BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL
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Have to agree DEE747 that Dublin will always be the larger airport for the reasons you stated. Until we have only one airport for NI we will continue to lose out to Dublin
Question: Does our airline want to serve the island or Ireland?
Answer: Yes
Question: Which airport has the biggest population catchment area within reasonable travel time?
Answer: Dublin.
Unfortunate but true and trying to convince anyone otherwise will always be a losing battle unless the "folks on the hill" (or better put, us taxpayers) want to pay handling fees and fuel bills.
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BFS will be lucky to hang on to what it's got. There will be no growth on the international side of things. It's deathly quiet at off peak times and there are bound to be days that it's hardly worth them keeping the doors open. I am pro BFS by the way.
Different subject. Does anyone know if Menzies are going to hang about since they are losing the easyjet contract to Servisair. Surely they will hardly stick around to serve the New York Continental service only ?
Belfast telegraph business report on BFS here: Company report: Belfast International Airport - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Different subject. Does anyone know if Menzies are going to hang about since they are losing the easyjet contract to Servisair. Surely they will hardly stick around to serve the New York Continental service only ?
Belfast telegraph business report on BFS here: Company report: Belfast International Airport - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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Interesting to see some Jet2 flights on ALC BFS 'making a short stop at East Midlands'. Even more interesting to see on Jet2 booking engine the following message appear below the price quote and time:
"This flights makes a short stop in East Midlands"
Date i saw was Dec13, not sure if there are others. Hadn't seen this before.
"This flights makes a short stop in East Midlands"
Date i saw was Dec13, not sure if there are others. Hadn't seen this before.
Newark arrival diverted to Shannon
Looks like this morning's United arrival from Newark is diverting to Shannon - presumably due to the blustery conditions.
Anyone know why they'd choose to go to Shannon instead of DUB?
Anyone know why they'd choose to go to Shannon instead of DUB?
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It diverted because the runway was closed for about 30 mins. I was on Easy to Bristol and as we pulled away from the stand I saw several plastic barriers being blown from near the private aviation area right the way towards the runway. UA circled for a while before diverting. Pretty blustery this morning but flights were coming and going
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Possibly gate (un)availability at Dublin, or the fact it was also equally stormy at DUB. May even have been that SNN was the closest to the NAT track he was on and was a designated diversionary airport as a result.
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easyJet launches fear of flying course in Belfast!
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has put on sale six new Fearless Flyer courses to help nervous travellers across Britain overcome their phobia – including their first ever course in Northern Ireland.
From spring 2014 the ‘Fearless flyer’ courses, which at £189 per person are amongst the most affordable in the UK, will return to Manchester, Bristol, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports and take place at Belfast International for the first time.
More Here: easyJet launches fear of flying course in Belfast - Belfast International Airport
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Thomas Cook Airlines first new Airbus A321 to start holiday flights from Belfast!
Following the recent arrival of Thomas Cook Airlines UK @FlyTC first new A321 into its fleet, registration G-TCDC, the aircraft is now set to take up its role based at Belfast International Airport taking holidaymakers from Northern Ireland on holiday to destinations across Europe and North Africa.
The aircraft, which was this week christened ‘Sunny Heart’ to reflect that it’s also the airline’s first aircraft to exhibit the new livery, arrives on the evening of 12 December. The aircrafts first departure from Belfast will take place at 0945 on Friday 13th December taking holidaymakers to Tenerife for their wintersun holiday.
More Here: Thomas Cook Airlines first new Airbus A321 to start holiday flights from Belfast - Belfast International Airport
easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, has put on sale six new Fearless Flyer courses to help nervous travellers across Britain overcome their phobia – including their first ever course in Northern Ireland.
From spring 2014 the ‘Fearless flyer’ courses, which at £189 per person are amongst the most affordable in the UK, will return to Manchester, Bristol, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports and take place at Belfast International for the first time.
More Here: easyJet launches fear of flying course in Belfast - Belfast International Airport
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Thomas Cook Airlines first new Airbus A321 to start holiday flights from Belfast!
Following the recent arrival of Thomas Cook Airlines UK @FlyTC first new A321 into its fleet, registration G-TCDC, the aircraft is now set to take up its role based at Belfast International Airport taking holidaymakers from Northern Ireland on holiday to destinations across Europe and North Africa.
The aircraft, which was this week christened ‘Sunny Heart’ to reflect that it’s also the airline’s first aircraft to exhibit the new livery, arrives on the evening of 12 December. The aircrafts first departure from Belfast will take place at 0945 on Friday 13th December taking holidaymakers to Tenerife for their wintersun holiday.
More Here: Thomas Cook Airlines first new Airbus A321 to start holiday flights from Belfast - Belfast International Airport
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any reason as to why Belfast was given the newest aircraft in the fleet?
I thought it would have been placed at a bigger base
on another note with an additional tank as mentioned, can the aircraft travel to Canada?
I thought it would have been placed at a bigger base
on another note with an additional tank as mentioned, can the aircraft travel to Canada?
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Sorry forgot to put the year this is for next year winter 14/15 that they haven't got up, still operating this winter 13/14.
Geneva now added by Jet2 at 1pw on Saturdays same times etc as this year for 2014/15.
So far:
Tenerife= 2pw (Tuesday & Friday)
Lanzarote= 2pw (Thursday & Sunday)
Geneva= 1pw (Saturday)
Not loaded= Alicante & Salzburg.
Possibly maybe thinking of going to 1 based aircraft in Winter?
Geneva now added by Jet2 at 1pw on Saturdays same times etc as this year for 2014/15.
So far:
Tenerife= 2pw (Tuesday & Friday)
Lanzarote= 2pw (Thursday & Sunday)
Geneva= 1pw (Saturday)
Not loaded= Alicante & Salzburg.
Possibly maybe thinking of going to 1 based aircraft in Winter?
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With the limited number of flights by LS in the winter period one aircraft would be enough for any winter period.
Does anybody think there will be any new routes for next year?
Does anybody think there will be any new routes for next year?