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CAA 2017 Stats
CAA 2017 stats have been released, and here are the most important points;
- BFS handled 5,836,552 passengers (+13.3%)
- BFS handled 58,152 aircraft movements (+5.4%)
- BFS handled 12,308 tonnes of cargo (+62%)
Passenger numbers have increased by 32.7% since 2015, which is a remarkable achievement.
2017 was a record breaker for both annual passenger numbers and annual aircraft movements.
My provisional 2017 route analysis figures from February has been confirmed as correct, so I'll repost it here with the rest of the statistics.
- BFS handled 5,836,552 passengers (+13.3%)
- BFS handled 58,152 aircraft movements (+5.4%)
- BFS handled 12,308 tonnes of cargo (+62%)
Passenger numbers have increased by 32.7% since 2015, which is a remarkable achievement.
2017 was a record breaker for both annual passenger numbers and annual aircraft movements.
My provisional 2017 route analysis figures from February has been confirmed as correct, so I'll repost it here with the rest of the statistics.
Below I've calculated the total passenger numbers based on CAA Jan-Dec stats.
Domestic Routes;
Modest growth on most routes, decrease for both BHX and GLA.
1. Gatwick - 982,790 (+14.4%)
2. Liverpool - 490,613 (+5.4%)
3. Stansted - 376,429 (+3.4%)
4. Luton - 340,034 (+9.5%)
5. Edinburgh - 284,833 (+3.8%)
6. Manchester - 265,643 (+4.9%)
7. Bristol - 261,730 (+4.9%)
8. *Glasgow - 261,020 (-7.6%)
9. Newcastle - 259,776 (+3.7%)
10. *Birmingham - 224,393 (-1.4%)
11. Jersey - 20,783 (+4.3%)
International Routes;
First time in 10 years that an international route has exceeded 200,000 pax, and the first time ever that two routes have exceeded 200,000.
Sun routes, in particular Iberian routes, performed exceptionally well. Ski routes on the other hand performed very poorly.
1. Alicante - 227,397 (+48.0%)
2. Malaga - 209,583 (+60.8%)
3. Palma - 183,383 (+24.4%)
4. Faro - 164,738 (+32.4%)
5. Tenerife - 126,232 (+39.5%)
6. Lanzarote - 123,470 (+13.5%)
7. Amsterdam - 122,369 (+0.3%)
8. Krakow - 99,585 (+82.5%)
9. Paris CDG - 76,399 (+0.0%)
10. Reus - 60,489 (+15.3%)
11. Barcelona - 55,279 (+55.8%)
12. Gran Canaria - 45,879 (+148.0%)
13. Ibiza - 45,362 (+59.6%)
14. Berlin SXF - 44,683 (+193.8%)
15. Vilnius - 34,559 (+15.6%)
16. Gdansk - 34,163 (+582.7%)
17. Warsaw - 33,732 (+485.5%)
18. Wroclaw - 32,386 (+549.5%)
19. Bergamo - 31,033 (+221.8%)
20. Girona - 28,740 (NEW)
21. *Geneva - 20,063 (-13.8%)
22. *Katowice - 19,259 (-30.8%)
23. Burgas - 18,799 (+17.5%)
24. *Nice - 18,593 (-3.2%)
25. *Larnaca - 18,096 (-5.6%)
26. Menorca - 17,725 (+54.3%)
27. Dubrovnik - 17,049 (+191%)
28. Newburgh - 16,676 (NEW)
29. *Reykjavik - 15,515 (-43.9%)
30. Split - 12,874 (+116.3%)
31. Orlando - 9,176 (+66.6%)
32. Bordeaux - 8,888 (+20.8%)
33. *Dalaman - 8,701 (-67.4%)
34. Corfu - 7,363 (+2.4%)
35. Rhodes - 6,666 (+0.00%)
36. Providence - 6,518 (NEW)
37. Zante - 6,202 (+0.4%)
38. *Verona - 5,755 (-8.1%)
39. Plovdiv - 5,128 (+46.8%)
40. Malta - 4,684 (NEW)
41. *Lyon - 4,589 (-15.5%)
42. *Newark - 2,924 (-96.3%)
43. Cancun - 2,504 (+625.8%)
44. Rovaniemi - 1,754 (+3.1%)
45. Las Vegas - 631 (NEW)
46. Varadero - 567 (+21.4%)
47. *Salzburg - 411 (-86.9%)
Domestic Routes;
Modest growth on most routes, decrease for both BHX and GLA.
