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Scanning over EZY app BHX has flights in January for £26 return, I'm not sure how much lower FR could push this, I suspect we'll see EZY launch from BHD in response. It'll be interesting times ahead if it's true - the potential for domestic growth from BFS has been hinted at recently by FR at a press conference.
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RYANAIR EXPECTED TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES FROM BELFAST FOR SUMMER ’24 | Northern Ireland Travel News (nitravelnews.com)
Malta and Warsaw twice weekly
RYANAIR EXPECTED TO LAUNCH NEW ROUTES FROM BELFAST FOR SUMMER ’24 | Northern Ireland Travel News (nitravelnews.com)
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NEW Routes!
Ryanair loading Malta into system for Summer 2024 operating twice a week (Tuesday & Saturdays), starting 2nd April.
Also Warsaw Modlin being added again from BFS with Ryanair for Summer 2024, showing 1 weekly (Sundays) for now, starting 31st March.
Thanks to SeanM on X!
Ryanair loading Malta into system for Summer 2024 operating twice a week (Tuesday & Saturdays), starting 2nd April.
Also Warsaw Modlin being added again from BFS with Ryanair for Summer 2024, showing 1 weekly (Sundays) for now, starting 31st March.
Thanks to SeanM on X!
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New Ryanair routes from Bfs
In all fairness he does have a point,could they not have brought on something different not already served from Bfs,Malta and Warsaw we know about but offical announcement has not been made,rumoured Birmingham brings 2 routes in direct competition with Easyjet/Jet2,guess we will have to wait and see what happens over next few days.
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In all fairness he does have a point,could they not have brought on something different not already served from Bfs,Malta and Warsaw we know about but offical announcement has not been made,rumoured Birmingham brings 2 routes in direct competition with Easyjet/Jet2,guess we will have to wait and see what happens over next few days.
BFS has got other interesting routes from them like Porto, Girona & Valencia. Hurghada being added by easyJet was great also. Dublin even doesnt have any direct service to HRG or SSH
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I think it's fair to say Ryanair are taking safety shots with the majority of routes. Warsaw will probably always work with a combination of city break tourism and emigrants visiting family etc. Malta works from virtually any UK airport. I guess where they've taken a risk you may say it's running Porto over winter, and to some degree Beauvais which seems to have steady loads.
There certainly is some truth in the argument regarding the Northern Ireland market, it's not like say Stansted where Ryanair could fly to literally any random airfield in Europe and create a demand, sunshine and UK domestic works best for operators, it would be nice to see more capital cities across Europe on the board, not having the likes of Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid etc seems a loss to me.
There certainly is some truth in the argument regarding the Northern Ireland market, it's not like say Stansted where Ryanair could fly to literally any random airfield in Europe and create a demand, sunshine and UK domestic works best for operators, it would be nice to see more capital cities across Europe on the board, not having the likes of Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid etc seems a loss to me.
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Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Madrid. I think these routes would get some good numbers from BFS
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I think it's fair to say Ryanair are taking safety shots with the majority of routes. Warsaw will probably always work with a combination of city break tourism and emigrants visiting family etc. Malta works from virtually any UK airport. I guess where they've taken a risk you may say it's running Porto over winter, and to some degree Beauvais which seems to have steady loads.
There certainly is some truth in the argument regarding the Northern Ireland market, it's not like say Stansted where Ryanair could fly to literally any random airfield in Europe and create a demand, sunshine and UK domestic works best for operators, it would be nice to see more capital cities across Europe on the board, not having the likes of Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid etc seems a loss to me.
There certainly is some truth in the argument regarding the Northern Ireland market, it's not like say Stansted where Ryanair could fly to literally any random airfield in Europe and create a demand, sunshine and UK domestic works best for operators, it would be nice to see more capital cities across Europe on the board, not having the likes of Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid etc seems a loss to me.
Nice city destinations like you’ve mentioned would surely get some traction from BFS. It just seems like there are multiple airlines doing the exact same routes from BFS.
I suppose cost has to be factored in for Ryanair but if the likes of Berlin, Lisbon, Madrid, Copenhagen were in there they’d not be fighting against other airlines for those cities.
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Totally agree! It’s not like we are expecting all sorts of routes like there would be from Stansted.
Nice city destinations like you’ve mentioned would surely get some traction from BFS. It just seems like there are multiple airlines doing the exact same routes from BFS.
I suppose cost has to be factored in for Ryanair but if the likes of Berlin, Lisbon, Madrid, Copenhagen were in there they’d not be fighting against other airlines for those cities.
Nice city destinations like you’ve mentioned would surely get some traction from BFS. It just seems like there are multiple airlines doing the exact same routes from BFS.
I suppose cost has to be factored in for Ryanair but if the likes of Berlin, Lisbon, Madrid, Copenhagen were in there they’d not be fighting against other airlines for those cities.
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Ryanair making Porto year round, Wednesday flights loaded for S24.
Ryanair Saturdays flights from Palma will be operated by Lauda Europe A320 for S24.
Ryanair Saturdays flights from Palma will be operated by Lauda Europe A320 for S24.
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The UK Government has announced its response to Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill’s independent Union Connectivity Review.
Many of the recommendations relate to issues where the responsibility for transport is devolved, particularly in Northern Ireland - although I know that Stormont isn't currently sitting at the moment.
As part of this, Translink are to conduct a £700k study on the feasibility of re-opening the Antrim-Lisburn railway line, which could see the creation of an additional stop to help serve BFS.
Many of the recommendations relate to issues where the responsibility for transport is devolved, particularly in Northern Ireland - although I know that Stormont isn't currently sitting at the moment.
As part of this, Translink are to conduct a £700k study on the feasibility of re-opening the Antrim-Lisburn railway line, which could see the creation of an additional stop to help serve BFS.