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Hardly think that luxury accommodation on Bournemouth seafront is going to do much for BOH. If it's Dubai standard many of the guests will be using their own jets, Netjets or similar. Don't think that FR are going to significantly increase their PAX loads because of it.
Hardly think that luxury accommodation on Bournemouth seafront is going to do much for BOH. If it's Dubai standard many of the guests will be using their own jets, Netjets or similar. Don't think that FR are going to significantly increase their PAX loads because of it.
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From the local paper linked to a few posts ago, even they think the airport is doomed. I don't think Ryanair will be parking anything at Bournemouth this winter, the place will be like Filton sooner than that.
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Very pessimistic posts focusing only on commercial airlines.
I reckon BOH could survive limited or without airline services purely because of the large amount of other aviation services based out of the airport (& the business park). A nice length of runway, an abundance of space & good instruments, the facility is still prime aviation land - with the right amount of enticement if airline services were limited, I reckon many aviation services would jump at the chance to use the facility. Yes the current management are dire, but let's not give up hope - Hurn has plenty of life left in it, let's not condemn it to the grave quite yet.
I reckon BOH could survive limited or without airline services purely because of the large amount of other aviation services based out of the airport (& the business park). A nice length of runway, an abundance of space & good instruments, the facility is still prime aviation land - with the right amount of enticement if airline services were limited, I reckon many aviation services would jump at the chance to use the facility. Yes the current management are dire, but let's not give up hope - Hurn has plenty of life left in it, let's not condemn it to the grave quite yet.
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Regarding Filton that's what Upanddown was probably referring too as in BOH looking like Filton in the future not an airfield for Ryanair to be parking their planes!
Regarding Filton that's what Upanddown was probably referring too as in BOH looking like Filton in the future not an airfield for Ryanair to be parking their planes!
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After the Flybe withdrawal and literally no hope of any other airline coming in MAG (I think) would be selling their left tit to get Ryanair to park more aircraft at BOH just to make up some pax numbers. If they don't I'd be very very surprised and absolutely flabbergasted. I'd be very surprised if FR DON'T confirm additional based aircraft.
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I reckon BOH could survive limited or without airline services purely because of the large amount of other aviation services based out of the airport (& the business park). A nice length of runway, an abundance of space & good instruments, the facility is still prime aviation land - with the right amount of enticement if airline services were limited, I reckon many aviation services would jump at the chance to use the facility. Yes the current management are dire, but let's not give up hope - Hurn has plenty of life left in it, let's not condemn it to the grave quite yet.
The only reason to keep such an incompetent management team in place at Bournemouth must be that it is part of a plan to close the airport. Of course everyone locally wants to keep the airport, including the local authority, but if MAG can prove the airport is not viable, MAG have a convincing argument to close aviation operations and dig up the runway. The value of the land as building land is far more than it is worth as an airport.
Put a competent team in and the airport would survive. Sell it to an owner other than MAG and it would thrive.
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Very true. The only problem is the present management who are focused on Commercial Airlines and, at the same time, managing to pi$$ off most of the GA businesses at the airport with huge rents, huge landing fees and zero co-operation. A number of aviation businesses (ones with aeroplanes that use the runway) are rumoured to be leaving.
The only reason to keep such an incompetent management team in place at Bournemouth must be that it is part of a plan to close the airport. Of course everyone locally wants to keep the airport, including the local authority, but if MAG can prove the airport is not viable, MAG have a convincing argument to close aviation operations and dig up the runway. The value of the land as building land is far more than it is worth as an airport.
Put a competent team in and the airport would survive. Sell it to an owner other than MAG and it would thrive.
The only reason to keep such an incompetent management team in place at Bournemouth must be that it is part of a plan to close the airport. Of course everyone locally wants to keep the airport, including the local authority, but if MAG can prove the airport is not viable, MAG have a convincing argument to close aviation operations and dig up the runway. The value of the land as building land is far more than it is worth as an airport.
Put a competent team in and the airport would survive. Sell it to an owner other than MAG and it would thrive.
Whilst MAG may not be the best at marketing the airport, if the demand for seats to/ from BOH was there the airport could virtually sell itself. Going all the way back to 1965 when SOU's concrete runway opened, all the airlines moved out. Many have tried since, Dan Air, Euro Direct, Air Berlin etc, all have been and gone. Maybe BOH isn't in the right place to attract enough traffic to purely rely on passenger throughput?
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Some good news! Ryanair will be continuing its 2x weekly Malta service over the winter. There is also the already mentioned weekly flights to Tenerife and Gran Canaria bookable over the winter, however Alicante and Malaga are not currently available. I believe their schedules are yet to be released.
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BOH base for FR
It looks like the base will be extended into the winter as the Malta flights are departing BOH at 07:00.
If this is true, then it's a major endorsement and finally shows that the airport must be doing something right for Ryanair.
If this is true, then it's a major endorsement and finally shows that the airport must be doing something right for Ryanair.
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Whilst MAG may not be the best at marketing the airport, if the demand for seats to/ from BOH was there the airport could virtually sell itself. Going all the way back to 1965 when SOU's concrete runway opened, all the airlines moved out. Many have tried since, Dan Air, Euro Direct, Air Berlin etc, all have been and gone. Maybe BOH isn't in the right place to attract enough traffic to purely rely on passenger throughput?
The truth is for most of the day passengers standing on the platform at Bournemouth station can get to Southampton Airport far quicker by public transport than they can to the towns own airport and that is the problem in a nutshell as not everyone is willing to pay for a taxi.
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Good news about Malta staying on throughout the winter although its not a based aircraft as the flight leaves Malta at 0700 not BOH and TFS / LPA are also based at there respective out stations at the moment
Once the ALC / AGP schedule is announced it could go a long way in the passenger figures for the winter staying the same as this year
Least the airport is not closing down just yet as some would seem to think or like to happen ……
Once the ALC / AGP schedule is announced it could go a long way in the passenger figures for the winter staying the same as this year
Least the airport is not closing down just yet as some would seem to think or like to happen ……