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First LH Flight
Myself and Mrs. Bristol_Traveller are booked in for the first BRS-FRA flight on 30-MAR-08 (and what a bargain at £79 - certainly cheaper than the first CO077 at £599).
Anyone else coming for a quick "out-n-back" on the 30th?
I am going to make the huge assumption that LH*G and LH*S holders are going to enjoy (and I use the word somewhat loosely here) the Cabot lounge? What with LH and SK arriving, there might even be some *A automatic check-in machines appearing in the terminal.
Congrats to the Route Planning team at Bristol. To get Bristol onto a route list alongside Heathrow, City, Birmingham and Manchester is an achievement.
Anyone else coming for a quick "out-n-back" on the 30th?
I am going to make the huge assumption that LH*G and LH*S holders are going to enjoy (and I use the word somewhat loosely here) the Cabot lounge? What with LH and SK arriving, there might even be some *A automatic check-in machines appearing in the terminal.
Congrats to the Route Planning team at Bristol. To get Bristol onto a route list alongside Heathrow, City, Birmingham and Manchester is an achievement.
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lets not forget Newquay, once once a week from summer 08, but as tesco say, every little helps!!!!
First LH Flight
Myself and Mrs. Bristol_Traveller are booked in for the first BRS-FRA flight on 30-MAR-08 (and what a bargain at £79 - certainly cheaper than the first CO077 at £599).
Anyone else coming for a quick "out-n-back" on the 30th?
I am going to make the huge assumption that LH*G and LH*S holders are going to enjoy (and I use the word somewhat loosely here) the Cabot lounge? What with LH and SK arriving, there might even be some *A automatic check-in machines appearing in the terminal.
Congrats to the Route Planning team at Bristol. To get Bristol onto a route list alongside Heathrow, City, Birmingham and Manchester is an achievement.
Myself and Mrs. Bristol_Traveller are booked in for the first BRS-FRA flight on 30-MAR-08 (and what a bargain at £79 - certainly cheaper than the first CO077 at £599).
Anyone else coming for a quick "out-n-back" on the 30th?
I am going to make the huge assumption that LH*G and LH*S holders are going to enjoy (and I use the word somewhat loosely here) the Cabot lounge? What with LH and SK arriving, there might even be some *A automatic check-in machines appearing in the terminal.
Congrats to the Route Planning team at Bristol. To get Bristol onto a route list alongside Heathrow, City, Birmingham and Manchester is an achievement.
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At last
Hoo Bloomin Ray.
At last, an alternative to the 7-hour LHR+car route that has been driving me stir crazy this past year.
As Devon-Guy says, still no proper airport serving the southwest, but I'll take my two-hour drive south from the westcountry any day over the shambles that is getting in and out of Heathrow and my random attempts to fly-drive via SOU (never again) and BHX. I cursed Flybe roundly only this Sunday afternoon as I drove past Brent Knoll with another couple of hours to go until I joined the queues at Heathrow. Just this morning I was grasping at straws and looking at WOW connections via MAN, DUB and Cork, so this is great news.
Am very pleased it is LH, as I can pick up a few miles too. Went with Eurowings from FRA to Marseilles recently for the RWC and they blow Flybe out of the water. Still have to deal with the bussing at FRA and the double security at T1 (which has been terrible recently, by the way, actually missed my flight last month, and if you're used to BA to T2 you're in for a shock), but small mercies, small mercies...
At last, an alternative to the 7-hour LHR+car route that has been driving me stir crazy this past year.
As Devon-Guy says, still no proper airport serving the southwest, but I'll take my two-hour drive south from the westcountry any day over the shambles that is getting in and out of Heathrow and my random attempts to fly-drive via SOU (never again) and BHX. I cursed Flybe roundly only this Sunday afternoon as I drove past Brent Knoll with another couple of hours to go until I joined the queues at Heathrow. Just this morning I was grasping at straws and looking at WOW connections via MAN, DUB and Cork, so this is great news.
Am very pleased it is LH, as I can pick up a few miles too. Went with Eurowings from FRA to Marseilles recently for the RWC and they blow Flybe out of the water. Still have to deal with the bussing at FRA and the double security at T1 (which has been terrible recently, by the way, actually missed my flight last month, and if you're used to BA to T2 you're in for a shock), but small mercies, small mercies...
