BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - BFS (Aldergrove)
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Any news on the continental service from BFS?
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Thomson summer 2011 released today. BFS looks pretty much the same as 2010 with the exception of Sharm El Sheikh season long Wednesdays, 4 May to 19 Oct. This flight seems to fit in with the times for Thomson based aircraft, so could we see a 757 based 2011, or can the A320 make it direct to SSH from Belfast.
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I guess both these releases are still very much subject to change. Thomas Cook especially seem to change capacity and destinations as demand requires. I think we could well see some changes from the preview brochures.
What surprises me, is with Thomson the UK's largest tour operator, and Falcon also having a large brand presence in Northern Ireland, that the TUI operation from Belfast appears so much smaller than Thomas Cook's. Capacity to Turkey as an example, especially the amount of peak season flights TCX add, and the range of destinations offered.
Sad to see that Naples is again off the destination list for 2011, and that TCX is offering Florida as peak only again, even with FlyGlobespan's demise. To think of the years BFS had at least two operators competing with direct Orlando flights season long...
What surprises me, is with Thomson the UK's largest tour operator, and Falcon also having a large brand presence in Northern Ireland, that the TUI operation from Belfast appears so much smaller than Thomas Cook's. Capacity to Turkey as an example, especially the amount of peak season flights TCX add, and the range of destinations offered.
Sad to see that Naples is again off the destination list for 2011, and that TCX is offering Florida as peak only again, even with FlyGlobespan's demise. To think of the years BFS had at least two operators competing with direct Orlando flights season long...
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Kavs8, yes there are 6 A319s at BFS for the summer, in the last 2 years this has reduced to 5 in the winter, id imagine it will be the same this year unless new routes or more rotations are added
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Aer Lingus BFS LHR tomorrow;
AerLingus have the same 0715 flight every day of the week leave BFS for LHR, but tomorrow it is not on the departures board and no mentioned as cancelled, I wonder why this is. Perhaps due to bank hol weekend and less sunday morning demand?
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AerLingus have the same 0715 flight every day of the week leave BFS for LHR, but tomorrow it is not on the departures board and no mentioned as cancelled, I wonder why this is. Perhaps due to bank hol weekend and less sunday morning demand?
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some of the BFS-LHR rotations such as this mornings 0715 are non-op, this is PROBABLY due to the quieter period from the end of easter until schools get out and the reduced business travel that happens on sundays and i think theres 1 or 2 days during the week when 1 rotation operates inbound to BFS only and sits for an hour or 2... should return to normal in a week or 2 
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Thanks for the info Tigger.
What seemed to be a 767 took off this morning about 0945 and was turning back to fly west from BFS, however, no mention of it on the departures board. Perhaps it was cargo? I could see the markings.
Anyone know anything about this?
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What seemed to be a 767 took off this morning about 0945 and was turning back to fly west from BFS, however, no mention of it on the departures board. Perhaps it was cargo? I could see the markings.
Anyone know anything about this?
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cant remember where i saw it but i noticed someone asking about a flybe diversion to BFS, the a/c is still on the ground, stand 10.. G-JEDW.. looks tech
there was a A321 TCX that took off using 07 and circled west (i think? not good with directions lol...)around 1000, never noticed a 767 though, as far as i recall it was only the DHL that was on the cargo apron this morning
there was a A321 TCX that took off using 07 and circled west (i think? not good with directions lol...)around 1000, never noticed a 767 though, as far as i recall it was only the DHL that was on the cargo apron this morning
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EI-BUD it was TCX 397 to Reus. As tigger said it was a 321. Heard it on frequency doing a non-standard left turn off 07 to the west intially before being turned left again to Dublin VOR. There's some prob with the radar at Aldergrove meaning that they had to do it that way..
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Eh no! Nothing to do with radar being SSR only. It was easterly operations, there was a high bmi inbound for 04, I decided to turn the TCX left so he could get some height on, as they are usually heavy and don't climb too well, and I was pretty sure I would get direct from Scottish!!!
Left turns off 04 and 07 are underrated...and underused..in my opinion!!!
Left turns off 04 and 07 are underrated...and underused..in my opinion!!!