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ALC only up due to AerLingus and Easyjet both operating the route for the month. Previous year Easyjet had the winter market to themselves.
WW started at the end of the month so that's not really of big significance to ALC Route.
WW started at the end of the month so that's not really of big significance to ALC Route.
It will now operate 3 weekly up until 18 November istend of the planned 27 October.
Should there be concern for EWR flights down 15% and thats with the APD reduction.
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Good news. All we need now is a route to east mids and Cardiff to replace all of those lost by the move of baby. Maybe easy has stepped in now as baby don't have a winter schedule yet
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This is fantastic news regarding the new Birmingham route ! Although I think easyjet now need to think of new international routes for 2013. What are the chances that Easyjet will relaunch Rome and Berlin ?
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Yes......beyond Europe...a true Long Haul.
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Is the article online yet EI-BUD? Hope this definitely happens, went over that direction about 10 years ago, would love to see what it's like now.
If I am thinking right, this route will have the reduced APD?
If I am thinking right, this route will have the reduced APD?
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Brought to you by the same newspaper that trumpeted the "soon-to-be launched" German routes from Belfast City Airport this summer. This reminds me of the old joke that there were more ships built on the front page of the Belfast Telegraph than in the shipyard!
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Eastern, I have to say very impressed, you brought us this rumour that looks to be accurate! Belfast Telegraph has it today. Etihad to Abu Dhabi!!
From my reading of the above link the only reason Abu Dhabi is there is because it is the capital of the UAE and then you assumed it was EY to Abu Dhabi.
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Thomson Holidays have released their summer 2013 brochure. Nothing new from Belfast. Currently the initial operation mirrors the summer 2012, with no new destinations or frequency increases.
Thomas Cook have also released summer 2013, but with their flight tables it's hard to assess flight details. At a quick glance it would appear that there are no new destinations, and Egypt and Tunisia are not making a comeback. Florida is also absent, so unless we get a few token gesture peak season flights added in the future. With vastly reduced APD tax, I thought Florida could make a season long return, though would appear not!!
Thomas Cook have also released summer 2013, but with their flight tables it's hard to assess flight details. At a quick glance it would appear that there are no new destinations, and Egypt and Tunisia are not making a comeback. Florida is also absent, so unless we get a few token gesture peak season flights added in the future. With vastly reduced APD tax, I thought Florida could make a season long return, though would appear not!!
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Looks like Abu Dhabi isn't the only route on the cards right now
Executive ministers are negotiating a second long-haul link to North America, this time to Toronto in Canada.
Air Transit and Air Canada are possible candidates to fly the route and a decision may come as early as July.
Currently our only long-haul flight is from the international airport to Newark, near New York, but yesterday the Belfast Telegraph reported that a link to Abu Dhabi was in prospect and had been discussed.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has now revealed that the Abu Dhabi route to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates is only one of the long-haul airline destinations she is hoping to secure for Belfast International Airport in the near future.
“I would like to see the re-introduction of a direct service to Canada and I am also keen to improve connectivity to markets such as India and China,” she said.
Belfast International Airport’s business development |director Uel Hoey said: “Canada is a key source market for Northern Ireland and we have been working for some time to restore a Belfast-Toronto service.”
He added: “We are talking to a number of airlines, but for reasons of commercial confidentiality, we are not in a position to mention them by name.
“Canada offers colossal tourism potential and, alongside the devolved administration, we are striving to make this important breakthrough.”
He pointed out that the route has been profitable before and that demand is established, with strong business, leisure and family links.
“In that context, it’s worth remembering that two thirds of the four and a half million Canadian citizens claiming Irish roots trace their ancestry back to Ulster,” he said.
The Belfast to Toronto transatlantic route was previously operated by Zoom Airways, a Scottish company which ceased trading in 2008, and Globespan, which went out of business in 2009. Before that it was operated by Air Canada.
A spokesman also said that the airport is “aware of and fully supports the comments of the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment and the chief executive of Invest NI” about a route to Abu Dhabi.
“A west-east link opens new tourism and business opportunities and we are delighted to see that what we’ve been campaigning on for some time has been embraced by government.
“The decision on Air Passenger Duty (APD) is opening doors for Northern Ireland.
“Collectively, we must ensure that the advantage it gives us is fully exploited for the local economy,” he added.
Air Transit and Air Canada are possible candidates to fly the route and a decision may come as early as July.
Currently our only long-haul flight is from the international airport to Newark, near New York, but yesterday the Belfast Telegraph reported that a link to Abu Dhabi was in prospect and had been discussed.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has now revealed that the Abu Dhabi route to the oil-rich United Arab Emirates is only one of the long-haul airline destinations she is hoping to secure for Belfast International Airport in the near future.
“I would like to see the re-introduction of a direct service to Canada and I am also keen to improve connectivity to markets such as India and China,” she said.
Belfast International Airport’s business development |director Uel Hoey said: “Canada is a key source market for Northern Ireland and we have been working for some time to restore a Belfast-Toronto service.”
He added: “We are talking to a number of airlines, but for reasons of commercial confidentiality, we are not in a position to mention them by name.
“Canada offers colossal tourism potential and, alongside the devolved administration, we are striving to make this important breakthrough.”
He pointed out that the route has been profitable before and that demand is established, with strong business, leisure and family links.
“In that context, it’s worth remembering that two thirds of the four and a half million Canadian citizens claiming Irish roots trace their ancestry back to Ulster,” he said.
The Belfast to Toronto transatlantic route was previously operated by Zoom Airways, a Scottish company which ceased trading in 2008, and Globespan, which went out of business in 2009. Before that it was operated by Air Canada.
A spokesman also said that the airport is “aware of and fully supports the comments of the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Investment and the chief executive of Invest NI” about a route to Abu Dhabi.
“A west-east link opens new tourism and business opportunities and we are delighted to see that what we’ve been campaigning on for some time has been embraced by government.
“The decision on Air Passenger Duty (APD) is opening doors for Northern Ireland.
“Collectively, we must ensure that the advantage it gives us is fully exploited for the local economy,” he added.