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[tallseabird]

Funny, just heard today that the airport didn't renew the lease and are going to use it themselves, ties in with having a new car park operator!

[ESCNI]

Close down your (cheaper) rival....a very astute business move, methinks.

[Kestrel_909]

Interesting, BFS comes first for cheap flights over DUB and BHD.

http://www.belfastairport.com/en/news.asp?id=265

[RT_060590]

I heard a rumor a while back about Translink connecting Aldergrove to the rail network, any truth in it? I doubted it as they don't seem to be able to afford to close the old BHD station and open a new one closer to the terminal!

[richardnei]

Airporter are starting a lot of new bus/coach routes from BFS to towns and citys across Northern Ireland. I think this is why they are building new bus stands at the front of the terminal.

Richard

[spanishflea]

Originally Posted by RT_060590

I heard a rumor a while back about Translink connecting Aldergrove to the rail network, any truth in it? I doubted it as they don't seem to be able to afford to close the old BHD station and open a new one closer to the terminal!

Would it really be worth moving the station a few hundred metres towards Holywood? Its current distance from the terminal is negligably further than the far spaces in the car parks really.

[ESCNI]

With the launch of their winter timetable, Flybe seem to have almost axed their Belfast City/Liverpool service.

Although there are two flights on a Saturday and one on a Sunday, there are now no flights available during the working week.

[Kestrel_909]

New routesfrom BHD with them are Doncaster and Galway, perfect getaways for a winter weekend :S

[Belboy]

Are Galway and Doncaster good substitutes for loss of Bristol and reduction in Liverpool, I think not. Will Galway work or will the Belfast traffic still drive to the West? Will retaining Sat and Sun services to LPL pick up the football supporters, are many matches not played on Monday - Friday. Surely the end of BHD - LPL is getting closer.

[CaptJ]

BFS-NICE Axed

I note that NICE is missing from the Winter schedule .
Doesn't seem to be anything there to plug the gap in the schedule

Anyone got any info on whether BFS-NICE has been axed?


Also note that Gatwick is up to 5 a day from 2 Oct
Dunno why they haven't announced that in any press release

[ESCNI]

Their timetable suggests that the Belfast/Nice service is reduced to one flight a week!

However, there are two flights a week in the return direction!?!?

[tallseabird]

I see to go to Rome for St Patricks weekend on Easy is over £360 return, just happens to clash with a 6 nations rugby match - hardly low cost. Its only £80 the previous weekend, seems like gouging to me.

[eastern wiseguy]

tallseabird

I do hope I am not providing you with a "bite" BUT St Patricks day...Six Nations Rugby(presumably Ireland away to Italy) and you are expecting there to still be £1.99 plus tax type tickets available.....don't be silly

[Kestrel_909]

You could always save £100 and do City to Manchester to Gatwick to Rome, and the same on the return with BA

[tallseabird]

Kestrel909, BA have a flight from LGW return for £100 and Flybe will get you to LGW for £65 admittedly you do need a hotel on the way out but that is a 'saving' of £200, it'll be interesting to see what the Easy fares to LGW are like when they are announced.

I had booked before Easy announced their flights, I accept (expect) Easy to increase their prices for events or occasions but £80 to over £360 is just too much. I know people who are paying it, but I would have thought that £200-£250 would be a more acceptable (price gouging) fare

I can't say that I have noticed a £1.99 fare for quite some time with Easy, all of their fares seem to be increasing far more than inflation, they obviously need some competition

[True Blue]

Belfast City

Just been looking at the provisional Caa Stats for June 06. They show that BHD had a decline of 5.7% pax for the month and 1% over the year. This in spite of these new services, Flybe to Man, Bacon to Bhx to name but two.

Any views on why they are not making progress? With all the increases in services, but not in Pax, is any money being made by the airlines?

True Blue

[drflight]

SECURITY SEARCHES AT BFS

Any guys out there working as crew/ops/ground staff/handling etc concerned about the very intrusive body searches that seem to be taking place more now at BFS by ICS?

[BELHold]

"Any guys out there working as crew/ops/ground staff/handling etc concerned about the very intrusive body searches that seem to be taking place more now at BFS by ICS?"

I pass through Security several times almost every day, in my opinion very intrusive = very good, something our European counterparts should take note of.

I would much rather walk away "knowing" when I've been searched rather than having concerns about the standard of search, the determined terrorist needs to be lucky just once.

Just for info it is actually ICTS that conduct security at BFS, ICS do AC cleaning and WCHRs.

[Belboy]

Belboy

The CAA stats for one month, especially the provisionals, when read in isolation do not mean much. It is interesting that the provisional stats for BFS are not posted for June. If you look at the May stats you will find BFS up 5% and BHD down 3.5%. Is this the start of a trend?

[kwoody]

Hey,
Was in Belfast today and saw Air Berlin 737-700 with winglets, how long as this been operating the stansted route, last aircraft i seen was a 737 without winglets operating it. How come they are able to fit the wingleted 737 in now and couldnt a while back? Saw a few other usuals, Flybe and BMI...

Kyle