Ok, either my head is going mad, and I dont think it is just yet... Or theres a trigger happy moderator who is deleting posts, would be nice to get a pm with the reason as to why, especially when the content was related to the topic of conversation, while posts filled with rumors people dream up stay

Apparently we are expecting two Qatari C17's at some stage tomorrow..delivery flights?

Hey Eastern, had a Qtr C17 in here a few times and it looks pretty impressive in the civil paint.

Tigger, can you even imagine how excited the mods must be when they log on and find another post on one of the 4 million Belfast forums, I`m sure your lost post was ground breaking and we all share your pain, stop crying man and do some work lol!!

i wouldn't say ground breaking... but it was related the the MXP charter and info on the tech BHD flight

im not crying i just want an explanation as there was nothing offensive and there was nothing leaking top secret information :oh:, work? whats that? :E

iSo what about the MXP charter, what is the story?.
It's good that all knowledge of what is going on at airports is posted even rumours. Maybe a BHD spy works as a mod and didn't want any info about the BHD EZY incident posted.

David had asked who it was being run on behalf for, at the minute i have no idea, but the only information i have is:

--EZY 685
--1400 Departure from BFS
--149 booked (same as the VBS, 149 appeared to be the max, even though the VBS route was operated by one of the 319s for the later half of the schedule)
--Begins Saturday 27th March, unsure of the duration but probably will run throughout summer

as for the BHD tech aircraft, the information i posted was common knowledge, and the PAX who were bussed to BFS were all told the reason behind it... its a good job that BFS existed and had aircraft available otherwise there could have been over 300 people having difficulty getting to their destination..

27 March is a very early start for a summer charter programme, especially to northern Italy. If summer long, a May or early June start would have seemed more realistic. Will be interesting to know whose behind this, and how long the flights will operate for.

I see Thomas Cook group are reinstating a number of destinations over the peak summer end of June / July period. Rhodes that was to be season long, Saturday night flight, and then pulled completely, is back for peak period on a Wednesday. Corfu that was to be peak only Monday flight, then completely pulled, and now back for peak period operating on a Friday. Fuerteventura back on sale for peak period, operating on a Saturday. May be more, just a quick scan...

The Thomas Cook group seem very adaptable, especially at Belfast, adding flights and aircraft over the busy June / July holidays and destinations served peak only, whereas the Tui group appear very static, both in terms of capacity changes through the season, and also of destinations offered.

So another rumour from the EI thread, according to wiki EI start BFS/NYC in June 2010.

Also being carried on the Aer Lingus thread at the moment. From Aer Lingus wikipedia page:

Presumably utter rubbish?

I wouldn't waste time talking about this one guys.

Servisair - jet2, bmi, co, tcx and charters

Menzies - ezy and ei, wizzair and dubrovnik airlines if they come back

Belfast ground handling is freight only

As for the ei rumor, could be true as theres been menzies staff sniffing round the airbridge but that could be for anything

bizzare! - never heard of EZY doin a charter!

Neither had I until they started bfs-vbs for a ski company at the start of the year

The posts that we keep having to remove are spotter posts. If you want a spotter post to remain visible please make it in this thread:

http://www.pprune.org/spectators-bal...-spotters.html

co94 ewr - langford lodge
 

My dad works for Langford Lodge out near Crumlin, which runway is directly underneath the approach for runway 07. This morning, he phoned me and said that a continental plane accidently mistaken their runway for Belfast Internationals and at the last minute they must have realized it was too short and put on full thrusters and avoided landing. I do trust my dad in saying this, but would anyone else have any more info on this?

It says on the BFS ATIS that crews should be aware of Langford Lodge on approach to 07. Also it would be odd that neither the approach or tower controller would have failed to notice the lower than usual altitude on final. Also the DME would have been wrong and there are no lights/PAPI's at Langford Lodge.

Saying that its not impossible for it to have happened, as we all should recall RYR9884 landing at Ballykelly a good 5 miles east of LDY!

Arrivals Board at Dublin airport shows 2 Easyjet 319s landing around 9, Liverpool and Newcastle.very unusual to see Easyjet landing there. Evening LHR BFS EI also diverted down to Dublin.

Some weather beating about out there tonight, not sure if the remaining arrivals will get in tonight, however EI have expected arrival times on the arrivals board. Paris is showing as still expected, not sure what the story with that is.

EI-BUD

Quote: My dad works for Langford Lodge out near Crumlin, which runway is directly underneath the approach for runway 07. This morning, he phoned me and said that a continental plane accidently mistaken their runway for Belfast Internationals and at the last minute they must have realized it was too short and put on full thrusters and avoided landing. I do trust my dad in saying this, but would anyone else have any more info on this?


This happened before a few years ago but I cant see it happening now as since that incident BFS ATC now always ask pilots to confirm that runway lights are in sight before giving landing clearance when using runway 07 so I cannot see them mistaking langford for BFS. As speedbirdATC mentioned, no AGL or PAPI's at Langford.

The EI malaga flight also diverted to dublin tonight too although is expected to make its way up to BFS shortly. 4 bfs diverts in total to DUB 2 EI and 2EZY aircraft. Its blowing like a hurricane up ere tonight.

Bad news for BFS today!, EI are to suspend all routes except LHR for the winter although ''All routes will be monitered, with best performing continuing to operate'' so just 1 EI A320 at BFS from 31/10/10.