Unless they change the flight times all flights start and finish at BOH so this wouldn't fit in with the W pattern flights. I know that the friday BOH-PMI flights goes elsewhere before returning to BOH throughout summer 2006. Can't wait for the rest of their schedule.

Get a move on Thomsonfly!

do you have an incling as to where they might be flying? any newe destinations? im sure they will bring Pisa back, but whether its at the same frequency, I doubt. Would be good to see Prague and Ibiza.

This was posted on the AOG website in October 05

These are exciting times for Bournemouth Airport, which is part of the Manchester Airports Group – co-host of this year’s AOA Annual Conference & Exhibition. Throughput has doubled this year and, with capacity to be reached in 2006, significant expansion plans are being explored. Managing director Peter Duffy outlined developments.
Duffy said: “We are anticipating just short of one million passengers this year – around 970,000. We handled 450,000 passengers last year. It was virtually an overnight change, as a result of the introduction on Thomsonfly.com with eight new destinations.”

Understandably, throughput isn’t expected to double again next year, although Duffy does forecast a significant increase to 1.2 million in 2006. “That will be the trigger for increased capacity. Capacity will be stretched at 1.2 million; we will need terminal and infrastructure expansion,” said Duffy. “We have done all we can do in terms of the existing terminal. We are now looking at new build and redevelopment. We are looking at the best means of achieving capacity, but it’s a little early to say what form that will take – whether or not a new terminal will be necessary.”

The first phase of expansion, which is likely to increase capacity to 1.75-1.8 million, will begin next year. It is then anticipated that phased growth will lead to a capacity of three million – throughput is expected to reach that level by 2015. According to Duffy, passenger numbers could reach anything up to six million in the long term. Bournemouth is currently undertaking a master planning process for the period to 2030, but is also looking at developments in the more immediate term.

The airport certainly has the land to accommodate future growth. Duffy said: “One of the great benefits of the airport is the 80 hectares of land, so it is not constrained in terms of land ownership.”

Throughput doubling this year has already necessitated £3 million of investment in terminal improvements. Developments, both landside and airside, have focused largely on retail and food and beverage. For example, there is a WHSmith’s and O’Brien’s Sandwich Bar landside and Food Village and Bars des Voyageurs airside, as well as an improved duty/tax free shop.

The immigration hall has also increased in size and a second baggage carousel been installed in the arrivals hall. Duffy said: “We have added 450 car park spaces recently and there is the possibility of another 300 next summer.”

LCC growth
Thomsonfly has already flown more than 240,000 passengers so far this year and taken 340,000 bookings in total for 2005.
Thomsonfly.com marketing director Maria Heckel said: “Since we started flying from Bournemouth in March we have had great feedback from our customers. The bookings speak for themselves – showing the success of Thomsonfly.com and the demand for the service we’re providing. This information enables us to tailor the service and operation in to the future.”

Unsurprisingly, Bournemouth’s thriving tourist industry – more than three million visitors per year – means the airport predominantly handles tourist traffic. Duffy did, however, express a desire to attract more business travellers.

The number of language schools in Bournemouth also contributes to throughput. “I’m told that there are 50,000 language students in Bournemouth – they are part and parcel of our customer base,” said Duffy.

Bournemouth’s growth is primarily related to low-cost carriers, which now account for 80% of services. easyJet will launch a Geneva service in December, which Duffy described as “very significant”. While the airline hasn’t indicated any further services from Bournemouth, Duffy reported strong bookings for the Geneva route.

I am assuming this is a news article. Please quote your source. Thanks Hawk

Can't you type? :p

According to the rumour mill BOH has apparently lost one of it's TOM services - Paris will not be a summer destination !!!

Can anyone positively confirm this ?

I believe Paris has been performing quite badly since it switched to Orly.:confused:

FLYboh

I think what someone is telling you - unhelpfully - is that you have some settings in your browser that are in need of re-setting.

Where you are using ( " ) you are getting - I can't replicate them! - symbols including a euro sign.

PPP

Can anyone tell me why BOH - Palma is listed as a destination on the air berlin route map, and Palma - Bournemouth isn't?

The flight to Palma is a connection via Paderborn and the flight times do not allow for a return connection on the same day.

Rockhopper have planned a launch date of 14/02 for the Isle of Man route using their new 19 seater J31's. They will initially start with a weekday only service. Details are on the Bournemouth airport website.

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to add to my earlier post under 'thomsonfly' BOH will be down in passenger numbers by 5-6% over 2006/07 on current schedules. This is despite the new services by Air Berlin, Rockhopper, easyJet and Flyglobespan.

Ryanair should be enticed to serve Murcia, Pisa and Venice - that will plug the gap nicely and give Bournemouth some healthy increases over the current 2005/06

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Bournemouth to Edinburgh has disappeared completely from flyglobespan. The route hadn't even started! Was sure this was going to be a success. I am surprised Thomsonfly hadn't already started on the route before the GSM announcement.

Regards

Mike

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Yep i am really surprised to see that one cancelled even before it got going , what Bournemouth needs is someone like FLYBE with a much smaller aircraft to operate to some of these domestic routes
There is still a demand for places like Belfast ok the load factor each day was about 65 but with a samller plane that would be ideal
Edinburgh and Glasgow also achieved good loads when Euroscott operated an ATR72 a few years back just unfortunate they were not funded enough
With Southampton so nearby operating a good network of reliable srvices on there domestic routes its increasingly unlikely Bournemouth will get a look in and complement these routes unless someone prehaps Rockhopper with there new Jetsreams might be prepared to give it a go , fingers crossed

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MARKEYD

i agree with some of your comments, however i think that what Bournemouth needs is a far more agressive low-fare airline which will undercut flybe by a big margin - the only way you can do that is by flooding the market with massive capacity and super-low fares. If Glasgow can operate profitably Edinburgh WILL. if BOH can't make EDI work then it brings into doubt many other routes.

hate to say it BOH marketing, but told you so.

Nothing to do with the Palmair operation is it?

Do Titan have any mail flights to BOH?

Perhaps they just want to use the aircraft on ad-hoc charters during the daytime?

Titan operate most nights of the week on EMA-BOH route.

well it's either replacing a thomsonfly aircraft cos it seems too late to be a third a/c for the airline, or it could be related to Palmair.

Passengers will be down 10-15% now that flyglobespan have pulled out, Rockhopper have shelved plans for IOM and no new services seem to be in the pipeline.

It is essential that the momentum of expansion is maintained otherwise the success will go to Southampton and fuel BAA's drive for expanding it.

Increased routes into BOH from FR
 

Has anybody any ideas on the new routes operating from BOH this summer

More info, seems FR expanding in June,Sep,Jan07. Still nonews on the routes or timings

Thomsonfly have finally put PISA on sale from BOH for summer 2006 all though they have dropped from 5 X weekly to 2 X weekly. Flights depart every tuesday and saturday.

Rockhopper, soon to be renamed Blue Island, are taking delivery of 5 J31's. Does anyone know if any of the new routes will involve BOH?

Thanks:ok:

Is the full Thomsonfly schedule available now then? I presume the base is remaining at 2 aircraft :confused: