BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL
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Derry Airport is a shambles. I couldn't agree more. FR screwing the place and holding it to ransom being the biggest issue. More recently, the supposed flights to DUB and IOM have not actually appeared anywhere for booking.
However, unless you live in the Derry and Strabane District area GAZMO (I'm sure you'd have "noticed" if you did), then it's not costing you anything. I could list a whole lot of projects tax/rate payers' money has been utterly wasted on. LDY wouldn't be in the top 10.
As an aside, and getting back to BFS, LDY serves as a timely reminder of what happens when you get into bed with FR. Be careful what you wish for.
However, unless you live in the Derry and Strabane District area GAZMO (I'm sure you'd have "noticed" if you did), then it's not costing you anything. I could list a whole lot of projects tax/rate payers' money has been utterly wasted on. LDY wouldn't be in the top 10.
As an aside, and getting back to BFS, LDY serves as a timely reminder of what happens when you get into bed with FR. Be careful what you wish for.
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The FR thing is a fair comment. However both the Belfast airports had(and in terms of BFS still has) a more diverse customer base (in terms of operators) CODA is a very small niche market at best. If I was a rate payer I would be pretty ticked off at paying for what appears to be a "vanity project" for the council(s).
Anyways back to BFS .
Anyways back to BFS .
The FR thing is a fair comment. However both the Belfast airports had(and in terms of BFS still has) a more diverse customer base (in terms of operators) CODA is a very small niche market at best. If I was a rate payer I would be pretty ticked off at paying for what appears to be a "vanity project" for the council(s).
Anyways back to BFS .
Anyways back to BFS .
However, there are extenuating circumstances for the "vanity project". The main one is the utter neglect of the NW of Northern Ireland by Stormont. There's an excellent Twitter account run by a chap with the handle Derry Diaspora (there are many fitting that name!) which only this week took INI to task about their Belfast-centric ways. The ensuing discussion tells you all you need to know.
One of the biggest issues we in the NW have is road access. Many on here blather on about how BFS is only 12 miles from Belfast city centre. Well. Isn't that great. What about the other 1.2 million of us for whom Belfast isn't our centre? The roads from Derry, Enniskillen, Strabane, South Down etc etc are awful. Where does that factor in?
Until it does, vanity projects will continue.
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One of the biggest issues we in the NW have is road access.
History - Northern Ireland Motorway Plans - Northern Ireland Roads Site
Yes, the M2 would have led into the M23 all the way to Derry.
Unfortunately, the money to be spent on that network had to be wasted on the Troubles, so now you know who to blame for about NI's poor roadway infrastructure.
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Thomas Cook - Plovdiv Winter 2017
Appears that Thomas Cook will be operating to Plovdiv for Travel Solutions next winter.
Appears to operate on four dates at the minute on 1st & 15th January, 19th February & 5th March 2017.
Not sure if they are replacing Jet2 or this is a extra service for Travel Solutions?
Appears to operate on four dates at the minute on 1st & 15th January, 19th February & 5th March 2017.
Not sure if they are replacing Jet2 or this is a extra service for Travel Solutions?
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Appears that Thomas Cook will be operating to Plovdiv for Travel Solutions next winter.
Appears to operate on four dates at the minute on 1st & 15th January, 19th February & 5th March 2017.
Not sure if they are replacing Jet2 or this is a extra service for Travel Solutions?
Appears to operate on four dates at the minute on 1st & 15th January, 19th February & 5th March 2017.
Not sure if they are replacing Jet2 or this is a extra service for Travel Solutions?
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Travel Solutions are increasing capacity by 50%, so I would assume these are extra flights
NI Travel News nitravelnews.com
NI Travel News nitravelnews.com
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El Bunto, a very interesting look back at what might have been, infrastructure would certainly have been very different! There is a real irony that the very people who for years did their very best to blow the place to bits are now in charge of deciding the planning policies of the future - except the muppets in Stormont can barely agree on what day it is never mind make important decisions.
I wonder will our masters in London be so gracious and accommodating when the first ISIS MP is elected for Tower Hamlets?
I wonder will our masters in London be so gracious and accommodating when the first ISIS MP is elected for Tower Hamlets?
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Agreed. Northern Ireland never did have a joined up transport plan. Even a bus from Derry calling at BFS both ways on (e.g.) an hourly basis might help.
Such a service does exist. It's called the airporter. It links Derry with bfs and bhd. It can also be used by anyone wishing to transfer between the two airports.
Such a service does exist. It's called the airporter. It links Derry with bfs and bhd. It can also be used by anyone wishing to transfer between the two airports.
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Tu-204 freighter in again from Russia tonight, third time in as many months. Apparently to collect machinery parts for a natural gas project in Siberia.
Good to see but a pity it doesn't have windows and seats...
Good to see but a pity it doesn't have windows and seats...