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To be fair to Ferrovial and Bombardier before them, both have invested heavily in BHD, the former constructing a new terminal in 2001 and the latter resurfacing the runway, taxiways and ramp - there is no reason to assume that any prospective new owner will not continue to improve the facility.
In fact, BHD as it is now puts into perspective the relative lack of investment at the so called "main gateway" up the road at BFS where successive owners have refused to spend money and allowed it to deteriorate into its current state which is quite frankly a mess and an embarrasment.
In fact, BHD as it is now puts into perspective the relative lack of investment at the so called "main gateway" up the road at BFS where successive owners have refused to spend money and allowed it to deteriorate into its current state which is quite frankly a mess and an embarrasment.
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I can think of several people who would disagree that the current runway at BHD is any sort of an 'improvement'. Like trying to take off and land on one of those kiddies slides with the humps in it. 
Still, they might have used cobblestones like they did in LBA.
Still, they might have used cobblestones like they did in LBA.
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Arrived back into sunny NI this morning on CO94 ex Newark...this time no seat back IFE, and a tight turnaround at Newark from Orlando, but all together, a pretty good way to do the US...and about 90% full on the flight.
Now, for our local ATCs, can anyone tell me if our approach this morning was as exciting as it seemed for me sitting in a LHS window seat just behind the wing? We came in over Lough Neagh at what seemed a reasonable height, routed over Randalstown, then did a couple of pretty steepish right hand banks. At about 3-4 miles out, I could see the runway, and we were about 20 degrees off the centreline to the left, and getting four whites on the PAPI/VASI. The pilot sorted it all out nicely, but it wasn't the usual approach into BFS! Think he enjoyed it! (So did I...and the 757 makes it look easy!).
Now, for our local ATCs, can anyone tell me if our approach this morning was as exciting as it seemed for me sitting in a LHS window seat just behind the wing? We came in over Lough Neagh at what seemed a reasonable height, routed over Randalstown, then did a couple of pretty steepish right hand banks. At about 3-4 miles out, I could see the runway, and we were about 20 degrees off the centreline to the left, and getting four whites on the PAPI/VASI. The pilot sorted it all out nicely, but it wasn't the usual approach into BFS! Think he enjoyed it! (So did I...and the 757 makes it look easy!).
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TCX
Noticed over the past few days, some of the TCX charters operating via mainland airports, MAN, LGW... Is this due to lower than expected loads so combining flights?? Happened on the Zakynthos and Antalya, for sure and maybe some others, just can't name right now. With a month into the summer season I thought all the flights would have been direct, and will this be happening throughout the season??
Realise Zakynthos and Antalya are new this year for Thomas Cook/MyTravel, and were not in first edition brochures so are the loads on these weak???
Realise Zakynthos and Antalya are new this year for Thomas Cook/MyTravel, and were not in first edition brochures so are the loads on these weak???
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It was half term in England last week and the Company can get a better return on holiday prices by charging more at peak times, hence flights route via MAN or LGW. Rotations back to normal this week.
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I was just checking dates on Fr Bhd -Pix and the site seems to suggest that with the start of the winter timetable, this route goes to 2x daily. Is this right? If it is, seems a strange decision, it has low load factor as it is and the times seem odd.
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If the BFS - Zakynthos was available for booking as a flight only like from anywhere else in the country, it may do better. I'm having to go out of MAN and back into BHX to get a good flight only price. The only choice out of BFS was a full package. Shame.
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BHD radar
Collected some folk from BHD today...are both the radar structures across the field from the terminal new? Remember seeing one of the structures being built recently, but don't remember the other (the less substantial one, closer to the lough).
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CAA March Stats
A prompt from another forum where it was mentioned easy had cut
a LUT - BFS flight at reasonably short notice (only one flight on one particular day), I decided to revisit the March stats now that the
number of rotations are known.
It is clear that easy did reduce frequencies in 2008 and it explains the drop in pax but the Stansted figure is interesting although unsurprising.
