Belfast International-2
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Belfast International-2
So the airport is forecasting over 6m pax in 2018. Considering flights are already operating with a very high load factor, does that imply further new routes/aircraft? Would the Jet2 expansion lift numbers to that extent.
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 178
Originally Posted by True Blue
So the airport is forecasting over 6m pax in 2018. Considering flights are already operating with a very high load factor, does that imply further new routes/aircraft? Would the Jet2 expansion lift numbers to that extent.
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 187
2nd A320 maybe for the norwegian connections?
Which way? Are they going to offer flights from say NCL to New York via BFS with EZY and then Norwegian? or are you talking about LGW connections originating at BFS?
I think the BHX schedule was good this year up to end of June then it all fell apart in July/August.
Lanzarote all summer is very popular!
At one point Geneva was served during the summer-if my memory serves me well-should be popular during summer!
Again no Saturday flights to Paris!
An extra aircraft could be worked hard at BFS - certainly during the summer.
Which way? Are they going to offer flights from say NCL to New York via BFS with EZY and then Norwegian? or are you talking about LGW connections originating at BFS?
I think the BHX schedule was good this year up to end of June then it all fell apart in July/August.
Lanzarote all summer is very popular!
At one point Geneva was served during the summer-if my memory serves me well-should be popular during summer!
Again no Saturday flights to Paris!
An extra aircraft could be worked hard at BFS - certainly during the summer.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 249
There's no feeding to be done by easyJet to NAI's BFS operations. That tie up is a fairly lame PR stunt involving LGW operations. The second A320 will just be a capacity booster possibly with the addition of a couple of holiday destinations to mix it up e.g. Venice (again).
If easyJet were thinking out of the box they'd put a NEO in and clean up on NI's Canadian market...but never gonna happen. Too much politics involved for that and too far north of LTN.
If easyJet were thinking out of the box they'd put a NEO in and clean up on NI's Canadian market...but never gonna happen. Too much politics involved for that and too far north of LTN.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northen Ireland
Posts: 1,220
EasyJet 2017
Searching again on easyJets website it appears that on June 24th next year there is 6 departures 'one way' in the morning:
06:00 Malaga
06:10 Alicante
06:25 Faro
07:00 Krakow
07:05 Dubrovnik
07:50 Barcelona
Malaga, Faro & Krakow appear to be A319
Alicante, Dubrovnik & Barcelona appear to be A320
So possibly there could be 3x A319 & 3x A320 based next year!
06:00 Malaga
06:10 Alicante
06:25 Faro
07:00 Krakow
07:05 Dubrovnik
07:50 Barcelona
Malaga, Faro & Krakow appear to be A319
Alicante, Dubrovnik & Barcelona appear to be A320
So possibly there could be 3x A319 & 3x A320 based next year!
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 540
Originally Posted by West Brit
2nd A320 maybe for the norwegian connections?
Which way? Are they going to offer flights from say NCL to New York via BFS with EZY and then Norwegian? or are you talking about LGW connections originating at BFS?
I think the BHX schedule was good this year up to end of June then it all fell apart in July/August.
Lanzarote all summer is very popular!
At one point Geneva was served during the summer-if my memory serves me well-should be popular during summer!
Again no Saturday flights to Paris!
An extra aircraft could be worked hard at BFS - certainly during the summer.
Which way? Are they going to offer flights from say NCL to New York via BFS with EZY and then Norwegian? or are you talking about LGW connections originating at BFS?
I think the BHX schedule was good this year up to end of June then it all fell apart in July/August.
Lanzarote all summer is very popular!
At one point Geneva was served during the summer-if my memory serves me well-should be popular during summer!
Again no Saturday flights to Paris!
An extra aircraft could be worked hard at BFS - certainly during the summer.
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: liverpool
Posts: 224
Not everyone drives Owen and Dublin Is more than 100 miles for a lot of people. You answered that like you think it's all Belfast people who would want to drive to Dublin. Why do people connect through Heathrow for instance and can you fly Singapore from Dublin. Maybe it's a fact that the majority of people don't want a 100 plus mile journey after a long haul flight.
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Belfast
Posts: 178
Originally Posted by BFS BHD
Searching again on easyJets website it appears that on June 24th next year there is 6 departures 'one way' in the morning:
06:00 Malaga
06:10 Alicante
06:25 Faro
07:00 Krakow
07:05 Dubrovnik
07:50 Barcelona
Malaga, Faro & Krakow appear to be A319
Alicante, Dubrovnik & Barcelona appear to be A320
So possibly there could be 3x A319 & 3x A320 based next year!
06:00 Malaga
06:10 Alicante
06:25 Faro
07:00 Krakow
07:05 Dubrovnik
07:50 Barcelona
Malaga, Faro & Krakow appear to be A319
Alicante, Dubrovnik & Barcelona appear to be A320
So possibly there could be 3x A319 & 3x A320 based next year!
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 540
Originally Posted by DC9_10
Not everyone drives Owen and Dublin Is more than 100 miles for a lot of people. You answered that like you think it's all Belfast people who would want to drive to Dublin. Why do people connect through Heathrow for instance and can you fly Singapore from Dublin. Maybe it's a fact that the majority of people don't want a 100 plus mile journey after a long haul flight.
My point was that more choice is available from Dublin with legacy airlines and modern planes in contrast to Thomson/Virgin or Thomas Cook.
