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Some of the summer schedules kicked off at Bristol on Sunday. I noted:-
4 x ALC (2xFR, 2xEZY)
4 x AGP (2xEZY, 1xFR, 1xTOM)
Pretty sure there were also Multiple FAO and PMI services as well.
Bring it on........
4 x ALC (2xFR, 2xEZY)
4 x AGP (2xEZY, 1xFR, 1xTOM)
Pretty sure there were also Multiple FAO and PMI services as well.
Bring it on........
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Not that I am aware off. I think most of the routes that were taken up by xl/Viking are being operated by Thomson and Thomas Cook, so they are still being served.
But i am almost certain that there will be no other airline this summer.
Though this winter, keep an eye out for Jet2
But i am almost certain that there will be no other airline this summer.
Though this winter, keep an eye out for Jet2
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Aer Lingus Regional (Aer Arann) BRS-DUB
My wife and I tried out this new service this week and found it a decent experience.
Ryanair would have been about £15-20 cheaper in total for the two of us, taking into account all the extras including one checked bag in each direction, for flight times that are broadly similar (a couple of hours later in the return timings with Ryanair).
The outbound morning flight on Monday was on an Aer Arann ATR 72 in Aer Lingus Regional livery which left more or less on time and arrived at Dublin about twenty minutes ahead of schedule. It was pleasant to stroll out to the aircraft with seats already allocated (we didn't pay to pre-book seats but were seated together).
BRS was also a pleasant experience, after one or two not quite so good ones with departure lounge overcrowding and slow security in recent years, but security was transited this time in about seven minutes despite being in the morning rush with around 25 departures in the first three hours of the day. Is there also more public seating in the departure lounge too? Maybe the airport management has listened to complaints?
Back to the flight, there were, I think, 47 passengers in total which is perhaps not too bad at all for a new route and with the established Ryanair also departing to DUB just ten minutes ahead.
The return on Thursday evening carried 37 passengers and was operated by an Aer Arann ATR 42 in the airline's own livery. This aircraft has seen better days with seat-back tables missing from many seats, some of which were on their last legs.
Nevertheless, we landed at Bristol twenty minutes ahead of schedule and the experience was perfecly acceptable in our view, especially the leisurely walk to the bus and ride to the aircraft at DUB without the anticipation of a scramble for seats - though I can see that ordering a drink would have been problematical with no table but on such a short flight that wasn't a consideration for us.
I must specially mention the lone cabin crew member who is an excellent ambassador for her airline. She was friendly and hard-working with a ready smile. We were particularly impressed because as we entered the cabin she told us our allocated seats in the back row had limited leg room and she would move us to an empty pair further along the cabin. We had no idea there were such discrepancies in leg room on this aircraft and regard the lady's action as service often not found in today's society, and not just in aviation. I shall email our appreciation of her customer service to the airline.
If we go to Dublin again from BRS we shall use Aer Lingus Regional. I know that Ryanair does what it says on the tin and carries hundreds of thousands of customers on the route each year and will no doubt continue to do so.
However, the Aer Lingus Regional product suits us better.
Ryanair would have been about £15-20 cheaper in total for the two of us, taking into account all the extras including one checked bag in each direction, for flight times that are broadly similar (a couple of hours later in the return timings with Ryanair).
The outbound morning flight on Monday was on an Aer Arann ATR 72 in Aer Lingus Regional livery which left more or less on time and arrived at Dublin about twenty minutes ahead of schedule. It was pleasant to stroll out to the aircraft with seats already allocated (we didn't pay to pre-book seats but were seated together).
BRS was also a pleasant experience, after one or two not quite so good ones with departure lounge overcrowding and slow security in recent years, but security was transited this time in about seven minutes despite being in the morning rush with around 25 departures in the first three hours of the day. Is there also more public seating in the departure lounge too? Maybe the airport management has listened to complaints?
Back to the flight, there were, I think, 47 passengers in total which is perhaps not too bad at all for a new route and with the established Ryanair also departing to DUB just ten minutes ahead.
The return on Thursday evening carried 37 passengers and was operated by an Aer Arann ATR 42 in the airline's own livery. This aircraft has seen better days with seat-back tables missing from many seats, some of which were on their last legs.
Nevertheless, we landed at Bristol twenty minutes ahead of schedule and the experience was perfecly acceptable in our view, especially the leisurely walk to the bus and ride to the aircraft at DUB without the anticipation of a scramble for seats - though I can see that ordering a drink would have been problematical with no table but on such a short flight that wasn't a consideration for us.
