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There isnt a spare knocking around at BRS for defo, must be coming in from another base, after the slot 1's depart theres definatly no other Easy on stand, the last few times that there has been a major tech issue on the slot 1's they've brought in another a/c from either STN or LGW
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easyJet additional capacity
WATABENCH is correct. There is no spare aircraft at BRS.
The base has ten allocated throughout the year - 9 A319s and one A320 - which goes up to eleven in peak summer from around mid July until mid September.
This summer it appears the additional aircraft will be retained until the end of September. This is certainly what the Bristol Evening Post believes as it included this paragraph in its report on the subject today: The airline bases ten aircraft at Bristol Airport throughout the year, with an eleventh operating during the peak summer season. But that has been extended due to demand.
The confusion seems to have arisen with the loose interpretation of 'summer' which was clearly meant to refer to the peak summer period.
Expansion judicial review
bristolflyer,
SBAE's website suggests it is relying on the current government's consultation document on its own airports policy, published in the spring of this year, which criticised the previous government's airports policy as being fundamentally flawed, and SBAE contend the expansion approval was based on the latter government's premise.
I suppose that's how they think they can get around the 3-month rule as they will argue this is an exceptional circumstance.
One wonders what they would do if the current government's consultation document was to be published next spring and the expansion work was already under way.
WATABENCH is correct. There is no spare aircraft at BRS.
The base has ten allocated throughout the year - 9 A319s and one A320 - which goes up to eleven in peak summer from around mid July until mid September.
This summer it appears the additional aircraft will be retained until the end of September. This is certainly what the Bristol Evening Post believes as it included this paragraph in its report on the subject today: The airline bases ten aircraft at Bristol Airport throughout the year, with an eleventh operating during the peak summer season. But that has been extended due to demand.
The confusion seems to have arisen with the loose interpretation of 'summer' which was clearly meant to refer to the peak summer period.
Expansion judicial review
MV, you're correct that SBAE has 3 months in which to mount a challenge. The whole situation is strange. ..............................Now unless they have recently discovered an irregularity with the planning process, that all parties are keeping quiet about, I would say their application is dead in the water.
SBAE's website suggests it is relying on the current government's consultation document on its own airports policy, published in the spring of this year, which criticised the previous government's airports policy as being fundamentally flawed, and SBAE contend the expansion approval was based on the latter government's premise.
I suppose that's how they think they can get around the 3-month rule as they will argue this is an exceptional circumstance.
One wonders what they would do if the current government's consultation document was to be published next spring and the expansion work was already under way.
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There isn't a spare knocking around at BRS
we are retaining an additional aircraft in Bristol throughout the summer
Brs normally has 10 based aircraft, 9 A319's and 1 A320!
Additional aircraft normally arrives in July, although this year I think it is a week later but I think it is staying longer til the end of September.
As I posted earlier, next week BRS has 8 x A319's & 2 x A320's, there is no news on what the 11th aircraft will be!
Interesting stand space must be at a premuim at BRS overnight with easyjet x 11, Ryanair x 5, Thomson x 2, Thomas Cook x 2, Air France, KLM and BMI (Brussels Airlines) x 1 each. (23 in total) I think only 25 available in total, I know there is a plan to extend the western apron again, I would of thought they need to get on with it!
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Brs normally has 10 based aircraft, 9 A319's and 1 A320!
And with the 11th aircraft to be based at BRS this summer, they always do bring another aircraft in for the peak summer season, they certainly have done the past few summers anyway. So it's normal and the extra aircraft normally goes back to LGW or wherever in sep anyway
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Hang on a minute, cabin crew do not go to the boarding gate in RAK, so the first time crew would of seen him is when he got on. And the pax said he was fine for the first half of the flight, so please give me a reason why the cabin crew should of stopped him getting on board?
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Hold on, I never mentioned Cabin Crew. I said Ryanair allowed him to board having previously consumed half a bottle of sprits to which I mean a representative of the airline, and I'm sure that anyone who consumes that amount of spirits in such a short time would be noticed. It certainly was by the guy who was interviewed.
As I say, an expensive oversight by someone.
As I say, an expensive oversight by someone.
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BRS on Twitter
Bristol Airport has joined the ranks on the social network!
@OfficialBRS
I emailed the marketing dept sometime last year about joining the social networking sites to raise the profile of the airport, but no reply at the time!
Maybe they just took a while to action it!
Andrew
@OfficialBRS
I emailed the marketing dept sometime last year about joining the social networking sites to raise the profile of the airport, but no reply at the time!
Maybe they just took a while to action it!
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AirSouthWest to close
Sad news today that AirSouthWest is to cease operations this September.
