Well theres some form of work going on with the radar at bfs, also some interesting approaches for 07.

Last nights tcx flight to monistair (spelling?) Is on a a330, boarded it, and now unboarded looks like its tech

Now departed :ok:

TCX837K Monastir 22:45 - DEPARTED 19:13

NM 213 Isle Of Man 13:30-
EZY736 London Gatwick 13:55-
NM 980 Galway 14:00
From Departures board
Is today the official announcement of manx2 Galway as the flights don't start until July.

For those of you interested LS have released some of their BFS summer 2011 seats for sale. Highlights include -

Murcia staring 28 March, rather than 10 May. Still up to X6 week.

Dubrovnik staying X1 week, but starting 25 April rather than 10 May.

Palma starting 11 April, rather than 10 May, and still up to X6 week.

Ibiza and Mahon are pretty much the same as this year, Mahon starting a week earlier and X1 week, Ibiza X2 week.

Just have to wait and see if Pisa and Toulouse return, and if we get any new destinations. Jet2.com mixed the mass market bucket and spade routes with more niche routes from Belfast, and seemed to make them generally work, but guess we'll just need to wait. It was Jet2.com that initiated the first scheduled flights from Belfast to Prague, Barcelona and Dubrovnik, so seem to be more prepared to take a chance from Belfast. Shame they were put off both PRG and BCN after competition.

Jet2 @ Bfs
 

According to a press release dated today on the Jet2 site, they will be serving Lanzarote and Tenerife year round and Tunisia for S11 from Bfs. Not yet available for booking.

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"Starting fares for summer 2011 flights direct from Belfast Airport include:

• Dubrovnik from just £39.99 departing from 1st May 2011
• Ibiza from just £39.99 departing from 26th May 2011
• Lanzarote from just £59.99 departing year round
• Mahon from just £39.99 departing from 10th June 2011
• Murcia from just £29.99 departing from 29th March 2011
• Palma from just £29.99 departing from 16th April 2011
• Tenerife from just £59.99 departing year round
• Tunisia from just £59.99 departing from 22nd May 2011"

Here we go again.
 

Irish Aviation Authority - 2030 hours local - Saturday 15th May 2010: Donegal, Sligo and Ireland West (Knock) open until 0700 hours local, Sunday 16th May 2010. All other airports open until at least 1300 hours local.

Continental have cancelled it's Newark to BFS for tomorrow morning. The mayhem begins again. :ugh:

Thomas Cook Reus flight still going ahead. Pax being bused to Dublin and then flown to Reus with the pax returning this way and bused back up to BFS at some stage early hours tonight. Pax leaving BFS between 1 and 2pm today.

Thomson Airways Malaga flight which was the only flight to depart BFS today is diverted to DUB coming back.

TCX from Dublin due to depart @ 18:50

Reus Thomas Cook TCX397K 16-05-2010 18:50

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Thomas Cook Reus flight still going ahead. Pax being bused to Dublin and then flown to Reus with the pax returning this way and bused back up to BFS at some stage early hours tonight. Pax leaving BFS between 1 and 2pm today

looks like DUB - Reus 18.50 now cancelled after all , due to ash movements....

Reus Thomas Cook TCX397K 16-05-2010 18:50Cancelled

yea jus spoke to servisair, flight cancelled pax have to rebook. Not sure what happening with the pax in Reus. My mum out there, they've been taken to a hotel for the time being but were told to leave their bags at the airport. They checked in for the flight an all but don't look like they'll be goin anywhere soon. Dublin closed until at least 9am tomorrow and BFS showing so signs of opening today and possible tomorrow. It may be tomorrow evening before there any movements according to agent from Servisair i spoke to.

slight, and i mean slight possibility of EZY operating a couple of flights tonight from BFS... however it will be near 1800 before they will decide the status of the flights..

What u think the chances of BFS opening tonight are????????????

just got an update through, no chance of anything tonight now, the rest of the EZY flights should soon change to cancelled, they had hoped to get 3 base aircraft out after 1930 and 4 turnarounds (my guess domestics) but this has fell through, so um, nevermind my post before :eek:

Update on Sunday 16 May, 1630

For the period 1900 today (local time) until 0100 tomorrow (Monday) London’s main airports will still be clear of the no-fly zone imposed by the CAA due to the high density volcanic ash cloud.

The ash cloud continues to change shape and move further south to just north of Oxford during this period. This brings Birmingham and Norwich inside the no-fly zone in addition to those airports already affected. The northerly extent of the no-fly zone in England now includes Teesside, stopping just short of Newcastle, and tracking northwest in a line just north of Carlisle, which remains in the no-fly zone.

Airports inside the no-fly zone in England and Wales now include Teesside, Humberside, Leeds Bradford, Blackpool, Ronaldsway, Caernarfon, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Doncaster, Norwich, Birmingham and East Midlands.

In Scotland the no-fly zone includes the Western Isles, Campbeltown, Prestwick and Oban. All airports in Northern Ireland remain inside the no-fly zone during this period.

TXC BFS - REUS now rescheduled for 8am departure tomorrow and returning at 14.20pm as long as Belfast opens in the morning.

ANTAYLA flight also rescheduled for tomorrow. Must mean TC have an extra aircraft operating from BFS tomorrow.

sorry but no chance of Belfast reopening tomorrow morning judgeing on latest ash forecast. Roll on Tuesday.

I see the press release on Jet2 has been amended, Lanzarote and Tunisia no longer showing.

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I see Aegeanflights are operating a full programme to Bodrum and Dalaman for S11 from Bfs. This year, they are just doing peak season to Dalaman.

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