BELFAST AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL
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Caa stats
At long last full stats on line from CAA for April
Growth in all domestic routes. Large percentage increase in EWR, AMS and the Canary Islands
As previously reported pax up 16%
Growth in all domestic routes. Large percentage increase in EWR, AMS and the Canary Islands
As previously reported pax up 16%
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Flybe
Hearing BFS management have had enough of Flybe emergencies diverting and blocking the runway. Saw the mess on the ramp today of hydraulic oil on the stand they went to, BFS Ops team complaining spillage not even reported by Flybe engineers.
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If I may bring myself down the petty level of the "BFS fanclub" BFS management did spearhead the campaign to stop the lengthening of the city runway and also declared themselves first preference for emergency diversions on a newspaper article
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Perhaps the sentiment is toward the frequency of the Flybe events and lack of communication described above as opposed to their willingness to handle emergencies. Seems like a fair enough notion to me from the business viewpoint. But then this is the BFS thread so we should probably just try to get it down to the usual level as quickly as possible just so we can fill loads of pages with people's 'expert' opinion.
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Does bfs get to charge any airline who have to land like this, for emergencies, for curfews etc? No one does business for nothing so I'm sure they do...so why would they complain about additional revenue? Or Is this just a complete made up yarn?...same Aldo applies to the clean up often oil spill...u do not just wash that into the drains, you deploy the hazardous spill kit, bring in the professionals, stick a hefty mark up on the cost and invoice flybe...again, additional income! Bingo, the jobs a gudun
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It's all good and well suggesting routes but I think we all know by now is that NI folk just seem to want their Spanish bucket and spade routes, and that's what will return the best LF and yields
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I am afraid the average joe in norn iron is a creature of habit. When they go on holidays they want the same old same old as they had last year. I doubt there are enough people in NI to support any curve ball routes unfortunately
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I am afraid the average joe in norn iron is a creature of habit. When they go on holidays they want the same old same old as they had last year. I doubt there are enough people in NI to support any curve ball routes unfortunately
The arrogance is unreal. The fact is that with previously cheaper options south of the border and routes to every corner of Europe, people from NI will fly from Dublin. Within my social circle I could count probably 20 people (40 seats) travelling to Lisbon/Copenhagen/Toronto/Geneva from Dublin this year, and that's just the ones who have disclosed their airport choice.
With the pound vs euro the way it is at the moment, I wonder if Dublin is as cheap on similar destinations served from Belfast thinking New York? Also I wonder if Belfast is proving tempting to Southerners on a price comparison with Dublin. (Sorry Dubliners don't travel to Palma, Malaga etc as they are so sophisticated)
The arrogance is unreal. The fact is that with previously cheaper options south of the border and routes to every corner of Europe, people from NI will fly from Dublin. Within my social circle I could count probably 20 people (40 seats) travelling to Lisbon/Copenhagen/Toronto/Geneva from Dublin this year, and that's just the ones who have disclosed their airport choice.
With the pound vs euro the way it is at the moment, I wonder if Dublin is as cheap on similar destinations served from Belfast thinking New York? Also I wonder if Belfast is proving tempting to Southerners on a price comparison with Dublin. (Sorry Dubliners don't travel to Palma, Malaga etc as they are so sophisticated)