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Hi there,
I was wondering how many gates are there at Belfast International? How many stands? I'm doing a project to redesign the entire airport with a new build and just wondering as the satellite photos aren't too great.
Many thanks
I was wondering how many gates are there at Belfast International? How many stands? I'm doing a project to redesign the entire airport with a new build and just wondering as the satellite photos aren't too great.
Many thanks
There are also some overlaying widebody stands:
16A covers 16/17
25A covers 25/26
27A covers 26/27
29A covers 29
4F is not used as it is too small to be of any use.
Who is the project for?
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BFS Future
End of APD
Hopefully get a Toronto and Orlando route back !
Maybe even a middle eastern route (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha)
More charters to the Caribbean with TCX and TOM
UA could remain daily all year round on EWR
SHORT HAUL:
EZY could launch Lisbon, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Madrid. And up frequency on Amsterdam, Birmingham, Manchester and all the sun routes.
LS could increase frequency on the Canaries and launch routes like Gran Canaria, Malaga and Eastern Mediterranean routes.
More Eastern Mediterranean charters with TCX and TOM
Maybe get Monarch back to launch a couple of routes ?
Hopefully get a Toronto and Orlando route back !
Maybe even a middle eastern route (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha)
More charters to the Caribbean with TCX and TOM
UA could remain daily all year round on EWR
SHORT HAUL:
EZY could launch Lisbon, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Madrid. And up frequency on Amsterdam, Birmingham, Manchester and all the sun routes.
LS could increase frequency on the Canaries and launch routes like Gran Canaria, Malaga and Eastern Mediterranean routes.
More Eastern Mediterranean charters with TCX and TOM
Maybe get Monarch back to launch a couple of routes ?
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Airport unveils Big Plans to mark Golden Anniversary
To mark the occasion, the airport has put together a spectacular schedule of events including, amongst other things, charity fund-raising activities and a photographic exhibition looking back over five decades, with the full programme of activity to be released over the course of the year.
Belfast International Airport Managing Director, John Doran, said 2013 represents a milestone for the facility that started life as a civil airport in October 1963. On that occasion, HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother officially opened the new terminal on the extensive site at Aldergrove.
Mr Doran said: “Throughout its fifty-year history, Aldergrove, now Belfast International Airport, has played a central role in the economic and social life of Northern Ireland.
More at: Airport unveils Big Plans to mark Golden Anniversary - Belfast International Airport
Belfast International Airport Managing Director, John Doran, said 2013 represents a milestone for the facility that started life as a civil airport in October 1963. On that occasion, HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother officially opened the new terminal on the extensive site at Aldergrove.
Mr Doran said: “Throughout its fifty-year history, Aldergrove, now Belfast International Airport, has played a central role in the economic and social life of Northern Ireland.
More at: Airport unveils Big Plans to mark Golden Anniversary - Belfast International Airport
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Interesting article based at mainland UK users.
Why it's now cheaper to fly to New York from Northern Ireland
Why it's now cheaper to fly to New York from Northern Ireland
Why it's now cheaper to fly to New York from Northern Ireland
Why it's now cheaper to fly to New York from Northern Ireland
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RE: Airport unveils Big Plans to mark Golden Anniversary
"From quite humble beginnings, we now operate to around eighty domestic and international destinations with over 200 flights a day on average."
Hmm, 80 destinations?
Hmm, 80 destinations?
Whoever wrote:
obviously has access to different stats than the CAA. The average daily movements for November was 93, whilst even a peak month like July didn't see 200 movements a day (that was closer to 180-odd). With the departure of EI, 200 movements a day would appear to be a long way off.
As an aside. I flew from BFS-BRS-BFS just before Christmas, and on returning thought I'd left Bristol in 2012 and arrived in Aldergrove in 1973. Can they not do something about the dated corridors, worn carpet and dingy arrivals hall? It's supposed to be the main air entry point into NI, but feels more like arriving into the foyer of an uncared for Torquay hotel.
Even the departure gates with the dated destination signs they hang up would remind one of travelling several decades ago.
One last moan. On arriving back into BFS on Sunday 23rd at around 3.45pm, I noted there were only two other passenger aircraft on the apron. Yet it still took the best part of 15 minutes for the steps to appear. Had the arrival of the flight taken the ground staff by surprise?
I quickly remembered why I use LDY and BHD preferentially over BFS. Sorry state of affairs really.
with over 200 flights a day on average
As an aside. I flew from BFS-BRS-BFS just before Christmas, and on returning thought I'd left Bristol in 2012 and arrived in Aldergrove in 1973. Can they not do something about the dated corridors, worn carpet and dingy arrivals hall? It's supposed to be the main air entry point into NI, but feels more like arriving into the foyer of an uncared for Torquay hotel.