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Just got an e-mail (slightly mis-addressed - would there be a passenger Ka*****on in the house?) from LH Ticketing saying that they can't e-ticket me on FRA-BRS, so they'll pop the tickets in the post.
So I guess they weren't 100% ready yet....
So I guess they weren't 100% ready yet....
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Ryanair launch thier base at BRS today. It is the start of a busy winter with an extra million passengers forecast for the year. I would image that now we have the two big boys of loco that will be it on budget airlines for the time being. Can't deny it will be a nice change to see something other than orange planes arriving to night stop.
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Revel in your glory and give praise to the fact that you actually have an airport and management that want and encourage expansion. Up here at BHX we seem to be losing rather than gaining a million pax and don't even get me started on airlines and routes that we DON'T have!!! Good luck with FR
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Gay Friendly
Thank you for your kind words of support for our 'little' airport.
The place is very busy today with the 2 new FR units plus the usual 12 EZY 's in and out all day.
Interesting thought but this Winter ( not Summer as BHX does very well during the peak ) BRS could be nearly as busy as BHX in terms of pax numbers on a daily basis!
Thank you for your kind words of support for our 'little' airport.
The place is very busy today with the 2 new FR units plus the usual 12 EZY 's in and out all day.
Interesting thought but this Winter ( not Summer as BHX does very well during the peak ) BRS could be nearly as busy as BHX in terms of pax numbers on a daily basis!
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I was suprised to find that. BHX handles 10 million pax. We will be handling 7 Million. They have 2 terminals, we have one and further more they have alot more 'International' traffic. Quite impressive for BRS when you think about it!
I know 3 million pax is alot in comparison (CWL wouldn't see it like that-they think 2 and 7 million are within a whisker!), but we are doing alright considering I view us as more of a regional than BHX. Goood work guys!
I know 3 million pax is alot in comparison (CWL wouldn't see it like that-they think 2 and 7 million are within a whisker!), but we are doing alright considering I view us as more of a regional than BHX. Goood work guys!
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Bhx/brs
birdscarer
Thanks for the boost!
Unfortunately BHX is at about 9.1 now with a high of just over 9.4.
Pax have been up for the last few months and should be again for the
winter 07/08. Summer 2008 is looking bleak with the change from
a TOM 762 to 757 and possibly one aircraft less from the MYT/TCX merger. However Baby and Flybe have yet to publish full schedules
but unless some rabbits are pulled out the hat it looks like another
flat year.
Congrats to Bristol though but out of interest what was last years
accounts like?
BHX to 31/3/07 had a 2% fall in turnover and operating profit down 36% to about 12.6 million, which after tax was 7.4 million I believe.
Pete
Thanks for the boost!
Unfortunately BHX is at about 9.1 now with a high of just over 9.4.
Pax have been up for the last few months and should be again for the
winter 07/08. Summer 2008 is looking bleak with the change from
a TOM 762 to 757 and possibly one aircraft less from the MYT/TCX merger. However Baby and Flybe have yet to publish full schedules
but unless some rabbits are pulled out the hat it looks like another
flat year.
Congrats to Bristol though but out of interest what was last years
accounts like?
BHX to 31/3/07 had a 2% fall in turnover and operating profit down 36% to about 12.6 million, which after tax was 7.4 million I believe.
Pete
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Hey OP. Sure BHX will get better again-its in a great location. As for profits I am probably not the man to discuss it as I am unaware. Someone here will probably have a stab at the figures though.
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What with LH and SK arriving, there might even be some *A automatic check-in machines appearing in the terminal.
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Purely speculation on my account but I wonder if BRS could be one of the airports selected for BA's Project Lauren? Sounds interesting. I wouldn't put it past BA to come back here in yet another form!
["sings to self"]You put your left foot in, your left foot out......[/sings to self]
["sings to self"]You put your left foot in, your left foot out......[/sings to self]
I very much doubt it.
BA seeks to mitigate Open Skies by offering its product out of MAJOR European capitals. Hence they might put a few 757's into Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid etc.
