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Can the 737-300 operate that distance to Tfs?
The majority of flights operated by jet2 to the Canarys from other uk airports use the 757
The majority of flights operated by jet2 to the Canarys from other uk airports use the 757
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Yes, it is a bit strange, should have been some sort of announcement by now.
I'm guessing there are a still meetings going on regarding the move and the decision has not yet been made, it's not the sort of thing EI would just jump into, it would be a massive risk to take.
At the end of the day they have confirmed only that they have been in talks with the city airport, all the other rumours and hype mean nothing.
Having said that all the evidence points to a move down the road.
I'm guessing there are a still meetings going on regarding the move and the decision has not yet been made, it's not the sort of thing EI would just jump into, it would be a massive risk to take.
At the end of the day they have confirmed only that they have been in talks with the city airport, all the other rumours and hype mean nothing.
Having said that all the evidence points to a move down the road.
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All will become clear about EI future operations at BFS/BHD, expect news very soon...
Is there significance in the use of the term "BFS/BHD"? Does this mean you believe they're going to split operations between the two airports?
Is there significance in the use of the term "BFS/BHD"? Does this mean you believe they're going to split operations between the two airports?
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Just my humble observations about this saga and the nummerous theories on this forum.
Has what seemed like a fine vision for Aer Lingus gone radically pete tong here??
Come on down to BHD and, who knows, you might just have the whole Heathrow route, cos BA won't be bothered with Belfast again, put on a few shiny sun routes now that bmib have 'proven' the BHD market at £19 a pop and, oh, go on then, stick on a few Gatwicks and Manchesters and we'll turn a blind ear to Flybe and the last 30 odd years - all for the greater glory, of course...
O wait, Willy's here to announce that BA are back in a big way to stay and presumably don't want to hand over LHR-BHD to Aer L, the touchpaper is lit under BE, and EZY, jET2 are mopping up services at BFS while EI fiddle.
Soooo....what's left? BFS-LHR, for sure, for the proportion of people who want to use BFS to go to LHR, which has not been insignificant on a fairly basic EI schedule (esp if AL were to mop up connxions for all non BA / OW airlines), the option to fly anywhere they like in Europe of thier choosing and maybe RE to do some Cwl, EMA, BOH, ABN sorts from BFS.
OR they could move the planes to BCA.
Has what seemed like a fine vision for Aer Lingus gone radically pete tong here??
Come on down to BHD and, who knows, you might just have the whole Heathrow route, cos BA won't be bothered with Belfast again, put on a few shiny sun routes now that bmib have 'proven' the BHD market at £19 a pop and, oh, go on then, stick on a few Gatwicks and Manchesters and we'll turn a blind ear to Flybe and the last 30 odd years - all for the greater glory, of course...
O wait, Willy's here to announce that BA are back in a big way to stay and presumably don't want to hand over LHR-BHD to Aer L, the touchpaper is lit under BE, and EZY, jET2 are mopping up services at BFS while EI fiddle.
Soooo....what's left? BFS-LHR, for sure, for the proportion of people who want to use BFS to go to LHR, which has not been insignificant on a fairly basic EI schedule (esp if AL were to mop up connxions for all non BA / OW airlines), the option to fly anywhere they like in Europe of thier choosing and maybe RE to do some Cwl, EMA, BOH, ABN sorts from BFS.
OR they could move the planes to BCA.
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Just my humble observations about this saga and the nummerous theories on this forum.
Has what seemed like a fine vision for Aer Lingus gone radically pete tong here??
Come on down to BHD and, who knows, you might just have the whole Heathrow route, cos BA won't be bothered with Belfast again, put on a few shiny sun routes now that bmib have 'proven' the BHD market at £19 a pop and, oh, go on then, stick on a few Gatwicks and Manchesters and we'll turn a blind ear to Flybe and the last 30 odd years - all for the greater glory, of course...
O wait, Willy's here to announce that BA are back in a big way to stay and presumably don't want to hand over LHR-BHD to Aer L, the touchpaper is lit under BE, and EZY, jET2 are mopping up services at BFS while EI fiddle.
Soooo....what's left? BFS-LHR, for sure, for the proportion of people who want to use BFS to go to LHR, which has not been insignificant on a fairly basic EI schedule (esp if AL were to mop up connxions for all non BA / OW airlines), the option to fly anywhere they like in Europe of thier choosing and maybe RE to do some Cwl, EMA, BOH, ABN sorts from BFS.
OR they could move the planes to BCA.
Has what seemed like a fine vision for Aer Lingus gone radically pete tong here??
Come on down to BHD and, who knows, you might just have the whole Heathrow route, cos BA won't be bothered with Belfast again, put on a few shiny sun routes now that bmib have 'proven' the BHD market at £19 a pop and, oh, go on then, stick on a few Gatwicks and Manchesters and we'll turn a blind ear to Flybe and the last 30 odd years - all for the greater glory, of course...
O wait, Willy's here to announce that BA are back in a big way to stay and presumably don't want to hand over LHR-BHD to Aer L, the touchpaper is lit under BE, and EZY, jET2 are mopping up services at BFS while EI fiddle.
Soooo....what's left? BFS-LHR, for sure, for the proportion of people who want to use BFS to go to LHR, which has not been insignificant on a fairly basic EI schedule (esp if AL were to mop up connxions for all non BA / OW airlines), the option to fly anywhere they like in Europe of thier choosing and maybe RE to do some Cwl, EMA, BOH, ABN sorts from BFS.
OR they could move the planes to BCA.
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Looks like someone has been playing with wiki again:
Belfast International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United Airlines currently operates a daily service from Belfast to New York Newark, but is planning on launching a service to Los Angeles and Philadelphia in 2013.
It was announced on the airports website that Etihad is planning on starting a flight from Belfast to Abu Dhabi. The airline will use an Airbus A330 and will operate the service 4x weekly.
It is believed that low-cost airline Ryanair is planning to start operations at Belfast International. The airline ceased flying out of Belfast City due to runway length. This announcement occurred the day after Aer Lingus announced that it was planning on switching operations from Belfast International to Belfast City.It is expected that Ryanair will fly to destinations not yet served by airlines at Belfast including Copenhagen, Berlin, Warsaw, Frankfurt, Vienna, Madrid and Stockholm.
Jet2 announced in June 2012 that it is going to base a Boeing 757-200 at the airport for more popular and medium haul destinations.
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