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Seems like O'Leary wants a 'Large Base' in Belfast.
Ryanair all set for Belfast return and a cut in fares - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Mr O'Leary added: "Very shortly I hope we will be announcing a base in Belfast.
"We will be expanding into Belfast and making it another large base in Ireland and the UK."
"We will be expanding into Belfast and making it another large base in Ireland and the UK."
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Very surprised that BFS would bite the orange hand that feeds it by allowing that level of competition on the London routes especially given the current frequency of services to and from LGW and STN. If true easyJet will either scale down their NI operations or start moving domestic services to the City (or both). Either scenario gives little benefit to the traveling public or BFS.
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Husky one if Easyjet were successful and got there hands on the slots to Lgw, what airport would they have used to use these slots,they fly along side Ryanair from other airports why not Belfast if it happens.
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Because Easyjet already fly to LGW 6 times a day and with pretty good fares. They wouldn't put more services on. All Ryanair will do is perform their aviation cuckoo act..come in and blitz with a few months of price war hoping to remove the opposition so they can charge what they like. Easyjet won't dump the route but they'll certainly react in a way which suits them. That could mean redeployment of aircraft to other bases (incl BHD if feasible). The yield gets reduced the route becomes mediocre for all operators. BFS needs another LGW route like the city centre needs another bus lane.
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Bfs would be mad to encourage FR to begin on LGW and STN as the only routes until winter 2016. Would that not be termed 'commercial suicide'. Of course maybe something else big is on the cards which would give BFS a little more courage. When is the announcement ref 'seats for sale' due?
Maybe MO'L visited Aldergrove and found it to be perfect. Trek to the city centre, especially at rush hour. Dated terminal (still love the wooden signs they hang up at the gates).
Joking aside (and I'm assuming Airport66 was being her usual self with the lack of punctuation etc, and a question mark was missing rather than it be a rhetorical question), what are BFS management thinking?! EZY have been their bread and butter for years. Now FR are being encouraged in to compete not only on EZY's most popular domestic routes, but apparently also on their bucket and spade routes.
I reckon one should stay clear of the pram as there will be toys exiting at high speed soon enough.
Joking aside (and I'm assuming Airport66 was being her usual self with the lack of punctuation etc, and a question mark was missing rather than it be a rhetorical question), what are BFS management thinking?! EZY have been their bread and butter for years. Now FR are being encouraged in to compete not only on EZY's most popular domestic routes, but apparently also on their bucket and spade routes.
I reckon one should stay clear of the pram as there will be toys exiting at high speed soon enough.
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Ezy and Fr operate side by side at many airports. Why would Bfs be any different? If Ezy believed that they would always have a clear run at Bfs, they must be deluded. Additionally, I have posted on a number of occasions that I believed that Ezy were holding back growth at Bfs by restricting capacity. This winter they up capacity and look at the growth result for Bfs, even for only a couple of months. Bfs should not allow any airline to put them in that situation and to that end, will have to also watch the might of FR.
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cuthere, I find it insulting when you don't address me properly, my name is West Brit. You should always use correct spelling and grammar AT ALL TIMES. (PS I don't give a toss about correct grammar or spelling)
Why would you ask me that question? however I could answer with BRS, LPL.... etc
Why would you ask me that question? however I could answer with BRS, LPL.... etc
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Interesting times
Looks like BHD will be in big trouble if FR go into BFS. The recent BHD re financing was pretty tough from all accounts with tight commitments to the banks. If BHD don't get FR they stand to lose 200k pax which must be a substantial bit of revenue. Add that to uncertainty over what IAG will do with Aer Lingus in BHD and the lights are on late in the BHD management offices. Word was that some senior BA suits were spotted in the Medway recently. We live in interesting times, maybe the new BFS shareholders are doing something right.
Apologies West Brit.
Your answer proves you've no idea what you're talking about. The Liverpool Metro Area has a population of over 1.5 million. That's before you take into account north Wales and parts of Lancs. Similarly the Bristol Metro Area has a population of over 1 million. That's before you count south Wales, Devon and Cornwall. To compare the catchment of those airports to BFS is laughable. Add in the fact that Northern Ireland is an economic backwater and you have an unsustainable supply should EZY expand as you wish and FR also turn up. I haven't even mentioned DUB.
As for grammar and spelling. Perhaps we should abandon it completely and we could all come across as idiots.
Your answer proves you've no idea what you're talking about. The Liverpool Metro Area has a population of over 1.5 million. That's before you take into account north Wales and parts of Lancs. Similarly the Bristol Metro Area has a population of over 1 million. That's before you count south Wales, Devon and Cornwall. To compare the catchment of those airports to BFS is laughable. Add in the fact that Northern Ireland is an economic backwater and you have an unsustainable supply should EZY expand as you wish and FR also turn up. I haven't even mentioned DUB.
As for grammar and spelling. Perhaps we should abandon it completely and we could all come across as idiots.
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New Year would be very late even for Ryanair!