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NO Ryanair flights are EVER scheduled to be on the ground for longer than 25 minutes.
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Hmm if you look at EMA Ryanair has its morning shift finish and some a/c are left on stand for over 1hr (like my fr1924 MJV, it will be parked up for some 75mins before i even step on it), also if you look in the SEP Manual Part A and D you will see in Italy not only can we not re-fuel while pax onboard also the minium turnaround it 30mins
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where is stand 6? Last timed I looked it had a coaching lounge built on it.....
So, is the myth that Ryanair have written it into their contract, that they are only to be allocated 1-5 untrue? I've never seem them on the Western apron...
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FR have been parked on W loads of times. The other benefit of not being parked on the main stands (if not night stopping) is they can self-mounouver and not have to wait for a tug. Pros and cons!
Guessing your biggest gripe is awaiting a crew bus to take you back after a long shift which is fair enough.
Guessing your biggest gripe is awaiting a crew bus to take you back after a long shift which is fair enough.
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When was that add-on check-in area (internally connected to the main terminal) built? I could have sworn I didn't see it in July, but perhaps I was blind. And will it be used as a general check-in area, or pretty much airline-specific (e.g. FR)? Cheers.
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Was it on my days off? I have never seen FR on the west apron not never ever.
You do see 'em taxing past at a zillon mph
I don't care what you say but all airlines are told they are special by BIA and little vebal deals are done like parking outside the terminal!
You do see 'em taxing past at a zillon mph
I don't care what you say but all airlines are told they are special by BIA and little vebal deals are done like parking outside the terminal!
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It's been there for at least a year and a half, assuming you mean the bit with “Subway” in it. I hear "Specsavers" are very good
Do you know whether that area will continue to be a general check-in area, or pretty much airline-specific?
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The good and the bad of using Bristol Airport was demonstrated over the past two Saturdays.
We flew out on Saturday 8 September to Innsbruck with Austrian Arrows, a weekly charter on behalf of a major lakes/mountains tour company. Take off was scheduled for 1220.
1220 came and went with no sign of the inbound CRJ (due 1140), but an Austrian Arrows F 100 was already parked on the far end of the western apron when we arrived in the departure area at 1015 (incidentally, the extended Echo Bar is a great improvement giving a decent view of part of the apron).
Around 1220 the dreaded words, ‘delay – further information at 1300’, appeared on the departure screen against our flight number. My wife wandered around the departure lounge area but could not find anyone from the airport or Servisair from whom to seek further information. A security man told her this was not unusual.
At 1315 we were still expecting further information at 1300 when I spotted a ‘suit’ with a mobile phone looking up at a departure screen. I buttonholed him and he told me he was from the airport and was trying to gee up the handlers re further information. He was able to tell me the Austrian Arrows flight from INN to EXT had diverted to Bristol earlier that morning because of fog and it had been decided to combine the Bristol and Exeter flights to INN on the F 100 parked in the country.
The board then changed to ‘further information at 1400’, followed after that with an announcement apologising for the delay which was due to ‘operation reasons’.
Around 1400 a further announcement was made that the flight would commence boarding soon. I had asked the ‘suit’ and, later, the woman at the gate about seating and was told by both it would be ‘free seating’, so our previously allocated seats would be irrelevant. No-one had told the cabin crew who insisted we take our allocated seats only to discover shortly afterwards that people who had checked in at EXT had the same allocated seats. This was repeated around the aircraft. Eventually everyone found a seat.
The captain told us they had been parked for five hours because of the inordinate delay in getting pax coached from EXT. Few people were impressed with the airport over this although the likelihood is it was not the airport’s direct fault. We finally took off two and a half hours late.
Now, why could not an announcement have been made at an early stage explaining what was going on? Simple communication seems to be a forgotten art in today’s society, whether in the airline world or elsewhere.
The good was demonstrated today. Our Austrian Arrows CRJ arrived twenty-four minutes late at 1204 right in the middle of the busiest lunchtime period of the week when around twenty-four arrivals occur in a two-hour period. We landed amongst a bunch of six or seven other aircraft, mostly easyJet.
We parked on (I think) stand 11 and our baggage was on the belt within twenty minutes of our aircraft touching the runway. I thought this was a marvellous effort, and congratulations and thanks to those involved.
