Belfast International-2

[Refuellerman]

Anyone know why faro 2018 still not bookable on fr website?

[Cozy F]

Perhaps they aren’t going to fly it? Would be odd given Aer Lingus cutting way back on Belfast Med flights and reducing product to ASL aircraft from S18.

[mart901]

Has this EI using ASL ever actually been confirmed?

[Alteagod]

Its not confirmed but I understand that it is also not being denied by the airport that EI not confirmed as operator of all the sun routes

[tigger2k8]

Originally Posted by True Blue

Current entry on website - arrivals

EDINBURGH EZY484 14:15 ON TIME 15:11

Since when was a flight running 56 minutes late "on time". Airports, airlines etc refer you to their site for information and this is what you get. Is the person you did this stupid, lazy, no interest, all of these? We are almost into 2018 and yet this type of lazy information is still common. And then airports/airlines wonder why pax at times go mad. To me, it says we couldn't care less.

As far as im aware.. unless the "new" website is different from the old one.. but the FMS system was the source for the arrivals and departures page, it pulled the info directly from it and published it.. the handling agent (Swissport) enters the estimated arrival time from the signal they receive on take off.. they then enter the time and select "Expected at".. there is/was? quite a few different options such as "Delayed to", "Diverted to", "Cancelled" etc etc... there is also an "On Time".. so it's either human error or a glitch in the system.. believe it or not, people make mistakes in life...

If it's a common issue then then airport should be addressing it with Swissport and / or the Airport IT department..

[cuthere]

I find at most airports, when flying low cost airlines, that the best source of info is FlightRadar. When you see people rushing to the gate at BFS to “board” a plane that hasn’t even landed yet, I can’t help but feel the airport is losing out. Those passengers would surely be better being kept in the main part of the terminal, where they and their money are more likely to be serparated, rather than sitting at a dead gate.

[BFS BHD]

https://www.belfastairport.com/blog-...-record-awaits

[GAZMO]

From BT 5.84 million passengers this year

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-36461599.html

[BFS BHD]

Is the other easyJet announcement due soon? Is it just the one route to Venice that's going to be announced?

[A320.b744]

My easyJet source tells me that they are considering launching 3-5 new routes from BFS between Summer '18 and Summer '19. All but one are to easyJet bases, so an additional based aircraft is unlikely. Two routes being considered are already operated by Ryanair, and a further two have never been operated from BFS before. He is pretty sure that two routes will be announced within the next few weeks, with the rest in November.

[BFS BHD]

Oh thats great news! Thanks A320.b744.

[EGAC is Better]

So unless I am being silly, “Two routes being considered are already operated by Ryanair” should be self explanitory when comparing RYR network from BFS with EZY’s list of bases.

Popcorn at the ready! If this happens the EZY are signaling their intentions to try push RYR back out of BFS.

[mart901]

And then watch FR have a falling out with BFS over landing fees or Brexit woes or something, anything to blame another party, other than the competition.

[owenc]

Which is not what we want. What we want, is Easyjet starting routes that no airlines operate.

[EGAC is Better]

and a further two have never been operated from BFS before.

I’m happy to be an opportunist and try to make use of low fares while these two scrap it out.

[A320.b744]

The only potential downside is that both airlines lower prices, both lose money, and both scrap the routes, leaving us with nothing. However, the fact that easyJet and Ryanair won't be in direct competition with each other may allow both to succeed.

[Husky One]

Easyjet have already announced 3 new routes.
Ryanair chose to take Easyjet on in BFS and got a bloody nose on the LGW route. The public got a few cheap fares while they battled it out but ultimately the market was corrected. Now Ryanair are pulling the same stunt on the STN route. Why shouldn’t Easyjet let them taste their own medicine on Euro routes? Reap what you sow.

[West Brit]

Hopefully with the 6th aircraft, this will allow several more Geneva rotations next winter. It is difficult to do a long weekend currently. Edinburgh is currently several times daily all year round. BFS could surely run twice weekly during the summer as well!

[inOban]

Don't exaggerate. EDI has three Geneva rotations on ski Saturdays. In summer it's usually daily with perhaps a couple of extras. In November it's four per week.

[West Brit]

I didn't check every week throughout the year. However random weeks in January and July they are a minimum of daily.