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Whilst i'm on the Welsh side of the bridge, that is the most pointless post i think i've ever seen.
The fact still remains, these metal tubes with sticky out bits need to make the most money possible. Even during the current climate, i think that fact that the flights are operating out of BRS via other UK stations, shows that there is more money from BRS. If the money was in CWL, then the big blue would be parked there!
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WATABENCH,
You will know more about this than me but the booking pattern for the First Choice (now TOM) transatlantic charters seems to have run an odd course.
A check with the press release archive on the BRS website shows that the new First Choice programme (as it was then) was announced on 11 April 2006 with flights to commence in May 2007 for that summer season. The destinations were to be Sanford (weekly) and Puerto Plata and Varadero both fortnightly.
Then later in 2006 it was announced that forward bookings were so good that the commencement dates for the Sanford and Puerto Plata routes would be brought forward to February 2007, which is what happened, and Varadero commenced in May as originally planned.
The winter of 2007/2008 saw the Sanford and Puerto Plata services re-commencing in February 2008 after a break from the end of October 2007.
By this summer (08) the Puerto Plata and Varadero routes had been axed to be replaced by Cancun, in tandem with the faithful Sanford, but no routes have been carried on into the current winter.
I believe next summer will see the return of Cancun and Sanford.
You will know more about this than me but the booking pattern for the First Choice (now TOM) transatlantic charters seems to have run an odd course.
A check with the press release archive on the BRS website shows that the new First Choice programme (as it was then) was announced on 11 April 2006 with flights to commence in May 2007 for that summer season. The destinations were to be Sanford (weekly) and Puerto Plata and Varadero both fortnightly.
Then later in 2006 it was announced that forward bookings were so good that the commencement dates for the Sanford and Puerto Plata routes would be brought forward to February 2007, which is what happened, and Varadero commenced in May as originally planned.
The winter of 2007/2008 saw the Sanford and Puerto Plata services re-commencing in February 2008 after a break from the end of October 2007.
By this summer (08) the Puerto Plata and Varadero routes had been axed to be replaced by Cancun, in tandem with the faithful Sanford, but no routes have been carried on into the current winter.
I believe next summer will see the return of Cancun and Sanford.
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Great, as ever, thanks for the explanation...
I am a frequent flyer (30+ return flights per year) and recently moved from Bristol to Leeds.... I now use LBA.... What do I think of it?..... Well, let's just say BRS is definately the superior airport
Shame BRS doesn't have the runway length to sustain these kinds of flights direct... as I am sure that it would be an even greater success if we had an extra 1500ft of concrete at one end... To be honest, it's amazing that BRS has done as well as it has with a runway shorter than the likes of regional rivals like Exeter, Southampton, and Cardiff!
I am a frequent flyer (30+ return flights per year) and recently moved from Bristol to Leeds.... I now use LBA.... What do I think of it?..... Well, let's just say BRS is definately the superior airport
Shame BRS doesn't have the runway length to sustain these kinds of flights direct... as I am sure that it would be an even greater success if we had an extra 1500ft of concrete at one end... To be honest, it's amazing that BRS has done as well as it has with a runway shorter than the likes of regional rivals like Exeter, Southampton, and Cardiff!
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Comes doown to the simple fact that Bristol is the major poulation centre for the south west segment of the UK, has the largest catchment area and is probably the major wealth generating centre. Hence the reason the LoCo carriers have done so well at BRS and why airlines want to fly from there rather than any other south west area airport.
Comes doown to the simple fact that Bristol is the major poulation centre for the south west segment of the UK, has the largest catchment area and is probably the major wealth generating centre. Hence the reason the LoCo carriers have done so well at BRS and why airlines want to fly from there rather than any other south west area airport.
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MV - I think the first year did well with early bookings, but last year started struggling, whether thats because there wasnt as much press about the routes or not as well supported by BIA i dont know, may be its boiled down to spare cash of the passangers, but since merger BHX seems to have done well for longhaul, from nothing with first choice to, Dom Rep, Mexico, Jamaica, Florida and now I believe Aruba, seems attention on longhaul there rather than BRS at the mo.