Incidentally, Austrian Arrows brought back memories of charter flights of the 1980s. The cabin crew (all female on both journeys, as it happens) were smart, attentive and friendly. The food was good; there were two rounds of tea and coffee, and two rounds of complimentary alcoholic drinks (we didn’t even get the latter on charters in the 1980s!) – on flights of not much more than ninety minutes. The leg-room on both the F 100 and CRJ was good, although the latter aircraft was slightly cramped, but completely acceptable on such a short flight.
We flew out on Saturday 8 September to Innsbruck with Austrian Arrows, a weekly charter on behalf of a major lakes/mountains tour company. Take off was scheduled for 1220.
1220 came and went with no sign of the inbound CRJ (due 1140), but an Austrian Arrows F 100 was already parked on the far end of the western apron when we arrived in the departure area at 1015 (incidentally, the extended Echo Bar is a great improvement giving a decent view of part of the apron).
Around 1220 the dreaded words, ‘delay – further information at 1300’, appeared on the departure screen against our flight number. My wife wandered around the departure lounge area but could not find anyone from the airport or Servisair from whom to seek further information. A security man told her this was not unusual.
At 1315 we were still expecting further information at 1300 when I spotted a ‘suit’ with a mobile phone looking up at a departure screen. I buttonholed him and he told me he was from the airport and was trying to gee up the handlers re further information. He was able to tell me the Austrian Arrows flight from INN to EXT had diverted to Bristol earlier that morning because of fog and it had been decided to combine the Bristol and Exeter flights to INN on the F 100 parked in the country.
The board then changed to ‘further information at 1400’, followed after that with an announcement apologising for the delay which was due to ‘operation reasons’.
Around 1400 a further announcement was made that the flight would commence boarding soon. I had asked the ‘suit’ and, later, the woman at the gate about seating and was told by both it would be ‘free seating’, so our previously allocated seats would be irrelevant. No-one had told the cabin crew who insisted we take our allocated seats only to discover shortly afterwards that people who had checked in at EXT had the same allocated seats. This was repeated around the aircraft. Eventually everyone found a seat.
The captain told us they had been parked for five hours because of the inordinate delay in getting pax coached from EXT. Few people were impressed with the airport over this although the likelihood is it was not the airport’s direct fault. We finally took off two and a half hours late.
Now, why could not an announcement have been made at an early stage explaining what was going on? Simple communication seems to be a forgotten art in today’s society, whether in the airline world or elsewhere.
The good was demonstrated today. Our Austrian Arrows CRJ arrived twenty-four minutes late at 1204 right in the middle of the busiest lunchtime period of the week when around twenty-four arrivals occur in a two-hour period. We landed amongst a bunch of six or seven other aircraft, mostly easyJet.
We parked on (I think) stand 11 and our baggage was on the belt within twenty minutes of our aircraft touching the runway. I thought this was a marvellous effort, and congratulations and thanks to those involved.
Incidentally, Austrian Arrows brought back memories of charter flights of the 1980s. The cabin crew (all female on both journeys, as it happens) were smart, attentive and friendly. The food was good; there were two rounds of tea and coffee, and two rounds of complimentary alcoholic drinks (we didn’t even get the latter on charters in the 1980s!) – on flights of not much more than ninety minutes. The leg-room on both the F 100 and CRJ was good, although the latter aircraft was slightly cramped, but completely acceptable on such a short flight.
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Aviation fair 30th September
On the 30th of this month there will be an aviation fair held in the old terminal building.If the expasion plans go ahead the old terminal building is sheduled for demolition,so if you want one last look inside the building and the chance to look out over the eastern end of the ramp make a date in your diary.Details are available on the Bristol Airport website.
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old terminal was cool
Hey, JNP, the old terminal was cool... in its day.
I remember in the early 70s stuffing 5ps into the black-and-white televisions that were built into the plastic chairs up in the gallery, the height of luxury
(As was flying, in those days. Bring back Court Line!)
I remember in the early 70s stuffing 5ps into the black-and-white televisions that were built into the plastic chairs up in the gallery, the height of luxury
(As was flying, in those days. Bring back Court Line!)
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Hey, does anybody know who will take over the TFS route? If any after GB axe it come end of October. As gossip goes FR may take over come January if they base a 3nd A/C at BRS.....
Re above I hope that Ryanair does not take over, as a 15kg luggage allowance is not much for a two week break in Tenerife, also now charging people to use the check-in rather than online check-in (as you cannot use online check-in if you have hold baggage) leaves a bad taste.
