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Yeah only logic seems to be that Bologna's base status is going to be brought forward to the end of March 2009. Oslo, Beauvais and Dusseldorf launched to test the market maybe as they iron out the rest of the schedule? The rest looks like it could be:
Bari - Daily
Constanta - Wed/Sun
Edinburgh - Tues/Thurs/Sat
Granada - Mon/Fri
Katowice - Tues/Thurs/Sat
Lamezia - Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun
Trapani - Daily
Bari and Lamezia would seem to go against intentions if Forli is supposed to be focused on domestic routes but maybe it's to allow better ustilisation of aircraft overall between BLQ & FRL. December 4th seems like it might be kick-off for Forli domestic services with:
Alghero - Daily
Bari - Daily
Cagliari - Daily
Lamezia - Daily
Olbia - Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun
Palermo - Tues/Thurs/Sat
Bari - Daily
Constanta - Wed/Sun
Edinburgh - Tues/Thurs/Sat
Granada - Mon/Fri
Katowice - Tues/Thurs/Sat
Lamezia - Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun
Trapani - Daily
Bari and Lamezia would seem to go against intentions if Forli is supposed to be focused on domestic routes but maybe it's to allow better ustilisation of aircraft overall between BLQ & FRL. December 4th seems like it might be kick-off for Forli domestic services with:
Alghero - Daily
Bari - Daily
Cagliari - Daily
Lamezia - Daily
Olbia - Mon/Wed/Fri/Sun
Palermo - Tues/Thurs/Sat
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Actually it looks like Bologna just made it...
Actually it looks like Bologna just made it...
3 domestic to Bari, Trapani and Lamezia + 3 internationals:
News - 2008-10-22 Ryanair
3 domestic to Bari, Trapani and Lamezia + 3 internationals:
News - 2008-10-22 Ryanair
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All BLQ flights now on sale. They've got Sicily covered from Bologna anyway - Trapani is double daily with it looking like Palermo 3x weekly from Forli as well! I'm assuming FRL's Bari and Lamezia flights will be evenings to make day returns possible too. Strange they didn't have this ready for the Alghero and Cagliari base announcement on Tuesday.
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News item on the website of Ryanair:
Ryanair will completely CLOSE the Valencia base from the 4th of november because: "the refusal of the Comunitat Valenciana to engage in constructive discussions in relation to the promotion of the airport and its routes across Ryanair’s network in Europe."
Instead of Valencia a new base will be announced next week.
Ryanair will completely CLOSE the Valencia base from the 4th of november because: "the refusal of the Comunitat Valenciana to engage in constructive discussions in relation to the promotion of the airport and its routes across Ryanair’s network in Europe."
Instead of Valencia a new base will be announced next week.
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Hollymead: They are keeping some other routes as well. It's not the closure of Valencia as a destination but they will only close the base(and move the based planes somewhere else)
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Don't think it is really all that much doom & gloom ( apart from the poor sods based there) In their diatribe they already left the door open to going back.
This is much more about Air Nostrum getting a subsidy when that ( of course ) is Ryanairs entitlement. . . everywhere else.
Pot kettle black / rattle thrown out of pram / call my bluff ? Si Signor.
They just announced 2 new bases in Sardinia, where, evidently " discussions on increasing tourism" were obviously more fruitful.
This is much more about Air Nostrum getting a subsidy when that ( of course ) is Ryanairs entitlement. . . everywhere else.
Pot kettle black / rattle thrown out of pram / call my bluff ? Si Signor.
They just announced 2 new bases in Sardinia, where, evidently " discussions on increasing tourism" were obviously more fruitful.
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There might be also an other already announced base that will not open at all. The Italian local newspaper from Forli writes today "Ryanair says farewell to Forli? It seems likely, at least judging from the website of the Irish airline, which has eliminated the ability for users to book flights from Forlì airport. (...) The relationships with Ryanair are unstable and quarrelsome" - writes Romagna Oggi. And indeed, flights from Forlì are not bookable right now.
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Now that they are Buddies with Bologna a Forli base seemed like a bit of overkill for the region. Suspect Forli was just kept in the wings to enhance their strength whilst "negotiatiating" with Bologna.
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The Valencian regional government has some sort of deal whereby "Comunitat Valenciana" titles have been applied to Air Nostrum's aircraft (flying as "Iberia Regional"). I wonder if this has anything to do with the regional government's position vis-a-vis Ryanair?
Local newspaper Levante reported last weekend the concern of sections of the local business community at the possible negative impact of Ryanair's decision on restaurants, hotels, taxi drivers etc.
It's interesting to see that the spring/early summer schedules loaded onto ryanair.com recently show flights to/from Stansted reverting to their traditional pattern - i.e. with the first flight of the day (on days on which there are two) departing STN and not VLC as was planned to be the case before closure of the base. Although from a personal point of view I'm glad to see these old schedules reinstated, I do feel sorry for those based in Valencia.
P.S. Does anyone know why Ryanair pulled out of Vitoria? Old news, I know, but I'm curious!
Local newspaper Levante reported last weekend the concern of sections of the local business community at the possible negative impact of Ryanair's decision on restaurants, hotels, taxi drivers etc.
It's interesting to see that the spring/early summer schedules loaded onto ryanair.com recently show flights to/from Stansted reverting to their traditional pattern - i.e. with the first flight of the day (on days on which there are two) departing STN and not VLC as was planned to be the case before closure of the base. Although from a personal point of view I'm glad to see these old schedules reinstated, I do feel sorry for those based in Valencia.
P.S. Does anyone know why Ryanair pulled out of Vitoria? Old news, I know, but I'm curious!
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