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LS have been operating FAO for two years with their Saturday flight.
The 10,000 drop probably due to EI move to BHD. Will be interesting to see BHD figures in a few days and maybe somebody could work LF
On positive note EWR appears to be doing well
Shame about TOM going to one weekly to Reus, but at least LS are going twice weekly from next year
The 10,000 drop probably due to EI move to BHD. Will be interesting to see BHD figures in a few days and maybe somebody could work LF
On positive note EWR appears to be doing well
Shame about TOM going to one weekly to Reus, but at least LS are going twice weekly from next year
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Stupid timings! Who wants to go to Cologne on a Saturday and return the following day? Would a Friday dep not be more suitable? A few hours to look at all the Xmas markets isn't enough. Also £171 return, I'll give it a miss thanks!
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Great news! 
Abertis have sold BFS to ADC & HAS Airports world wide.
Airport Development, Operations, Management | ADC & HAS
Abertis have sold BFS to ADC & HAS Airports world wide.
Airport Development, Operations, Management | ADC & HAS
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Not sure how true this is but this is on BFS wiki site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfas...tional_Airport
It has been announced by Belfast International Airport senior staff that the airport is in talks with many major airlines to start long haul routes. As of 2013, the only scheduled long haul destination is New York Newark, flown by United Airlines. The airport hopes to add flights to Toronto, hopefully by 2014, operated by either Air Canada or Air Transat, however Air Canada is the preferred airline of choice. Also, Etihad Airlines is planning on opening a route from it's Abu Dhabi base, however it is believed that Boeing 787-9 aircraft will be used, which will not be delivered to the carrier until 2015. Austrian Airlines is also believed to be planning on starting seasonal flights between Belfast and Vienna: the airline currently flies from Belfast to Innsbruck, and flies inbound charter flights from Vienna. belfast International Airport is also in talks with Lufthansa Group and Air Berlin, to begin operating flights to Germany: currently only inbound charter flights operated by Denim Air connect Belfast with Germany. In addition to this, Air China is believed to be planning to fly from Beijing to Belfast, as many Chinese businesses have been investing heavily in Northern Ireland in recent years, and is Northern Ireland has become a tourist hotspot. It has also been announced that if all of these routes come into operation, Belfast International could become a Star Alliance "Mini Hub", whereby passengers could fly between New York and Vienna, for example, via Belfast. A Star Alliance Lounge could also be constructed for passenger comfort, however this, according to Belfast International Airport, is unlikely.
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Hopefully this is good news...they must see a future in BFS if they are prepared to invest in it. And being a US company, they will naturally consider strengthening links across the Atlantic. BFS has had a sense of a bit of a ghost town at times for a while now...hopefully the new owners will inject some new ideas. YYZ would certainly be viable as a once or twice weekly. Not sure about a Chinese or Middle Eastern route, but who knows...a few more European links would be nice. LH to anywhere in Germany would be a good start.
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it looks like the other 3 airports this new company own have all had new terminals and large investments in the past few years, hopefully BFS will get this new treatment and get a new modern terminal
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Hopefully this is good news...they must see a future in BFS if they are prepared to invest in it
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They have bought a portfolio of airports. BFS will have to fight for new funding as the new money could go elsewhere.
BFS becomes probably the biggest airport in the group so hopefully any funding will be ploughed in there first, they really do need a new terminal!
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It has been announced by Belfast International Airport senior staff that the airport is in talks with many major airlines to start long haul routes. As of 2013, the only scheduled long haul destination is New York Newark, flown by United Airlines. The airport hopes to add flights to Toronto, hopefully by 2014, operated by either Air Canada or Air Transat, however Air Canada is the preferred airline of choice. Also, Etihad Airlines is planning on opening a route from it's Abu Dhabi base, however it is believed that Boeing 787-9 aircraft will be used, which will not be delivered to the carrier until 2015. Austrian Airlines is also believed to be planning on starting seasonal flights between Belfast and Vienna: the airline currently flies from Belfast to Innsbruck, and flies inbound charter flights from Vienna. belfast International Airport is also in talks with Lufthansa Group and Air Berlin, to begin operating flights to Germany: currently only inbound charter flights operated by Denim Air connect Belfast with Germany. In addition to this, Air China is believed to be planning to fly from Beijing to Belfast, as many Chinese businesses have been investing heavily in Northern Ireland in recent years, and is Northern Ireland has become a tourist hotspot. It has also been announced that if all of these routes come into operation, Belfast International could become a Star Alliance "Mini Hub", whereby passengers could fly between New York and Vienna, for example, via Belfast. A Star Alliance Lounge could also be constructed for passenger comfort, however this, according to Belfast International Airport, is unlikely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfas...tional_Airport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfas...tional_Airport
