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Dan, unfortunately there are posters on these forums that will only be happy when FlyBe and/or Harbour close down. I find it very hard to understand especially when these same posters have allegedly no direct interest in either business. There is an air of glee when there is any perceived dip in loads or revenue for anything other than the glorious Aldergrove, this is of course judged by these self proclaimed experts from the comfort of their armchair.
I still stick to the principle of competition and the fact that choice leaves everyone in NI plc better off overall. If Harbour and FlyBe were to disappear overnight then Aldergrove still wouldn't turn into a serious Dublin competitor. It appears this thread and also the Harbour one is populated by check-in agents and aerosexuals all desperate to outdo each other on the doom messages regarding Harbour and any business associated with it, its a pity as there can be some quite interesting things posted but you need a fairly robust bullsh*t filter to find them
I still stick to the principle of competition and the fact that choice leaves everyone in NI plc better off overall. If Harbour and FlyBe were to disappear overnight then Aldergrove still wouldn't turn into a serious Dublin competitor. It appears this thread and also the Harbour one is populated by check-in agents and aerosexuals all desperate to outdo each other on the doom messages regarding Harbour and any business associated with it, its a pity as there can be some quite interesting things posted but you need a fairly robust bullsh*t filter to find them
I don't think there are any many people on here who feel that a one Belfast Airport strategy would challenge Dublin or turn into a serious Dublin competitor. The collective Belfast airport displayed strong growth overall last year which is welcome, and this year would appear to have the means to deliver an enhanced performance again all welcome.
You have been steadfast in your belief in competition and the working of the free market, this is all sound thinking. For my part I would like to clarify, I am neither anti Flybe (I believe they provide essential and niche services to Belfast and the province) nor am I anti Belfast City Airport, I fly from it frequently and I'd describe it as a great little airport, almost I'd say a boutique airport.
However, like many others I have tried to ask the pertinent questions about the strategic outlook of the airport business in Belfast. It is not unreasonable to discuss this and on this forum we are given an opportunity to do that. Doing such does not make me or many others aerosexuals, armchair whatevers, and nobody on here, no matter how experienced they are, have experience or input into all aspects of this jigsaw.
Nonetheless, it great to see that you are back on the forum, as I remember you were taking a sabbatical if I remember correctly!!
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I think perhaps I should resume my sabbatical, I'm sure you have been over on the Harbour thread - according to the speculation on there its all going to be a stadium soon.......
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Panpanpanpan thank you for your reply it did make me smile! I took your comments as banter but see others took exception. Funny how people shout down those comments and yet sit back as airlines get slagged and potentially lose future trade but as long as we don't upset the armchairs lol...
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I'm guessing Ryanair will want some shorter sectors to fit in around the European flights, make sense in terms of efficiency, hence, the rumours of domestic flights to destinations other than London make sense. I can see EMA being the front runner.
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Orlando - Summer 2017
Departure dates for S17 are:
June: 25th & 29th
July: 2nd, 6th, 9th & 16th
That's two more flights than this summer.
Going to be a good boost in Long Haul flights in S17 with Cancun and Las Vegas starting.
June: 25th & 29th
July: 2nd, 6th, 9th & 16th
That's two more flights than this summer.
Going to be a good boost in Long Haul flights in S17 with Cancun and Las Vegas starting.
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EasyJet - Winter 2016/17 (Oct-Feb)
On sale from Thursday 14th April according to their website. Hopefully we see some new routes!
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FR still have a couple of slots free on their second based aircraft, Monday and Friday am which would be ideal for city break destination. Personally I think MAD would be three weekly
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Madrid is a strange one. Doesn't really have the tourism attraction of Barca. Know a few people who have gone but not enjoyed it. Would be nice to see someone give it a go though.
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Second dog,
It is interesting you say that. Ihad this very discussion withSpanush friends, as I much prefer Madrid over Barcelona, and go at least one every year. I find Barcelona very tourist orientated but Madrid is a much more authentic city... The discussion was divided!
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It is interesting you say that. Ihad this very discussion withSpanush friends, as I much prefer Madrid over Barcelona, and go at least one every year. I find Barcelona very tourist orientated but Madrid is a much more authentic city... The discussion was divided!
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