New routes for Bristols new extension
not sure how dash 7 lover meant the line " and easy are no competition " but the fact that BACX are rumoured to be putting an extra EDI service on means that both EASY and BACX are obviously doing well out of BRS.
It also proves the findings that the LOCOs generate new business because far from killing BACX off , their pax numbers must be up to pre GO levels meaning that the hundreds of pax that travel Easy each day between EDI and BRS are new business.
I also suspect that Easyjets presence at Brs helps BACX and vice versa because it increases awareness locally of the routes available from BRS.
just my opinion
It also proves the findings that the LOCOs generate new business because far from killing BACX off , their pax numbers must be up to pre GO levels meaning that the hundreds of pax that travel Easy each day between EDI and BRS are new business.
I also suspect that Easyjets presence at Brs helps BACX and vice versa because it increases awareness locally of the routes available from BRS.
just my opinion
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http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300b...name_page.html
In the report within this link is a quote from BRS MD, Andrew Skipp, that he expects the airport to attract 5.3 million pax in 2005, up from 4.5 million in 2004.
I suspect the next announcement will be that setting out the work for the fifth BACx ERJ 145.
I am not sure if the already announced CO service to EWR and the Excel Airways/Freedom Flights programme that involves two based aircraft this summer will account for much of this increase in pax numbers, or whether there are more significant announcements to come.
In the report within this link is a quote from BRS MD, Andrew Skipp, that he expects the airport to attract 5.3 million pax in 2005, up from 4.5 million in 2004.
I suspect the next announcement will be that setting out the work for the fifth BACx ERJ 145.
I am not sure if the already announced CO service to EWR and the Excel Airways/Freedom Flights programme that involves two based aircraft this summer will account for much of this increase in pax numbers, or whether there are more significant announcements to come.
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I am still confident there will be the odd tech stop on this Continental route!
As the yanks would say PERIOD !
As I would say, BENCH. There is only one person on this website that will get that joke!
As the yanks would say PERIOD !
As I would say, BENCH. There is only one person on this website that will get that joke!
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Not heard of the plans for the 5th 145 at BRS, no doubt people will be told the day before!. Nothing will start until the end of March when the summer 2005 stuff kicks so something will have to be announced in time to get the rosters/manning levels sorted.........but wouldn't surprise me if it was MXP....
Not heard of the plans for the 5th 145 at BRS, no doubt people will be told the day before!. Nothing will start until the end of March when the summer 2005 stuff kicks so something will have to be announced in time to get the rosters/manning levels sorted.........but wouldn't surprise me if it was MXP....
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Theres rumours flying round that SAS will be coming to EGGD very soon to pick up EZY's CPH, but thats as old as the hills also a lot of talk about Lufthansa and some new german routes, anyone got any info on this?
Windsheer me ol mucka as much as it hurts me to say this, i reckon you could be right bout the old fuel stops with CO, i'm sure there wont be very many but its bound to happen sometime, especially if it cant get off Rwy 27 and has to go for 09.
Windsheer me ol mucka as much as it hurts me to say this, i reckon you could be right bout the old fuel stops with CO, i'm sure there wont be very many but its bound to happen sometime, especially if it cant get off Rwy 27 and has to go for 09.
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LADS LADS LADS !!!
Why is it that whatever the subject is someone always has to bring the subject of the CO 757 having to tech stop, its been discussed, and I think that we should trust in the airlines judgement and that of certain people posting on this forum. Can we please now just drop the subject.
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Why is it that whatever the subject is someone always has to bring the subject of the CO 757 having to tech stop, its been discussed, and I think that we should trust in the airlines judgement and that of certain people posting on this forum. Can we please now just drop the subject.
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Tech stop or not Tech stop that is the question, does it matter?! We will have to wait and see.
Anyway back to the forum BIA have finally release a press release regarding xl.com :-EXCEL AIRWAYS LAUNCHES 50,000 EXTRA SEATS AT BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Bristol International Airport is set to expand its summer 2005 programme, with the introduction of new services by the world’s leading charter airline, Excel Airways.
