IRELAND WEST AIRPORT KNOCK
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BE seem to be fighting harder and more up for the challenge lately, lets face it FR have had plenty of time to move their EMA service to BHX and have had opportunity to operate MAN also from NOC and have sat tight on that front. Looking from closer to here BE have took on EZY on BHD-LPL and have held their own on a raft of other domestic routes against EZY, I see no reason they wont succeed, especially with no competition from Scotland to the west of Ireland.
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Here are the currently proposed flight times:
EDI-NOC / NOC-EDI
14:10-15:35/16:00-17:20 Monday to Friday
10:40-12:05/12:30-13:50 Sunday
No Flight Saturday
BHX-NOC / NOC-BHX
10:40-12:05/12:30-13:55 Monday to Saturday
19:00-20:25/20:50-22:15 Sunday
MAN-NOC / NOC-MAN
07:30-08:40/09:05-10:20 Monday to Friday
11:30-12:40/13:05-14:20 Sunday
No Flight Saturday
So Birmingham is daily then, not six a week as announced?
EDI-NOC / NOC-EDI
14:10-15:35/16:00-17:20 Monday to Friday
10:40-12:05/12:30-13:50 Sunday
No Flight Saturday
BHX-NOC / NOC-BHX
10:40-12:05/12:30-13:55 Monday to Saturday
19:00-20:25/20:50-22:15 Sunday
MAN-NOC / NOC-MAN
07:30-08:40/09:05-10:20 Monday to Friday
11:30-12:40/13:05-14:20 Sunday
No Flight Saturday
So Birmingham is daily then, not six a week as announced?
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It possibly might if one of the London services also moves to later Sunday evening, I think a later evening Sunday service to Luton or Stansted would be popular. Then again flybe may well change the timings between now and the route launch.
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Apologies, 6x weekly. Its not 7x weekly that was likely an error, have a look at the flybe website now, and the airport press release here :Ireland West Airport Knock.
Of course that could have been solved with common sense, but either your lacking in that or you just refused to acknowledge it to annoy others.
Anyways, flybe in 2016:
MAN 7x
EDI 6x
BHX 6x
A nice 19 weekly rotations!
Also, if not being paid, why would flybe SUDDENLY be persuaded to bring back BHX?
Of course that could have been solved with common sense, but either your lacking in that or you just refused to acknowledge it to annoy others.
Anyways, flybe in 2016:
MAN 7x
EDI 6x
BHX 6x
A nice 19 weekly rotations!
Also, if not being paid, why would flybe SUDDENLY be persuaded to bring back BHX?
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I appreciate subsidy does happen but it's one big assumption when there's no evidence. Interesting that over on the DSA thread the same theories are being banded around. Things change, demand peaks and troughs, also I believe BHX have cut landing fees recently which may have helped swing the route in again, but in many respects I don't think they ever wanted to axe EDI or BHX but at the time they were making sweeping cuts to save money. The axe fell that way on that occasion.
I appreciate subsidy does happen but it's one big assumption when there's no evidence. Interesting that over on the DSA thread the same theories are being banded around. Things change, demand peaks and troughs, also I believe BHX have cut landing fees recently which may have helped swing the route in again, but in many respects I don't think they ever wanted to axe EDI or BHX but at the time they were making sweeping cuts to save money. The axe fell that way on that occasion.
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Apologies, 6x weekly. Its not 7x weekly that was likely an error, have a look at the flybe website now, and the airport press release here :Ireland West Airport Knock.
Of course that could have been solved with common sense, but either your lacking in that or you just refused to acknowledge it to annoy others.
Anyways, flybe in 2016:
MAN 7x
EDI 6x
BHX 6x
A nice 19 weekly rotations!
Also, if not being paid, why would flybe SUDDENLY be persuaded to bring back BHX?
Of course that could have been solved with common sense, but either your lacking in that or you just refused to acknowledge it to annoy others.
Anyways, flybe in 2016:
MAN 7x
EDI 6x
BHX 6x
A nice 19 weekly rotations!
Also, if not being paid, why would flybe SUDDENLY be persuaded to bring back BHX?
Ps looking at recent media cuttings on the council investment the airport has €9m of debt and the council contribution is to be used partly to service the debt
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Why does any airline start any route Aer Ryan? There are many reasons but ultimately it is because they think they can make a profit from it. I'd say Knock have incentivised these routes to some extent as most airports do, not least your own airport of choice, but there is plenty else that any funding Knock might have received will need to be spent on.
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Just looking at the 9 uk routes knock will offer next summer it will now have the uk well covered . Strong marketing and awareness campaigns will be crucial across the west and northwest for the Edinburgh route , I think Birmingham will look after itself.
It's a pity the Sunday flight is not timed like the bhx flight to give a decent weekend in either Ireland or Scotland .It will also be interesting to see how man performs at the early am slot as opposed to afternoon. Although bmi baby started the man route at the same time and it performed very strongly.
I see ei are cancelling their bhd Lgw route from next March .I hope aer lingus remain operating the noc Lgw flight and it's not handed Over to ba to operate.
It's a pity the Sunday flight is not timed like the bhx flight to give a decent weekend in either Ireland or Scotland .It will also be interesting to see how man performs at the early am slot as opposed to afternoon. Although bmi baby started the man route at the same time and it performed very strongly.
I see ei are cancelling their bhd Lgw route from next March .I hope aer lingus remain operating the noc Lgw flight and it's not handed Over to ba to operate.
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are you referring to US charter by Aer Lingus on 757, or is it the flights to Lourdes? The Lourdes always happens, as long as I can remember there have been Lourdes charters, for pilgrimage, and I US, my understanding and I think I read on here that there would be some for 2016... but not sure on specifics... I guess the local travel agents will know about Lourdes.
EI-BUD
are you referring to US charter by Aer Lingus on 757, or is it the flights to Lourdes? The Lourdes always happens, as long as I can remember there have been Lourdes charters, for pilgrimage, and I US, my understanding and I think I read on here that there would be some for 2016... but not sure on specifics... I guess the local travel agents will know about Lourdes.
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Re Knock /New York flights
Aer Lingus has provide four aircraft for Knock/New York pilgrimage to fill and they will land in IWAK. This on the strength of feed back from the maiden flight that took place in August 2015 and looking at return flights
Aer Lingus has provide four aircraft for Knock/New York pilgrimage to fill and they will land in IWAK. This on the strength of feed back from the maiden flight that took place in August 2015 and looking at return flights