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Road works due on Dungonnell Road and Airport Road between January 28 & February 23.
More Info: £215,000 resurfacing works scheme for Antrim - Local - Antrim Times
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced the opening of a new onsite branch in the Arrivals Hall of Belfast International Airport.
More Info: Enterprise boosts airport presence with new branch - Fleet News
More Info: £215,000 resurfacing works scheme for Antrim - Local - Antrim Times
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced the opening of a new onsite branch in the Arrivals Hall of Belfast International Airport.
More Info: Enterprise boosts airport presence with new branch - Fleet News
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced the opening of a new onsite branch in the Arrivals Hall of Belfast International Airport.
More Info: Enterprise boosts airport presence with new branch - Fleet News
More Info: Enterprise boosts airport presence with new branch - Fleet News
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Not bad figures for BFS for the year, 4.3 million pax
Reviewing the caa stats just released for December it looks like BFS, naturally has lost numbers on London routes but not overally bad. BHD +32K less the 7K lost on STN compared to last year therefore +25K. Also looks like pax deserting LHR route, LGW holding its own with LTN down 2K and the combined STN and SEN up 3.5K compared to last year
BFS doing well on the Midlands market (BHX EMA) up 11K with BHD down 9.5K
North West market (LPL and MAN) up 5K with BHD up 1K
Central Scotland (EDI GLA DUN)up 2.5K with BHD down 2K
North East (NCL) up 1K with BHD unchanged
south West (BRS CArdiff) up 1K with BHD down 3K
Still waiting on new route announcements !!!!!!
Reviewing the caa stats just released for December it looks like BFS, naturally has lost numbers on London routes but not overally bad. BHD +32K less the 7K lost on STN compared to last year therefore +25K. Also looks like pax deserting LHR route, LGW holding its own with LTN down 2K and the combined STN and SEN up 3.5K compared to last year
BFS doing well on the Midlands market (BHX EMA) up 11K with BHD down 9.5K
North West market (LPL and MAN) up 5K with BHD up 1K
Central Scotland (EDI GLA DUN)up 2.5K with BHD down 2K
North East (NCL) up 1K with BHD unchanged
south West (BRS CArdiff) up 1K with BHD down 3K
Still waiting on new route announcements !!!!!!
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Yes amazing, 4.3m who don't want to use Bfs. Wrong airport, out in the middle of nowhere, falling down, bad transport links, bad at everything etc etc. Makes you wonder, how can so many get it wrong?
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Now now TB you will only get a number of negative comments being posted
However I have to say that BFS had a good year but wish they would announce some new routes. It's getting very close to the start of the summer schedule
However I have to say that BFS had a good year but wish they would announce some new routes. It's getting very close to the start of the summer schedule
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I don't think people hate BFS, I think it's more to do with the terminal itself, it's old and dated, and you can only refurbish a building for so long until it needs replacing, the intl pier is embarrassing, I'm surprised United havnt forced management to do something with it.
I sometimes have to question management also, I know we are in a recession. But they can't even entice a carrier/ tour operator to fly to Canada a few times over the summer months, and considering the company also owns Sanford airport, you would think a great deal could be done with an airline to fly more than only 3 times a year
I sometimes have to question management also, I know we are in a recession. But they can't even entice a carrier/ tour operator to fly to Canada a few times over the summer months, and considering the company also owns Sanford airport, you would think a great deal could be done with an airline to fly more than only 3 times a year
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I don't think its so much a case of which airport as what price. EZY are offering generally higher capacity than BE across the UK regions and lower prices - in the current climate people will pick that option, remember what happened when they ran LTN from BHD? Nothing, it stayed the same. Another example being FR and the vast passenger numbers they attracted.
GAZMO - Looking at LHR, how do you deduct the route is being desserted when in Dec 2556 more people flew from BHD than the combined BFS/BHD in 2011.
Looking at STN/SEN yes into BFS EZY are in net gain but if you take into consideration the 7577 passengers who flew with WW overall the amount of people flying from STN/SEN to Belfast has shrunk by 4075. Where did they go? EZY has actually lost passengers on every single London route which was operating 12 months ago. SEN is only ever going to be a gain until its been 12 months running.
Grouping London routes together as one market in the same way as you have with the midlands,north west etc, BFS/EZY lost 17,829 passengers in Dec on London routes, even taking SEN as a gain. BHD gained 24,646 passengers on London routes in Dec after taking off the passengers that previously used WW.
I have a feeling in the course of time things are going to pan out passenger numbers wise, the 4.3m may look somewhat different in 12 months time, most of 2012 had EI at BFS, their capacity to London hasn't really been replaced although I think growth will continue into MAN and BHX, unless EIR commence the rumoured BHD routes.
GAZMO - Looking at LHR, how do you deduct the route is being desserted when in Dec 2556 more people flew from BHD than the combined BFS/BHD in 2011.
Looking at STN/SEN yes into BFS EZY are in net gain but if you take into consideration the 7577 passengers who flew with WW overall the amount of people flying from STN/SEN to Belfast has shrunk by 4075. Where did they go? EZY has actually lost passengers on every single London route which was operating 12 months ago. SEN is only ever going to be a gain until its been 12 months running.
Grouping London routes together as one market in the same way as you have with the midlands,north west etc, BFS/EZY lost 17,829 passengers in Dec on London routes, even taking SEN as a gain. BHD gained 24,646 passengers on London routes in Dec after taking off the passengers that previously used WW.
I have a feeling in the course of time things are going to pan out passenger numbers wise, the 4.3m may look somewhat different in 12 months time, most of 2012 had EI at BFS, their capacity to London hasn't really been replaced although I think growth will continue into MAN and BHX, unless EIR commence the rumoured BHD routes.
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Apologise for getting the Dec figures wrong, but Nov is down, so Dec up 2.5K and Nov down 5K+ maybe due to the extra BA flight
Agree with the 18 K lost at BFS on London routes but as you have stated BFS doing well on other domestic routes
Apologise for getting the Dec figures wrong, but Nov is down, so Dec up 2.5K and Nov down 5K+ maybe due to the extra BA flight
Agree with the 18 K lost at BFS on London routes but as you have stated BFS doing well on other domestic routes
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Apology humbly accepted. I wonder maybe is the shift somewhat indicative of the recession, the north of england and Scotland have been badly hit and price sensitive passengers are opting for easyjet whereas the LON/south east now has high frequency into BHD on quality airlines, LGW also offering prices that make the journey to LTN/STN to save money less attractive, notice EZY lost least on LGW despite such a big increase in competition.
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I asked this on the main forum but thinking I may get better info here.
A lot of people around here, including myself heard a very noisy and I’m assuming large plane landing at Belfast international (BFS) at around 4:30 am on Thursday 24th.
Can anyone else help identify what it could have been? I have seen an Antonov 124 going in before and noticed a few people talking about one in November so just wondering if it was this again.
Cheers
A lot of people around here, including myself heard a very noisy and I’m assuming large plane landing at Belfast international (BFS) at around 4:30 am on Thursday 24th.
Can anyone else help identify what it could have been? I have seen an Antonov 124 going in before and noticed a few people talking about one in November so just wondering if it was this again.
Cheers
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It may have been the 767 ( I think) inbound for the Bridgetown flight.
Edit - got my dates mixed up, that would be a day late... So not sure what it was
Edit - got my dates mixed up, that would be a day late... So not sure what it was
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