BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL

[owenc]

I noticed that myself. I noticed that Dublin isn't too cheap this time around, £450/£500 at minimum which doesn't seem worth it for the three hour drive.

[AerRyan]

You need to book in local currency I notice, otherwise it's much more expensive.

[mart901]

Whichever currency DUB is vastly more expensive at present, I'd hazard a guess it's a combination of currency and more importantly demand is high.

[BFS BHD]

EasyJet Sun Routes Summer 2017

Few extra flights put on sale for Summer 2017. Routes that have got extra flights are Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Ibiza, Malaga, Nice & Split.

[BHD2BFS]

So how many extra weekly flights will Ezy be flying?
Most definitely going to be a bumper year for the airport. I wonder where they plan to build the extra retail units

[Refuellerman]

Originally Posted by SecondDog

T
They sold 10k seats within 24 hours (about one third the capaciy ). I think thats alright....

I think it was morelike 2000 seats

[OltonPete]

easyjet

BHD2BFS

EasyJet extra flights? Are you sure has anyone compared the May to June & July schedules as looking at the UK routes they have been slashed for three months which could mean such things as BFS-BHX-BFS-MAN-BFS replaced by BFS-ALC.

That in my book would be slashing your pax by 33% with the aircraft doing 4 sectors instead of six. BHX loses 8 flights a week high season

If I have time I will check May and July schedules.

I have little doubt easy can make more money on Med routes at this time of year that flogging UK domestics

Pete

[inOban]

Looking from my reference airport (EDI) I can see that a few domestic rotations have been dropped, but by far the biggest loser is EDI - BFS. I don't know whether they've been dropped today to make space for extra flights just added, or whether they were never in the summer timetable. The absence of premium fare domestic business flying during the school holiday season must make some flights both unnecessary as well as uneconomic.

[Spambhoy]

The wrong people in control(sic)

Originally Posted by inOban

Looking from my reference airport (EDI) I can see that a few domestic rotations have been dropped, but by far the biggest loser is EDI - BFS. I don't know whether they've been dropped today to make space for extra flights just added, or whether they were never in the summer timetable. The absence of premium fare domestic business flying during the school holiday season must make some flights both unnecessary as well as uneconomic.

Look closely at messrs Irving and Brooks on the NATS side.

[inOban]

Which threads?

[SecondDog]

Originally Posted by Refuellerman

I think it was morelike 2000 seats

Thats okay, you can think that all you like 😉

[A320.b744]

Originally Posted by SecondDog

Thats okay, you can think that all you like 😉

But he's right - 2000 seats in 24 hours 😉

Norweigan Air's new Belfast-US route sells 2,000 tickets in 24 hours - The Irish News

[Refuellerman]

Originally Posted by A320.b744

But he's right - 2000 seats in 24 hours 😉

Norweigan Air's new Belfast-US route sells 2,000 tickets in 24 hours - The Irish News

thank you a320😊

[SecondDog]

Originally Posted by Refuellerman

thank you a320😊

Yes i read that too, just heard something different from a good source. If it, and consequently I, am wrong..... I don't really care cos it is an internet rumour site. 😈

[Refuellerman]

Originally Posted by SecondDog

Yes i read that too, just heard something different from a good source. If it, and consequently I, am wrong..... I don't really care cos it is an internet rumour site. 😈

You just dont like to be proved wrong w####r

[SecondDog]

Originally Posted by Refuellerman

You just dont like to be proved wrong w####r

Winter? Hopefully it is over

[cuthere]

Surely if they've sold 10k, rather than 2k seats, they'd say so? Why get into the press with a number one fifth of the actual seats sold? That would be pretty dumb.

[AerRyan]

Agreed.

This thread brings me joy, it really does get quite comical.

I'd have hopes for BFS to get a proper TATL service once A321 LR becomes widespread.

[A320.b744]

If this whole low-cost long haul thing actually kicks off - there's a real chance it won't - then I'd say BFS would be lucky if any legacy airlines wish to operate transatlantic flights to NI. Just look at what happened when easyJet came into town - BFS lost BA, KLM (and even their BHD services are a significant reduction of what they were from BFS in the '90s).

The A321LR will be brilliant for the likes of Dublin and other transatlantic hubs, but for BFS we won't see them unless Norwegian or other LCCs are operating them to the likes of PVD.

We can always live in hope that one of the 'big three' return to BFS, but Norwegian has pretty much put the nail in the coffin for a proper NYC or BOS service.

[SecondDog]

Originally Posted by cuthere

Surely if they've sold 10k, rather than 2k seats, they'd say so? Why get into the press with a number one fifth of the actual seats sold? That would be pretty dumb.

I am enjoying it too. As I said, I heard a higher number from reasonably involved source. Might not have been right. I will still sleep fine and well tonight.