On the whole I have used 150 as the number seats per flight for % purposes, as some were 73G's and others 319's
2008
LUT 22453 PAX - 210 FLIGHTS - AVG 107 PAX - 72%
2007
LUT 30375 PAX - 281 FLIGHTS - AVG 108 PAX - 73%
2008
STN 27756 PAX - 297 FLIGHTS - AVG 93 PAX - 62%
2007
STN 31056 PAX - 281 FLIGHTS - AVG 111 PAX - 74%
2008
LGW 30905 PAX - 273 FLIGHTS - AVG 113 PAX - 75%
2007
LGW 32711 PAX - 282 FLIGHTS - AVG 116 PAX - 77%
2008
EDI 21261 PAX - 170 FLIGHTS - AVG 125 PAX - 83%
2007
EDI 26684 PAX - 222 FLIGHTS - AVG 120 PAX - 80%
2008
GLA 20068 PAX - 155 FLIGHTS - AVG 129 PAX - 86%
2007
GLA 26354 PAX - 232 FLIGHTS - AVG 113 PAX - 76%
Pete
a LUT - BFS flight at reasonably short notice (only one flight on one particular day), I decided to revisit the March stats now that the
number of rotations are known.
It is clear that easy did reduce frequencies in 2008 and it explains the drop in pax but the Stansted figure is interesting although unsurprising.
On the whole I have used 150 as the number seats per flight for % purposes, as some were 73G's and others 319's
2008
LUT 22453 PAX - 210 FLIGHTS - AVG 107 PAX - 72%
2007
LUT 30375 PAX - 281 FLIGHTS - AVG 108 PAX - 73%
2008
STN 27756 PAX - 297 FLIGHTS - AVG 93 PAX - 62%
2007
STN 31056 PAX - 281 FLIGHTS - AVG 111 PAX - 74%
2008
LGW 30905 PAX - 273 FLIGHTS - AVG 113 PAX - 75%
2007
LGW 32711 PAX - 282 FLIGHTS - AVG 116 PAX - 77%
2008
EDI 21261 PAX - 170 FLIGHTS - AVG 125 PAX - 83%
2007
EDI 26684 PAX - 222 FLIGHTS - AVG 120 PAX - 80%
2008
GLA 20068 PAX - 155 FLIGHTS - AVG 129 PAX - 86%
2007
GLA 26354 PAX - 232 FLIGHTS - AVG 113 PAX - 76%
Pete
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Be282 Bfs?
Flight No.AirportSTAETAFlight StatusEZY163LONDON LUTON09:5010:14ARRIVEDBEE282CARDIFF10:3010:30EI 0023AMSTERDAM10:4010:35EXPECTED ATAEA283IBIZA11:1511:12EXPECTED ATEZY733LONDON GATWICK11:1511:15
BE282 appeared on the arrivals board at BFS this morning, but landed at City airport at 1017
Arriving FromFlight No.S.T.A.Flight InformationCardiffBE28209:55Landed 10:17London HeathrowBD8210:15Landed 09:52London GatwickBE96210:25Landed 10:02Isle of ManNM50411:20Estimating 11:20
I wonder what was going on here??
EI-BUD
BE282 appeared on the arrivals board at BFS this morning, but landed at City airport at 1017
Arriving FromFlight No.S.T.A.Flight InformationCardiffBE28209:55Landed 10:17London HeathrowBD8210:15Landed 09:52London GatwickBE96210:25Landed 10:02Isle of ManNM50411:20Estimating 11:20
I wonder what was going on here??
EI-BUD
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Can anybody confirm, one way or another, the future of Wizz Air flights from BFS? Shame if we lost more Polish routes, after Gdansk, and an airline...
Not bookable after September, even though other UK routes are on sale for this time.
On another note, anybody aware of what's happening with the FCA8646 to Las Palmas? Departures page on BFS website states 'see agent'. Delay due to the aircraft issue this morning operating the Palma.