Even the departure gates with the dated destination signs they hang up would remind one of travelling several decades ago.
One last moan. On arriving back into BFS on Sunday 23rd at around 3.45pm, I noted there were only two other passenger aircraft on the apron. Yet it still took the best part of 15 minutes for the steps to appear. Had the arrival of the flight taken the ground staff by surprise?
I quickly remembered why I use LDY and BHD preferentially over BFS. Sorry state of affairs really.
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200 flights and 80 destinations!?!?!?!? 
What muppet in their propaganda dept thought that one up?
I wonder what the difference in flight numbers is between the 2 airports bearing in mind City is only operational between 0700-2200, does anyone have the figures available for that?
What muppet in their propaganda dept thought that one up?
I wonder what the difference in flight numbers is between the 2 airports bearing in mind City is only operational between 0700-2200, does anyone have the figures available for that?
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left rudder,
I dont see the removal of the APD on t/a service to be of much benefit, given that the pool of seats is so small anyway, these is a basic level of demand that exists whether the APD is there or not, when this demand is satisfied there is a small amount of seats that show a negligable amount of price reduction and lets assume that a lot of price minded customers will compare with Dublin where the market, frequency, competition and choice of t/a destinations is grown, in which case DUB will be very competitive.
However, if they can use this to grow frequency, attract a long talked about Toronto or Orlando this would be a real plus. At this stage of the game the doubting Thomas in me thinks that if Toronto has not been looked at by this stage and talk of an AC low cost option through Dublin materialises there is little hope of it happening anytime soon.
EI-BUD
I dont see the removal of the APD on t/a service to be of much benefit, given that the pool of seats is so small anyway, these is a basic level of demand that exists whether the APD is there or not, when this demand is satisfied there is a small amount of seats that show a negligable amount of price reduction and lets assume that a lot of price minded customers will compare with Dublin where the market, frequency, competition and choice of t/a destinations is grown, in which case DUB will be very competitive.
However, if they can use this to grow frequency, attract a long talked about Toronto or Orlando this would be a real plus. At this stage of the game the doubting Thomas in me thinks that if Toronto has not been looked at by this stage and talk of an AC low cost option through Dublin materialises there is little hope of it happening anytime soon.
EI-BUD
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PR backfire. Not very positive commets from Tele readers
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White Mountain has got the contract to resurface the runway, between March - May, all done at night.
Local firm wins runway contract - Belfast International Airport
Local firm wins runway contract - Belfast International Airport
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Belfast International Airport Managing Director, John Doran, said: “In this our 50th anniversary year, this investment is a clear statement of our commitment to the local economy and the people who use our airport.
“This is one of a significant number of announcements that we intend to make during 2013 – all of them positive, forward-looking and with confidence as their common theme. We have a lot to celebrate, and we intend putting down a big marker that we are a pivotal partner in this wider community.
So what other big announcements will there be in 2013 ?
Easyjet, Thomas Cook, Thosmon and LS expansion?
Virgin Atlantic, Air Transat, Emirates or Etihad ?
Maybe Monarch setting up a base or BA returning ?
Surely they'll do a major refurbishment of the terminal building
Possibly a new rail connection to belfast or Antrim ?
“This is one of a significant number of announcements that we intend to make during 2013 – all of them positive, forward-looking and with confidence as their common theme. We have a lot to celebrate, and we intend putting down a big marker that we are a pivotal partner in this wider community.
So what other big announcements will there be in 2013 ?
Easyjet, Thomas Cook, Thosmon and LS expansion?
Virgin Atlantic, Air Transat, Emirates or Etihad ?
Maybe Monarch setting up a base or BA returning ?
Surely they'll do a major refurbishment of the terminal building
Possibly a new rail connection to belfast or Antrim ?
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£37.5 BILLION extra to be spent on rail network in England announced today. Why does NIR not apply for extra funds to open up rail link to BFS? Translink could pay for the track etc and BFS pay for the station. Of course at the moment, our pathetic politicians are more interested in flegs than bringing our transport system into the 21st century.
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There had better be something. Tomorrow (Wednesday) a total of 14 passenger flights will depart BFS between 6.15 and 14.20 offering 2184 seats, all domestic. In the same time period 22 flights will depart BHD offering 2278 seats in total. Again all are domestic, although the service to Exeter extends on to CDG. These flights include the all important Heathrow services which allow passengers to transfer on to international departures. Given the difference in terminal sizes, I would say this situation has the potential to be disasterous for BFS. I've assumed BA and EI are using A319's on their flights, with Embraer 195's to Manchester and Birmingham, Let 410's to the Isle of Man and Dash 8 400's everywhere else.