BLACKPOOL

[BPL321]

A2B announced 2xdaily BLK-AMS flights with new(to the airline) jet a/c. I put a more details post in the A2B topic but decided i'd mention it in here too.

Sorry forgot to ask. This Book2go travel Co who started flights to Varna a few weeks ago...have they canx the flights or something? I check a website to see whats been happening and the A320 which did appear once doesnt appear to be returning every thursday. If they did that was short and sweet. I did notice they were unhappy about Balkan Holidays starting flights to Bourgas next summer but wouldnt have thought that was a reason to pull 2005.

[rufus.t.firefly]

Yes , some local twaddle about the tour operator book 2 go , not happy that Blakan will be operating next year. Mind you I'd have thought that if book 2 go had made a proper conserted effort they could have secured a market for next year if succesful. The flight would have been to two different destinations anyway.

Better to have a go at all than just give up. Mind you the flights didn't appear to be that full. Mind you as ever with Blackpool services crap marketing , not enough advertising beforehand.

[BPL321]

Oh well atleast I know.Completely agree. Think I mentioned this when Varna was 1st announced - too little time to market it. BLK certainly do pick'em lol. I honestly thought they would have given it more than a week rather than getting out of their pram over it though.

[Don Mercer]

blackpool are dong very well at moment! Daily flight to Girona is packed! Daley flights to aberdeen start next week.monarch are moving in in september.Amsterdam starts in september also.

[BPL321]

Monarch at BLK? I must have missed something. What are Monarch intending to do? I know Airtours are starting flights for Winter 04/05.

I still notice that the BLK official website mentions nothing about A2B and nothing about CityStars new route. This is rediculous. How on earth are they to make a go of these new routes without the airport throwing their weight behind it. I'm sure if it was MAN or LPL they would have a big sign on their websites to get peoples attention. They will only have themselves to blame if it goes belly up, like past ventures.

[rufus.t.firefly]

Well at least they seem to be cracking on with more car parking
..... they aren't even advertising that fact ...mind you at the prices they charge I'm not surprised.

[garethjk22]

Well, from what i can see the website mentions A2B, and City Star. It also has pre bookable car parking (whichis a lot cheaper than on airport and MAN and LPL I add!)

Looks incredibly professional actually .....

[rufus.t.firefly]

Just seen the updated website , note that the resident information isn't as comprehensive as the old site ..three of the largest commercial residents dont even get a mention that they are located on the airport . JMAX , EMERALD or CHC.


The website is an improvement but some of the content with regard to operators and their facilities needs reviewing for accuracy .

[garethjk22]

And what relevance do CHC and Emerald have to the general public? One provides maintenance, is FLS easyTech (or whatever they are now called) listed on Liverpools site?

CHC provide bespoke services to British Gas and associated companies - not overly relevant to the general public I think.

[BPL321]

Very nice website. Certainly an improvement with lots of info to look at.

Noticed the A2B AMS route has a date set and even got the times(2xdaily). Anyone know what a/c are going to be used? Last heard they were getting jet a/c.

Very exciting times for BLK.

[aeulad]

What is the website address?

Regards

Mike

[rufus.t.firefly]

So the fact that Blackpool may have large and established operators (non public ) on site isn't of interest to joe public then on the website ???

Thought it might have been good to promote that you have
these large and established companies on site and that the
airport provides facilities that supports their specialised type of operations.

Surely they must have some relevant commercial value to the operation of the airport ?

As BPL321 says , nice website ..... I can agree with that , lets not spit our dummies out ...but it doesn't plug the entire sphere of services provided at Blackpool. Isn't the Emerald base at Blackpool a major maintenance facility for a cargo carrier with the one of the largest fleet of 748's (bet you wish it was 757's!). Isn't the helicopter outfit one of , if not the largest worldwide I've been told ?

[dwlpl]

www.blackpoolinternational.com

[Flying Fokker]

Has the ABZ flight started today?

[Richard Taylor]

Any of the Blackpool bods know how many pax were on the inaugural City Star flight ABZ/BLK/ABZ ?

Bookings have been described initially as "slow".

[BPL321]

Following the start of the BLK-ABZ service on monday I was just wondering if someone knew what the pax loads were like at this early stage?

Also very curious as to what a/c type A2B say they are aquiring for the new BLK-AMS route which starts in Sept.

[schaltzie]

BLK to TRN

It seems to be happening for BLK. I have heard a rumour that Ryanair has a new route to Turin in the winter. Can any one enlighten me.

[BPL321]

Where did you hear about that?

[airhumberside]

Turin isnt even an Ryanair base

[schaltzie]

airhumberside you are right it is not a base but Ryanair fly from Stansted to Turin.

Since my last posting I have been looking at this website

http://www.wolverhamptonbusinessairport.co.uk

which has information about the owners City Hopper airports, who are developing Blackpool, Wolverhampton airport and Biella Airport Italy. This airport is sited between Turin and Milan. I would think City Hopper is looking mainly at the ski season especially as Turin has the winter olympics in February 2006