some rumour of more expland plans to the airport, like getting rid of stands 4-6 and making new stands 4-5 like 1,2,3 but make them 767 stands and expand the terminal too? What plans the airport got for extensions?
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How true is that rumor then? Will stands be totally renumbered? IE wlil the current position of stand 8 become stand 6 (as theres no 7 anymore), stand 9 become 7 and so on?
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I'm not sure i heard it from a source at the airport on the ramp, but i dont no i dont think its that true since there going to be doing the 2nd faise of the western apron soon so i think that will become the main operation in time and maybe after the airport brought the land by the mail tent and BA hangar they may build another terminal? i dunno
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The airport's Statement of Intent, published in connection with the Government White Paper, and which forms the basis for public consultation following which the airport's Master Plan will be submitted, concentrates on extending the current terminal building up to a level of 9 million pax per year. The airport also reckons a total of 30 stands will be needed to achieve this annual total.
They don't want a second terminal because it would have to be south of the runway and would lead to operational difficulties, although this might have to be addressed at some point after the 9 million pax total is reached.
They hope that work would begin on extending the current terminal (by up to 80%) in 2007 but it is dependent on planning permission and there could be problems with the local authority's Green Belt which as it stands would hinder the airport's desired development.
Things should be clearer when the Master Plan is submitted, probably at the end of this year.
Even what many would consider modest expansion plans contained in the Statement of Intent have already raised the hackles of the usual suspect opponents, and the Chew Valley Gazette is full of their hot air this month.
They don't want a second terminal because it would have to be south of the runway and would lead to operational difficulties, although this might have to be addressed at some point after the 9 million pax total is reached.
They hope that work would begin on extending the current terminal (by up to 80%) in 2007 but it is dependent on planning permission and there could be problems with the local authority's Green Belt which as it stands would hinder the airport's desired development.
Things should be clearer when the Master Plan is submitted, probably at the end of this year.
Even what many would consider modest expansion plans contained in the Statement of Intent have already raised the hackles of the usual suspect opponents, and the Chew Valley Gazette is full of their hot air this month.
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Oh god western apron again, whats being done this time? Extension to the north of the 2 mail stands? Will this mean additional mail parking or more commercial parking?
Whats happening with moving the fuel farm also?
As for terminal extension, was there not once talk of making a pier to the West? Once the fuel farm is moved, having one long apron from the old terminal up to the BA hangar, with a pier including air bridges from the Western end of the terminal extending along the top edge of the W apron? Any talk of that?
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Whats happening with moving the fuel farm also?
As for terminal extension, was there not once talk of making a pier to the West? Once the fuel farm is moved, having one long apron from the old terminal up to the BA hangar, with a pier including air bridges from the Western end of the terminal extending along the top edge of the W apron? Any talk of that?
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Plans which are often told truthfully very often have to be adapted when it comes to reallity.
Plans I have heard and at the moment this is what will happen.
Information desk has almost been completed, just need power.
Airportcarz has relocated outside to portacabin.
Whsmiths landside is coming downstairs to the old flying visit area, taxidesk and under the stairs.
Front facing stands to become 1,2,3,4,5 + 6. The walk way arm at 4,5 + 6 is to be taken down and extended along.
Mezzanine level to be extended in departure lounge which will incoperate 'boarding lounge'/'holding area' over the current coach forecourt.
Fuel farm to re position when/where not quite decided.
Covered walkway to Pick up car park (Oct time)
Longer term;
Staff car park to move south side and old terminal to be demolished. This will then be turned into Apron.
Possibilities of multistory car park in current car park connected to current terminal by covered walkway also Airport Hotel in same area all interconnected.
There is also plans to develop a 'Check-in' terminal in the car park linked to what would be a departure terminal containing shops and gates.
Fire section will also need to be moved from current location to maybe southside.
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Plans I have heard and at the moment this is what will happen.
Information desk has almost been completed, just need power.
Airportcarz has relocated outside to portacabin.
Whsmiths landside is coming downstairs to the old flying visit area, taxidesk and under the stairs.
Front facing stands to become 1,2,3,4,5 + 6. The walk way arm at 4,5 + 6 is to be taken down and extended along.
Mezzanine level to be extended in departure lounge which will incoperate 'boarding lounge'/'holding area' over the current coach forecourt.
Fuel farm to re position when/where not quite decided.
Covered walkway to Pick up car park (Oct time)
Longer term;
Staff car park to move south side and old terminal to be demolished. This will then be turned into Apron.
Possibilities of multistory car park in current car park connected to current terminal by covered walkway also Airport Hotel in same area all interconnected.
There is also plans to develop a 'Check-in' terminal in the car park linked to what would be a departure terminal containing shops and gates.
Fire section will also need to be moved from current location to maybe southside.
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I've also heard the rumor regarding Air SW adding new routes, but not heard anything about an a/c based at BRS. Guess it'll be more through flights from NQY or PLH, have heard something about BOH though?
