BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - BFS (Aldergrove)
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Have any of the package holidays company's put on extra flights for 2011? As Goldtrail went bust in the middle of the summer season and it would of been to late to add more flights.
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There isn't much more you can pack into a summer programme for the current charter operators unless you give up low profit Spanish routes and go for more Turkey flights. That will happen next year. The Spanish routes will be available for the exremely short haul 319's and the Turkish routes with no Spanish /French ATC shennanigans will be taken on by longer range aircraft.
Resurfacing 07/25 will put a spanner in the works though, 7 tonnes short on 17 and 5-6 tonnes short on 35 for DLM/AYT and LCA.
Resurfacing 07/25 will put a spanner in the works though, 7 tonnes short on 17 and 5-6 tonnes short on 35 for DLM/AYT and LCA.
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If ezy have no desire to base the A320 at Bfs what is the problem the market is there for the airbus 320 on a lot of there routes or are they looseing interest in belfast as well as other carriers seem to be no development what so ever. Are they just going to put bigger planes in to airports in there mainland bases and fly to lots of new places just ignore Bfs is the problem BFSand its owners and bosses or what.
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I wouldn't say they have no desire for an A320, it has been talked about for the last 2 years but none have appeared, but its been brought back to life again as its currently one of the options under review for the BFS-MLA issue. Losing interest in Belfast/Northern Ireland? Not a chance.. between the domestic market and the populations love of the sun, EZY should be in N.Ireland for a long time..
If they decide to cap the flights to 120, theres a potential of 864 people being denied travel (one way) in a period of 3 months, based on 2 flights per week with 156 booked during summer... i dont think thats the sort of publicity EZY wants
If they decide to cap the flights to 120, theres a potential of 864 people being denied travel (one way) in a period of 3 months, based on 2 flights per week with 156 booked during summer... i dont think thats the sort of publicity EZY wants
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Resurfacing 07/25 may not be as big a show stopper as you think if they do it in the same way that City did a few years back. The work was done at night and the rwy remained open 06.00 - 22.00.
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Resurfacing 07/25 may not be as big a show stopper as you think if they do it in the same way that City did a few years back. The work was done at night and the rwy remained open 06.00 - 22.00.
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Yeah but BFS has a PROPER runway........not like those little micky mouse provincial ones.....
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Most airports carry out maintenance during the night. A while back Dublin closed the main runway 10/28 between 00:00 - 05:30 every night for a number of weeks. They carry out maintainer between Feb-May so it doesn't affect flights in the summer which come in well after midnight. If BFS done this it wouldn't be a problem.
Only operate twice
Was just looking at BFS on wikipedia and it says that thomson are starting flights to Rovaniemi (Lapland) [begins 10 December]
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I would say it will be done in stages, overnight or during the day when no "heavy" flights are arriving/departing as Tower Ranger has said about the city. If its not done this way there will be disruption to flights.. most of the cargo flights during the night should be able to use 17/35.. as Maersk, DHL and TNT should all be out by 2200... EI has a nightstopper round midnight sometimes... not sure about TCX.. that leaves say 4-6 hours per night to do the work, maybe more on the likes of a Saturday when theres no cargo and most nightstoppers are in earlier
Could you even call 25/07 a proper runway, its slowly becoming as smooth as a country lane
Could you even call 25/07 a proper runway, its slowly becoming as smooth as a country lane
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tongue, cheek, waiting for Gate's tuppence worth etc etc)
Most airports carry out maintenance during the night.
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Actually I can't comment as I haven't been there since June 2009. What about 'the improvements', how far can you access the airport without flying? Is there a viewing area for non fliers?
i do hope that the viewing gallery is moved back landside, as it does give people something to do while they wait to pick people up, thats if they can actually find it in them to pay for parking
all the current drainage work which is causing all the frustration with back tracking is done 9-5, Mon-Fri... so..
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Onur air will be flying from BFS in 2011. Dalaman and Bodrum will operate once weekly.
Holidays 4U | Summer flights to Turkey 2011
Holidays 4U | Summer flights to Turkey 2011