Sadly Lulsgate (for all its charms) doesn't quite fit the business plan. Especially as its just an M4 dash away from Fortress Thiefrow..
Next rumour please!
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BA seeks to mitigate Open Skies by offering its product out of MAJOR European capitals. Hence they might put a few 757's into Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid etc.
Sadly Lulsgate (for all its charms) doesn't quite fit the business plan. Especially as its just an M4 dash away from Fortress Thiefrow..
Next rumour please!
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Newark October Figures
CAA Provisional stats show 9398 pax!
That is almost 152 a flight & 87% load factor.
I can't remember seeing it above 9000 too often especially outside the
main summer months.
Pete
That is almost 152 a flight & 87% load factor.
I can't remember seeing it above 9000 too often especially outside the
main summer months.
Pete
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Hello Pete,
2007 has been a much better year for loads on BRS-EWR.
April saw 9,233, September 9,432 and October 9,398. Furthermore, the May to August period saw monthly loads between 8,600 and 8,900. 12% more pax have been carried in the first ten months of 2007 compared to 2006.
Bristol struggled for a while to get Americans to use the service, but the airport announced that in August over 50% of that month’s pax were US based.
Back in January I came across an article in the Houston Chronicle concerning CO’s strategy of using secondary European airports, especially to the UK because they were then barred from LHR, and the Bristol route formed the basis of much of what was written. The author asserted that landing fees at BRS had been suspended for the first three years of the operation as part of the deal to get CO on board.
If that is so, the three years will be up next May and, with CO now gaining access to LHR, the BRS management might have some interesting commercial decisions to make to try to keep their EWR route.
The CAA provisional October stats show a miniscule gain of 0.2% in pax handled at BRS compared to October 2006, with the rolling 12-month figure up 2.3% to 5.82 million.
However, air traffic movements were down nearly 16% on the previous October, mainly due to BACon’s disappearance. With FR’s base now operating November ought to see a bigger percentage rise in the monthly pax figures.
Re airhumberside's note about the Globespan service to Toronto Hamilton, I see from the booking engine that the service operates via Dublin in both directions.
Always good to have a new transatlantic service but it will be interesting to see how well the carrier's reputation, a stop both ways, a narrow-bodied aircraft and a Canadian airport probably not that well known amongst the general travelling West Country public goes down with potential punters.
Perhaps the carrier is hedging its bets by doubling up with DUB although I assume that for technical reasons it may not have been able to fly non-stop from BRS to YHM with a full payload anyway.
Naturally, I hope the venture will prove successful.
2007 has been a much better year for loads on BRS-EWR.
April saw 9,233, September 9,432 and October 9,398. Furthermore, the May to August period saw monthly loads between 8,600 and 8,900. 12% more pax have been carried in the first ten months of 2007 compared to 2006.
Bristol struggled for a while to get Americans to use the service, but the airport announced that in August over 50% of that month’s pax were US based.
Back in January I came across an article in the Houston Chronicle concerning CO’s strategy of using secondary European airports, especially to the UK because they were then barred from LHR, and the Bristol route formed the basis of much of what was written. The author asserted that landing fees at BRS had been suspended for the first three years of the operation as part of the deal to get CO on board.
If that is so, the three years will be up next May and, with CO now gaining access to LHR, the BRS management might have some interesting commercial decisions to make to try to keep their EWR route.
The CAA provisional October stats show a miniscule gain of 0.2% in pax handled at BRS compared to October 2006, with the rolling 12-month figure up 2.3% to 5.82 million.
However, air traffic movements were down nearly 16% on the previous October, mainly due to BACon’s disappearance. With FR’s base now operating November ought to see a bigger percentage rise in the monthly pax figures.
Re airhumberside's note about the Globespan service to Toronto Hamilton, I see from the booking engine that the service operates via Dublin in both directions.
Always good to have a new transatlantic service but it will be interesting to see how well the carrier's reputation, a stop both ways, a narrow-bodied aircraft and a Canadian airport probably not that well known amongst the general travelling West Country public goes down with potential punters.
Perhaps the carrier is hedging its bets by doubling up with DUB although I assume that for technical reasons it may not have been able to fly non-stop from BRS to YHM with a full payload anyway.
Naturally, I hope the venture will prove successful.
