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Judging by previous posts the summer season is looking good for Bristol,can anyone tell me how many aircraft will be based at Bristol this summer and if possible the breakdown between airlines.
On a seperate point,I was at the back of the airport the other day, the walkway is nearing completion and I was wondering how long it will take to walk from the terminal to its furthest point.Having flown from Gatwick south on numerous occasions I know that they advise you to allow 20mins to walk to some of the furthest piers and they have the advantage of moving walkways and seating in the waiting areas at the end.Something I believe Bristols walkway lacks.Bearing in mind the quick turnround of the budget carriers I can see some of the stragglers having to break some olympic records to reach their aircraft in time.
On a seperate point,I was at the back of the airport the other day, the walkway is nearing completion and I was wondering how long it will take to walk from the terminal to its furthest point.Having flown from Gatwick south on numerous occasions I know that they advise you to allow 20mins to walk to some of the furthest piers and they have the advantage of moving walkways and seating in the waiting areas at the end.Something I believe Bristols walkway lacks.Bearing in mind the quick turnround of the budget carriers I can see some of the stragglers having to break some olympic records to reach their aircraft in time.
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Anorak - shouldnt really take longer than 5 mins end to end, although i did hear pax will be advised to allow 15 mins.
Based (Incl night stoppers) as far as i know...
Ryanair - 5 x 738
Easyjet - 10 x 319, 1 x 320
Thomson - 2 x 757, 1 x 767(part week)
Thomas Cook - 2 x 320
Viking - 1 x 733
KLM - 1 x F70
BMI/SN - 1 x E145
Air France - 1 x ATR 72
I think thats it, although i'm sure someone will let us know if i've forgotten anything or got something wrong.
Based (Incl night stoppers) as far as i know...
Ryanair - 5 x 738
Easyjet - 10 x 319, 1 x 320
Thomson - 2 x 757, 1 x 767(part week)
Thomas Cook - 2 x 320
Viking - 1 x 733
KLM - 1 x F70
BMI/SN - 1 x E145
Air France - 1 x ATR 72
I think thats it, although i'm sure someone will let us know if i've forgotten anything or got something wrong.
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With the current stand layout, yes that would be a full house. Having said that the charter airlines with be en-route overnight so it will be the early morning ie before 0600 that it would be a bit short of space. At this rate they need to press on with more apron space. 
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It's very doubtful that they will all be based overnight every night. Anyway, only a couple of years ago we had the 'omigod there's more overnnighters than stands!' nonsense and we coped. Roll on the summer!
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As a new-boy moving into the area, can you tell me who carries out the maintenance on the night-stoppers? Any contact details gratefully accepted. Thanks
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Thomson and Thomas cook - Thomson Airways Engineering
Ryanair - Ryanair Engineering
Easyjet - SR Technics
Air France - Engineers from Bristol Flying Centre
KLM - No based maintanance but have used Flying centre in the past.
BMI - BMI Engineering (I believe)
Thomson, Ryanair, SR Technics and I believe BMI all have office facilities in the Admin Building (Old Terminal), and Flying centre engineers are based at the flying centre.
Thomson and Thomas cook - Thomson Airways Engineering
Ryanair - Ryanair Engineering
Easyjet - SR Technics
Air France - Engineers from Bristol Flying Centre
KLM - No based maintanance but have used Flying centre in the past.
BMI - BMI Engineering (I believe)
Thomson, Ryanair, SR Technics and I believe BMI all have office facilities in the Admin Building (Old Terminal), and Flying centre engineers are based at the flying centre.
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Since my post of 2 Feb, Ryanair has made yet another change to its summer 2010 schedule. Bydgoszcz and Kaunas were announced as additions for the coming summer but Rimini has now disappeared from the web timetable and booking engine.
This means that of the French and Italian routes introduced for last summer from July only Limoges currently remains. I stress currently because the FR summer 10 timetable at BRS has been a work in progress since well before Christmas and I wouldn't bet anything on today's being the final version.
At the moment 123 weekly rotations are shown of which 24 are operated by non-BRS aircraft judging from the timings.
Aer Arann/Aer Lingus Regonal
The Aer Arann website shows the Cork-Bristol route as being 6 times weekly. Last summer it was daily.
Western Walkway
This structure is certainly eye-catching. I wouldn't call it a thing of beauty - too boxlike in appearance for my taste - but that of course is a subjective judgement.
It's said to be about 400 metres in length but will be restricted in amenities to comply with its general permitted development status.
