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Agreed. There is a notam that the airfield is closed to all traffic between 2200 and 2230 to facilitate setting up for the works in progress, so the airport have to stick to this. Normally 17-35 is available after 2230 for the jet2 freight movements.
Would I be right in saying that there are no jet2 freight movements on a Sunday night / Monday morning, as that would explain why the airport decided to notam 17-35 out of service as it was not required for jet2 after 2230.
The airport have a business to run at the end of the day, if the airfield is notam'd closed why would they keep it open for one late movement. It has to be reopened by 2230 or other movements will suffer.
Would I be right in saying that there are no jet2 freight movements on a Sunday night / Monday morning, as that would explain why the airport decided to notam 17-35 out of service as it was not required for jet2 after 2230.
The airport have a business to run at the end of the day, if the airfield is notam'd closed why would they keep it open for one late movement. It has to be reopened by 2230 or other movements will suffer.
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Was onboard a fully-loaded EZY A320 that departed from Bravo intersection on Rw25 for Liverpool on Saturday morning. Well up by the time we reached the cross-runway.
The return flight ex LPL was at 2145 last night aboard an A319 which arrived (again) on Rw25 at 2235 ~ must have been one of the first in after re-opening. Brakes were applied hard and we were off at Bravo... this after a VERY slow taxi out to the runway and subsequent flight up from LPL which took well over 40 mins (normally 30).
Clearly Jet2 dont fancy the shorter runway or the fuel burn waiting for it to re-open.
The return flight ex LPL was at 2145 last night aboard an A319 which arrived (again) on Rw25 at 2235 ~ must have been one of the first in after re-opening. Brakes were applied hard and we were off at Bravo... this after a VERY slow taxi out to the runway and subsequent flight up from LPL which took well over 40 mins (normally 30).
Clearly Jet2 dont fancy the shorter runway or the fuel burn waiting for it to re-open.
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An idle evening, so the sound of an aircraft overhead outer Ballymena stirred the interest. According to Plane Finder it was EZY inbound from LGW, passing over the Kells area for an approach to 17 after a circuit over Lough Neagh. Now the NOTAM mentioned above (and the temporary closure from 2200 - 2230) explained all of that...
However, of more interest was the route prior to that...an almost direct routing from LGW to Dublin, before turning north up the coastline. And an inbound from BRS appears to have done something similar...
Why did these two EZYs take what seems like an 'indirect' route? In my experience, BRS flights usually come straight up the Welsh valleys, out over north Wales towards IOM, while the LGW flights are the same as any London departure...midlands, then WAL, then IOM...
Just a curious amateur!
However, of more interest was the route prior to that...an almost direct routing from LGW to Dublin, before turning north up the coastline. And an inbound from BRS appears to have done something similar...
Why did these two EZYs take what seems like an 'indirect' route? In my experience, BRS flights usually come straight up the Welsh valleys, out over north Wales towards IOM, while the LGW flights are the same as any London departure...midlands, then WAL, then IOM...
Just a curious amateur!
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Looking at the Jet2 website for April 2014 there is a flight to both Tenerife and Lanzarote on Fridays. Assuming that this is the only rotation that the planes will make, due to their friendly times does this mean that there will be another aircraft at BFS for summer 14. Surely on a Friday there would have to be flights to either ALC, Murcia or Palma?
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Vulcan to land and display at Belfast International Airport over the Newcastle Airshow in Country Down to celebrate the 50th birthday of the airport! Will also be the Red Arrow and Eurofighter landing at the airport to re fuel before heading off again. 
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Another idle evening in Kells, and again an amateur curious about traffic overhead. This time (according to Plane Finder) it was a TNT 734 heading north-east for a 25 approach. However the Plane Finder track indicated a take-off and some manoeuvres over Lough Neagh and Belfast before returning to BFS...a training flight? Or a technical problem? Again, just curious!
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Jet2 are to base a Boeing 737-800 in Lanzarote from November. They will operate two flights to BFS and the rest to Blackpool, Glasgow & Manchester.
Monday = EXS310 - ACE 09:00 BFS 13:30 / EXS309 - BFS 14:30 ACE 19:00
Tuesday = EXS168 - ACE 09:00 GLA 13:40 / EXS167 - GLA 14:30 ACE 19:00
Thursday = EXS168 - ACE 09:00 GLA 13:40 / EXS167 - GLA 14:30 ACE 19:00
Friday = EXS310 - ACE 09:00 BFS 13:30 / EXS309 - BFS 14:30 ACE 19:00
Saturday = EXS892 - ACE 09:00 MAN 13:20 / EXS891 - MAN 14:30 ACE 19:00
Sunday = EXS708 - ACE 09:00 BLK 13:20 / EXS707 - BLK 14:30 ACE 19:00
Wonder will anything replace the flights that was used by BFS aircraft
Jet2 are to base a Boeing 737-800 in Lanzarote from November. They will operate two flights to BFS and the rest to Blackpool, Glasgow & Manchester.
Monday = EXS310 - ACE 09:00 BFS 13:30 / EXS309 - BFS 14:30 ACE 19:00
Tuesday = EXS168 - ACE 09:00 GLA 13:40 / EXS167 - GLA 14:30 ACE 19:00
Thursday = EXS168 - ACE 09:00 GLA 13:40 / EXS167 - GLA 14:30 ACE 19:00
Friday = EXS310 - ACE 09:00 BFS 13:30 / EXS309 - BFS 14:30 ACE 19:00
Saturday = EXS892 - ACE 09:00 MAN 13:20 / EXS891 - MAN 14:30 ACE 19:00
Sunday = EXS708 - ACE 09:00 BLK 13:20 / EXS707 - BLK 14:30 ACE 19:00
Wonder will anything replace the flights that was used by BFS aircraft
Looks like this has changed. If you look on the site now, they operate Thurs & Sun on BFS Aircraft. Will they still have this issue of tec stopping on the way home?
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Thomson - Summer 2014
Thomson Airways will be flying from Belfast to Corfu for the Summer 2014 season. This is a brand new route for Summer 2014.
They are also introducing BFS - Ibiza again. They flew BFS-IBZ last summer but have dropped it for this summer. They will be flying from Belfast to Ibiza for the S14 season.
BFS-Palma increases from 2 weekly flights to 3 for for Summer 2014.
BFS-Reus increases from a weekly flight to 2 weekly flights for July 2014.
BFS-Sharm El Sheikh operates on a Tuesday for Summer 2014 instead of a Wednesday and BFS-Tenerife operates on Sunday instead of Friday for Summer 2014.
Great news for BFS!
Source: Thomson - Holidays to some of the best winter & summer holiday destinations
They are also introducing BFS - Ibiza again. They flew BFS-IBZ last summer but have dropped it for this summer. They will be flying from Belfast to Ibiza for the S14 season.
BFS-Palma increases from 2 weekly flights to 3 for for Summer 2014.
BFS-Reus increases from a weekly flight to 2 weekly flights for July 2014.
BFS-Sharm El Sheikh operates on a Tuesday for Summer 2014 instead of a Wednesday and BFS-Tenerife operates on Sunday instead of Friday for Summer 2014.
Great news for BFS!
Source: Thomson - Holidays to some of the best winter & summer holiday destinations
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Eventually a knew destination and increase in some others hopefully this will encourage Thomascook they have nothing knew next year just the same thing but using a lot of easyjet flights.