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Seems to confirm a 2nd A320 being based?
Current A320 schedule for Tuesday 11th April 2017:
EZY830 BFS-LGW - 06:15-07:40
EZY831 LGW-BFS - 08:20-09:55
EZY6793 BFS-FAO - 10:35-13:35
EZY6794 FAO-BFS - 14:05-17:10
EZY6703 BFS-ALC - 17:55-21:55
EZY6704 ALC-BFS - 22:30-00:35
Lanzarote times:
EZY6731 BFS-ACE - 16:40-21:05
EZY6732 ACE-BFS - 21:45-02:05
Current A320 schedule for Tuesday 11th April 2017:
EZY830 BFS-LGW - 06:15-07:40
EZY831 LGW-BFS - 08:20-09:55
EZY6793 BFS-FAO - 10:35-13:35
EZY6794 FAO-BFS - 14:05-17:10
EZY6703 BFS-ALC - 17:55-21:55
EZY6704 ALC-BFS - 22:30-00:35
Lanzarote times:
EZY6731 BFS-ACE - 16:40-21:05
EZY6732 ACE-BFS - 21:45-02:05
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Belfast growth to continue despite profit slump: Easyjet - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
The above article appeared in the Belfast Telegraph today. Although not that well written, it seems to suggest that a new route to Porto will be offered as well as additional flight/s to Split.
Any views?
The above article appeared in the Belfast Telegraph today. Although not that well written, it seems to suggest that a new route to Porto will be offered as well as additional flight/s to Split.
Any views?
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The reporting of it is cringe-worthy. Feel sorry for the driver of the rig. Insurance will cover it all, that is why they need multiple 10s of millions worth of cover to operate airside. Just hope they give him a second chance - not always the case with handling agents.
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Hey it happens. I recall it happening twice in one day to Midland with two different aircraft at the City. That prompted a trip to BFS with a Beluga( iirc) with new bits . I hope the driver won't be vilified and lessons are learned and acted upon.
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With Cork Airport getting Swiss International Air Lines & WOW Air and Shannon Airport getting Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines does anyone think Belfast may get any new airlines or are Belfast just sticking with low cost airlines...
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30th Oct
Interesting reading some of the posts, we came in on the first RYR from ACE on Monday 31st October, 95 sounds about right for the load. The passport chap made comment to me about the amount of people off the Tenerife and Lanzarote flights that morning that seemed to have onward connections to the mainland.
We flew to BHX on the evening EZY A319, remember two standby pass being held by the counter staff at the gate when we boarded, it was fairly full, maybe 10 empty seats...
Although a long way round and slow, it sure saved some euros....330 single each ACE-BHX was the best direct that weekend, guess the end of half term holidays for the kids.
We flew to BHX on the evening EZY A319, remember two standby pass being held by the counter staff at the gate when we boarded, it was fairly full, maybe 10 empty seats...
Although a long way round and slow, it sure saved some euros....330 single each ACE-BHX was the best direct that weekend, guess the end of half term holidays for the kids.
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Could you imagine the Dublin Airport CEO lecturing the British PM?
What a bizarre rant. Belfast being the gateway to Ireland is like suggesting Bristol being the Gateway to England.
He screwed up over the United grant and having failed at blaming the EU, is now blaming Tourism Ireland and the Irish PM.
What a bizarre rant. Belfast being the gateway to Ireland is like suggesting Bristol being the Gateway to England.
He screwed up over the United grant and having failed at blaming the EU, is now blaming Tourism Ireland and the Irish PM.
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....get NI to put more money towards it or set up your own if your not happy.
Im sure the majority in NI are happy with the setup and benefits however natural for an airport boss to have problems but doesn't mean he needs to act like a spoilt brat and toss his toys out of the pram.
He knows that those type of routes from NI wont work, they cant even get FR to do them and that tells you enough. Wonder is the reliance on low cost the real issue?
Im sure the majority in NI are happy with the setup and benefits however natural for an airport boss to have problems but doesn't mean he needs to act like a spoilt brat and toss his toys out of the pram.
