BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL
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You guys said we Wouldn't get Orlando a couple of years back. Guess what Virgin came along. Not only that but TCX. Next year full season. Never mind the fact that Norwegian are here with 2 transatlantic destinations which 'would never happen'. Canada will happen Westjet or no Westjet. I think you guys know, the bigger the selection of destinations there are from Belfast the less people up here use Dublin. Also the more people use Belfast from abroad and down south. Over the last lot of years there always seemed be more and more folk I know using Dublin. This year for the first time it has decreased very significantly. When I ask around folk seem to be using a Belfast airport this year.
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Can't see Canada being difficult at all, either through NAI or even less so through NUK, whether it can justify a a 787 is another matter, maybe will have to await the A321NeoLR
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Not difficult, other than lack of a viable market! 
I never said MCO wouldn't come, however I see people deluding themselves with local wishes and dreams so fair enough, go on.
I never said MCO wouldn't come, however I see people deluding themselves with local wishes and dreams so fair enough, go on.
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Canada is a viable market, which is waiting to be filled. It has had regular multiple weekly summer flights 747s, A310, tistars, DC10s..... etc from late 60s through to 2007. So this is no pipe dream. You are going to have to eat yer hat!
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You guys said we Wouldn't get Orlando a couple of years back. Guess what Virgin came along. Not only that but TCX. Next year full season. Never mind the fact that Norwegian are here with 2 transatlantic destinations which 'would never happen'. Canada will happen Westjet or no Westjet. I think you guys know, the bigger the selection of destinations there are from Belfast the less people up here use Dublin. Also the more people use Belfast from abroad and down south. Over the last lot of years there always seemed be more and more folk I know using Dublin. This year for the first time it has decreased very significantly. When I ask around folk seem to be using a Belfast airport this year.
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Absolutely Refuellerman.
Passing through tonight the airport packed to the gunnels. It really does need more space or re-planning for peak summer. Great to see it doing so well and I agree with the points about people seemingly using a Belfast airport over Dublin. Still a lot of myths about pre-clearance and how much time it really saves and people who don't even know Norwegian fly transatlantic from BFS despite every possible communication channel being tapped.
On the point of future growth I see no reason why Norwegian won't offer more and possibly utilise the aircraft currently layed up for several hours on the ground during the day.
Passing through tonight the airport packed to the gunnels. It really does need more space or re-planning for peak summer. Great to see it doing so well and I agree with the points about people seemingly using a Belfast airport over Dublin. Still a lot of myths about pre-clearance and how much time it really saves and people who don't even know Norwegian fly transatlantic from BFS despite every possible communication channel being tapped.
On the point of future growth I see no reason why Norwegian won't offer more and possibly utilise the aircraft currently layed up for several hours on the ground during the day.
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Big kudos to Graham Keddie and his team. They've done a great job, and we need to applaud them for it. Hopefully more to come.
And if this keeps going, there will have to be some terminal development before long...
And if this keeps going, there will have to be some terminal development before long...
Bloody Dubline.......er......Norwegians:
Norwegian Air US-bound flight from Belfast cancelled - BBC News
Norwegian Air US-bound flight from Belfast cancelled - BBC News