Excel Airways will fly to 17 destinations, including Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Spain and the Canaries. The airline will base a 737 800 aircraft at Bristol from May 2005, adding an further 50,000 seats to the airport’s summer 2005 programme. Excel Airways will provide people in the South West a unique service, providing the widest range of low priced ‘flight only’ destinations, compared to any other scheduled and charter airline.
XL.com, which was launched on Tuesday (11 January), will enable people to book their flights online. The site now offers excellent ‘flight-only’ deals and later this month will also offer hotels, villas and car hire. It will be the first time that people in the South West can create tailor-made charter holidays to a fantastic range of summer-sun destinations. Unlike other low cost airlines, Excel Airways will offer additional customer services such as hot in-flight meals, children’s meals, and in-flight entertainment – all the things you would expect when you book a package holiday.
‘Flight-only’ prices start from £79 return to Malaga, Alicante and Faro in May. Using the additional services available on the website, including hotels and car hire, a seven night package to Benidorm on full board basis starts from £245 per person in June. Car hire costs from £135 per week with Avis.
The arrival of Excel Airways will see 50 jobs created at the airport - a boost for the local and regional economy, and the airport.
Tony Hallwood, Bristol International Airport’s Aviation Development Director, said:
“Excel Airways will bring a unique charter service to Bristol International, giving people in the Westcounty more ‘flight only’ choices than ever before at very competitive prices. The award winning airline will not only create new jobs at the airport but will also create an extra 50,000 seats to major holiday destinations, expanding the airport’s summer 2005 flying programme. This is great news for Bristol International and reaffirms our position as the South West’s premier airport.”
Martin Lock, Director of Marketing at Excel Airways, commented:
“We are delighted to be introducing additional services at Bristol International Airport. XL.com will enable people across the region to build their own holidays at their convenience, and will offer them very competitive prices.
“The major expansion of services from Bristol International coincides with the launch of XL.com, with the aim of making it even easier and more convenient to book your summer 2005 break. We plan to continually add ‘flight-only’ products to XL.com, which is a brand new travel portal offering customers the complete travel solution.”
BA have also spent a bit of money on promoting their new fares unfortunatly you need to book by the 25th of Jan to qualify. BRS to CDG and MUC for £89 return. Is this to promote their cdg route before EZY announce Orly?
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Anyway back to the forum BIA have finally release a press release regarding xl.com :-EXCEL AIRWAYS LAUNCHES 50,000 EXTRA SEATS AT BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Bristol International Airport is set to expand its summer 2005 programme, with the introduction of new services by the world’s leading charter airline, Excel Airways.
Excel Airways will fly to 17 destinations, including Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Spain and the Canaries. The airline will base a 737 800 aircraft at Bristol from May 2005, adding an further 50,000 seats to the airport’s summer 2005 programme. Excel Airways will provide people in the South West a unique service, providing the widest range of low priced ‘flight only’ destinations, compared to any other scheduled and charter airline.
XL.com, which was launched on Tuesday (11 January), will enable people to book their flights online. The site now offers excellent ‘flight-only’ deals and later this month will also offer hotels, villas and car hire. It will be the first time that people in the South West can create tailor-made charter holidays to a fantastic range of summer-sun destinations. Unlike other low cost airlines, Excel Airways will offer additional customer services such as hot in-flight meals, children’s meals, and in-flight entertainment – all the things you would expect when you book a package holiday.
‘Flight-only’ prices start from £79 return to Malaga, Alicante and Faro in May. Using the additional services available on the website, including hotels and car hire, a seven night package to Benidorm on full board basis starts from £245 per person in June. Car hire costs from £135 per week with Avis.
The arrival of Excel Airways will see 50 jobs created at the airport - a boost for the local and regional economy, and the airport.
