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CO back to BRS
Not sure if it helps, but it is now showing 2 seats avail in J and 1 seat in C/D class....However not sure if you have already booked your return in Economy...
Would certainly be very ironic if the news of them pulling the route suddenly means more people start to use it!
Would certainly be very ironic if the news of them pulling the route suddenly means more people start to use it!
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The good thing about March as with February is that the percentage growth in atms was lower than the percentage growth in passenger numbers which suggests that additional flights were not the sole reason for the extra punters.
CAA stats show that in March this year there was an 11% increase in passenger numbers on the route over March 2009.
Can't think it will reverse the decision to axe the route though, even if such rises occur right through the summer.
Would certainly be very ironic if the news of them pulling the route suddenly means more people start to use it!
Can't think it will reverse the decision to axe the route though, even if such rises occur right through the summer.
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Can't think it will reverse the decision to axe the route though, even if such rises occur right through the summer.
(Update - a helpful person here at SFO tells me the flight is -15 on Y, so it's pretty full in both cabins. Is something going on I don't know about?!)
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The silver lining of the CO saga is that we might see bigger/ mainline services from KL/ AF from those heading west.
I fly Air France very regularly, and the last month or so, every flight has been pretty much full. (ATR72-500)... even mid-week. In fact, I couldnt book a particular flight on Tuesday, as Economy was full and there were only a couple of business seats left.
I fly Air France very regularly, and the last month or so, every flight has been pretty much full. (ATR72-500)... even mid-week. In fact, I couldnt book a particular flight on Tuesday, as Economy was full and there were only a couple of business seats left.
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Arrived into BRS on CO76 (2 hours late), apparently due to some skillful negotiation by our pilot with ATC at EWR. They even managed to turn the flight and get it back out again. Apparently BFS/EDI/GLA etc. didn't make it.
1 hour from wheels down to being back at my desk in Central Bristol (including using the Flyer to get to Temple Meads). I am *seriously* going to miss this route. And spoke to an American guy on SFO-EWR who had no idea that CO flew to Bristol, and said he would have used it if he'd known.
Santito - I suspect airlines rather like having more demand than capacity, as it drives fares up. I wouldn't have thought they'll upgrade capacity if it lowers fares, or unless they think they're going to lose customers to other airlines, which at BRS means... um......
1 hour from wheels down to being back at my desk in Central Bristol (including using the Flyer to get to Temple Meads). I am *seriously* going to miss this route. And spoke to an American guy on SFO-EWR who had no idea that CO flew to Bristol, and said he would have used it if he'd known.
Santito - I suspect airlines rather like having more demand than capacity, as it drives fares up. I wouldn't have thought they'll upgrade capacity if it lowers fares, or unless they think they're going to lose customers to other airlines, which at BRS means... um......
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In some un-Volcano related news, WessexConnect now operates the airport bus service 121 from Bristol to Weston via BRS.
The '10 reg buses are a complete step up from the heaps First were bringing through, and have their own unique exterior branding that mentions the route and indeed the airport.
The timetable is still quite poor though.
The '10 reg buses are a complete step up from the heaps First were bringing through, and have their own unique exterior branding that mentions the route and indeed the airport.
The timetable is still quite poor though.
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The BRS website arrivals section is showing TCX 512 estimating arrival from Arrecife seventy-five minutes from now. According to the arrivals board this would be the first arrival, and so far the only one shown, since the airport was able to reopen.
I presume this is the aircraft that left BRS last Thursday morning for ACE, one of the last departures before the airport was closed.
bravoromeosierra,
I've seen the new Wessex Connect buses on route 121. As you said, they are brand new and are beginning to be painted as dedicated vehicles for the route. They look very impressive.
Not that many people use the 121 to access the airport in my experience (on average I use it a couple of times a month to reach Redhill/Wrington from Bristol), and one or two that do might confuse it with the Flyer at Bristol Bus Station.
Certainly an improvement on the First elderly vehicles that preceded Wessex Connect winning the contract.
The route is hourly from Weston to Wrington but only every other bus goes on to Bristol via the airport. The route was to be axed a year ago but North Somerset Council stepped in with financial support. The airport has promised to pump in a wedge of cash to improve it as part of its expansion planning submission.
