I would suggest that this is not a discretionary spend.

I would say that if BFS don't shove a bit of dynamite up their :mad::mad: and get the numbers substantially up then Translink will start cutting the bus right down. I think on a Tuesday there aint any arrivals between around 11.00 and 14.00!!!!
I can see no justification for spending money on a station.

A pitiful little Cafe Ritazza in the check-in hall!!!

Though in saying that, with the £1 drop off, airport parking prices, coupled with how commonplace flying has become, I doubt may passengers would be accompanied by non-travellers for any great length. Gone are the days when the whole family had a day to the airport to see the relatives off on holiday.

Shopping is abysmal but I guess its all based on demand. Clockwork Orange and DV8 both tried outlets, and both I believe closed. Dixons also had a store but closed.

AAR97CW Cardiff 18:30 DIVERTED FROM

does anyone know what airline this is, quite curious.
also good too see BD back on the board.

Regarding the Spanish, just because they specialize in roads doesn't mean they constantly need to keep thinking of resurfacing at BFS. I dont know how bad the situation is with the taxiways and runway, maybe it does need changed badly but look at the state of the building itself. Should they not be more concerned in concentrating on making the place attractive for visitors and getting the numbers back up. Trying to advertise the airport to airlines etc. I honestly think the approach the are taking towards the airport is completely wrong

Try running an airport without a serviceable runway:ugh:

eastern wiseguy, I did mention I didn't know what state the runway was at

Let's just say its still safe obviously, but does need done. As far as I'm aware DV8 hasn't opened yet, I think its still due to come. The runway will be the only major investment this year, if it does go ahead this year. I can't see much more changing, with the exception of the minor work left to complete in the shopping area in depatures

Once things recover in the airline world I'm sure they will sort things out, but it won't be this year.

Runway is in a bad state, constantly needs patching. Funny, I was watching an episode of Luton Airport on Sky the other day and they were resurfacing a stretch of runway 100m X 30m. They closed the runway at midnight, stripped off the old tarmac down to the concrete base, cut tracks for AGL cables, installed new bases for AGL fittings, resurfaced and had the runway open for the first landing traffic at 5 am. 5 hours work.

In comparison BFS had 100m X 30m of runway resurfaced abeam bravo taxiway 2 weeks ago. Less work needed done (no replacement of AGL) and it took them over 24 hours, ok BFS have the luxury of another runway but I would say it's going to be fun when they do resurface 25/07, so if they say It's going to take 2 months,expect it to be 3.

Last weeks runway repair was a farce. Yes it's good to have another runway just a pity they can't be bothered bringing the ils back up to cat1. Several go arounds that day due to weather and then when it finally cleared up later on inbounds still had to hold due to congestion on the ground. I don't think the resurfacing plan is a voluntary move. There is a rumour circulating that they have been required to do it by the end of 2011.

2 new xray machines being installed in the baggage bay from tomorrow. Only 1 belt in operation at a time until work is finished, could have an impact on check-in if the system gets overloaded...

Doubt it will get busy enough to overload the baggage system, even at 50% capacity.
Between 11am and 1pm today there were no arrivals or departures except for military and light aircraft from the GAT. The place is slowly dying !!!!

*sigh* yes its quiet, but its the time of the year also.., but the fact that theres still the early morning depature rush between 0600-1000 which includes, EZY, EI, TCX, CO and LS.. have you seen the bay operate on 1 belt before, infact have you been in the bay? Its not exactly massive. Sure they have picked a good time of the year, providing it gets done on schedule (already 2 days behind) but even in winter 0600-1000 will test the system. If the belt gets full, which in my opinion will hold around 100 bags at a time before the sensors think its full, then it will shut down the rest of the system including the belts at the check-in desks until space appears...

Agree with you about the early morning rush. I am in the baggage make up hall quite often and you are right about the system backing up, its called die-back. It really becomes a problem when the check-in belts stop and the guys and girls at the desks panic and start piling the bags up on top of each other to get passengers checked in, when the system then restarts it cannot cope as the sensors do not see any spaces between the bags. Bags then have to be man handled to put them back on the belt in some sort of order that will let the system run, been there and it is a nightmare.

Summer flights to Rhodes announced by Olympic Holidays. And not just peak season! Operates from 25 May, through to 14 september.

New flight to Rhodes from Belfast - Belfast International Airport

Those conveyor belts would need to be working well this morning!!

They are both still running today, they are currently reinforcing parts of the split level near the xray machines as the new ones are considerably heavier

EZY605 Liverpool 14:05
EZY6744 Geneva 14:40
EZY6756 Malaga 14:40
EZY609 Liverpool 15:05
EZY609 Liverpool 16:00
EI 0045 Lanzarote 16:10

Is the 15.05 arrival from Liverpool a mistake, or is a ghost flight coming in to operate the 15.30 to Stansted. The 15.30 is an additional rotation on a Friday. Although there are quite a few EZY's available for this rotation.

I'm sure when easy move their services to EGAC the bay will cope perfectly on one system ;) :E

Ards boy
 

As if!!!:rolleyes: