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Brunel to Concorde
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Ryanair
Bucharest
Ryanair has announced a further addition to its winter network from BRS with a once weekly (Wednesdays) Bucharest rotation. Once a week seems a little odd but so far as I can recall it will be the first time that BRS has had a regular Romanian route, scheduled or charter.
Next winter will now see 19 routes, four more than last winter, with 69 weekly rotations, an increase of 25% over last winter.
Ryanair has announced a further addition to its winter network from BRS with a once weekly (Wednesdays) Bucharest rotation. Once a week seems a little odd but so far as I can recall it will be the first time that BRS has had a regular Romanian route, scheduled or charter.
Next winter will now see 19 routes, four more than last winter, with 69 weekly rotations, an increase of 25% over last winter.
Brunel to Concorde
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7 million passengers in last 12 months
BRS reported this week that April saw another very strong performance with passenger numbers up 10.56% on April 2015 meaning that 7 million passengers have passed through the terminal in a 12-month period for the first time in the airport's history.
The first four months of 2016 have seen a 12.51% increase in passenger numbers compared with the same period last year which equates to an additional 225,000 passengers. 2015 saw 450,000 more passengers than 2014 so if the 12.51% increase was to be maintained throughout the year a final total in excess of 7.6 million would be handled in the calendar year of 2016.
However, it's unlikely that such a percentage will be maintained throughout the year; a year end total in the region of 7.4-7.5 million is more likely. This would still mean that the airport would see an increase of over 1.1 million passengers in just two years.
The first four months of 2016 have seen a 12.51% increase in passenger numbers compared with the same period last year which equates to an additional 225,000 passengers. 2015 saw 450,000 more passengers than 2014 so if the 12.51% increase was to be maintained throughout the year a final total in excess of 7.6 million would be handled in the calendar year of 2016.
However, it's unlikely that such a percentage will be maintained throughout the year; a year end total in the region of 7.4-7.5 million is more likely. This would still mean that the airport would see an increase of over 1.1 million passengers in just two years.
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Runway Closure? (25MAY16)
Whilst browsing the arrivals/deps board, I noticed that EZY3361 VCE-BRS was shown as diverted.
The Easyjet site showed it diverted to CWL with the message:
I can't see any other diverted flights? The flight was due to leave CWL for the hop to BRS at 15L20, due to BRS at 15L55 (which seems like a generous flight time indeed).
The Easyjet site showed it diverted to CWL with the message:
Updated 15 minutes ago by easyJet Operations Control
Your flight has diverted to Cardiff airport, due to runway closure in Bristol. We plan to re-fuel your aircraft and fly you onwards Bristol once the situation has been handled. We thank you for your patience.
Your flight has diverted to Cardiff airport, due to runway closure in Bristol. We plan to re-fuel your aircraft and fly you onwards Bristol once the situation has been handled. We thank you for your patience.
Brunel to Concorde
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Aer Lingus
Nostalgic day at BRS today with a DH84 Dragon celebrating the 80th anniversary of Aer Lingus's first ever flight which was from Dublin to Bristol Whitchurch on 27 May 1936.
The DH84 carried the same registration EI-ABI and name Iolar as the aircraft that made the original flight. Today's Iolar made several short flights carrying guests including the Irish ambassador to the UK.
Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart) took the opportunity to announce a fourth daily rotation between BRS and DUB on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays giving 25 weekly flights in all. With Ryanair's mainly 3 x daily (19/20 weekly for most of the year) there will be no shortage of seats between Dublin and Bristol.
DUB was BRS's second busiest route in 2015 (after AMS) with over 378,000 passengers.
The DH84 carried the same registration EI-ABI and name Iolar as the aircraft that made the original flight. Today's Iolar made several short flights carrying guests including the Irish ambassador to the UK.
Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart) took the opportunity to announce a fourth daily rotation between BRS and DUB on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays giving 25 weekly flights in all. With Ryanair's mainly 3 x daily (19/20 weekly for most of the year) there will be no shortage of seats between Dublin and Bristol.