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Ryanair BRS-MLA
Was reading the NCL thread and happened across this.....
timesofmalta.com - Easyjet, Ryanair interested in new routes
timesofmalta.com - Easyjet, Ryanair interested in new routes
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Happy new year to all BRS pruners, have heard on grapevine that Ryanair are wanting 2 more a/c in BRS by summer season, anyone else heard this, I know they're expansion plans have been put on hold a bit since the boeing strikes and credit crunch, so will be great news if true
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Hello WATABENCH.
Happy New Year to you and to everyone on this message board.
There have been rumours on an unofficial BRS message board for a number of weeks that FR will increase to four based aircraft this year, rising to six when the walkway to the western apron is constructed.
The same sources also suggest TCX will base three aircraft at BRS this coming summer.
I have no idea whether any of this is likely - much will no doubt depend on how the general economic situation develops, particularly regarding Ryanair’s expansion at the airport.
As for your previous post re FR looking at a BRS-MLA service, it seems the Malta Tourism Authority and government have been negotiating with ‘every single airline in Europe’ (as one report put it) to try to increase flights and much-needed tourism to the island.
The chairman of the Tourism Authority was reported saying it was an ‘uphill struggle’ but that some airlines did show ‘some sort of interest’ to operate to Malta and he expressed the hope that some, if not all, of the routes to Malta from Bristol (Ryanair), Newcastle (easyJet) and Leeds-Bradford (not sure of carrier) would be taken up.
Last summer there was only a weekly Air Malta charter flight to the island from BRS of course, and it seems to be operating jointly with CWL this winter.
Addendum:
It looks from this report that Ryanair will be commencing a BRS-MLA route in May.
timesofmalta.com - Easyjet to start selling tickets for Newcastle route
Happy New Year to you and to everyone on this message board.
There have been rumours on an unofficial BRS message board for a number of weeks that FR will increase to four based aircraft this year, rising to six when the walkway to the western apron is constructed.
The same sources also suggest TCX will base three aircraft at BRS this coming summer.
I have no idea whether any of this is likely - much will no doubt depend on how the general economic situation develops, particularly regarding Ryanair’s expansion at the airport.
As for your previous post re FR looking at a BRS-MLA service, it seems the Malta Tourism Authority and government have been negotiating with ‘every single airline in Europe’ (as one report put it) to try to increase flights and much-needed tourism to the island.
The chairman of the Tourism Authority was reported saying it was an ‘uphill struggle’ but that some airlines did show ‘some sort of interest’ to operate to Malta and he expressed the hope that some, if not all, of the routes to Malta from Bristol (Ryanair), Newcastle (easyJet) and Leeds-Bradford (not sure of carrier) would be taken up.
Last summer there was only a weekly Air Malta charter flight to the island from BRS of course, and it seems to be operating jointly with CWL this winter.
Addendum:
It looks from this report that Ryanair will be commencing a BRS-MLA route in May.
timesofmalta.com - Easyjet to start selling tickets for Newcastle route
Last edited by MerchantVenturer; 5th Jan 2009 at 13:14. Reason: Addendum
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Just to add to aeulad's post that the easyJet web booking engine is showing BRS-CFU 2 x weekly (Mon and Fri) from 22 May and another new route from BRS for easyJet, to Bastia (Sundays from 24 May).
easyJet already has a summer service from BRS to Olbia in the neighbouring island of Sardinia so perhaps its Corsican neighbour is a natural progression.
Previously Bastia has only been served by charter flights from BRS (as has Corfu) but when easyJet commenced its service to Olbia the charter flights to that airport from BRS ceased. I don't know whether Bastia is in the programme for summer 09 charters.
easyJet already has a summer service from BRS to Olbia in the neighbouring island of Sardinia so perhaps its Corsican neighbour is a natural progression.
Previously Bastia has only been served by charter flights from BRS (as has Corfu) but when easyJet commenced its service to Olbia the charter flights to that airport from BRS ceased. I don't know whether Bastia is in the programme for summer 09 charters.
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Easter LH Canx
Either someone has gone wrong with the flight schedules, or there's a bunch of cancelled FRA flights in w/c 16 Feb.