I am sure there will be moans from some about the distance they have to walk but at least the airport can play the Green card by pointing out they are saving on bus fuel and emissions.
Since my post of 2 Feb, Ryanair has made yet another change to its summer 2010 schedule. Bydgoszcz and Kaunas were announced as additions for the coming summer but Rimini has now disappeared from the web timetable and booking engine.
This means that of the French and Italian routes introduced for last summer from July only Limoges currently remains. I stress currently because the FR summer 10 timetable at BRS has been a work in progress since well before Christmas and I wouldn't bet anything on today's being the final version.
At the moment 123 weekly rotations are shown of which 24 are operated by non-BRS aircraft judging from the timings.
Aer Arann/Aer Lingus Regonal
The Aer Arann website shows the Cork-Bristol route as being 6 times weekly. Last summer it was daily.
Western Walkway
This structure is certainly eye-catching. I wouldn't call it a thing of beauty - too boxlike in appearance for my taste - but that of course is a subjective judgement.
It's said to be about 400 metres in length but will be restricted in amenities to comply with its general permitted development status.
I am sure there will be moans from some about the distance they have to walk but at least the airport can play the Green card by pointing out they are saving on bus fuel and emissions.
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Thanks for the info. Will pop along next week and chat to them. In need of a summer job, it'll be strange talking English after a good few years abroad.
Ryanair. A few years back I seem to remember that they made threats to pull out of Stansted because of the charges..... then they promptly increased their own fares! Having seen their standards of engineering at first hand, I don't fly with them through choice. Give me Aeroflot anytime !!
Thanks for the info. Will pop along next week and chat to them. In need of a summer job, it'll be strange talking English after a good few years abroad.
Ryanair. A few years back I seem to remember that they made threats to pull out of Stansted because of the charges..... then they promptly increased their own fares! Having seen their standards of engineering at first hand, I don't fly with them through choice. Give me Aeroflot anytime !!
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Aer Arann/Aer Lingus Regonal
The Aer Arann website shows the Cork-Bristol route as being 6 times weekly. Last summer it was daily.
The Aer Arann website shows the Cork-Bristol route as being 6 times weekly. Last summer it was daily.
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Can anyone shed any light as to why there was a 'surplus' CO 757 in over this weekend? It's left about 15:05 today- though not sure where to.. certainly wasn't today's sheduled departure to EWR though.
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Was told by a friend on the flight that he should have flown out Thursday but was put up overnight and told he’d fly at 8am Friday only to be taken to Heathrow after sitting at Bristol until 4pm. He said that the handling agent did well given the little information they had but the Continental rep was nowhere to be seen most of the day Friday.
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Was going to ask the same thing about the CO....
So did CO run the service as normal whilst the spare 75 was on the tarmac?
Also, noticed that First Choice are advertising Florida, and Caribbean in/ around the terminal, but can't see any flights scheduled... Are these services really active?
So did CO run the service as normal whilst the spare 75 was on the tarmac?
Also, noticed that First Choice are advertising Florida, and Caribbean in/ around the terminal, but can't see any flights scheduled... Are these services really active?
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CO new lie flat seats...
Hi Guys n Gals
Off to see the new CO flat bed Bizfirst seats this evening. Not onboard an aircraft though!
Just wondered if anyone is interested in me posting any comments or observations??
Thanks
Off to see the new CO flat bed Bizfirst seats this evening. Not onboard an aircraft though!
Just wondered if anyone is interested in me posting any comments or observations??
Thanks
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Hi Guys n Gals
Off to see the new CO flat bed Bizfirst seats this evening. Not onboard an aircraft though!
Just wondered if anyone is interested in me posting any comments or observations??
Thanks
Off to see the new CO flat bed Bizfirst seats this evening. Not onboard an aircraft though!
Just wondered if anyone is interested in me posting any comments or observations??
Thanks
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Ski destinations
Hello WATABENCH,
I noticed that in the CWL thread you alluded to the BRS ski market.
You mentioned Geneva vis-a-vis BRS. It may have been a post I did some time last year.
2008 CAA stats for UK to Geneva routes show that BRS carried more passengers on the route than any UK regional airport.
Totals to the nearest thousand were - total of charter and scheduled routes where appropriate:
Gatwick 702K
Heathrow 577K
London City 332K
Luton 307K
Bristol 158K
Liverpool 142K
Edinburgh 120K
East Midlands 119K
Birmingham 118K
Manchester 87K
Stansted 76K
Leeds-Bradford 55K
Newcastle 41K
Bournemouth 33K
Belfast International 31K
The remaining UK airports were fewer than 20K including perhaps surprisingly Glasgow International at 16K. Cardiff carried 14K.