1. Gatwick - 982,790 (+14.4%)
2. Liverpool - 490,613 (+5.4%)
3. Stansted - 376,429 (+3.4%)
4. Luton - 340,034 (+9.5%)
5. Edinburgh - 284,833 (+3.8%)
6. Manchester - 265,643 (+4.9%)
7. Bristol - 261,730 (+4.9%)
8. *Glasgow - 261,020 (-7.6%)
9. Newcastle - 259,776 (+3.7%)
10. *Birmingham - 224,393 (-1.4%)
11. Jersey - 20,783 (+4.3%)
International Routes;
First time in 10 years that an international route has exceeded 200,000 pax, and the first time ever that two routes have exceeded 200,000.
Sun routes, in particular Iberian routes, performed exceptionally well. Ski routes on the other hand performed very poorly.
1. Alicante - 227,397 (+48.0%)
2. Malaga - 209,583 (+60.8%)
3. Palma - 183,383 (+24.4%)
4. Faro - 164,738 (+32.4%)
5. Tenerife - 126,232 (+39.5%)
6. Lanzarote - 123,470 (+13.5%)
7. Amsterdam - 122,369 (+0.3%)
8. Krakow - 99,585 (+82.5%)
9. Paris CDG - 76,399 (+0.0%)
10. Reus - 60,489 (+15.3%)
11. Barcelona - 55,279 (+55.8%)
12. Gran Canaria - 45,879 (+148.0%)
13. Ibiza - 45,362 (+59.6%)
14. Berlin SXF - 44,683 (+193.8%)
15. Vilnius - 34,559 (+15.6%)
16. Gdansk - 34,163 (+582.7%)
17. Warsaw - 33,732 (+485.5%)
18. Wroclaw - 32,386 (+549.5%)
19. Bergamo - 31,033 (+221.8%)
20. Girona - 28,740 (NEW)
21. *Geneva - 20,063 (-13.8%)
22. *Katowice - 19,259 (-30.8%)
23. Burgas - 18,799 (+17.5%)
24. *Nice - 18,593 (-3.2%)
25. *Larnaca - 18,096 (-5.6%)
26. Menorca - 17,725 (+54.3%)
27. Dubrovnik - 17,049 (+191%)
28. Newburgh - 16,676 (NEW)
29. *Reykjavik - 15,515 (-43.9%)
30. Split - 12,874 (+116.3%)
31. Orlando - 9,176 (+66.6%)
32. Bordeaux - 8,888 (+20.8%)
33. *Dalaman - 8,701 (-67.4%)
34. Corfu - 7,363 (+2.4%)
35. Rhodes - 6,666 (+0.00%)
36. Providence - 6,518 (NEW)
37. Zante - 6,202 (+0.4%)
38. *Verona - 5,755 (-8.1%)
39. Plovdiv - 5,128 (+46.8%)
40. Malta - 4,684 (NEW)
41. *Lyon - 4,589 (-15.5%)
42. *Newark - 2,924 (-96.3%)
43. Cancun - 2,504 (+625.8%)
44. Rovaniemi - 1,754 (+3.1%)
45. Las Vegas - 631 (NEW)
46. Varadero - 567 (+21.4%)
47. *Salzburg - 411 (-86.9%)
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If Ryanair hadn't cancelled the BFSLGW.We could possibly have broke the 6 Million mark in 2017.
