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Yea I think it would def be better to expand going into a busy summer season but I think it could work adding a 3rd aircraft during the winter season. As long as their choose the right destinations, advertise it well and offer good prices.
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Thomson holidays are using a TOM aircraft to operate their winter schedule to the Canaries three days of the week, whilst also using the TOM loco flights to their other destinations. So if a 3rd craft comes to BOH this winter it wouldn't be adding 3 extra flights every day.
I have a feeling that Alicante will be a new loco destination as Thomson holidays will be offering Alicante twice a week using TOM this winter.
We wont have to wait long to find out whats going on as I believe they announce their winter schedule in early July.
I have a feeling that Alicante will be a new loco destination as Thomson holidays will be offering Alicante twice a week using TOM this winter.
We wont have to wait long to find out whats going on as I believe they announce their winter schedule in early July.
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Ryanair Base
Quote from Airliners.net - apparently in a topic on here but I couldnt find it
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Bournemouth base with 3 B737-800's
Nimes NEW!
Biarittz NEW!
Milan NEW!
Rome NEW!
Murcia NEW!
Stockholm NEW!
Oslo NEW!
Glasgow Prestwick
Dublin
Barcelona Girona
Bergerac NEW!
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What do you reckon is the likelyhood of this?Would be great - but I cant see half the routes working!Where would the demand for Nimes and Biarittz come from?I cant see it!Oh Well Fingers Crossed hey guys...
Cheers BOH
p.s. I found it, Nakata77 wrote it! Out of Interest how come u said it was "No Joke" N77?
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Bournemouth base with 3 B737-800's
Nimes NEW!
Biarittz NEW!
Milan NEW!
Rome NEW!
Murcia NEW!
Stockholm NEW!
Oslo NEW!
Glasgow Prestwick
Dublin
Barcelona Girona
Bergerac NEW!
___________
What do you reckon is the likelyhood of this?Would be great - but I cant see half the routes working!Where would the demand for Nimes and Biarittz come from?I cant see it!Oh Well Fingers Crossed hey guys...
Cheers BOH
p.s. I found it, Nakata77 wrote it! Out of Interest how come u said it was "No Joke" N77?
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G-BYAW operated to PMI and back before positioning to CVT for p.m. BCN service.
I was on it so I thought I'd better do the same thing.
Now knackered (me, not Alpha Whiskey)
G'nite
I was on it so I thought I'd better do the same thing.
Now knackered (me, not Alpha Whiskey)
G'nite
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G-THOE 737 diverted to Gatwick the evening before due to bad weather at Bournemouth , so the 757 flew down and replaced the first two flights.
Good news for those flights , when can we book, i say
Also its nice to see the 757 on approach looks big.
Good news for those flights , when can we book, i say
Also its nice to see the 757 on approach looks big.
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Yeh 
Its Always better than the standard 737 on approach like were used to!Does anyone know what time of day that BA 777 charter is meant to arrive in july...would love to catch that on approach!
Its Always better than the standard 737 on approach like were used to!Does anyone know what time of day that BA 777 charter is meant to arrive in july...would love to catch that on approach!
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Regarding some of the rumours about Ryanair basing several aircraft at Bournemouth and operating to some rather obscure places i for one hope they dont base anything at BOURNEMOUTH at the moment !
We have just seen THOMSONFLY base 2 737 aircraft and start operating to 7 destinations . This airline needs time to expand slowly. With demand already been proven after only 3 months a 3 rd aircraft is hopefully on its way and more destinations announced soon to places that people want to go to
Only have to look at Ryanair s suggested routes from BOH and it wont work .
I think JET 2 have found this out to there cost with the Belfast route , hopefully that will change and a Manchester or Edinburgh route will be introduced instead
Its controlled growth that is needed and Thomsonfly look to be just the sort of airline to do it . Ryanair would have done this a long time ago at Bournemouth had they thought it would work the fact we only have 3 routes operated by them rather proves this . Also a 737 800 with 189 seats is much harder to fill than a 148 seater , which is much better for Bournemouth s market
Ryanair have been a lifeline to Bournemouth for many years as has Palmair and Bath Travel but hopefully Thomsonfly with the backing of Thomson holidays will continue to do this and work with the airport
Only have to look at next summer and some of the new destinations we have its going to be a busy one
What we need now is a new terminal which hopefully wont be to long in the making
We have just seen THOMSONFLY base 2 737 aircraft and start operating to 7 destinations . This airline needs time to expand slowly. With demand already been proven after only 3 months a 3 rd aircraft is hopefully on its way and more destinations announced soon to places that people want to go to
Only have to look at Ryanair s suggested routes from BOH and it wont work .