He knows that those type of routes from NI wont work, they cant even get FR to do them and that tells you enough. Wonder is the reliance on low cost the real issue?
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Interesting - if not entirely informed - perspectives indeed.
Copenhagen - How would you feel if the Danish tourism industry was depending on Hamburg or Berlin to be the designated access point into Denmark, and having your external marketing message controlled by Berlin. And in such circumstances, would you be critical of the CEx of Copenhagen Airport for pointing out the obvious difficulty?
As for United from Belfast, as I understand it the Belfast route was hugely more productive on westbound point-of-sale than the equivalent routes are in Dublin. But the fact that the tourism message in America was selling Dublin effectively as the sole entry point to the whole market meant that they were picking up almost all of the higher value US fares, with the Belfast route's existence barely warranting a mention.
As for taking control of Belfast's own external sales message, well Brexit may well deliver exactly that through Visit Britain.
Only those in NI who know no better are happy with what is being delivered on northern tourism. Remember headline increases in 'visitor numbers' mean little if they are all day-trippers from Dublin. It's dwell and spend in the Northern Ireland market which is the real metric.
And as for Ryanair, and easyJet, not doing European city routes from Belfast, if the APD position in NI was levelled out with the Zero Tax position in Dublin - they'd frankly both be all over it.
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Copenhagen - How would you feel if the Danish tourism industry was depending on Hamburg or Berlin to be the designated access point into Denmark, and having your external marketing message controlled by Berlin. And in such circumstances, would you be critical of the CEx of Copenhagen Airport for pointing out the obvious difficulty?
As for United from Belfast, as I understand it the Belfast route was hugely more productive on westbound point-of-sale than the equivalent routes are in Dublin. But the fact that the tourism message in America was selling Dublin effectively as the sole entry point to the whole market meant that they were picking up almost all of the higher value US fares, with the Belfast route's existence barely warranting a mention.
As for taking control of Belfast's own external sales message, well Brexit may well deliver exactly that through Visit Britain.
Only those in NI who know no better are happy with what is being delivered on northern tourism. Remember headline increases in 'visitor numbers' mean little if they are all day-trippers from Dublin. It's dwell and spend in the Northern Ireland market which is the real metric.
And as for Ryanair, and easyJet, not doing European city routes from Belfast, if the APD position in NI was levelled out with the Zero Tax position in Dublin - they'd frankly both be all over it.
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Selling Dublin in the US?, don't think so way more heavily the West/South West and US airline profiles would suggest T/A out of SNN is important as many fly into one and out of other.
As for APD, you didn't see Dublin crying about zero tax in Belfast at time....why doesn't he write to Ms Foster with similar tone and see how far he gets
It will not result in routes if it goes, just look at ORK/SNN type routes and Ryanair have already said its difficult with DUB close and that will apply to Belfast. Cant see U2 been that impressed with BFS of late so route to cities when yield must be taking a hammering wont happen.
Don't ditch day trippers as they account for massive spend outside Dublin down south as well.
Nobody is forcing NI to pay TI to market it, so get your own politicians to sort out your problems however given the UA mess I wouldn't have faith.
As for APD, you didn't see Dublin crying about zero tax in Belfast at time....why doesn't he write to Ms Foster with similar tone and see how far he gets
It will not result in routes if it goes, just look at ORK/SNN type routes and Ryanair have already said its difficult with DUB close and that will apply to Belfast. Cant see U2 been that impressed with BFS of late so route to cities when yield must be taking a hammering wont happen.
Don't ditch day trippers as they account for massive spend outside Dublin down south as well.
Nobody is forcing NI to pay TI to market it, so get your own politicians to sort out your problems however given the UA mess I wouldn't have faith.
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From all accounts the guy was asked to give his opinion and his view which he did. If the Southerners don't like it then so what they are the ones that asked! Free speech and all that. Second largest airport on this island stands up for itself and its country, all I can say is good on him if only more in NI had the same amount of cojones we would be in a much better place. BFS certainly ain't failing, double digit growth this year and back in the UK top 10. so as OneBellEnd says Our Day Will Come!