Tony Hallwood, Bristol International Airport’s Aviation Development Director, said:
“Excel Airways will bring a unique charter service to Bristol International, giving people in the Westcounty more ‘flight only’ choices than ever before at very competitive prices. The award winning airline will not only create new jobs at the airport but will also create an extra 50,000 seats to major holiday destinations, expanding the airport’s summer 2005 flying programme. This is great news for Bristol International and reaffirms our position as the South West’s premier airport.”
Martin Lock, Director of Marketing at Excel Airways, commented:
“We are delighted to be introducing additional services at Bristol International Airport. XL.com will enable people across the region to build their own holidays at their convenience, and will offer them very competitive prices.
“The major expansion of services from Bristol International coincides with the launch of XL.com, with the aim of making it even easier and more convenient to book your summer 2005 break. We plan to continually add ‘flight-only’ products to XL.com, which is a brand new travel portal offering customers the complete travel solution.”
BA have also spent a bit of money on promoting their new fares unfortunatly you need to book by the 25th of Jan to qualify. BRS to CDG and MUC for £89 return. Is this to promote their cdg route before EZY announce Orly?
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Sorry - but no tech stops - LAST LAST TIME - The wingletted B757's will save fuel to allow more payload and the airline has FAA approval for a good tail wind component using 27.
Dont worry Windsheer even if you dont see it at your local apt - you will see every day rolling off 27 direct to New York.
The end.
Dont worry Windsheer even if you dont see it at your local apt - you will see every day rolling off 27 direct to New York.
The end.
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BRS to CDG and MUC for £89 return. Is this to promote their cdg route before EZY announce Orly?
Possibly more to do with the Flybe initiative to CDG from EXT with their even lower fares, which of course might turn out to be introductory fares to this new route and not sustained over a longer period.
All this talk of CO to EWR and the argument over tech stops led me to look for details of the runway at BRS, especially the TODA on 09 compared to 27. I could find nothing on the BRS official website and a Google search did not help either.
Can anyone provide these details or suggest a website that might help me. Also is it the rising ground to the east of the field that restrict's 09's TODA or are there other reasons?
Thanks for any help.
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Someone has mentioned rumours of FR possibly starting flights to the munich area and possibly shannon, split load? Ive always been suprised how FR have never come in to BRS as a bit of competition to U2. Personnally I believe there would be a strong market for some of their 'Not city center' Destinations. Any views from FR insiders reading??? (*hopes*).
Also would there be a possibillity of BRS stealing the emirates off of CWL now that seems to have taken a back seat?
Just had a quick comparason between flybe and ba EXT/CDG and BRS/CDG for the same dates; 28mar-04apr, 25apr-02may and 23may-30may flybe came out on top but not by a massive difference. 28/03 BE £107.78 BA £121.80, 25/04 BE £57.78 BA £78.80, 23/05 BE £67.78 BA £109.80.
Most of the extra cost goes down to Taxes and charges with BA's T&C's almost double that of BE.
T21
Also would there be a possibillity of BRS stealing the emirates off of CWL now that seems to have taken a back seat?
Just had a quick comparason between flybe and ba EXT/CDG and BRS/CDG for the same dates; 28mar-04apr, 25apr-02may and 23may-30may flybe came out on top but not by a massive difference. 28/03 BE £107.78 BA £121.80, 25/04 BE £57.78 BA £78.80, 23/05 BE £67.78 BA £109.80.
Most of the extra cost goes down to Taxes and charges with BA's T&C's almost double that of BE.
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Ok ok, no more mention of CO BRS-EWR, Should be ok, I mean Astreus manage to get a 737 to BJL twice a week from BRS to BJL without refuelling as far as i know anyway, which surely must be a struggle?
Ahh Bristol International the possibilities are endless, what next Fokker 50's to SFB maybe?
Damn I love this place.
Ahh Bristol International the possibilities are endless, what next Fokker 50's to SFB maybe?
Damn I love this place.
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Ok, leaving CO and EWR but staying within the extremely wide scope of this thread, I note from the weekly Ceefax and also the weekly online Mayfly that a Balkan Holidays A 320 flies in and out every Saturday morning from/to Sofia. This is in addition to a similar aircraft from/to Plovdiv later each Saturday morning.