DUB was BRS's second busiest route in 2015 (after AMS) with over 378,000 passengers.
Brunel to Concorde
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Aer Lingus Regional BRS-DUB
It doesn't look as though the fourth daily service on selected days of the week will commence until the 31 October this year and currently the booking engine is only showing the fourth rotation on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, but nothing on Sundays as originally stated in the press release.
Flight times are shown (DUB-BRS: BRS-DUB)
0650-0800: 0825-0940
1005-1115: 1140-1250
1400-1515: 1540-1655
1730-1840: 1905-2020
Blue Islands
The Flybe franchise on BRS-JER starts next Monday 6 June with flights now bookable in the Flybe booking engine under a BE flight code.
Flight times are shown (DUB-BRS: BRS-DUB)
0650-0800: 0825-0940
1005-1115: 1140-1250
1400-1515: 1540-1655
1730-1840: 1905-2020
Blue Islands
The Flybe franchise on BRS-JER starts next Monday 6 June with flights now bookable in the Flybe booking engine under a BE flight code.
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Brunel to Concorde
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easyJet
easyJet new route to Las Palmas from 28 September once weekly - will compete with Ryanair and the the main charter airlines. This will mean that three of the four main Canary Islands (LPA, TFS and ACE) will be flown by both easyJet and Ryanair, with FUE currently the preserve of easyJet (and the charter airlines).
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook now showing Almeria once weekly for summer 2017. From memory this destination hasn't been operated from BRS by anyone in the past 25-30 years. I have a vague recollection of Thomson (Britannia) operating the route sometime in the 1980s.
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook now showing Almeria once weekly for summer 2017. From memory this destination hasn't been operated from BRS by anyone in the past 25-30 years. I have a vague recollection of Thomson (Britannia) operating the route sometime in the 1980s.
Brunel to Concorde
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Almeria
Many thanks flyerboy. I remember using Orion between BRS and FAO in the summer of 1985. It was the first time I'd flown on a B 737-300. Coming back the aircraft was a B 737-200 with a notice on the door saying it was Boeing's 737th 737. I recall that a bit later Orion was absorbed into Britannia Airways with Horizon becoming part of Thomson Holidays.
APD Devolution to Wales
It seems the UK government has no intention of including this in in the new Wales Bill although attempts may be made to have it included, but without government support the chances are pretty well zero.
APD Devolution to Wales
It seems the UK government has no intention of including this in in the new Wales Bill although attempts may be made to have it included, but without government support the chances are pretty well zero.
Brunel to Concorde
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Paramount Airways
I flew as a passenger with Paramount on a number of occasions from and to BRS. They were the first British airline to ban smoking on their aircraft and I seem to recall that they wouldn't even sell tobacco products in their onboard duty-free sales. I'm a non-smoker so may be wrong about the duty-free.
I always found the crews extremely friendly and the flights were thoroughly enjoyable. On one occasion when returning from a sun spot the captain stood at the front of the cabin with a microphone and gave passengers an amusing summary of the flight to come, instead of the usual anonymous voice from the flight deck.
It was such a great shame that things ended in the way they did.
I always found the crews extremely friendly and the flights were thoroughly enjoyable. On one occasion when returning from a sun spot the captain stood at the front of the cabin with a microphone and gave passengers an amusing summary of the flight to come, instead of the usual anonymous voice from the flight deck.
It was such a great shame that things ended in the way they did.
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You are correct about not selling tobacco.
Paramount were trail blazers in many was and a good outfit to work for. The end was sad but did change workers rights after High Court rulings.
They ran their MD-83's all the way from Gatwick to Goa via Rhodes and a crew change at Sharjah. Long way with no smoke!
Paramount were trail blazers in many was and a good outfit to work for. The end was sad but did change workers rights after High Court rulings.
They ran their MD-83's all the way from Gatwick to Goa via Rhodes and a crew change at Sharjah. Long way with no smoke!