BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - BFS (Aldergrove)
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With MAN and LTN morning flights being BFS based aircraft for summer 2012, what routes that are BFS based in the mornings this year will be moved to accommodate LTN and MAN next summer?
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BFS based 1st wave departures (May):
ALC 06.10
STN 06.15
LGW 06.25
MAN 07.00
LTN 07.00
EDI 07.05
From other respective bases:
GLA 08.05
LPL 08.15
NCL 08.20
BRS 08.35
SEN 08.40
BCN, FAO, KRK, AGP and NCE depart between 09.40 and 10.00 on their respective days of operation, FAO and AGP daily.
ALC 06.10
STN 06.15
LGW 06.25
MAN 07.00
LTN 07.00
EDI 07.05
From other respective bases:
GLA 08.05
LPL 08.15
NCL 08.20
BRS 08.35
SEN 08.40
BCN, FAO, KRK, AGP and NCE depart between 09.40 and 10.00 on their respective days of operation, FAO and AGP daily.
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There has been a rumor of a 777 coming to BFS to perform cargo flights, now FedEx has jobs advertised ( Ramp/Aircraft Handling Agents (am & pm shifts) - nijobfinder ) from operations managers, team leaders to ramp staff, looks like a start up to me...
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Just to update my previous post, found out an hour or 2 after posting..
The 777 will be TNT, the current TNT a/c (is it a 767?) lease is up, originally only for 1 month but could be on-going.. due to arrive next week in TNT colours... the plan is to park it on 25/26 then tow to Delta when its day stopping
The 777 will be TNT, the current TNT a/c (is it a 767?) lease is up, originally only for 1 month but could be on-going.. due to arrive next week in TNT colours... the plan is to park it on 25/26 then tow to Delta when its day stopping
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So not only will the TNT be the 1st visit of a B77L to BFS (albeit as a LRF) but it is the only (just recently delivered) B77LRF in the fleet. 
Suppose it is a handy way for the crews to build up cycles on a new type before sending her on her way to fields afar.
Suppose it is a handy way for the crews to build up cycles on a new type before sending her on her way to fields afar.
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Will be ATR's operating from BFS, not sure if its 42's or 72's.. so will be FedEx Feeder i think with the hours they are putting down for the ramp staff id say it will be based aircraft that leaves BFS and will fly all night then return in the early hours, just wondering how many a/c it will be, would they do a setup with just 1 ATR?
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Agree with above comments about Madrid, If easy think ATH can work then MAD definitely can, not so sure about Lisbon though.
Shame BFS cannot attract some major European/ North American airlines. All seem to do well from DUB AA/AC/CO.UA/DL/LH/MALEV/SAS/US all seem to be doing well at least in the summer, also Ethiad 2xdaily some days out of Dublin, is BFS missing out on even a small portion of this traffic due to APD? UK govt needs to realise Northern Ireland is different and in the grand scale of things within in the UK is close to being and isolated community with a very clever neighbor next door just 100 miles down the road.
Shame BFS cannot attract some major European/ North American airlines. All seem to do well from DUB AA/AC/CO.UA/DL/LH/MALEV/SAS/US all seem to be doing well at least in the summer, also Ethiad 2xdaily some days out of Dublin, is BFS missing out on even a small portion of this traffic due to APD? UK govt needs to realise Northern Ireland is different and in the grand scale of things within in the UK is close to being and isolated community with a very clever neighbor next door just 100 miles down the road.
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BFS had none of those carriers (except CO) before the APD was introduced so No is the answer. Then people on here will disagree with the statement.
EZY would be better doing MAD over ATH.
EZY would be better doing MAD over ATH.
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777 to stay?
is the 777 only temporary at belfast or permanent, if it is permanent things must be looking up in the cargo area of the airport then, because we have not seen in grow in years
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is the 777 only temporary at belfast or permanent, if it is permanent things must be looking up in the cargo area of the airport then, because we have not seen in grow in years
Last edited by tigger2k8; 1st Aug 2011 at 12:40.