One question, prop or jet aircraft?

from what i understand it is turboprop and talks have been ongoing for the last 6-12 months

So its EI regional/RE?

that is what i have heard

airport66
 

An airline was in BFS over week ago they were looking and talking about the vacant checkin desks next to Easyjet.

negotiations must almost be finished now, if check-in desks are being considered :)

One route must be BHX, any guesses what the others will be...

It was rumoured a while ago that CWL-BHD/BFS was being looked at as a EI Regional route.

my source seems to think the routes will be more french and short european routes rather than regional

In a turboprop......nice!

I see are lingus have dropped Rome and jet2 have dropped Leeds, I think Leeds is gone for good, but will easy or jet2 not pick up Rome

When is this from? I am able to book twice daily flights on their website all summer 2012? Prices from £18.99.

it seems that jet have put belfast to leeds on sale for summer for 2012 but thays going to drop the route in march

Would be nice to see some EI Regional ATRs in BFS. Would be something different.

Seems strange that after a long period when Leeds flights were not on-sale (leading to speculation that LS were to pull the route), they then put it on-sale only to withdraw after March 2012. Has this withdrawl been officially confirmed???

Regarding Rome, I doubt anyone else will pick up this route. Easyjet operated to Ciampio in the past from BFS and was pulled. LS also seem to be pulling underperforming routes from Belfast, with TLS now gone (possibly LBA). Pisa also operates a very limited summer season, so certainly couldn't see a full schedule to Rome.

airport66
 

Find that very strange at AerLingus dropping Rome it was doing very well this summer.Is AerLingus the airline that met with Sammy Wilson last week complaining about the Apd stating they were considering pulling routes off because of it.If thats the case they didn't waste no time in starting there cull.No1 question is what they gonna replace it with or just extra flights to usual crap thats being offerd out of Belfast these days.

Aer Lingus currently have all three aircraft utilised for summer 2012, even with Rome culled, so don't expect any new destinations.

One aircraft would appear to do the thrice daily LHR. With 2.5 hours sitting on the ground at BFS between morning flights!!

One aircraft will operate either ALC (Tues, Thurs, Sat) or BCN (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun) in the morning and then to the Canaries, LPA (Mon, Fri), TFS (Wed, Sun) or ACE (Tues, Thurs, Sat).

The third aircraft will operate daily AGP in the morning, followed by a daily FAO, returning late evening.

Jet2 have always left BFS to LBA as the last to go on sale every year,I never doubted that it would end,just finalising the schedule.EIN also only sold FCO up to Feb 2012.However EZY Manchester bookings are well above expectation.My source tells me that up to three little Green Birds are to be based at BFS shortly,and only 12.5 percent of baby bookings at BHD are sold,including the STN route.Seems like WW will stay put until the Franz says No.....

Take it that refers to EI Regional?? Any rumours on routes??

Excellent news about EZY Manchester!! Has the popularity of MAN affected future LPL sales??

BFS101
I have a feeling this may refer to Airbus 319s instead of ATR!! We will have to wait and see. I think 2 of the 3 being taken on from Iberia in Madrid have already arrive in Dublin but will not go into service until January.

I am not sure that even Aer Arann in the guise of Aer Lingus Regional would put 3 aircraft in, even if they took on say BHX, CWL and LBA (assuming Jet2 pull this route) couldnt see there being need for 3! 1 would be a great step forward.

I would love to see Aer Lingus regional doing BHX with one based unit and fitting in another route during the day say CWL...
EI-BUD