Sofia does not appear on the BRS website list of ski flight destinations. Does anyone know if this flight will operate throughout the ski season? It appears to have been flying each Saturday since the start of the season and the Mayfly indicates a continuance up until at least Saturday 29 January (the latest Mayfly available online).
As far as I can tell from Mayfly there are fourteen weekly ski flights from BRS (same number as last year?), and they are all at weekends (after the usual varying days at the start of the season around Christmas/New Year).
The official BRS website is not helpful. Apart from not showing Sofia on this winter's list of ski flights (assuming it is one) they are still showing a weekly flight to Grenoble which appears not to have been operated.
Furthermore. there is no list of summer 2005's charter flights whereas the summer 2004 list is still there.
Tom,
Where indeed?
Sofia does not appear on the BRS website list of ski flight destinations. Does anyone know if this flight will operate throughout the ski season? It appears to have been flying each Saturday since the start of the season and the Mayfly indicates a continuance up until at least Saturday 29 January (the latest Mayfly available online).
As far as I can tell from Mayfly there are fourteen weekly ski flights from BRS (same number as last year?), and they are all at weekends (after the usual varying days at the start of the season around Christmas/New Year).
The official BRS website is not helpful. Apart from not showing Sofia on this winter's list of ski flights (assuming it is one) they are still showing a weekly flight to Grenoble which appears not to have been operated.
Furthermore. there is no list of summer 2005's charter flights whereas the summer 2004 list is still there.
Tom,
Where indeed?
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I was pretty sure when i was in the big ol bristolian green house the other day that S-air were checking in a Balkan SOF flight, it was defo on deptartures board, I'll do some more investigating lads and get back to y'all, also the GNB was with FCA and is now not being operated, and yes i agree the BRS website is a sad state of affairs!!
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BHAir Sofia hasn't operated so far. Astraeus get to Banjul in one go and haven't had to refuel as yet, although the weight has been an issue on occasion. Everyone's talking about new flights and a 5th Embraer: where will all these planes park? Isn't it going to be tight even with the western apron extension?
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Peeps......ref my last post concerning a 5th 145 at BRS...... . Not sure where it will come from. All 29 145\'s in BACX are tied up with flying with 2 on maint at any one time. The last spare 145 that commercial promised from the cancellation of the 3x daily MAN-CPH route turned into another spare 146! Watch this space or should I say watch the RJ100 fleet ? ? ? rumour rumour rumour
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It's Milan, Zurich and a second daily Frankfurt rotation.
Following press release is on BRS website.
A significant investment by British Airways will see new routes from Bristol International Airport to Milan and Zurich, and extra flights to Frankfurt from April this year.
To celebrate, British Airways will be making 75,000 seats available at an introductory offer of just £79 return, and fully inclusive, on all a three routes.
Some additional jobs will be created, mainly in customer service areas.
The new routes and additional frequency are results of British Airways’ decision to base a sixth Embraer 145 regional jet at Bristol from the start of the summer 2005 schedule.
Flights to Zurich, Switzerland depart daily, Sunday to Friday, at 8.40am. Flights to Malpensa in the Italian city of Milan will depart daily, Sunday to Friday, at 1.40pm with a Saturday departure at 8.40am. The new routes launch on April 4, and bring the total number of destinations served by British Airways at Bristol, to eight.
British Airways has operated daily flights between Bristol and Frankfurt for 10 years, and from April 3, will increase frequency to twice a day, Monday through to Friday with single services on Saturday and Sunday, adding an extra 660 seats a week to the route. The additional flight will depart at 7.30pm.
Steve Cassidy, general manager commercial, from the airline’s subsidiary, British Airways CitiExpress, said: “British Airways is committed to delivering a value for money product to people who value the way they fly. The first 75,000 customers to book return seats on our Milan, Zurich or Frankfurt services before March 20, will travel for just £79 return, fully inclusive. We have worked closely with our colleagues at Bristol International Airport to identify opportunities and are delighted to announce these two new routes to Milan and Zurich, and to offer additional flights for our regular travellers to Frankfurt.