I think JET 2 have found this out to there cost with the Belfast route , hopefully that will change and a Manchester or Edinburgh route will be introduced instead
Its controlled growth that is needed and Thomsonfly look to be just the sort of airline to do it . Ryanair would have done this a long time ago at Bournemouth had they thought it would work the fact we only have 3 routes operated by them rather proves this . Also a 737 800 with 189 seats is much harder to fill than a 148 seater , which is much better for Bournemouth s market
Ryanair have been a lifeline to Bournemouth for many years as has Palmair and Bath Travel but hopefully Thomsonfly with the backing of Thomson holidays will continue to do this and work with the airport
Only have to look at next summer and some of the new destinations we have its going to be a busy one
What we need now is a new terminal which hopefully wont be to long in the making
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Does anybody know what the passengers figures have to be before the terminal is to be built.
I know it has been quoted but cannot remember, was there any date it would be considered.
Also has anybody seen the Car Park At Bournemouth both car parks are almost bursting with using the rear field as a overflow.
Very good for business.
I know it has been quoted but cannot remember, was there any date it would be considered.
Also has anybody seen the Car Park At Bournemouth both car parks are almost bursting with using the rear field as a overflow.
Very good for business.
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eurostarbuilder,
"The terminal at Bournemouth Airport is currently 4,600 sq. m, with expansion to 8,400 sq. m. in the pipeline. The expansion is envisaged to cater for up to 1.25 mppa. The capacity of the current facilities is estimated to be of around 0.5 mppa."
Taken from DFT, hope it helps!!
What do people reckon on the intruder at the airport, story published in the Echo on Saturday. Is the airport security sufficient?The fence around the B3073 surely isnt high enough and secure enough for an Airport!
BOH
"The terminal at Bournemouth Airport is currently 4,600 sq. m, with expansion to 8,400 sq. m. in the pipeline. The expansion is envisaged to cater for up to 1.25 mppa. The capacity of the current facilities is estimated to be of around 0.5 mppa."
Taken from DFT, hope it helps!!
What do people reckon on the intruder at the airport, story published in the Echo on Saturday. Is the airport security sufficient?The fence around the B3073 surely isnt high enough and secure enough for an Airport!
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Security around regional airports is a difficult subject. Let's face it anyone can climb over a four or five foot fence,it's the reaction to that happening which is important.There have been several instances of people wandering on to the airfield,kids on bikes,people taking 'short cuts' etc.They are seen,stopped etc,is that a problem? The press as usual over dramatises incidents.Yes somebody was on the airfield but they were challenged etc. The incident also took place on a private apron,nowhere near the main terminal. Even if you put a ten foot electrified fence around an airport that doesn't stop anyone who's determined to do damage etc.
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er yes it does tribekey
when was the last time you heard of someone cycling to an aircraft at Heathrow? Or taking a short cut across a live runway there?
Not only would people kick off about saftey of aircraft (suicide attempts for example) but it also HIGHLIGHTS the ease of entering an airport from a terrorist point of view.
A kid could throw a stone at a B737 at BOH taxiing down the southern taxiway. u think its best to wait for something like that to happen before action is taken?
when was the last time you heard of someone cycling to an aircraft at Heathrow? Or taking a short cut across a live runway there?
Not only would people kick off about saftey of aircraft (suicide attempts for example) but it also HIGHLIGHTS the ease of entering an airport from a terrorist point of view.
A kid could throw a stone at a B737 at BOH taxiing down the southern taxiway. u think its best to wait for something like that to happen before action is taken?
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There was a Major accident at The Airport entarance a couple of weeks ago late at night.
