Bristol to Madeira
Why has today’s flight to Madeira been delayed 24hrs? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Welshtraveller
(Post 10868923)
Why has today’s flight to Madeira been delayed 24hrs? Thanks.
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odd others got in and Jet2 still operating......
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Originally Posted by TOM100
(Post 10869065)
odd others got in and Jet2 still operating......
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Boeing / airbus and different companies will have all different levels of operating limits for winds etc
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I guess - quite unusual to see an airline just cancel a whole days operation (various UK airports) with out reassessing the situation.
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Originally Posted by HH6702
(Post 10869195)
Boeing / airbus and different companies will have all different levels of operating limits for winds etc
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Originally Posted by TOM100
(Post 10869202)
I guess - quite unusual to see an airline just cancel a whole days operation (various UK airports) with out reassessing the situation.
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I would love to understand EasyJet’s thought process |
Originally Posted by SWBKCB
(Post 10869267)
The thought process is easy - you avoid disruption to the rest of your programme by not having planes and crew out of place.
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Originally Posted by richardwpprn
(Post 10869162)
Perhaps EZY didn’t have flight crew with enough confidence at this tricky airport when it’s a bit windy.
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Originally Posted by planedrive
(Post 10869474)
What a load of rubbish. EasyJet are one of the biggest operators at Madeira. Stop trolling.
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Originally Posted by TOM100
(Post 10869497)
I agree the comment is tongue in cheek but I am really curious why TAP, BA, Jet2, Jetair, Transavia, Binter et al could all operate on time in and out yet U2 cancelled their whole day’s operation in the morning ?
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Interesting comments - no idea how accurate the data is!
Bristol stands out. Of all of easyJet’s airports, it is its ninth-largest – but its third most profitable, with almost €69 million. Bristol had the highest profit margin, with the LCC responsible for nearly 60% of the airport’s seats in this time period. Its network of routes there is similar to Gatwick: a wide mixture of domestic, leisure, sun, and business destinations |
Originally Posted by SWBKCB
(Post 10898436)
Interesting comments - no idea how accurate the data is!
anna aero - easyJet’s most profitable airports revealed using RDC’s Apex platform Whatever my thoughts and observations they appear to believe they are a reliable source. |
Seems support for airport expansion is waning in the current climate...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-54521637 |
Originally Posted by fanrailuk
(Post 10903797)
Seems support for airport expansion is waning in the current climate...
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-54521637 North Somerset unitary authority (NSC) in whose area the airport is situated also lost its overall Conservative majority at the May 2019 local elections to be replaced by a ‘rainbow council’ consisting of Lib-Dems, Greens, Labour and Independents, with the greatly reduced number of Conservatives in opposition. Some of the new councillors had previously expressed opposition to Bristol Airport expansion. A perusal of the 235-page report submitted by the NSC planning officers to their planning committee councillors prior to the planning hearing, in which the officers recommended approval with conditions, shows that most of the other councils in the extended city region were, like Weca, in support of the planning application (Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Sedgemoor and Somerset County - Mendip made no comment). I’m not aware of any of these councils changing their attitude, whether in support or in opposition, since the planning application was rejected by NSC in February this year with the rejection confirmed the following month. There is an argument that the future of a regional facility such as an airport should not be left solely in the hands of just one council in the area. I believe that an appeal to the national Planning Inspectorate will be in the best interests of the city region and its hinterland. The matter will be investigated thoroughly, objectively and impartially by a professional planning inspector who, unlike many councillors, will have no pre-conceived ideas, local pressures, prejudices or ingrained opinions. An appeal of this nature will involve a public enquiry. The planning inspector can decide the outcome of the appeal himself or herself but with this one it’s likely that the secretary of state will ‘recover’ the appeal and make the final decision himself, with the planning inspector’s recommendations taken into account but not binding. My ears are not completely closed to the views of anti-expansionists. I respect their right to hold them and indeed can empathise with some of their arguments, and whilst on balance I disagree with their main thrust I don’t support expansion at any cost. Improvements need to be made in a number of areas including those recommended by the NSC planning officers. As someone who has used BRS a lot over many years and who lives near the flight path a few miles from the airport I will be entirely comfortable with whatever a planning inspector decides or, as the case may be, recommends to the secretary of state because I will be confident that it is based on legal and planning guidance and principles. This could run and run because even if the planning inspector or secretary of state allows the airport’s appeal, and the appeal process won’t be quick, legal challenges would likely follow from opponents. Pre-pandemic the airport had projected that its current 10 mppa cap would be reached or nearly so by the end of 2021. It’s obvious that won’t now occur for several years which provides more breathing space for the airport to wait out the appeal process. |
Jet2
Originally Posted by MerchantVenturer
(Post 10904336)
There is nothing new in this. The Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority (B&NES) altered its political complexion radically at the May 2019 local elections changing an overall Conservative majority to an overall Lib-Dem majority. The newly constituted council was against Bristol Airport expansion from the outset. The Lib-Dem councillor who wants the West of England Combined Authority (Weca) to alter its stance on supporting the expansion is merely echoing climate change-based anti-expansion comments made frequently by her council colleagues since they were elected.
North Somerset unitary authority (NSC) in whose area the airport is situated also lost its overall Conservative majority at the May 2019 local elections to be replaced by a ‘rainbow council’ consisting of Lib-Dems, Greens, Labour and Independents, with the greatly reduced number of Conservatives in opposition. Some of the new councillors had previously expressed opposition to Bristol Airport expansion. A perusal of the 235-page report submitted by the NSC planning officers to their planning committee councillors prior to the planning hearing, in which the officers recommended approval with conditions, shows that most of the other councils in the extended city region were, like Weca, in support of the planning application (Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Sedgemoor and Somerset County - Mendip made no comment). I’m not aware of any of these councils changing their attitude, whether in support or in opposition, since the planning application was rejected by NSC in February this year with the rejection confirmed the following month. There is an argument that the future of a regional facility such as an airport should not be left solely in the hands of just one council in the area. I believe that an appeal to the national Planning Inspectorate will be in the best interests of the city region and its hinterland. The matter will be investigated thoroughly, objectively and impartially by a professional planning inspector who, unlike many councillors, will have no pre-conceived ideas, local pressures, prejudices or ingrained opinions. An appeal of this nature will involve a public enquiry. The planning inspector can decide the outcome of the appeal himself or herself but with this one it’s likely that the secretary of state will ‘recover’ the appeal and make the final decision himself, with the planning inspector’s recommendations taken into account but not binding. My ears are not completely closed to the views of anti-expansionists. I respect their right to hold them and indeed can empathise with some of their arguments, and whilst on balance I disagree with their main thrust I don’t support expansion at any cost. Improvements need to be made in a number of areas including those recommended by the NSC planning officers. As someone who has used BRS a lot over many years and who lives near the flight path a few miles from the airport I will be entirely comfortable with whatever a planning inspector decides or, as the case may be, recommends to the secretary of state because I will be confident that it is based on legal and planning guidance and principles. This could run and run because even if the planning inspector or secretary of state allows the airport’s appeal, and the appeal process won’t be quick, legal challenges would likely follow from opponents. Pre-pandemic the airport had projected that its current 10 mppa cap would be reached or nearly so by the end of 2021. It’s obvious that won’t now occur for several years which provides more breathing space for the airport to wait out the appeal process. Pete |
There have been some strong rumours about a BRS Jet2 base in the past week or so. It looks as though they had legs.
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32 (THIRTY TWO) routes from Jet 2
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