Not bookable after September, even though other UK routes are on sale for this time.
On another note, anybody aware of what's happening with the FCA8646 to Las Palmas? Departures page on BFS website states 'see agent'. Delay due to the aircraft issue this morning operating the Palma.
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NI Travel News
Meanwhile, very few seats remain on the transatlantic package holiday
front during the peak season, with both American Holidays and
Globespan in Belfast reporting a flying trade.
"We have very little left until the end of August, just before the
schools go back," said Caroline Megarry of Globespan.
"Florida is almost completely full for the main summer season and
Canada has really taken off in the last six weeks. There is no doubt
in my mind that the transatlantic market has benefited from the
strong euro."
Said Paul Carson of American Holidays: "We have bookings right up to
February 2009 for Christmas in New York and around St Patrick's Day.
"Even though there's talk of the credit crunch, people with
disposable income now feel a holiday is essential, not a luxury, and
they are looking for a better value holiday, favouring America where
their hard earned money will stretch further."
Meanwhile, more good news is that Continental Airlines have reported
a big increase in incoming US travellers as the airline celebrated
the third anniversary of its Belfast-New York service by releasing
its latest passenger figures.
front during the peak season, with both American Holidays and
Globespan in Belfast reporting a flying trade.
"We have very little left until the end of August, just before the
schools go back," said Caroline Megarry of Globespan.
"Florida is almost completely full for the main summer season and
Canada has really taken off in the last six weeks. There is no doubt
in my mind that the transatlantic market has benefited from the
strong euro."
Said Paul Carson of American Holidays: "We have bookings right up to
February 2009 for Christmas in New York and around St Patrick's Day.
"Even though there's talk of the credit crunch, people with
disposable income now feel a holiday is essential, not a luxury, and
they are looking for a better value holiday, favouring America where
their hard earned money will stretch further."
Meanwhile, more good news is that Continental Airlines have reported
a big increase in incoming US travellers as the airline celebrated
the third anniversary of its Belfast-New York service by releasing
its latest passenger figures.
http://www.nitravelnews.com/news-sto...-is-biting.php
I wonder how the CO loads are looking. Rumours recently that besides for the July holiday period, loads are rather weak...
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Loads on CO to Newark
Only one round trip to comment on, but on 17th going out, our flight was about 75% full...on the way back on 31st, maybe 90% full...and a significant number of the inbound travellers were American.
I'm friendly with a local corporate travel agent, and he reckons CO are doing really well...he's putting a lot of business through them, and he expects further transatlantic expansion. EI are the obvious choice, but if CO can put a larger aircraft on the route (apparently once they hit 80% loads, they start to consider it), then as the sitting tenants, they may have an advantage. What about a 762? Might also bring cheaper prices, due to economy of scale. Have to say, their service was pretty good too.
I wouldn't be surprised if EI dip their toe with a weekly service to Orlando...seems the Dublin - Orlando flight isn't doing too well, but plenty of folk leave Belfast to visit the big-eared mouse.
Long term, what about Virgin placing a 787 in BFS? 3 flights a week to JFK, 1 or 2 to Orlando, 1 to Toronto...might be a nice earner!
I'm friendly with a local corporate travel agent, and he reckons CO are doing really well...he's putting a lot of business through them, and he expects further transatlantic expansion. EI are the obvious choice, but if CO can put a larger aircraft on the route (apparently once they hit 80% loads, they start to consider it), then as the sitting tenants, they may have an advantage. What about a 762? Might also bring cheaper prices, due to economy of scale. Have to say, their service was pretty good too.
I wouldn't be surprised if EI dip their toe with a weekly service to Orlando...seems the Dublin - Orlando flight isn't doing too well, but plenty of folk leave Belfast to visit the big-eared mouse.
Long term, what about Virgin placing a 787 in BFS? 3 flights a week to JFK, 1 or 2 to Orlando, 1 to Toronto...might be a nice earner!
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What about a 762?