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well if ryanair ever do fly back to humberside i dont think thay will fly to malaga thay will fly to Girona thay allways do thay did to leeds doncaster and teeside i think thay should fly to reus i think more people would fly to reus and i think jet2 should fly to monastir and Tenerife
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With respect i dont expect FR to return any time soon, they will be more intent on getting LBA up and running, dont forget they also have a large base at EMA and seem to want to maintain some presence at DSA.
Assuming the weekly Malaga flight works then perhaps FlyBE may see potential for routes to ALC PMI and FAO too.
There is strong demand for TFS and LPA, i believe ALC and AGP have worked year round in the past. I would disagree about Monastir though as i believe that is the only one which under-performed.
We must not forget that one of the busiest years the airport had was the year after DSA opened so i believe the threat from over there is somewhat exaggerated at times. It seems that its all about getting the right operators in to support a modest and sustainable schedule. It seems that putting all their eggs in one basket is not realy an option they want to go down.
Assuming the weekly Malaga flight works then perhaps FlyBE may see potential for routes to ALC PMI and FAO too.
There is strong demand for TFS and LPA, i believe ALC and AGP have worked year round in the past. I would disagree about Monastir though as i believe that is the only one which under-performed.
We must not forget that one of the busiest years the airport had was the year after DSA opened so i believe the threat from over there is somewhat exaggerated at times. It seems that its all about getting the right operators in to support a modest and sustainable schedule. It seems that putting all their eggs in one basket is not realy an option they want to go down.
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thats good for humberside but bad for doncaster because thay have a belfast city and a jersey route to i think that flybe are pulling out of doncaster and i think that flybe are thinkin of seting up a small base at huberside and doing small flights to geneva, london gatwick and the isle of man maybe flight to faro and Alicante
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With all due respect Chitty this summer Flybe will be flying from Doncaster to Jersey 4 x weekly against the 1 x weekly from Humberside. Also Flybe will be flying from Doncaster to Belfast 6 x weekly against the 4 x weekly from Humberside.
I don't think it will be bad for Doncaster and welcome the good news at Humberside, but disagree that they will pull out of Doncaster and/or base at Humberside.
I don't think it will be bad for Doncaster and welcome the good news at Humberside, but disagree that they will pull out of Doncaster and/or base at Humberside.
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This is good news for HUY, i cannot help feeling thoughthat it is a strange choice of destination.
I hear their Dash 8's can run at a low load factor and they still make money so i dont see why it wouldnt work though, unless it realy does perform that poorly.
Still any expansion is good at this time.
I hear their Dash 8's can run at a low load factor and they still make money so i dont see why it wouldnt work though, unless it realy does perform that poorly.
Still any expansion is good at this time.
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The Belfast route is indeed good news but there are a number of other regional airports will be wondering how HUY pulled it off.
Late last year BFS was approaching it's maximum passenger numbers permitted by the planning permission in force at the time - I know of at least two airports who had set up deals with airlines (at least one was Flybe I think) to fly to BFS but City Airport Management turned them down, prefering to do business on more financially lucrative routes.
It maybe that the planning permission has been renegotiated and/or that the flight is operating on days and at times which are acceptable to BFS Management.
No they wouldn't and with the possible exception of Alicante, no they wouldnt.
Late last year BFS was approaching it's maximum passenger numbers permitted by the planning permission in force at the time - I know of at least two airports who had set up deals with airlines (at least one was Flybe I think) to fly to BFS but City Airport Management turned them down, prefering to do business on more financially lucrative routes.
It maybe that the planning permission has been renegotiated and/or that the flight is operating on days and at times which are acceptable to BFS Management.
and i think that flybe are thinkin of seting up a small base at huberside and doing small flights to geneva, london gatwick and the isle of man maybe flight to faro and Alicante
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I would'nt wholy agree with that niknak. While I do agree LGW and IOM would be very surprising destinations, Alicante, Faro and Geneva in the winter could all be possible, as could a small base be. On E95 and one DH4 may not be so far off if the current routes can be made a success.
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I agree with Niknak, however i do believe that at the very best we could hope for is an outstationed DH4 if loads to BHD are encouraging.
That could open up potential for a route to DUB and perhaps LGW or CDG.
That would be in the very best circumstance as i say. There would not be enough trade for a stationed EMB at HUY, possibly a few w patterns to ALC, FAO, AGP and PMI but i would not expect much more from them.
Its certainly encouraging to see that the airport/MAG are actively seeking expansion now though.
That could open up potential for a route to DUB and perhaps LGW or CDG.
That would be in the very best circumstance as i say. There would not be enough trade for a stationed EMB at HUY, possibly a few w patterns to ALC, FAO, AGP and PMI but i would not expect much more from them.
Its certainly encouraging to see that the airport/MAG are actively seeking expansion now though.
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"Its certainly encouraging to see that the airport/MAG are actively seeking expansion now though"
The implication being that the airport/MAG have not been actively seeking expansion up until now? Where has this gem come from?
The implication being that the airport/MAG have not been actively seeking expansion up until now? Where has this gem come from?
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Sorry, perhaps i should have worded it differently, i meant visibly i.e it is showing that they have been.
Many people have believed that MAG have been sat on HUY for the last few years, waiting for the economy to pick up so they can sell the place.
It has been made aware to me (rumour) that similar discussions have taken place with other airlines but these have yet to bare fruit.
I meant no offence to the development teams by that comment just that its good to see some expansion finally, without just listening to rumour.
Many people have believed that MAG have been sat on HUY for the last few years, waiting for the economy to pick up so they can sell the place.
It has been made aware to me (rumour) that similar discussions have taken place with other airlines but these have yet to bare fruit.
I meant no offence to the development teams by that comment just that its good to see some expansion finally, without just listening to rumour.
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Belfast?
Belfast? What the hell is there of ANY interest in Belfast? Maybe a few paintings on the end of buildings? Oh and a decrepit dock area where the Titanic was built!!! 
I think i shall give it a miss!
Now Dublin, that would be a different matter!
I think i shall give it a miss!
Now Dublin, that would be a different matter!
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I can see where you're coming from 'tonto' but it would seem not much more than BE trying to utilise their aircraft more when they are on downtime. Look at the others announced, MAN-BOH, EDI-MSE...
I would hope that on a much reduced weekly schedule they could break even on the routes and perhaps look at other routes such as DUB in the future..
AGP on the other hand looks more promising in terms of interest from BE... Hopefuly that service is selling well as it could encourage them to add more next year.
I would hope that on a much reduced weekly schedule they could break even on the routes and perhaps look at other routes such as DUB in the future..
AGP on the other hand looks more promising in terms of interest from BE... Hopefuly that service is selling well as it could encourage them to add more next year.
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Belfast? What the hell is there of ANY interest in Belfast? Maybe a few paintings on the end of buildings? Oh and a decrepit dock area where the Titanic was built!!! 
I think i shall give it a miss!
Now Dublin, that would be a different matter!
I think i shall give it a miss!
Now Dublin, that would be a different matter!
There's so much more to see, do and explore than what you have mentioned and what many people probably imagine it to be like.
Comparing it to Dublin, well yep they are totally different types of cities and Dublin being one that I was very dissapointed with, in the way that it seems to have lost almost all of its Irish identity and very cosmopolitan (even though i have been six times
). The people for a start are what makes Belfast for me, so friendly, total stark contrast to what you experience in most major towns and city's here on mainland Britain... So maybe if you havn't been don't give it a miss just yet!