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Appreciate that, but Little Red is not tied to EI for new routes...also, would EI turn down a guaranteed contract? AFAIK, VS take the commercial risk on Little Red routes...EI get a contractual income for running them...
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Are you seriously suggesting EI would contract out one of their aircraft to compete against their own mainline operations? What sort of common business sense would that be?
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BFS management have said they are working very hard to get a direct link back to LHR so could be plausible. And if EI are making more money on the LGW route now they could possibly drop LHR and increase LGW frequency, either way EI always win
Join Date: Jun 2011
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MCO v EWR
BIAL must ensure that any route development does not jeopardise the EWR operation
A regular, ideally daily flight to the NY area is essential to maintaining economic ties with USA.
Recent inward investment announcements have been encouraging with real growth in jobs and more to come.
To endanger this for short term gains would be a disaster for BIA and the local economy.
A regular, ideally daily flight to the NY area is essential to maintaining economic ties with USA.
Recent inward investment announcements have been encouraging with real growth in jobs and more to come.
To endanger this for short term gains would be a disaster for BIA and the local economy.
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I think the Newark route is already in trouble. With the announcement that UA are pulling the service for nine weeks in the New Year, they must think they can use that 757 more profitably elsewhere during that period. The BFS - EWR route carries good loads, but maybe somewhere else would cost less and create more profit.
I hope it stays, as is is great to have that direct link. But I could see it dropping down from daily...or even being dropped altogether in favour of a stronger UA DUB - EWR offering.
Saying all that, if VS do arrive, maybe they would offer JFK / EWR two or three times weekly...
I hope it stays, as is is great to have that direct link. But I could see it dropping down from daily...or even being dropped altogether in favour of a stronger UA DUB - EWR offering.
Saying all that, if VS do arrive, maybe they would offer JFK / EWR two or three times weekly...
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VS would not need to touch a BFS LHR route. They simply could use EI for code share etc. there interest in such a market would be to feed long haul pax into the VS network.
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At a guess:
NI is a small catchment area
MCO is a school kid heavy route - the flights are over the school holidays.
Mums and dads taking their precious over to see Mickey and friends over the school break. No other demand.
Probably that simple.
NI is a small catchment area
MCO is a school kid heavy route - the flights are over the school holidays.
Mums and dads taking their precious over to see Mickey and friends over the school break. No other demand.
Probably that simple.
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The provisional caa stats for June have been published.
Passenger numbers up 5.2% from June 13.
Whilst the EWR was down 1%, UA carried more on the BFS route than GLA, MAN and BHX in June. 9617 passengers carried.
Passenger numbers up 5.2% from June 13.
Whilst the EWR was down 1%, UA carried more on the BFS route than GLA, MAN and BHX in June. 9617 passengers carried.
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Virgin Atlantic comes to Belfast!!
It will be good to see the 747 back in the Belfast skyline!!! 
Virgin launches Belfast air service - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Virgin launches Belfast air service - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
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Lets see how many airports have a daily flight to Florida in the summer:
LHR
LGW
MAN
If you meant weekly I can understand, but I very much doubt Virgin could fill a 455 seat 744 and make money if they operated all summer.
LHR
LGW
MAN
If you meant weekly I can understand, but I very much doubt Virgin could fill a 455 seat 744 and make money if they operated all summer.
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If you meant weekly I can understand, but I very much doubt Virgin could fill a 455 seat 744 and make money if they operated all summer.
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BFS / MCO
Good news indeed but I feel that marketing do not understand the value of the grey pound
I would have thought that a weekly winter operation with an A340/330 would be profitable given the disproportionate number of retired people living here.
A large number of "OAPs" use DUB every year to escape to the winter sun so why not a BFS snowbird special!
I would have thought that a weekly winter operation with an A340/330 would be profitable given the disproportionate number of retired people living here.
A large number of "OAPs" use DUB every year to escape to the winter sun so why not a BFS snowbird special!
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Sorry but I think its bull that there isn't a summer market. I am in Florida now and have been here three weeks. I have seen 4 people from my town on four seperate occasions and not in Orlando either. In that time I have ran into other people from Northern Ireland countless time,funnily enough i've seen about 2 people from the republic but anyway.
I think maybe if they changed the aircraft type to one with less seats it would help. Don't think it could work in winter though.
They really need to start advertising now.
I think maybe if they changed the aircraft type to one with less seats it would help. Don't think it could work in winter though.
They really need to start advertising now.