But you pays your money and takes your choice I suppose, the GB service was excellent - so it will be LHR for me with Iberia.
Re above I hope that Ryanair does not take over, as a 15kg luggage allowance is not much for a two week break in Tenerife, also now charging people to use the check-in rather than online check-in (as you cannot use online check-in if you have hold baggage) leaves a bad taste.
But you pays your money and takes your choice I suppose, the GB service was excellent - so it will be LHR for me with Iberia.
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jongeman - re kellycsi - how about Monarch from Birmingham or Thomsonfly from Cardiff?
I would much prefer to travel from LHR and use BA or Iberia, the cost is not much more if you book early and with IB you get a stop over in Madrid for an hour which breaks the journey up nicely.
Thomsonfly does not float my boat and I avoid Cardiff at all cost as I do not like the airport as it feels very provincial, Birmingham is ok but I would choose IB or BA over Monarch anyday.
I would much prefer to travel from LHR and use BA or Iberia, the cost is not much more if you book early and with IB you get a stop over in Madrid for an hour which breaks the journey up nicely.
Thomsonfly does not float my boat and I avoid Cardiff at all cost as I do not like the airport as it feels very provincial, Birmingham is ok but I would choose IB or BA over Monarch anyday.
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Hello Kelly.
It is a shame about GB Airways pulling the flights to TFS from BRS and EMA.
Loads seemed good on both routes and friends of mine were very impressed when they used the service last winter. I suppose that there are richer pickings for the airline elsewhere.
Of course, there are still charter flights to TFS from BRS this coming winter, including TOM, FCA and TCX (according to recent brochures I picked up).
It seems the Canaries are being serviced increasingly by UK low-cost airlines so I suppose it is a toss-up whether easyJet or Ryanair will get in first at BRS.
Interesting that you seem to rate LHR. I avoid it like the plague and will take a regional airport every time. It's a good job we are not all the same.
It is a shame about GB Airways pulling the flights to TFS from BRS and EMA.
Loads seemed good on both routes and friends of mine were very impressed when they used the service last winter. I suppose that there are richer pickings for the airline elsewhere.
Of course, there are still charter flights to TFS from BRS this coming winter, including TOM, FCA and TCX (according to recent brochures I picked up).
It seems the Canaries are being serviced increasingly by UK low-cost airlines so I suppose it is a toss-up whether easyJet or Ryanair will get in first at BRS.
Interesting that you seem to rate LHR. I avoid it like the plague and will take a regional airport every time. It's a good job we are not all the same.
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I believe partly the reason behind GB pulling out has something to do with the fact there is no longer BA ground handling services at BRS now BACON is no more. Loads have been very good & surely there is scope for another carrier at BRS to provide scheduled services to places like the Canaries/Cyprus where there is year round demand for seat only sales.
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Hello MV
I always read your posts with interest
I would always chose BRS over LHR if they have a service that suits me, the BA service to TFS was excellent - reserved seating etc. I have no desire to fly with Ryanair with a 15kg baggage allowance etc, also I do not want to use a charter flight. I am passionate about BRS and feel very lucky to have an airport on my doorstep with such a wide range of destinations.
I do not mind paying extra to get what I want for instance I am travelling from BRS with KLM to Budapest in December I could have got this a lot cheaper with Ryanair but would rather pay the extra and travel via Amsterdam. I have started to tire of the LCC scrum at boarding and of the often total lack of customer service when something goes wrong (although from experience easyJet and much better than Ryanair fi things do go wrong).
So that is why I will fly LHR to TFS so that I know I do not have to fight to get a seat etc, bring back the days of GO that was how a LCC should be run
I always read your posts with interest
I would always chose BRS over LHR if they have a service that suits me, the BA service to TFS was excellent - reserved seating etc. I have no desire to fly with Ryanair with a 15kg baggage allowance etc, also I do not want to use a charter flight. I am passionate about BRS and feel very lucky to have an airport on my doorstep with such a wide range of destinations.
I do not mind paying extra to get what I want for instance I am travelling from BRS with KLM to Budapest in December I could have got this a lot cheaper with Ryanair but would rather pay the extra and travel via Amsterdam. I have started to tire of the LCC scrum at boarding and of the often total lack of customer service when something goes wrong (although from experience easyJet and much better than Ryanair fi things do go wrong).
So that is why I will fly LHR to TFS so that I know I do not have to fight to get a seat etc, bring back the days of GO that was how a LCC should be run