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APD is particularly harsh on NI in my opinion.........especially on domestic services that are relied on so heavily for business and VFR. If I were the DUP I would certainly be insisting on a reduction in exchange for their support over Brexit....
Join Date: Nov 2011
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This is totally true but FR knew this going in. Its only the same APD that BE and U2 have to contend with. All I hear is negative reports about FR here, people see them as the last resort almost.
Join Date: Jun 2016
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Add on the extras and it ends up £98 they feel they have been done
Other airline charges £105 in total from start, then northern ireland person thinks good deal and those other wee feckers tried to rip me off.
we are a weird we bunch over here when it comes to money ! Especially those Antrim ones
Ryanair almost blame the customer when they talk about low fares now.
Join Date: Nov 2006
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The real issue is that easyJet are stronger now. They are holding firm. Sadly, Ryanair chased Wizz of some routes into the Polish market. In typical Ryanair style they come in chase out the competition, then exit. The most recent example of this is Dublin/Stuttgart, Aer Lingus have exited, now Ryanair will too...
With some luck easyJet and Jet2 will fill some of the void...
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It's nothing to do with airlines not liking NI it's just the market
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By the way, while I'm on a rare visit to Pprune, it's a pity about the reduction of RYR service to MAN.....the missus and the kids have made far more trips in recent times back home than she would have considered previously. Of course on the downside, it's made it more difficult for me to make an excuse to not visit the in-laws. Ha. Swings and roundabouts. And frankly as an impassive 'bum on seat' the offering between EZY and RYR is imperceptible. After 'price on the day', only the airport experience at MAN swings the vote - recommend EZY from T1 outbound and RYR to T3 back or v/v from your end.
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I think they have a contract to "opperate" some flights and once that's done they are gone
The ones in the "know" on this fourum are very quiet and have not said that I am wrong so i.assume I am right .
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Have you ever been to Malta in the winter? Like much of the Med, it is cool, damp and unwelcoming. Nothing whatsoever like the Canaries climate. There is a reason why seasonal routes are seasonal you know......apart from those with vfr components. And there are few to none of those in the NI / Malta market.
It's nothing to do with airlines not liking NI it's just the market
It's nothing to do with airlines not liking NI it's just the market
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Belfast International Airport lounge ranked joint third worst in the UK
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/belfast-international-airport-lounge-ranked-joint-third-worst-in-the-uk-37941534.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/belfast-international-airport-lounge-ranked-joint-third-worst-in-the-uk-37941534.html
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Belfast International Airport lounge ranked joint third worst in the UK
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-37941534.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-37941534.html
Oh the horrors of business-class travel. No spa! The inhumanity!
Wait, aren't they supposed to be working? I'm fairly sure they'll be charging the travel time to some account.
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Wait, aren't they supposed to be working? I'm fairly sure they'll be charging the travel time to some account.
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Unfortunately the Causeway Lounge suffers from the same ineptitude as the rest of BFS. It is certainly a nicer place to spend time as the relic surrounding it however it has failed to keep up with other offerings in the UK. It is now regularly overcrowded and fails to offer anything like the level of catering or drinks offered in other lounges. The staff are great but the corporate feel smacks of the minimum to get by with. That said the City’s offerings aren’t exactly great either. The BA lounge is poor and offers no hot food options at all. Neither lounge at BHD even has their own toilet. Pretty pathetic really.