I presume this is the aircraft that left BRS last Thursday morning for ACE, one of the last departures before the airport was closed.
bravoromeosierra,
I've seen the new Wessex Connect buses on route 121. As you said, they are brand new and are beginning to be painted as dedicated vehicles for the route. They look very impressive.
Not that many people use the 121 to access the airport in my experience (on average I use it a couple of times a month to reach Redhill/Wrington from Bristol), and one or two that do might confuse it with the Flyer at Bristol Bus Station.
Certainly an improvement on the First elderly vehicles that preceded Wessex Connect winning the contract.
The route is hourly from Weston to Wrington but only every other bus goes on to Bristol via the airport. The route was to be axed a year ago but North Somerset Council stepped in with financial support. The airport has promised to pump in a wedge of cash to improve it as part of its expansion planning submission.
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MV - I believe you are right about the TCX, it then turned around and left for Tenerife a little later. Believe it or not, he asked for an extended inbound routing to burn off fuel, still, what's a couple of extra on the track after a six day delay!
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United and Continental in ‘advanced merger talks’
26.04.10
American airlines United and Continental are reported to be in advanced talks to merge within weeks in a move that would create the world’s largest airline by passenger numbers. United Airlines would be the surviving brand. The talks are reported to have picked up pace after fellow American airline US Airways announced last week that it had ended merger talks with United.
The United / Continental merger would be in the form of a stock swap with Jeff Smisek, Continental’s chairman and chief executive, heading the combined company, while United chairman and chief executive Glenn Tilton would become chairman. The new company would be based in Chicago, where United has its headquarters. Continental is based in Houston.
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the co/united merger if they merge,wont make any difference to co pulling out of brs. i will say one thing that it will put pressure on other airports that has a co service.i have used united out of lhr and internal flights in the states and wont use them anymore,as had lots of problems.
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Major expansion planning application
A couple of weeks ago the Evening Post published tomorrow (28 April) as the date for the North Somerset Council's main planning committee meeting to decide on the expansion application.
Today the same paper, as a footnote to a report about the airport taxis winning a further contract to service the airport, gave the date as Monday 24 May.
I checked the NS planning site yesterday and no airport application was listed for tomorrow so it looks as though 24 May is now the date.
When the matter was adjourned earlier this year for the full planning committe to adjudicate there were various reports as to when this would be.
I suspect the general election has a bearing with the councillors anxious to see the make-up of the next national government before committing themselves one way or the other.
A new government might have called in the application for a public enquiry before we reach 24 May.
Today the same paper, as a footnote to a report about the airport taxis winning a further contract to service the airport, gave the date as Monday 24 May.
I checked the NS planning site yesterday and no airport application was listed for tomorrow so it looks as though 24 May is now the date.
When the matter was adjourned earlier this year for the full planning committe to adjudicate there were various reports as to when this would be.
I suspect the general election has a bearing with the councillors anxious to see the make-up of the next national government before committing themselves one way or the other.
A new government might have called in the application for a public enquiry before we reach 24 May.
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I noticed on the Ryanair thread that they have fallen out with BUD over airport charges... will Easyjet relaunch, or even Wizz launch a route from BRS to BUD I wonder???
Still, I guess if we lose BUD, we may gain a new route through the spare capacity.
Still, I guess if we lose BUD, we may gain a new route through the spare capacity.
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Titan Airways
Does anyone have any information on these Titan Airways flights over the next two Saturdays?
Saturday 1st May
London Stansted - Bristol
Arrives 05:40
AWC 756Y
B757-200
Bristol - King Hussein International Airport (Aqaba, Jordan)
Departs 07:05
AWC 7562
B757-200
Saturday 8th May
Athens - Bristol
Arrives 14:15
AWC 7564
B757-200
Bristol - London Stansted
Departs 15:00
AWC 756W
B757-200
All information taken from the Mayfly's.
Saturday 1st May
London Stansted - Bristol
Arrives 05:40
AWC 756Y
B757-200
Bristol - King Hussein International Airport (Aqaba, Jordan)
Departs 07:05
AWC 7562
B757-200
Saturday 8th May
Athens - Bristol
Arrives 14:15
AWC 7564
B757-200
Bristol - London Stansted
Departs 15:00
AWC 756W
B757-200
All information taken from the Mayfly's.