Incidentally, the BRS total breaks down as 152K scheduled and 6K charter.
2009 totals not yet published.
easyJet has 19 weekly rotations to Geneva most weeks in the ski season at Mon, Tue, Wed and Thur each 2 x daily, Fri and Sat 4 x daily, Sun 3 x daily (broadly similar to previous recent winters) plus, as you mentioned, the weekly Saturday TOM ski flight to GVA.
Your list of weekly ski charter flights may have missed out a couple.
The full list is:
Saturdays
TOM to Salzburg, Verona, Chambery, Grenoble, Geneva and Sofia
TCX to Salzburg
BGH to Sofia
AUA to Innsbruck
Sundays
TOM to Turin and Toulouse
AEU to Chambery
MON to Kittila
This is a total of 13 weekly ski flights, one or perhaps two down on last winter.
With easyJet flying daily to Toulouse, 5 x weekly at the moment to Milan Malpensa, 3/4 x weekly to Grenoble (seems to vary with a second Sat flight put on some weeks), 2 x weekly to Innsbruck, plus their big Geneva schedule mentioned earlier, and Ryanair weekly to Turin and up to daily to Milan Bergamo the ski market in the South West seems to be holding up because this sort of programme is similar to previous recent winters.
Mustn't forget the home market, as you rightly pointed out, with Inverness showing 5 x weekly easyJet flights at the moment.
2J&D,
I would certainly be very interested.
Are these beds specific to the CO 757s? If so, I can't see why this thread is not appropriate because Bristol isn't likely to be seeing other CO aircraft on the route for a considerable time, one would think.
Hello WATABENCH,
I noticed that in the CWL thread you alluded to the BRS ski market.
You mentioned Geneva vis-a-vis BRS. It may have been a post I did some time last year.
2008 CAA stats for UK to Geneva routes show that BRS carried more passengers on the route than any UK regional airport.
Totals to the nearest thousand were - total of charter and scheduled routes where appropriate:
Gatwick 702K
Heathrow 577K
London City 332K
Luton 307K
Bristol 158K
Liverpool 142K
Edinburgh 120K
East Midlands 119K
Birmingham 118K
Manchester 87K
Stansted 76K
Leeds-Bradford 55K
Newcastle 41K
Bournemouth 33K
Belfast International 31K
The remaining UK airports were fewer than 20K including perhaps surprisingly Glasgow International at 16K. Cardiff carried 14K.
Incidentally, the BRS total breaks down as 152K scheduled and 6K charter.
2009 totals not yet published.
easyJet has 19 weekly rotations to Geneva most weeks in the ski season at Mon, Tue, Wed and Thur each 2 x daily, Fri and Sat 4 x daily, Sun 3 x daily (broadly similar to previous recent winters) plus, as you mentioned, the weekly Saturday TOM ski flight to GVA.
Your list of weekly ski charter flights may have missed out a couple.
The full list is:
Saturdays
TOM to Salzburg, Verona, Chambery, Grenoble, Geneva and Sofia
TCX to Salzburg
BGH to Sofia
AUA to Innsbruck
Sundays
TOM to Turin and Toulouse
AEU to Chambery
MON to Kittila
This is a total of 13 weekly ski flights, one or perhaps two down on last winter.
With easyJet flying daily to Toulouse, 5 x weekly at the moment to Milan Malpensa, 3/4 x weekly to Grenoble (seems to vary with a second Sat flight put on some weeks), 2 x weekly to Innsbruck, plus their big Geneva schedule mentioned earlier, and Ryanair weekly to Turin and up to daily to Milan Bergamo the ski market in the South West seems to be holding up because this sort of programme is similar to previous recent winters.
Mustn't forget the home market, as you rightly pointed out, with Inverness showing 5 x weekly easyJet flights at the moment.
Off to see the new CO flat bed Bizfirst seats this evening. Not onboard an aircraft though!
Just wondered if anyone is interested in me posting any comments or observations??
Just wondered if anyone is interested in me posting any comments or observations??
I would certainly be very interested.
Are these beds specific to the CO 757s? If so, I can't see why this thread is not appropriate because Bristol isn't likely to be seeing other CO aircraft on the route for a considerable time, one would think.