“Milan and Zurich offer fantastic opportunities for both business and leisure. Milan has many cultural highlights as well as excellent shopping and restaurants. Its road and rail infrastructure make it a perfect gateway to the Lakes and Mountains regions of northern Italy. Milan hosts most of Italy’s manufacturing, and many advertising, publishing and high-tech companies are based there. The city also has a sizeable financial services sector.
“Zurich is the economic hub of Switzerland, home to the country’s stock exchange and major banks and insurance companies. The city has superb nightlife, and its lakeside setting and proximity to the Alps makes it an attractive leisure destination.”
Tony Hallwood, aviation development director at Bristol International Airport, said: "Bristol International Airport is pleased to be working in partnership with British Airways CitiExpress to deliver important new business links to Europe. Both Zurich and Milan have featured in our top ten list of most requested destinations and we are now delighted that British Airways has introduced these services. The key new routes, alongside the additional frequency to Frankfurt, will help us further support businesses across Bristol and the whole South West region."
I presume the reference to a sixth ERJ 145 being based at BRS is a mistake because I thought the additional a/c would be the fifth.
Following press release is on BRS website.
A significant investment by British Airways will see new routes from Bristol International Airport to Milan and Zurich, and extra flights to Frankfurt from April this year.
To celebrate, British Airways will be making 75,000 seats available at an introductory offer of just £79 return, and fully inclusive, on all a three routes.
Some additional jobs will be created, mainly in customer service areas.
The new routes and additional frequency are results of British Airways’ decision to base a sixth Embraer 145 regional jet at Bristol from the start of the summer 2005 schedule.
Flights to Zurich, Switzerland depart daily, Sunday to Friday, at 8.40am. Flights to Malpensa in the Italian city of Milan will depart daily, Sunday to Friday, at 1.40pm with a Saturday departure at 8.40am. The new routes launch on April 4, and bring the total number of destinations served by British Airways at Bristol, to eight.
British Airways has operated daily flights between Bristol and Frankfurt for 10 years, and from April 3, will increase frequency to twice a day, Monday through to Friday with single services on Saturday and Sunday, adding an extra 660 seats a week to the route. The additional flight will depart at 7.30pm.
Steve Cassidy, general manager commercial, from the airline’s subsidiary, British Airways CitiExpress, said: “British Airways is committed to delivering a value for money product to people who value the way they fly. The first 75,000 customers to book return seats on our Milan, Zurich or Frankfurt services before March 20, will travel for just £79 return, fully inclusive. We have worked closely with our colleagues at Bristol International Airport to identify opportunities and are delighted to announce these two new routes to Milan and Zurich, and to offer additional flights for our regular travellers to Frankfurt.
“Milan and Zurich offer fantastic opportunities for both business and leisure. Milan has many cultural highlights as well as excellent shopping and restaurants. Its road and rail infrastructure make it a perfect gateway to the Lakes and Mountains regions of northern Italy. Milan hosts most of Italy’s manufacturing, and many advertising, publishing and high-tech companies are based there. The city also has a sizeable financial services sector.
“Zurich is the economic hub of Switzerland, home to the country’s stock exchange and major banks and insurance companies. The city has superb nightlife, and its lakeside setting and proximity to the Alps makes it an attractive leisure destination.”
Tony Hallwood, aviation development director at Bristol International Airport, said: "Bristol International Airport is pleased to be working in partnership with British Airways CitiExpress to deliver important new business links to Europe. Both Zurich and Milan have featured in our top ten list of most requested destinations and we are now delighted that British Airways has introduced these services. The key new routes, alongside the additional frequency to Frankfurt, will help us further support businesses across Bristol and the whole South West region."
I presume the reference to a sixth ERJ 145 being based at BRS is a mistake because I thought the additional a/c would be the fifth.
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