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This weekend and the ash cloud
Frustrating weekend at Bristol Airport.
On Saturday there were 12 cancelled rotations according to the airport flights web page: nine Ryanair and three easyJet.
It seems that Ryanair took an early decision to cancel all flights to or near the affected areas which threw up some puzzling anomalies from the passengers' viewpoint.
For example, whereas Ryanair cancelled Alicante, both easyJet and Thomson flew there; TOM also operated to Reus which Ryanair cancelled; Ryanair cancelled its Canary Island rotation (to Las Palmas) but easyJet operated to Tenerife South.
Today (Sunday) has seen 15 rotations cancelled with easyJet having the lion's share with 12 against Ryanair's three.
easyJet cancelled all or most flights to a number of Continental destinations across the board so far as the UK is concerned.
I wonder though why easyJet cancelled many of its Paris CDG rotations including the Bristol when other airlines operated there. Flybe flew there and back from both Cardiff and Exeter around the same time as the BRS easyJet should have operated, and Air France operated its CDG service into BRS this evening. Other airlines such as BA and Air France seemed to be flying into LHR from CDG this afternoon and evening at regular intervals.
BRS also lost Geneva, Lisbon and Nice amongst today's easyJet cancellations, routes that the airline cancelled from most of its other UK airports, yet I noticed that some airlines did operate some flights into the UK today from all three of those airports.
This evening easyJet cancelled Alicante, Malaga, Palma and Faro from BRS, having flown the earlier rotations today to all four, yet Ryanair operated its Faro and Palma this evening.
The volcano situation is obviously a logistical nightmare to all airlines, not to mention the financial implications. I assume some of the evening easyJet rotations were cancelled because some inbound aircraft on earlier routes are several hours late.
I have sympathy with airlines because if an airline cancels across the board to places likely to be affected and it turns out that all airlines subsequently have to cancel then those passengers of the prescient airline will be grateful for the early decision because it will have saved them an unnecessary trip to the airport. Yet, if such a decision is seen as premature because other airlines manage to continue to operate then the blanket cancelling airline will be the focus of passenger criticism.
All this at a time when easyJet has launched a major advertising campaign around Bristol on buses and at bus stops.
On Saturday there were 12 cancelled rotations according to the airport flights web page: nine Ryanair and three easyJet.
It seems that Ryanair took an early decision to cancel all flights to or near the affected areas which threw up some puzzling anomalies from the passengers' viewpoint.
For example, whereas Ryanair cancelled Alicante, both easyJet and Thomson flew there; TOM also operated to Reus which Ryanair cancelled; Ryanair cancelled its Canary Island rotation (to Las Palmas) but easyJet operated to Tenerife South.
Today (Sunday) has seen 15 rotations cancelled with easyJet having the lion's share with 12 against Ryanair's three.
easyJet cancelled all or most flights to a number of Continental destinations across the board so far as the UK is concerned.
I wonder though why easyJet cancelled many of its Paris CDG rotations including the Bristol when other airlines operated there. Flybe flew there and back from both Cardiff and Exeter around the same time as the BRS easyJet should have operated, and Air France operated its CDG service into BRS this evening. Other airlines such as BA and Air France seemed to be flying into LHR from CDG this afternoon and evening at regular intervals.
BRS also lost Geneva, Lisbon and Nice amongst today's easyJet cancellations, routes that the airline cancelled from most of its other UK airports, yet I noticed that some airlines did operate some flights into the UK today from all three of those airports.
This evening easyJet cancelled Alicante, Malaga, Palma and Faro from BRS, having flown the earlier rotations today to all four, yet Ryanair operated its Faro and Palma this evening.
The volcano situation is obviously a logistical nightmare to all airlines, not to mention the financial implications. I assume some of the evening easyJet rotations were cancelled because some inbound aircraft on earlier routes are several hours late.
I have sympathy with airlines because if an airline cancels across the board to places likely to be affected and it turns out that all airlines subsequently have to cancel then those passengers of the prescient airline will be grateful for the early decision because it will have saved them an unnecessary trip to the airport. Yet, if such a decision is seen as premature because other airlines manage to continue to operate then the blanket cancelling airline will be the focus of passenger criticism.
All this at a time when easyJet has launched a major advertising campaign around Bristol on buses and at bus stops.