IRELAND WEST AIRPORT KNOCK
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You have to agree it's a good news day for knock I think Eindhoven is interesting , holland does have a big population and is seemingly a good city destination.so it will hopefully have good 2 way traffic.
Kaunas providing it has cheap fares and there is a decent Lithuanian population around the west I flight a week should be supported .
Glasgow I think is operating on good days for weekend breakers and operated daily from snn a few years back, so no reason why it can't survive 3 days from knock.
Anyway here's hoping the 3 routes are successful.
Kaunas providing it has cheap fares and there is a decent Lithuanian population around the west I flight a week should be supported .
Glasgow I think is operating on good days for weekend breakers and operated daily from snn a few years back, so no reason why it can't survive 3 days from knock.
Anyway here's hoping the 3 routes are successful.
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Quite agree iwak, Kaunas will be well supported, probably limited tourist pax but plenty of Lithuanian's all round the west with nothing but Dublin to choose from. Prestwick should work (incidentally its a W routed flight NOC-PIK-NOC), may totally analalate Edinburgh. The interesting one will be Eindhoven, I can't quite visualize it myself.
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I can see Eindhoven working. There are a lot of Dutch tourist who come to Ireland and it will also work for people in Belgium and North-Western Germany. There must be close to 40 million people within a 2 hour drive of Eindhoven. Plus, it will give business in the North-West direct access to one of Europe's most important commercial/industrial areas.
However, it could impact on the possibility of Dusseldorf returning or the suggested Cologne/Bonn route ever starting. It also reduces the possibility of an Amsterdam route to almost zero (I always thought AMS was the most plausible major hub connection from Knock).
However, it could impact on the possibility of Dusseldorf returning or the suggested Cologne/Bonn route ever starting. It also reduces the possibility of an Amsterdam route to almost zero (I always thought AMS was the most plausible major hub connection from Knock).
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Surprised to see that Prestwick is in as a W routing from Knock as obviously it is a Ryanair base. That route is in the system from the start of June to the end of September only for now, whereas the other routes are bookable up to the end of October. The fact that there are flights on Fridays and Sundays should work in its favour. Possibly, as it may run for such a short season, the flybe route to Edinburgh (which runs for seven months) could be able to survive alongside it - although we will need to see whether the results of the strategic review at flybe have any impact on their operations at Knock.
When you look at where Eindhoven is on a map it does seem to be a perfect location for an inbound tourism route to Knock. Similar to Knock itself, it's not that there will suddenly be thousands of people from Eindhoven flocking to the West of Ireland but it is a good centre point for travellers from much of the Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany who may use the route.
When you look at where Eindhoven is on a map it does seem to be a perfect location for an inbound tourism route to Knock. Similar to Knock itself, it's not that there will suddenly be thousands of people from Eindhoven flocking to the West of Ireland but it is a good centre point for travellers from much of the Netherlands, Belgium and western Germany who may use the route.
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Good also to see the Ryanair are not crossing over on new routes from SHN also there will be good combined access for in inbound tourism to the west for next summer from both airports . Will have a good chance of success medium term.
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Is that worthy of its own announcement - it's really just the Dusseldorf service switching 40 miles up the road to Cologne (and it's already bookable)? Any chance they might have something else to announce?
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Busiest ever October at the airport with a 10% pax increase on last year. Even steady figures for the last two months would bring the annual total to over 670k - comfortably the second busiest ever year at the airport.
A similar increase for the last two months (admittedly this is unlikely) would bring the total up to around 680k, only 5,000 below last year - which would be pretty exceptional given the loss of the Beauvais and Hahn routes.
It makes you wonder what might be achievable in 2014 with the new routes and increased London schedule.
A similar increase for the last two months (admittedly this is unlikely) would bring the total up to around 680k, only 5,000 below last year - which would be pretty exceptional given the loss of the Beauvais and Hahn routes.
It makes you wonder what might be achievable in 2014 with the new routes and increased London schedule.
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Anyone figured out where the aircraft doing the PIK route originates? No inbounds from other bases seem to be doing it so perhaps a mistake in the timetable... Surely they won't be positioning in an empty aircraft?!
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Possibly might be brs aircraft as it operates the same days. Give it time as schedules I'm sure will change before launch date .ltn Friday and Sunday eve flights still haven't been loaded.
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When FR launched BVA there was a question mark around where that a/c would W from for a long time and then schedule was ammend from STN.
On a separate note, any word on how BE is doing on BHX?
On a separate note, any word on how BE is doing on BHX?
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FlyBE's seasonal Edinburgh service has been axed, as was suspected in previous posts.
flyBe Routes Cancellations in 2014 | Airline Route
flyBe Routes Cancellations in 2014 | Airline Route
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Hi all
I see flybe announced their route closures today .knock services to man and bhx are to remain ,with edi going to a summer only service as it has for this winter. Gla to snn has been axed , good news for noc's new pik service!!
I see flybe announced their route closures today .knock services to man and bhx are to remain ,with edi going to a summer only service as it has for this winter. Gla to snn has been axed , good news for noc's new pik service!!
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Shame about EDI, it had a better run this summer. On a brighter note LGW is scheduled as A320 next summer, although that might not happen in practice.
Anyone know how BHX is performing?
Anyone know how BHX is performing?