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With jet2 basing a 757 at BFS this Winter. Its currently operating the LPA route on Mon/Sat and TFS on Tue/Fri. So poss of more new routes for the 757 as the a/c is free on WED/THU/SUN.
An ACE route would do well on THU/SUN and a CMF on WED or at the weekend. Both would do very well from BFS.
We wait and see. Jet2 to announce ski routes on TUE.
An ACE route would do well on THU/SUN and a CMF on WED or at the weekend. Both would do very well from BFS.
We wait and see. Jet2 to announce ski routes on TUE.
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If Air FranceKLM/Cityjet/Scot Airways can't fill a 30 seat turbo prop, why would they put a jet on the route? I accept that a jet might have more appeal, especially to business travellers, but the fares are too high in a market place served by over 30 flights daily from NI.
How long will a route with such poor load factors continue? I used the route once, just out of interest, and while it was interesting going into LCY and the service was good it was too expensive and over an hour late home to BHD. I was told by staff on arrival at BHD that it is always late.
How long will a route with such poor load factors continue? I used the route once, just out of interest, and while it was interesting going into LCY and the service was good it was too expensive and over an hour late home to BHD. I was told by staff on arrival at BHD that it is always late.
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Jet 2 go-around at BFS today...any ATC's have info?
Hi folks,
Was a passenger on LS336 into BFS from Bergamo today. Lined up over the lough for a 17 landing. All seemed fine. Then at about 500ft (?) we went around, and circled over the western shores of the lough for about ten minutes. Captain then came on to advise us that a 'minor technical problem with indication' had occurred. We then had an uneventful landing on 17 (although the approach seemed a bit rocky this time). Purely out of curiosity, would any of our BFS colleagues know what happened? And why was 17 in use? I know go-arounds are routine etc. but out of curiosity I have to ask!!
Was a passenger on LS336 into BFS from Bergamo today. Lined up over the lough for a 17 landing. All seemed fine. Then at about 500ft (?) we went around, and circled over the western shores of the lough for about ten minutes. Captain then came on to advise us that a 'minor technical problem with indication' had occurred. We then had an uneventful landing on 17 (although the approach seemed a bit rocky this time). Purely out of curiosity, would any of our BFS colleagues know what happened? And why was 17 in use? I know go-arounds are routine etc. but out of curiosity I have to ask!!
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The BBC NI News at 22.30 tonight carried an article on the possibility of EI coming to Bfs. Said Bfs was one of a number of airports being comsidered, to create up to 1000 jobs and up to 15 new routes. Wonder what has prompted BBC to carry the article now?
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EI New Base
I have heard from a reliable source at BFS, that the final choice for the new EI base is between BFS and BHX.
If they do open a base at BFS, has anyone any ideas if they would go self handling or handling agent?
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If they do open a base at BFS, has anyone any ideas if they would go self handling or handling agent?
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when they open the bfs base the agent will be servisair 90% certain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/n...nd/6743097.stm
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DUP supports EI move to BFS!
I saw on one of the news sites this morning (I think it was Breakingnews.ie) that Jeffrey Donaldson was very anxious to see EI start up at BFS. Now, BHX may offer more traffic, but I can see a political angle hear and I would imagine that there is a LOT of behind the scenes political pressure to get EI to set up at BFS.
When you have the DUP wanting EI to set up there, you can see how far things have developed in NI!
When you have the DUP wanting EI to set up there, you can see how far things have developed in NI!
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jet2 and easy jet offer many flights to european destinations although there are still key european buisness destinations not served by airlines direct from belfast. This should be resolved if aer lingus open a new hub at bfs but if they do not do you think the likes of klm/airfrance/lufthansa will start flights.
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Well Chambery in the bag with Jet2, weekly on Sat starting Dec. I wonder if Toulose/Milan will operate throughout winter as well. Still cannot name 14 European destinations for EI, maybe say Boston via Shannon, Dubai via Dublin (I know I have mentioned these before, but they would work quite well and would account for 4 destinations Boston, Dubai, Dublin, Shannon.) Dubai will happen from BFS in the future, and be popular, so why would EI not start it up now, there are quite a lot of NI flyers use Dub at the moment to travel to Dubai, EI would lose most of these if direct services were to start from BFS.
Heard strong rumour about Bmibaby to base an aircraft in BFS. Although most of the rotations suggested where to Man, Bhx etc no mention of new routes. They are showing double daily BFS/CWL, throughout the winter, which is good considering flybe entering onto the route. Who will fall first I cannot see both surviving.
Heard strong rumour about Bmibaby to base an aircraft in BFS. Although most of the rotations suggested where to Man, Bhx etc no mention of new routes. They are showing double daily BFS/CWL, throughout the winter, which is good considering flybe entering onto the route. Who will fall first I cannot see both surviving.
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Find it difficult to understand what all the fuss about Jet 2 and ski flights to Chambery from BFS is about - Flybe have operated Chambery ski charters from BHD every winter for at least the past 5 years!
The rumours of EI at BFS is rapidly turning into a joke and more about wishful thinking and the involvement of the DUP is laughable. In fact, a press release I saw the other day mentioned several airports were still being considered, amongst them GLA and, wait for it, BHD! My own personal feeling is that Belfast will not be the new base at all.
There also seem to be some recent press rumblings about MOL being asked to consider Shannon to Belfast - I have also heard that, whilst BFS may seem to be the natural choice, BHD has not been ruled out.
The rumours of EI at BFS is rapidly turning into a joke and more about wishful thinking and the involvement of the DUP is laughable. In fact, a press release I saw the other day mentioned several airports were still being considered, amongst them GLA and, wait for it, BHD! My own personal feeling is that Belfast will not be the new base at all.
There also seem to be some recent press rumblings about MOL being asked to consider Shannon to Belfast - I have also heard that, whilst BFS may seem to be the natural choice, BHD has not been ruled out.
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Shannon to Belfast - I have also heard that, whilst BFS may seem to be the natural choice, BHD has not been ruled out.
Hold on though just a thought.....when Bmi Baby move down to the sh*tty that would make room eh Mr McCall!!
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I don't think Baby will move to BHD (I take it that sh*tty refers to BHD). BA moved down then left. BD moved down there numbers fell - still falling, LGW is now for the first time on an equal footing with LHR as an option from Belfast (unbelievable doesn't happen at any other UK airport). BE operating more and more routes still there numbers keep falling. Air Berlin poor passenger numbers (must be a very high yield). I would say that if Baby move down to BHD, EI would say right that gives us BHX/MAN. If EI don't operate from BFS, Jet2 would announce BFS/MAN maybe BHX. So we would have WW/BE scrapping it out at BHD. While LS or EI pulling in the numbers at BFS. WW would then leave. I think its more likely that BD would move up the road. BHD is the graveyard for airlines in Belfast, they move down from BFS then slowly die, the minute EI operate LHR bye bye BD. I mean BD announced some time a go that they wanted a late night arrival into BHD to 'help the local economy' as they put it. Really BD why don't you actually help the local economy and reduce your fares.