LH4965 FRA-BRS 1xxx5xx (so lose Tue,Wed,Thu early flight to FRA)
LH4964 BRS-FRA xxx4xxx (so only flying Thursday evening to BRS)
I know it's half term week, but I'm a bit grumpy because I need to do a BRS-GVA//INN-BRS that week, and I wanted to go Tuesday morning. Guess I'll be going Monday night now.
LH4965 FRA-BRS 1xxx5xx (so lose Tue,Wed,Thu early flight to FRA)
LH4964 BRS-FRA xxx4xxx (so only flying Thursday evening to BRS)
I know it's half term week, but I'm a bit grumpy because I need to do a BRS-GVA//INN-BRS that week, and I wanted to go Tuesday morning. Guess I'll be going Monday night now.
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BBC News - 'City airport runway was "unsafe" '
The BBC are reporting on the AAIB report into last winter's runway incidents.
BBC NEWS | England | Bristol | City airport runway 'was unsafe'
BBC NEWS | England | Bristol | City airport runway 'was unsafe'
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Nice to see some balanced reporting by the BBC yet again!
The investigation identified the following contributory factor:
The investigation identified the following contributory factor:
- G-BWDA landed in a crosswind outside the operator’s published limits and the subsequent use of reverse thrust was contrary to the advice contained in the company’s Operations Manual.
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G-BWDA
Having gone through all of the reports listed, I cannot blame the pilots for landing outside of the wet crosswind limits, since the final broadcasted wind was yes outside of AAS SOP's but that broadcast was made while they was at 70ft RA, and since the captain would have been calling 80ft its very probable that neither would have heard that broadcast.
As for the use of Reverse thrust that I cannot say.
Having gone through all of the reports listed, I cannot blame the pilots for landing outside of the wet crosswind limits, since the final broadcasted wind was yes outside of AAS SOP's but that broadcast was made while they was at 70ft RA, and since the captain would have been calling 80ft its very probable that neither would have heard that broadcast.
As for the use of Reverse thrust that I cannot say.
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Well, Got myself a bargain today.
BRS-CFU in June for 11 nights £181 for 2 pax inc luggage. Thomas Cook wants that for one seat and EZY times are much much better.
Never been a big fan of the low cost thing as am born and bred charter lad (i miss the airline meals) but at these prices, too good to pass by.
Well done Easyjet
BRS-CFU in June for 11 nights £181 for 2 pax inc luggage. Thomas Cook wants that for one seat and EZY times are much much better.
Never been a big fan of the low cost thing as am born and bred charter lad (i miss the airline meals) but at these prices, too good to pass by.
Well done Easyjet
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Have heard a loose rumour out and about that EZY are wishing to put in up to 4 more aircraft at some point in the next year, and that FR will go up to 6 aircraft if or when the walkway is completed, and TCX might have 3 a/c in summer.
CWL seem to be heading for a hurrendous 2009 already, Globespan have pulled the YHM that BRS had last year, leaving no longhaul at all over the bridge.
I believe theres no expansion from either Flybe or Baby on the cards, also reading the CWL thread they've lost NQY service and NTE services, and the only new routes are replacing ones being cut with Baby.
Tom have also reduced schedules at CWL.
Thats not a positive start for our friends over the bridge, fingers crossed that positive things keep coming at BRS especially in the current market.
CWL seem to be heading for a hurrendous 2009 already, Globespan have pulled the YHM that BRS had last year, leaving no longhaul at all over the bridge.
I believe theres no expansion from either Flybe or Baby on the cards, also reading the CWL thread they've lost NQY service and NTE services, and the only new routes are replacing ones being cut with Baby.
Tom have also reduced schedules at CWL.
Thats not a positive start for our friends over the bridge, fingers crossed that positive things keep coming at BRS especially in the current market.
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Watabench- what do you mean by "if or when the walkway is completed". Is this just your opinion or do you know anything? Are they not going ahead with the building of it now? It's all gone a bit quiet about the walkway since the announcement of the approval in November. Does anybody know anymore about the walkway.