Best wishes to the crews, who have always been great when I've been tootling between BRS-MAN/LBA.
Best wishes to the crews, who have always been great when I've been tootling between BRS-MAN/LBA.
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De Haviland 84 Dragon into BRS
Aye very sad news indeed. A friend of mine works as senior cabin crew with WOW and not long been promoted either.
If there are any WOW readers here best wishes for the future all! Thoughts are with yourselves.
On another note, on sunday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Aer Lingus begining operations, with the first flight from Dublin to Bristol, there will be a de Haviland 84 Dragon flying in to Bristol to celebrate Aer Lingus's milestone. Not sure about timing but will try and find out later and let you all know
If there are any WOW readers here best wishes for the future all! Thoughts are with yourselves.
On another note, on sunday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Aer Lingus begining operations, with the first flight from Dublin to Bristol, there will be a de Haviland 84 Dragon flying in to Bristol to celebrate Aer Lingus's milestone. Not sure about timing but will try and find out later and let you all know
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June passenger figures
Per the CAA - 572764 -3.1%
I do try to keep up with things going on in Bristol but I was surprised
at the level of decrease.
I am sure MV will be able to help in explaining the differences between
June 2010 & June 2011.
I am sure the likes of Goldtrail missing this year would not have helped,
perhaps longer sector flights by FR & EZY reducing the overall number
of sectors and of course Continental which would be another 8000-8500 pax?
Pete
I do try to keep up with things going on in Bristol but I was surprised
at the level of decrease.
I am sure MV will be able to help in explaining the differences between
June 2010 & June 2011.
I am sure the likes of Goldtrail missing this year would not have helped,
perhaps longer sector flights by FR & EZY reducing the overall number
of sectors and of course Continental which would be another 8000-8500 pax?
Pete
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June 2011 passenger figures
Hello Pete,
The airport's own stats give a more comprehensive breakdown and show that the 18,000 fewer passengers seen in June 2011 vis-a-vis June 2010 are entirely the result of fewer charter and scheduled domestic customers.
There were 12.42% fewer charter punters though charter flights were down by 17.33%, and 6.25% fewer scheduled domestic customers with this type of flight down by 13.98%. Conversely, scheduled international passenger numbers were up by just under 1% though flights in this sector were up by 5.44%.
The CAA stats show that overall there were 4.6% fewer flights across the board in June 2011 with, as you say, a 3.1% drop in passenger numbers.
BRS's passenger numbers are still up by 2.48% (according to the airport's figures) for the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year though atms are down by a similar amount which is usually the best way round, though of course available seats are the real guide and it looks from Mayfly (not a completely accurate tool) that available seats for much of July may have been down by around 3-6% against last year. If that is the case BRS will do well to be only one or two points to the bad in this month's passenger figures.
Although BRS came through the recession better than most regional airports it's actually been stuck on a bit if a plateau in passenger numbers for the past five years, following its meteoric climb in the first five years of this century.
2006 saw 5.71 mppa, 2007 5.88, 2008 6.23, 2009 5.61, 2010 5.72. This year may finish broadly the same as 2010.
There have been optimistic public noises emanating from senior management, including the CEO, that 2012 will see an upturn and the arrival of new airlines has been forecast, though perhaps not based airlines. Maybe the commencement of the major expansion might be a catalyst for substantial upward movement, assuming the last-minute attempt by the objectors to derail it is thwarted.
The airport's own stats give a more comprehensive breakdown and show that the 18,000 fewer passengers seen in June 2011 vis-a-vis June 2010 are entirely the result of fewer charter and scheduled domestic customers.
There were 12.42% fewer charter punters though charter flights were down by 17.33%, and 6.25% fewer scheduled domestic customers with this type of flight down by 13.98%. Conversely, scheduled international passenger numbers were up by just under 1% though flights in this sector were up by 5.44%.
The CAA stats show that overall there were 4.6% fewer flights across the board in June 2011 with, as you say, a 3.1% drop in passenger numbers.
BRS's passenger numbers are still up by 2.48% (according to the airport's figures) for the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year though atms are down by a similar amount which is usually the best way round, though of course available seats are the real guide and it looks from Mayfly (not a completely accurate tool) that available seats for much of July may have been down by around 3-6% against last year. If that is the case BRS will do well to be only one or two points to the bad in this month's passenger figures.
Although BRS came through the recession better than most regional airports it's actually been stuck on a bit if a plateau in passenger numbers for the past five years, following its meteoric climb in the first five years of this century.
2006 saw 5.71 mppa, 2007 5.88, 2008 6.23, 2009 5.61, 2010 5.72. This year may finish broadly the same as 2010.