Is there any consideration of putting traffic lights or a Mini roundabout before someone dies.
There was a Major accident at The Airport entarance a couple of weeks ago late at night.
Is there any consideration of putting traffic lights or a Mini roundabout before someone dies.
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It certainly needs sorting out as my wife works at the airport, Dart Group, and it takes ages to leave and turn right (or even left), due to the traffic; especially during the summer months. A mini round-a-bout wouldn't help as the priority would still be for the main road traffic from the right.
There was a proposal tied in with the new terminal to have a road that went direct to the Spur Road, and that would solve the problem, but it's big bucks.
It doesn't help when the main road traffic is spending it's time gazing at aircraft, and not the road ahead!
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It certainly needs sorting out as my wife works at the airport, Dart Group, and it takes ages to leave and turn right (or even left), due to the traffic; especially during the summer months. A mini round-a-bout wouldn't help as the priority would still be for the main road traffic from the right.
There was a proposal tied in with the new terminal to have a road that went direct to the Spur Road, and that would solve the problem, but it's big bucks.
It doesn't help when the main road traffic is spending it's time gazing at aircraft, and not the road ahead!
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Nakata ; you are right - it does matter if something like throwing a stone over the fence or similar happens- i agree 100% . Point is whatever security is in place if someone is determined to do damage they can. For example,put a ten foot fence in,sure you'll keep out people but it doesn't stop the example you gave,you can still throw stuff,climb it etc. Obviously a higher fence is better.I believe the cost of doing this at Bournemouth is over one million,are they going to spend that? No,not until forced by law or an incident.
Pick any regional airort and you'll find low fences and ungaurded perimeters. The best we can hope for in those circumstances is a good security response should anything happen.
As for the guy cycling to the aircraft- it's effectively free and open access to many parts of the northern side of the airfield, there are numerous ways to walk,cycle etc onto the various aprons over there.
A higher , solid fence would also stop the ridiculous amounts of road accidents that occur as drivers watch the aircraft instead of the road. There are plans,i understand, to put traffic lights at the junction where the airport entrance is.
Pick any regional airort and you'll find low fences and ungaurded perimeters. The best we can hope for in those circumstances is a good security response should anything happen.
As for the guy cycling to the aircraft- it's effectively free and open access to many parts of the northern side of the airfield, there are numerous ways to walk,cycle etc onto the various aprons over there.
A higher , solid fence would also stop the ridiculous amounts of road accidents that occur as drivers watch the aircraft instead of the road. There are plans,i understand, to put traffic lights at the junction where the airport entrance is.
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I reckon the problem with traffic lights on the exit/entrance junction is that the Christchurch to Parley Cross bound traffic would soon back up to the Hurn roundabout, and cause chaos.
Perhaps an interim answer is to extend the 30 MPH limit, (which currently ends just after the Hurn Roundabout when Parley bound), to the Golf Driving Range junction; where there was a horrendous accident not too long ago. The speed limit past the airport exit/entrance is 60MPH at the moment, which makes getting out across two lines of traffic exciting to say the least.
ERB
Perhaps an interim answer is to extend the 30 MPH limit, (which currently ends just after the Hurn Roundabout when Parley bound), to the Golf Driving Range junction; where there was a horrendous accident not too long ago. The speed limit past the airport exit/entrance is 60MPH at the moment, which makes getting out across two lines of traffic exciting to say the least.
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once bournemouth was majority GA
now majority passengers
Therefore - safety must be priority even before a new terminal.
Safety too in the car-parks. There are overflows in use at the moment that aren't even illuminated or fitted with drainage systems. I would refuse to pay full price to park on sodden grass with NO security or lighting.
If my mother or girlfriend was flying home alone and had to collect her car I would be MAD if i knew she had to walk through a wet field hidden under trees to get to her car after dark
now majority passengers
Therefore - safety must be priority even before a new terminal.
Safety too in the car-parks. There are overflows in use at the moment that aren't even illuminated or fitted with drainage systems. I would refuse to pay full price to park on sodden grass with NO security or lighting.
If my mother or girlfriend was flying home alone and had to collect her car I would be MAD if i knew she had to walk through a wet field hidden under trees to get to her car after dark