I must specially mention the lone cabin crew member who is an excellent ambassador for her airline. She was friendly and hard-working with a ready smile. We were particularly impressed because as we entered the cabin she told us our allocated seats in the back row had limited leg room and she would move us to an empty pair further along the cabin. We had no idea there were such discrepancies in leg room on this aircraft and regard the lady's action as service often not found in today's society, and not just in aviation. I shall email our appreciation of her customer service to the airline.
If we go to Dublin again from BRS we shall use Aer Lingus Regional. I know that Ryanair does what it says on the tin and carries hundreds of thousands of customers on the route each year and will no doubt continue to do so.
However, the Aer Lingus Regional product suits us better.
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Aer Arann have a great and friendly crew. The ATR-42 are very old and are rarely used to my knowledge on the Aer Lingus Regional routes. I would imagine that this maybe due to technical/maintenance reasons to reduce delays.
EIEHH which was the latest ATR42 to join their fleet was in fact an ex Air Wales aircraft G-SSEA
ATR-72 are more modern however not so sure about the EISLL, EISLM, EISLN aircraft that have come in from Air Contractors.
I hope Aer Arann continues with the excellent service
EIEHH which was the latest ATR42 to join their fleet was in fact an ex Air Wales aircraft G-SSEA
ATR-72 are more modern however not so sure about the EISLL, EISLM, EISLN aircraft that have come in from Air Contractors.
I hope Aer Arann continues with the excellent service
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New airline to BRS
Blue Islands launching BRS-JER from May 23rd
Blue Islands launch daily Jersey Service from Bristol - Bristol Airport
Blue Islands launching BRS-JER from May 23rd
Blue Islands launch daily Jersey Service from Bristol - Bristol Airport
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According to the BRS website, passenger numbers fell 8.5% in March !.
Nov was down 5%, Dec down 10% and Feb down nearly 6%. Jan saw a tiny percentage rise of 1.5 because January 2010 was severely snow affected.
Ryanair slashed its winter rotations in 10/11 markedly compared with 9/10 (I haven't got the figures immediately to hand but from memory it was around 35%-40% down) and the Continental effect plays a part in the March figures too.
At least April ought to show an increase, as it should at most airports, because of the volcanic ash closures of April 2010.
Beyond that we will have to wait and see though the Continental axing sees 80,000+ passengers lost this year for a start.
Bristol's annual figures have been in a range either side of 6 mppa for several years now.
What's this about Air Southwest ending the Bristol-Manchester route as reported on another another site ?, that's a shocker, always thought it was a well used service
It's not really a surprise because passenger figures on BRS-MAN have been falling steadily over recent years:
2010 17K 2009 22K 2008 29K 2007 32K
Since Cross Country took over from Virgin the north-south rail service through Bristol two or three years ago there is now a direct link to Manchester every hour which didn't used to be the case - it used to be necessary to change trains in the Midlands on many journeys.
The ASW BRS-LBA link remains at 2 x daily though passenger numbers have been falling at the same rate as the MAN route but from a slightly higher base. BRS-LBA also starts and finishes at ABZ and, from May, NQY/PLH alternately at the other end of this 'bus route'. Bristol-Leeds is also an hourly frequency by train albeit the journey takes a bit longer than the 3-hour Bristol Temple Meads/Bristol Parkway-Manchester Piccadilly service.
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SBAE press release
I don't know where they get their money from but SBAE are once more trying to stop expansion at Bristol Airport.This press release was released on the 26th of this month. Stop Bristol Airport Expansion (SBAE) is submitting a request for a Judicial Review to take our case to the high courts. Our lawyers are confident there is a strong case against the airport’s plans, which would see it nearly double in size with serious impacts for local communities and the environment.
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BRS expansion - possible judicial review application
A judicial review is the procedure by which it is possible to seek to challenge the decision, action or failure to act of a public body such as a government department or a local authority or other body exercising a public law function.
The press statement of SBAE doesn't make it clear whose decision they want reviewed judicially. Is it the local authority's approval of the expansion plans or the secretary of state's decision not to 'call in' the local authority's decision for public enquiry? Presumably because he was satisfied that there was no need to interfere with the local authority's decision, ergo the sec of state couldn't have been concerned they were based on the flawed aviation policy of the previous government as SBAE alleges.
Claim forms for a judicial review must be filed promptly and in any event not later than three months after the grounds upon which the claim is based first arose.
The local authority granted planning permission nearly a year ago and the sec of state declined to call in the approval last September, both dates well outside the three months time limit.
A court has the power to extend the period for the lodging of an application for permission to apply for judicial review but will only do so where it is satisfied there are very good reasons for doing so.
