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Old 9th Jul 2018, 11:08
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Dublin wasn’t too cheap this year. Business Class this Summer has been regularly around £1600-£1800. Last year values sat at a decent £1100-£1300.

Economy was as high as £800.

few airlines had a decent sale either.
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Old 9th Jul 2018, 12:50
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This debate over the £1 charge is a great example of how some of the population refuse to understand how we got there in the first place
The context is that it's only at ONE END. The airport at the other end likely lets you drop off outside the terminal as well. Flying lets you see how the rest of the world deals with the same issue, how much more expensive would the ticket be if the drop off fee was er....dropped? You'd barely even notice, at this level, it's about perception and winding people up all for the sake of small change, it feels like a rip off because it is. Ryanair and easyJet also offer decent low fares between Spanish airports at AENA "inflated" prices. It's perfectly possible to do, it's just Spanish airports are not an unmitigated free for all like we have here.
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Old 9th Jul 2018, 14:45
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The £1 thing isn’t about the cost, it’s about the impression it sets of being ‘nickel and dimed’ in much the same manner as the loco’s have done in the past with hidden charges. It doesn’t happen at better airports and the fact that both of ours do it paints a poor picture. Aviation is an expensive business. If your business model is so frail it hinges on the application of stealth charges then you’re in the wrong game. If there are routes that hinge on a few pennies per pax offered up by parking surcharges then you have to ask should those routes be there in the first place.
i use the drop off and I don’t lose sleep about it but every time I go through it leaves me with the impression of ‘mickey mouse operation’. Clearly the dozens of cars lining the airport road hold similar views and given the fickle world we live in you have to ask does this have any effect on the numbers heading to DUB. On its own, it probably doesn’t but in combination with the recent bad security PR, comparatively poor infrastructure and over emphasis on loco’s you have to wonder. With pax numbers higher than ever, it’s time BIAL upped their game.
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Old 9th Jul 2018, 15:39
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£1 not bad compared to some other airports

https://www.scotsman.com/news/scotti...iffs-1-4765608
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Old 9th Jul 2018, 19:21
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I agree with many of the comments posted previously. Take for example the flat roof at the entrance. It is a complete disgrace and has been for years. If it is raining, you are better not under it as it leaks so badly. I have raised it directly a number of times and been told it is to be fixed imminently but it never has. Now if big pay/dividends are being taken out and essential work not being done, then that is wrong but is now the scourge of our society.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 06:32
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Originally Posted by owenc
Dublin wasn’t too cheap this year. Business Class this Summer has been regularly around £1600-£1800. Last year values sat at a decent £1100-£1300.

Economy was as high as £800.

few airlines had a decent sale either.
Not thru went to L.A. direct for around 470 last month and going back in October for even lower than that you can't go wrong with that.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 06:49
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Originally Posted by Husky One
The £1 thing isn’t about the cost, it’s about the impression it sets of being ‘nickel and dimed’ in much the same manner as the loco’s have done in the past with hidden charges. It doesn’t happen at better airports and the fact that both of ours do it paints a poor picture. Aviation is an expensive business. If your business model is so frail it hinges on the application of stealth charges then you’re in the wrong game. If there are routes that hinge on a few pennies per pax offered up by parking surcharges then you have to ask should those routes be there in the first place.
i use the drop off and I don’t lose sleep about it but every time I go through it leaves me with the impression of ‘mickey mouse operation’. Clearly the dozens of cars lining the airport road hold similar views and given the fickle world we live in you have to ask does this have any effect on the numbers heading to DUB. On its own, it probably doesn’t but in combination with the recent bad security PR, comparatively poor infrastructure and over emphasis on loco’s you have to wonder. With pax numbers higher than ever, it’s time BIAL upped their game.
All that said the £1 argument gets blown out of the water the minute you buy a pint or a coffee in DUB. And yes there is and possibly always will be large numbers of people heading from NI to there because of routes and price but it works both ways, just look at the car park of either Belfast Airport to see that, and BFS has grown fantastically numbers wise of recent times so its definitely not all doom and gloom.
I do agree with the posts about the need for refurbishment of particularly outside, it does kind of look like something from the soviet block.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 09:18
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Remember BFS was starved of investment by the Spanish and it is only now that capital spend is being made. The worry is will the new shareholders continue the investment programme or will they take value out? Would be great to remove the canopy but spending money on a new fancy one doesn’t attract airlines or get passengers to spend. Looks like we are stuck with it for a while

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Old 10th Jul 2018, 10:39
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New EZY routes being announced imminently for winter. Prague,Salzburg and Fuertaventura.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 10:40
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I see Jet2 have 3 737-800s operating out of Bfs currently. I assume that is just for a few weeks over the main holiday period before it goes back to 2 -800s.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 11:05
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Nice to see Prague back again to BFS.
Salzburg and FUE already operated by Jet2. When is the announcement?
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 11:10
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Originally Posted by True Blue
I see Jet2 have 3 737-800s operating out of Bfs currently. I assume that is just for a few weeks over the main holiday period before it goes back to 2 -800s.
No, G-GDFM is stuck in Reus at the moment so just covering for it.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 11:14
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Originally Posted by midfieldgeneral
New EZY routes being announced imminently for winter. Prague,Salzburg and Fuertaventura.
Fantastic, something different.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 11:29
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Salzburg only served during christmas market period, fuertaventura jet2 run needs a bit of competition
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 11:52
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SZG runs mid December to end of March, not just Christmas period
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 13:18
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Originally Posted by Fly757X
No, G-GDFM is stuck in Reus at the moment so just covering for it.
It was not good day for Jet2 yesterday
B733, G-GDFB is stuck in MUC after diverting there yesterday whilst en-route LBA to VCE. B752 G-LSAA positioned MAN-MUC to operate MUC-VCE & VCE-LBA
B738, G-GDFY night stopped in FAO last night causing an 20 hour delay to yesterdays LS252 FAO-LBA service, eventually arrived at 10:40 this morning/
The was also 6 hour delays to the LS431/432 LBA-BUD-LBA, LS227/228 LBA-PMI-LBA and LS887/888 MAN-PRG-MAN services.
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 14:11
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https://nitravelnews.com/news/easyjet-announces-three-new-routes-from-belfast/
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 15:10
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From the BFS website press release

Is Salzburg going to be all year route or just winter seasonal ??

"From the new route we not only expect winter vacation guests coming to Salzburg and surroundings but this is an attractive year-around connection and will also bring many passengers from Salzburg and Bavaria to Belfast”

https://www.belfastairport.com/blog-...tional-airport
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 18:08
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EasyJet also increasing Alicante from three weekly to four weekly for Winter 2018/19.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 09:32
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Are these new routes and increased frequencies on top of current schedule or is it at the loss of other routes?
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