BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL

[dublinaviator]

Just a thought, with the obv lack of flights to the states and Canada from BFS would united never consider using a 767 to up capacity (I asume a 767 with more seats would allow a slight reduction in tkt price) therefore enticing people to fly from the north instead of having to travel all the way to Dublin. I only think this because every time I fly with them the flight seems pretty much full

Not bein bad, but do you not think if United could put a 767 on their BFS-EWR route and make money from it, they'd already be doing it? The market just isn't big enough. I also doubt there's many people travelling to Dublin to fly with United to Newark instead of flying from Belfast, but if there are its because of APD, so putting a bigger aircraft on the BFS route isn't going to entice those people back to Belfast.

If United were to put a 767 on the BFS route, chances are they wouldn't be able to fill it at current fares, and would therefore have to reduce fares in order to reach a sufficient load factor, which would in turn reduce yields, and they'd end up making less money using a 767 with more passengers, than when they were using a 757 with less passengers.

[Husky One]

They don't pay APD on the EWR route. There was an extensive campaign about it last year. It's now as cheap to fly from BFS to the States as it is from Dub.

[BHD2BFS]

15 ac will be on stands tonyt plus the 3/4 ac on the cargo apron. Would be a nice sight to see, anytime I travel the apron looks deserted. Hopefully a sign of better things to come
Also see there is 2 flights to lanzarotte by tcx back to back tomorrow morning, that's gonna cause confusion

[eastern wiseguy]

Not to mention the Voyager that was with us for the afternoon. Nice looking aircraft.

[Skipness One Echo]

United don't have enough long haul B763s, they know this and some domestic aircraft are being transferred. High fares on BFS-EWR are a good thing for UA, as they keep the yields up. In DUB, they need to be more competitive against twice daily US, two Delta, the single American and the Aer Lingus based A330 fleet.

[irishlad06]

And that's why you can book fares for $420 in November this year, return, if that's not competitive I don't know what it.

[Aaron9890]

Some ones been on the wikipedia page again

Apparently City Jet are starting to Lourdes, Aer Lingus Regional to Dublin Airport, Air Malta to Malta, Onur Air to Dalaman, Helvetic Airways to Zurich and Vueling Airlines to Mallorca and Alicante.

Any of these true???

Also
McCrea calls for government to protect future of Belfast International Airport - Local - Antrim Times

[david1994]

Some ones been on the wikipedia page again

Apparently City Jet are starting to Lourdes, Aer Lingus Regional to Dublin Airport, Air Malta to Malta, Onur Air to Dalaman, Helvetic Airways to Zurich and Vueling Airlines to Mallorca and Alicante.

Any of these true???

CityJet - They do operate Lourdes charter flights
Onur Air - They are meant to be returning June-Mid September 2013 for DLM

Aer Lingus / Vueling and Air Malta just basically someone bored

[GAZMO]

Air Mediterraneane normally operate to Lourdes on a regular basis throughout summer season. In fact there were three of their flights to Lourdes this week

What is the source for City Jet starting?

[david1994]

CityJet, Air Mediterranene, Transavia all operate the Lourdes charters, CityJet was in around 3 weeks ago and will return in Aug and Sep

[GAZMO]

Montenegro now on jet2 website, starts may 2013

Great news!!!

Oops sorry it's only Jet2holidays flights still to Dubrovnik

[SecondDog]

Montenegro now on jet2 website, starts may 2013

Great news!!!

Really? Something different for a change. Good work Jet2!

[david1994]

Montenegro is provided for Dubrovnik Airport and has been on sale for Jet2 Holidays since last year, I am booked for a package in August the 5th with jet2 Holidays to Montenegro, not quite sure why they are only announcing this now

[BHD2BFS]

Have to admit that ive noticed when jet2 announce new routes from BFS there is very little publicity, when they announced tenerife and lanzarotte there was nothing on the news but if ezy had did it there would have been a piece about it on newsline

[SecondDog]

Have to admit that ive noticed when jet2 announce new routes from BFS there is very little publicity, when they announced tenerife and lanzarotte there was nothing on the news but if ezy had did it there would have been a piece about it on newsline

You think so?

Not unless they were launching it from the city if you ask me, BBCNi don't much like going up to aldergrove unless it is for a negative story.

[GAZMO]

Have to agree
Over the years BFS news tends to get very little press coverage compared to BHD
Is it bias or does BFS need to get their act together

[SecondDog]

Have to agree
Over the years BFS news tends to get very little press coverage compared to BHD
Is it bias or does BFS need to get their act together

Mixture of both plus the security at BFS is tighter and less friendly than the city so getting any interesting PR work airside is much more complex there.

Also I guess proximity has something to do with it.

[BFS101]

Just read on another forum that EZY are going to launch three longer routes from BFS, alleged to be ACE, TFS and HER. Also that they are planning to pull Malta??? Any substance??? If these routes, or similar, are to be launched, surely an A320 will be based?

[AIRPORT66]

AIRPORT66

Rumour was one of the new routes was to Sharm El Sheik strange for them to pull Malta it does really well.

[waffler]

I hear rumours of EI looking at flights to Toronto from Dublin and Belfast.