I can't imagine what very good reasons there might be for extending the time limit. SBAE has followed the events every step of the way.
Do any lawyers know of any way that would enable SBAE to pursue a judicial review application? SBAE apparently thinks it can.
The press statement of SBAE doesn't make it clear whose decision they want reviewed judicially. Is it the local authority's approval of the expansion plans or the secretary of state's decision not to 'call in' the local authority's decision for public enquiry? Presumably because he was satisfied that there was no need to interfere with the local authority's decision, ergo the sec of state couldn't have been concerned they were based on the flawed aviation policy of the previous government as SBAE alleges.
Claim forms for a judicial review must be filed promptly and in any event not later than three months after the grounds upon which the claim is based first arose.
The local authority granted planning permission nearly a year ago and the sec of state declined to call in the approval last September, both dates well outside the three months time limit.
A court has the power to extend the period for the lodging of an application for permission to apply for judicial review but will only do so where it is satisfied there are very good reasons for doing so.
I can't imagine what very good reasons there might be for extending the time limit. SBAE has followed the events every step of the way.
Do any lawyers know of any way that would enable SBAE to pursue a judicial review application? SBAE apparently thinks it can.
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Consultative Committee Meeting
The minutes of the recent meeting have been published.
The CEO said the airport was experiencing a resurgence in business travel and the outlook was more optimistic than it had been since the recession began in 2009. He believes that passenger numbers will pick up in the summer and the year as a whole will be busier than 2010.
2010 saw 5.72 million passengers passing through, up just under 2% on 2009. However, there is some way to go to reach the best ever year of 2008 when 6.23 million were handled, though BRS has ridden the recession better than many airports. My italics.
The CEO also said that 'positive enquiries' had been received from full-service airlines to fly from BRS next year and he envisaged an announcement in the next 3-6 months.
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Six new vehicles have entered service this week, joining six similar vehicles that began to operate a year ago, meaning the 12-strong fleet is now entirely a Volvo Wright-bodied bus affair. The coaches have been withdrawn though one was operating today still, presumably replacing a tech bus.
The buses certainly speed up boarding at busy times with their luggage compartment inside the passenger saloon, which means the driver doesn't have to get out to supervise external luggage loading as was the case with the coaches.
The minutes of the recent meeting have been published.
The CEO said the airport was experiencing a resurgence in business travel and the outlook was more optimistic than it had been since the recession began in 2009. He believes that passenger numbers will pick up in the summer and the year as a whole will be busier than 2010.
2010 saw 5.72 million passengers passing through, up just under 2% on 2009. However, there is some way to go to reach the best ever year of 2008 when 6.23 million were handled, though BRS has ridden the recession better than many airports. My italics.
The CEO also said that 'positive enquiries' had been received from full-service airlines to fly from BRS next year and he envisaged an announcement in the next 3-6 months.
Bristol Airport Flyer
Six new vehicles have entered service this week, joining six similar vehicles that began to operate a year ago, meaning the 12-strong fleet is now entirely a Volvo Wright-bodied bus affair. The coaches have been withdrawn though one was operating today still, presumably replacing a tech bus.
The buses certainly speed up boarding at busy times with their luggage compartment inside the passenger saloon, which means the driver doesn't have to get out to supervise external luggage loading as was the case with the coaches.
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"Full Service Airline" you say?
I hope for a ME (But no one has suitable equipment as far as I know) or US carrier. I don't think it will be either of those.
I imagine it will be either SAS or a link to Germany from someone.
I hope for a ME (But no one has suitable equipment as far as I know) or US carrier. I don't think it will be either of those.
I imagine it will be either SAS or a link to Germany from someone.
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The actual words used by the CEO as recorded in the recent consultative committee meeting minutes were, Positive enquiries had been received from full service carriers to fly from Bristol next year....................it was envisaged a positive announcement would be made in the next 3-6 months.
With the confirmation of a resurgence in business traffic together with the CEO's prediction that the airport will be busier than last year (which was slightly up on 2009), he seems confident about prospects going forward.
There is now a news item on the airport website saying that following the Routes Europe Conference in Sardinia this week there are 'new deals in the pipeline' and 'several new route announcements are expected in the coming months as a result'.
With the confirmation of a resurgence in business traffic together with the CEO's prediction that the airport will be busier than last year (which was slightly up on 2009), he seems confident about prospects going forward.
There is now a news item on the airport website saying that following the Routes Europe Conference in Sardinia this week there are 'new deals in the pipeline' and 'several new route announcements are expected in the coming months as a result'.