There have been optimistic public noises emanating from senior management, including the CEO, that 2012 will see an upturn and the arrival of new airlines has been forecast, though perhaps not based airlines. Maybe the commencement of the major expansion might be a catalyst for substantial upward movement, assuming the last-minute attempt by the objectors to derail it is thwarted.
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Blue Island Performance
Any news on the performance of Blue Islands new service, JER-BRS? I note Blue Islands are advertising heavily on JER-BRS and JER-LCY at the moment.
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Eastern Airways
Test bookings for October and November on the Eastern website show the route between Bristol and Aberdeen will continue, with two of the daily rotations operated by a Dash 8-300, and the third on selected days each week by a Jetstream.
The Dash 8-300 rotations in each direction are shown with one en-route stop, presumably LBA, whilst the Jetstream remains a non-stop service.
Now all this is the same as at present with the Air Southwest Dash 8s operating the BRS-LBA-ABZ sectors but starting and finishing at PLH/NQY.
From October it looks from the timings that a Dash 8-300 will be based at BRS.
The first northbound journey leaves BRS at 0730 and the first southbound journey arrives at 1005 with the aircraft passing each other en route (as now).
There then appears to be no work for the Dash 8 from BRS until it departs at 1700 with the last northbound journey, passing the last southbound that arrives at 1945, stays overnight, before working the 0730 north the following morning.
I stress all this is based on the timetable but does confirm rumours of a BRS Dash 8 base (or at least overnighting) I've heard from a couple of separate sources.
As things stands though a Dash 8 would be parked each day at BRS from 1005 until 1700.
The Dash 8-300 rotations in each direction are shown with one en-route stop, presumably LBA, whilst the Jetstream remains a non-stop service.
Now all this is the same as at present with the Air Southwest Dash 8s operating the BRS-LBA-ABZ sectors but starting and finishing at PLH/NQY.
From October it looks from the timings that a Dash 8-300 will be based at BRS.
The first northbound journey leaves BRS at 0730 and the first southbound journey arrives at 1005 with the aircraft passing each other en route (as now).
There then appears to be no work for the Dash 8 from BRS until it departs at 1700 with the last northbound journey, passing the last southbound that arrives at 1945, stays overnight, before working the 0730 north the following morning.
I stress all this is based on the timetable but does confirm rumours of a BRS Dash 8 base (or at least overnighting) I've heard from a couple of separate sources.
As things stands though a Dash 8 would be parked each day at BRS from 1005 until 1700.
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APD
This is Bristol | Fears tax change may drive flyers to Cardiff
Bristol Airport management says that moves to hand control of air passenger duty to the Wales Assembly Government could have a 'devastating effect' on business at BRS.
Devolution of air passenger duty was recommended by the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution, which formed the basis of the Scotland Bill currently going through Parliament.
A UK Treasury spokesman was quoted: "No final decisions have been taken. We're looking at consultation responses and will publish our response in the autumn. Devolution could have potentially wide-ranging effects which is why it is important that we gain a full understanding of impacts before any final decisions are taken."
I suppose the two English airports that would be most affected are Bristol and Newcastle.
Bristol Airport management says that moves to hand control of air passenger duty to the Wales Assembly Government could have a 'devastating effect' on business at BRS.
Devolution of air passenger duty was recommended by the Calman Commission on Scottish devolution, which formed the basis of the Scotland Bill currently going through Parliament.
A UK Treasury spokesman was quoted: "No final decisions have been taken. We're looking at consultation responses and will publish our response in the autumn. Devolution could have potentially wide-ranging effects which is why it is important that we gain a full understanding of impacts before any final decisions are taken."
I suppose the two English airports that would be most affected are Bristol and Newcastle.
Methinks some journalistic hype here, MV.
My (average saloon) car costs 15p per mile in petrol alone (total costs nearer 40p), and the current APD is £12.00. So the breakeven on fuel alone is 80 miles, i.e. 40 miles each way, with one person on board, twice that with 2 people and so on. And that's assuming APD is £12 at BRS and £0 at CWL (unlikely). The distance, according to Google maps from BRS to CWL by road is 63 miles.
I'm afraid that would not be enough to tempt me to Cardiff, all other things being equal.
My (average saloon) car costs 15p per mile in petrol alone (total costs nearer 40p), and the current APD is £12.00. So the breakeven on fuel alone is 80 miles, i.e. 40 miles each way, with one person on board, twice that with 2 people and so on. And that's assuming APD is £12 at BRS and £0 at CWL (unlikely). The distance, according to Google maps from BRS to CWL by road is 63 miles.
I'm afraid that would not be enough to tempt me to Cardiff, all other things being equal.