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Ehrm, everyones going on about these new stands, expansion eand all, but, and i hate to boast i put that on here a few weeks ago people!
And yes I have spoke to someone in the know in FCA and there is a real possibility of 767, but prob not till the other 2-3 come into service, so maybe not for another year or so
And yes I have spoke to someone in the know in FCA and there is a real possibility of 767, but prob not till the other 2-3 come into service, so maybe not for another year or so
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There is also a report on this MB of Eastern increasing its weekday rotations on the ABZ-BRS route from two to three.
This with the rumoured Eastern MME-BRS route might be what a bristolian was alluding to on here recently.
This with the rumoured Eastern MME-BRS route might be what a bristolian was alluding to on here recently.
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G'day all Bristolians. 
Extra EZE/T3/Eastern (delete as appropriate) rotation confirmed on their website:
M-F wef 5/9:
ABZ 1220 1405 BRS
BRS 1435 1620 ABZ
Also Sat flight wef 8/10:
ABZ 0900 1045 BRS
BRS 1115 1300 ABZ.
(Thought I'd post it on here as well as my own thread).
Extra EZE/T3/Eastern (delete as appropriate) rotation confirmed on their website:
M-F wef 5/9:
ABZ 1220 1405 BRS
BRS 1435 1620 ABZ
Also Sat flight wef 8/10:
ABZ 0900 1045 BRS
BRS 1115 1300 ABZ.
(Thought I'd post it on here as well as my own thread).
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Someone told me that FR were going to base an a/c to do the DUB rotations and SNN but not haveing the crew based is that right? If so that would be comical after all the peeps on the CWL thread going on about FR baseing there.
Anybody any ideas, I just find it intresting that FR would say CWL poss for a new base but then expand out of BRS
Anybody any ideas, I just find it intresting that FR would say CWL poss for a new base but then expand out of BRS
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Someone told me that FR were going to base an a/c to do the DUB rotations and SNN but not haveing the crew based is that right?
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What would have been more Comical would be for them to announce officially CWL as new Base but then transfer to BRS at last min!! I'd love to read the CWL thread!!
I think MV (as usual) has hit it on the head.
I think MV (as usual) has hit it on the head.
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The winter FR timetable shows all the DUB rotations as DUB-BRS-DUB, and the SNN rotation as SNN-BRS-SNN, suggesting the a/c will be those based at the Irish airports.
In fairness to those on the CWL threads who have suggested a CWL FR base, I don't think they have anything concrete to back this up any more than we on the BRS thread have for Lulsgate. Naturally, they would like further services from their airport as would 'supporters' of any airport, but I haven't seen anyone going out on a limb saying they are definitely getting a base at CWL.
What has perhaps encouraged the conjecture is that document on the FR website with the famous orange dots, apparently placed at locations across Europe , incuding CWL, that will become Ryanair bases in the future. However, they may be no more than representational because would any airline publicly state, perhaps years in advance, the airports at which they were interested in setting up bases, and at nowhere else?
I wonder whether any increase in Ryanair flights to BRS and/or CWL might not be more likely to be operated with a/c from other European bases in the way the SNN-BRS has been set up.
Changing subject, am I right in saying that with comfortably over a hundred weekly charter flights in high summer this year from BRS there is only one to Alicante (the Saturday FCA)? If so, this is a startling example of the way that low cost airlines (14 rotations a week by easyJet in Bristol's case) have stolen this market from the traditional IT carriers.
In fairness to those on the CWL threads who have suggested a CWL FR base, I don't think they have anything concrete to back this up any more than we on the BRS thread have for Lulsgate. Naturally, they would like further services from their airport as would 'supporters' of any airport, but I haven't seen anyone going out on a limb saying they are definitely getting a base at CWL.
What has perhaps encouraged the conjecture is that document on the FR website with the famous orange dots, apparently placed at locations across Europe , incuding CWL, that will become Ryanair bases in the future. However, they may be no more than representational because would any airline publicly state, perhaps years in advance, the airports at which they were interested in setting up bases, and at nowhere else?
I wonder whether any increase in Ryanair flights to BRS and/or CWL might not be more likely to be operated with a/c from other European bases in the way the SNN-BRS has been set up.
Changing subject, am I right in saying that with comfortably over a hundred weekly charter flights in high summer this year from BRS there is only one to Alicante (the Saturday FCA)? If so, this is a startling example of the way that low cost airlines (14 rotations a week by easyJet in Bristol's case) have stolen this market from the traditional IT carriers.
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Perhaps FR could do at BRS and CWL what they are doing at NCL and MME...
NCL now have 3 FR routes ( Dublin, Milan and Oslo), and MME have two (Dublin and Rome), perhaps operating this way, mixing routes between the two airports would be the way to go in the SW, if they have any plans at all for expansion there?
NCL now have 3 FR routes ( Dublin, Milan and Oslo), and MME have two (Dublin and Rome), perhaps operating this way, mixing routes between the two airports would be the way to go in the SW, if they have any plans at all for expansion there?