CAA 2017 stats have been released, and here are the most important points;
- BFS handled 5,836,552 passengers (+13.3%)
- BFS handled 58,152 aircraft movements (+5.4%)
- BFS handled 12,308 tonnes of cargo (+62%)
Passenger numbers have increased by 32.7% since 2015, which is a remarkable achievement.
2017 was a record breaker for both annual passenger numbers and annual aircraft movements.
My provisional 2017 route analysis figures from February has been confirmed as correct, so I'll repost it here with the rest of the statistics.
- BFS handled 5,836,552 passengers (+13.3%)
- BFS handled 58,152 aircraft movements (+5.4%)
- BFS handled 12,308 tonnes of cargo (+62%)
Passenger numbers have increased by 32.7% since 2015, which is a remarkable achievement.
2017 was a record breaker for both annual passenger numbers and annual aircraft movements.
My provisional 2017 route analysis figures from February has been confirmed as correct, so I'll repost it here with the rest of the statistics.
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Could it be FR operating LGW-BHD-LGW from W18?
Considering the comment was about something maybe brewing at Bfs, why suddenly come out with this, a complete non-idea?
Considering the comment was about something maybe brewing at Bfs, why suddenly come out with this, a complete non-idea?
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I think given the very competitive environment that exists between the Belfast Airports it is not inconceivable that Ryanair may seek to lever its position. They now have a number of 738's with short field capability so operating into and out of BHD could certainly be attractive. However, the largest challenge would be the 2130 closure time. I wouldn't rule anything out.
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I think given the very competitive environment that exists between the Belfast Airports it is not inconceivable that Ryanair may seek to lever its position. They now have a number of 738's with short field capability so operating into and out of BHD could certainly be attractive. However, the largest challenge would be the 2130 closure time. I wouldn't rule anything out.
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Maybe another Transatlantic airline? Didn't BFS management say they where close to getting another airline to US when Norwegian was announced?
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It should also be noted that from next year VS will be starting to replace their B744s with the A350-1000. The A350 has 100-150 fewer seats than the B744, meaning in order to keep current capacity on the route, the number of flights would need to increase from 28 to about 40. I suspect that the first A350s will be used exclusively from LGW, and that BFS won't see the A350 for a few more years, but soon enough BFS could be seeing up to x4 weekly VS flights to Orlando.
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Thanks.
What is the maximum potential for the Northern Ireland route? Would Dublin cut into that?
Just hope we can make this niche work and not give it over to Dublin again.
What is the maximum potential for the Northern Ireland route? Would Dublin cut into that?
Just hope we can make this niche work and not give it over to Dublin again.
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Orlando is an interesting destination. Compared with other transatlantic routes such as New York, almost all passengers are British holidaymakers, with a substantial number booking package holidays with Virgin Holidays, TUI, Thomas Cook and other companies. People are also more likely to travel from their local airport when flying to a leisure destination, and this is compounded by the fact that a large number of passengers are families with young children. Therefore, Aer Lingus would carry relatively fewer NI passengers on their DUB-MCO service than on their business-orientated transatlantic routes.
With regards to maximum potential for BFS-MCO, I believe that peak demand would be obtained if the route was served by Virgin Atlantic, TUI and Thomas Cook. During the peak summer season (June-August), I believe that there would be enough demand for daily flights - something along the lines of x3 weekly Virgin B744, x2 weekly TUI B788, x2 weekly Thomas Cook A332.Throughout the rest of the summer season, there would be demand for x4 weekly flights, and x1 weekly flight during the winter season.
This schedule is, of course, what I believe to be the absolute maximum potential for BFS-MCO, though I doubt that the airport will achieve such a schedule any time soon. This schedule would mean 148,340 seats would be offered between Belfast and Orlando, and based on average load factors, passenger numbers would be approximately 120,000 which, to compare, is slightly less than the 2017 annual passenger numbers between Glasgow and Orlando.