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It's Eastern that serve the IOM not Flybe. The latter gave it up years ago. Eastern only cater for businessmen. This is clearly pitched at the leisure end however Easyjet started from LPL-IOM in a similar fashion and it's now daily. As for the 319 not being suitable for short sectors..what about GLA then - seems to work just fine. I'd also wager the fares will be less than half that offered by Eastern.
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Yes it's a nice big comfy A3xx but a 65nm route is really not an efficient use of the type. It will be barely topping-out at FL150 before commencing descent.
Unless they operated IoM as a pass-through onto other destinations, as JEA used to with the F27s, I don't see how this will be much more affordable than Eastern.
To put it in context, the only shorter routes on an A320 that I can think of are Fuertaventura to Arrecife which are really positioning flights with pax permitted.
Unless they operated IoM as a pass-through onto other destinations, as JEA used to with the F27s, I don't see how this will be much more affordable than Eastern.
To put it in context, the only shorter routes on an A320 that I can think of are Fuertaventura to Arrecife which are really positioning flights with pax permitted.
easyJet have been able to make LPL-IOM work, which is currently their shortest route, and only 15nm longer than BFS-IOM. Prices are also £49 return, and the only major difference is that the A319 is used instead of the A320.
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Fourth route to Venice will be on sale in the new year according to the Irish News Website:
EasyJet adds to Christmas cheer with three new Belfast routes - The Irish News
The airline has confirmed that from June it will operate flights from Belfast International Airport to Naples, Valencia and the Isle of Man, while the Irish News understands that a second Italian route, believed to be Venice, will be confirmed in the new year.
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Great news again should be another significant rise in passenger numbers next year.
One has to ask though what is the airport planning on doing with updating the terminal. Arrivals area still looks dated and dark, the destinations at gates being show on a plank of wood and the appearance of the international pier is crying out for some investment.
Does anyone know what the airports plans are for redevelopment. The city airport with passenger numbers falling is presently having a facelift and they are the losers at the moment
One has to ask though what is the airport planning on doing with updating the terminal. Arrivals area still looks dated and dark, the destinations at gates being show on a plank of wood and the appearance of the international pier is crying out for some investment.
Does anyone know what the airports plans are for redevelopment. The city airport with passenger numbers falling is presently having a facelift and they are the losers at the moment
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I picked random dates, and it works out BFS-IOM return is £49. Comparatively, the same dates (25-29 June) cost an extortionate £289 with Eastern/Flybe.
easyJet have been able to make LPL-IOM work, which is currently their shortest route, and only 15nm longer than BFS-IOM. Prices are also £49 return, and the only major difference is that the A319 is used instead of the A320.
easyJet have been able to make LPL-IOM work, which is currently their shortest route, and only 15nm longer than BFS-IOM. Prices are also £49 return, and the only major difference is that the A319 is used instead of the A320.
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I would imagine that a BFS-AUH/DOH/DXB route would only harm the business in Dublin. I think we are still a few years away from getting a direct route to the ME.
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What people always seem to forget is that a huge number of Ryanair flights are operated by non-based aircraft. For an airline such as Jet2, all routes are operated by BFS based aircraft, so obviously more based aircraft means more routes. But for Ryanair, they can add a number of new routes without having to add any new aircraft. Of course, another based aircraft means more pilot and cabin crew jobs, which is good for the economy, but ultimately it is the routes themselves that are worth a lot more.
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I picked random dates, and it works out BFS-IOM return is £49. Comparatively, the same dates (25-29 June) cost an extortionate £289 with Eastern/Flybe.
easyJet have been able to make LPL-IOM work, which is currently their shortest route, and only 15nm longer than BFS-IOM. Prices are also £49 return, and the only major difference is that the A319 is used instead of the A320.
easyJet have been able to make LPL-IOM work, which is currently their shortest route, and only 15nm longer than BFS-IOM. Prices are also £49 return, and the only major difference is that the A319 is used instead of the A320.
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Great news again should be another significant rise in passenger numbers next year.
One has to ask though what is the airport planning on doing with updating the terminal. Arrivals area still looks dated and dark, the destinations at gates being show on a plank of wood and the appearance of the international pier is crying out for some investment.
Does anyone know what the airports plans are for redevelopment. The city airport with passenger numbers falling is presently having a facelift and they are the losers at the moment
One has to ask though what is the airport planning on doing with updating the terminal. Arrivals area still looks dated and dark, the destinations at gates being show on a plank of wood and the appearance of the international pier is crying out for some investment.
Does anyone know what the airports plans are for redevelopment. The city airport with passenger numbers falling is presently having a facelift and they are the losers at the moment