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Also I cannot figure out why they have a 7.25 and a 8.15 departure to LPL on a Saturday, one of which is an A320. Didn't realise LPL was that popular on a Saturday morning?
...and, for the same reason, they (usually) have a flight back on Saturday evening too.
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Originally posted by Straightahead:
Easyjet Summer Schedule 2015 April-June
Had a look at the early release of the 2015 summer schedule April-June.Must say the NI public have been sold short by Easyjet.Only 5 based aircraft for the summer and all flights especially European routes are very very expensive and they have only been on sale a few days.This year there were 2 flights to AGP,PMI and FAO on certain days.With only 5 aircraft for the summer there are about 600 seats less each day so we pay double the price next year.
Easyjet Summer Schedule 2015 April-June
Had a look at the early release of the 2015 summer schedule April-June.Must say the NI public have been sold short by Easyjet.Only 5 based aircraft for the summer and all flights especially European routes are very very expensive and they have only been on sale a few days.This year there were 2 flights to AGP,PMI and FAO on certain days.With only 5 aircraft for the summer there are about 600 seats less each day so we pay double the price next year.
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I think the airports fighting for the same old airlines in pointless
Personally I think now is the perfect time for Ryanair to come to BFS, let's be honest if ezy have a childish strop and start dropping routes I'm sure Ryanair will happily make up the shortfall and they are not the money grabbing airline that they used to be, and I know from recent experiences they are far more pleasant to fly with know
Personally I think now is the perfect time for Ryanair to come to BFS, let's be honest if ezy have a childish strop and start dropping routes I'm sure Ryanair will happily make up the shortfall and they are not the money grabbing airline that they used to be, and I know from recent experiences they are far more pleasant to fly with know
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Aye but they (FR) wouldn't just want to 'make up shortfall'. Therein lies the problem of bringing them in. EZY have coexisted with EI before so I think that is a more realistic option.
As for the two airports 'fighting over the same old airlines' That just takes us into the whole BFS vs BHD thing again, which is short sighted. I see it more as a case of an airport attempting to get as much business as it can (If the other can't compete then so be it) And I mean that in both directions before the BHDers get worked up
As for the two airports 'fighting over the same old airlines' That just takes us into the whole BFS vs BHD thing again, which is short sighted. I see it more as a case of an airport attempting to get as much business as it can (If the other can't compete then so be it) And I mean that in both directions before the BHDers get worked up
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As for the two airports 'fighting over the same old airlines' That just takes us into the whole BFS vs BHD thing again, which is short sighted. I see it more as a case of an airport attempting to get as much business as it can (If the other can't compete then so be it) And I mean that in both directions
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I see on another thread that Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways are to release their Second Edition Summer 15 Brochures this week wonder will we see anything new or any increases to the Schedules for 2015 at BFS? Anyone heard anything?
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SecondDog, that`s quite enough of rational thinking on this matter! Imagine two individual competing companies being allowed to get on with it, ridiculous!!! So according to some of the armchair experts on this board anyway
For the record I have nothing against either airport and am more than happy to use either
Just an opinion from a long time reader of this thread, *very* occasional poster
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Yes but with all due respect (correct me if I'm wrong), this thread isn't about the benefits of the free market economy. I suspect that most posters on this thread are, like myself, enthusiastic about continued growth, stability and sustainability in routes from our local airport(s). Something which it has been argued that having two airports for a city the size of Belfast is not conducive to
For the record I have nothing against either airport and am more than happy to use either
For the record I have nothing against either airport and am more than happy to use either
But since there already are 2 airports in Belfast (or in the greater greater Belfast area
) there is nothing else for it until someone comes up with a coherent Aviation strategy for Northern Ireland that will focus development in one area. (Good luck with that btw )
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At the current rate of route announcements I am surprised there hasnt been one this week.
No idea but if I had to bet I would say Wizz with another route
No idea but if I had to bet I would say Wizz with another route
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Spare me the BFS/BHD argument, tribalism is just so boring.
It is a great failing of this country to use tribal defensive arguments to sustain things that are not logical or sensible for its own future. That is why Dublin has been able to laugh at us squabbling while they become the now uncatchable major hub for the geographical entity upon which we live.
The BFS/BHD argument may be repetitive and usually pointless now but I stand by what I said, If you were to sit down as a government and plan an effective air travel strategy for the province, based on currently available resources it would not put the one international airport the country needs on the side of Belfast Lough with a short runway incapable of launching services to long haul destinations and flying restrictions due its city location. You wouldn't have LDY either if you want to be brutally honest because we don't have a market for more than one airport.
Of course that view wouldn't suit the people who work at BHD/LDY and many Stormont folk but the way we are going is only sending business 2 hrs down the road to a foreign country's (again technically correct if not to everyone's view) shiny new airport. This gives BFS (as NI's only realistic choice for an international airport as things stand) no chance to garner the business needed to reinvest in it's renovation and repair in order that some of the approachable emerging airlines might be impressed enough to start/increase services.
You should have also noticed that my post says that because their are two airports for Belfast (and because noone in government is brave enough to have the above discussion or create said strategy) that there is no alternative to the current balls of a situation where the two fight over the same carriers and fail to create the capital needed for future growth.
There is nothing tribal about me or my post, how about some creative response. Maybe you see some great scheme whereby BFS/BHD can reach a point where they both offer a great routemap and are happily making money and Dublin's control over our aviation industry slackens off.
As for the new route from Wizz, Riga would be nice!
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Very well said SecondDog, exactly correct. But stand by to be shot by those who can't see past having their wee Bhd on their door step for the bigger picture. I told a friend from New Zealand who was staying with us last week that we, a land of about 1.6m, have 3 aspiring international airports. He laughed at me and wondered what sort of idiots we were. Sadly, he saw Dublin as our main international airport.
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