BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL

[EI-A330-300]

BFS not affected until the UK Government advise operators. This is just the republic, BFS flights still on sale.

[ILS25]

Belfast International Airport has been voted 4th worst airport in UK by 'Which? Survey'.

1. London Luton 43%
2. London Heathrow Terminal One 45%
3. London Heathrow Terminal Three 46%
4. Belfast International 48%
5. London Heathrow Terminal Four 49%

I disagree with this. Heathrow's not that bad.

[SecondDog]

Another pointless survey, does anyone mean to tell me that they would choose a different flight based on the results of this survey?

'yes dear there is a flight with Easyjet from Belfast that is 9.99 plus add ons but we'll not go because the security man didn't smile at me last time we went there and there was nobody in the smoking room to open the door for me so I had to pay a pound'

Or will we go there because they have the flight we want at the time we want and we'll spend a grand total of 2 hours in the place before we go on our trip?

[GAZMO]

Have to agree Second Dog with your comment. I have used BFS can found no problems. Most pax only spend one hour before their flight. All security at airports are a real pain, but we have to accept this. Go through, grap a cup of coffee and get on your way

Have used all three mentioned terminals at LHR and have had no issues at all

Just read the survey......Inverness got 68% rate........but that was based on a sample size of 69 pax.........say no more !!!!

[El Bunto]

Another pointless survey, does anyone mean to tell me that they would choose a different flight based on the results of this survey?

Well if the airport itself were unimportant, why bother with heating and glass ceiling-height windows and carpets? Just a big warehouse would suffice with doors exiting out to the aircraft ( no need for airbridges since passengers are only interested in the flight ).

Why did Heathrow ever evolve beyond marquee tents and duckboards?

Airports have to attract customers, particularly if there is a local competitor that has flights to the same destinations.

Passengers are required to be on premises two hours before a domestic flight; if the environment is not tolerable they will remember that in future. It won't be 90% of their future planning decisions but it will be a factor.

I'll not be using Bristol or Luton airports willingly any time in the future so any flights to / from there are immediately irrelevant. Belfast City is wavering on the 'avoid' list ( security is a mess ). Leeds Bradford on several occasions didn't have the gate ready for arrival so another one to avoid.

Where else now... Heathrow is utter chaos so avoid that. London City and Stansted were always good experiences to I'll consider flights there. East Midlands was ropey but at least fairly comfortable.

[GAZMO]

End of the day we have to fly to a particular destination. if its LTN, BRS or LBA we just have to get on with it. We should not grumble!!!!

[SecondDog]

Well if the airport itself were unimportant, why bother with heating and glass ceiling-height windows and carpets? Just a big warehouse would suffice with doors exiting out to the aircraft ( no need for airbridges since passengers are only interested in the flight ).

Not unimportant, just a means to an end, if there was such a facility at BFS and it had a weekly flight to Canada or a range of direct US services then I would be happy enough

Why did Heathrow ever evolve beyond marquee tents and duckboards?

Because they found out that people pay for their creature comforts. (I understand that I can live without the razzle-dazzle but many others choose not to)

Airports have to attract customers, particularly if there is a local competitor that has flights to the same destinations.

It has to have the flights first, that is what my point is, the airport doesn't attract customers, the flights do and then the airport tries to make extra money off the people while they are waiting to board. Airports should focus first on route development otherwise that is the main factor in decreasing pax numbers not fusspots who lose their rag over something simple and then cut their own nose off to spite their face by refusing themselves a service in the future.

Passengers are required to be on premises two hours before a domestic flight; if the environment is not tolerable they will remember that in future. It won't be 90% of their future planning decisions but it will be a factor.

Checkin opens 2 hours before (domestic), lots of domestic/business pax leave it til the hour mark (specially now with the online checkin and hand luggage based travel (so becoming less of an issue)

I'll not be using Bristol or Luton airports willingly any time in the future so any flights to / from there are immediately irrelevant. Belfast City is wavering on the 'avoid' list ( security is a mess ). Leeds Bradford on several occasions didn't have the gate ready for arrival so another one to avoid.

Where else now... Heathrow is utter chaos so avoid that. London City and Stansted were always good experiences to I'll consider flights there. East Midlands was ropey but at least fairly comfortable.

You don't seem to be leaving yourself many so you can understand my thinking above....? It will be you who loses out in the long run by paying more from a different airport.

Seriously, if you have a bad experience at an airport, go through their complaints system, more than likely you get something extra (gift tokens etc) out of that and you highlight a problem they can work on!

[GAZMO]

SEN

Looks like EZY are pulling the SEN route from January. Comment on SEN thread and also checked the EZY website
If true I would be sorry to see it go. Maybe will revert the capacity back to STN

[BHD2BFS]

Maybe we will see EIR take over the route in BHD with smaller capacity it maybe more profitable, could they use the based ac they have there and use a Dub based ac for that route?

[BFS BHD]

Anyone no when the TCX A321 will come back to BFS?

Does anyone no when easyjet will put BFS flights on sale for early next summer?

When does the new owners take over BFS?

[IrishFlyer2013]

The TCX A321 is due back on the 04 of Sept.

[BFS BHD]

Thanks for that

[Stanstedeye]

Gambia Bird

Due Tomorrow at 05.30 3G1600 from Banjul.
Gambia Bird have two 319's, & this should be a Gatwick destination.

[BFS BHD]

I guess Jersey Airport and Blackpool Airport is dropped for Jet2.com at Belfast International Airport nothing uploaded on jet2 website for 2014

[GAZMO]

I am very sorry to see JER off the map.
I have used regularly during the summer season and flights have been very full
They even carried more pax this July compared to last July?
Maybe EZY will step in

[GAZMO]

EZY

No change or new routes for EZY from BFS for Spring 14......disappointing?

[shoe shine]

Gazmo, disappointing indeed but not surprising. Have you any idea when the new owners will make an appearance and if there will be a change in strategic direction under their ownership that might actually result in some growth in business.

[BFS BHD]

Yea does anyone no when the new owners will show?

[GAZMO]

Sorry do not know when new owners will appear. I did read that the purchase was subject to shareholder approval so it could be some time

[BFS BHD]

easyJet Spring 2014

Alicante- 1 Daily
Amsterdam- 1 Daily
Barcelona- 4 Weekly
Birmingham- 15 Weekly
Bristol- 17 Weekly
Edinburgh-19 Weekly
Faro- 8 Weekly (2 on Sat)
Glasgow- 23 Weekly
Ibiza- 1 Weekly (On Sat)
Krakow- 3 Weekly
Liverpool- 33 Weekly
Gatwick- 31 Weekly
Luton- 20 Weekly
Southend- DROPPED
Stansted- 21 Weekly
Palma- 9 Weekly
Malaga- 8 Weekly
Malta- 2 Weekly
Manchester- 17 Weekly
Newcastle- 16 Weekly
Nice- 2 Weekly
Paris- 6 Weekly (No Sat)

Nothing exciting at ALL!