Their are a few oil workers that use the service , however it main purpose has been to bring Norwegian premier league football fans and bargain shoppers into the North West over weekend period. Suspension until the proposed start of the 2020/21 season is no coincidence

Wideroe have done some repatriation in the last week or so from STN including to Oslo which isn’t a normal destination. So that could be the purpose of the Bergen flights, again making use of Liverpool as an airport they already use so probably already have handling in place at.

There's no guarantee the new season will start in August and nor is it certain football matches being played in front of a crowd will be allowed by then.

The current thinking is to resume the current season in order to finish it off as soon as it's safe to do so and probably behind closed doors. June is the current earliest estimate, but nobody really knows. Either way, next season is likely to start late.

Personal perspective only .Couldn't really care less if and when the Football season finishes or starts . 22 men kicking a bag of wind isn’t my thing !

The next LPL-BGO flights are in the system for August, of course this could change.

i think they were repatriated flights.

It has - one inbound at the moment.

Wideroe are operating a Bergen service today at 12.40 WF381

The last Bergen flight went last Friday 1 May, now seems a gap before they restart, but of course could change. Wizz Air is due to re-starts ops next week.

I know it's early days and still alot can change, but, does anybody know if EZY is looking to reduce the Liverpool base for S21?

It's just that the initial release up to May 4th next year shows a number of reduced frequencies on several routes, notably BCN (12 to 8x pw), CDG (daily to 5x pw) and GVA (5 to 3x pw) amongst others, as well as what looks to be the ending of services to SXF/BER, NAP and PMO.

No other base in the UK seems to have these kinds of reductions, mirroring almost exactly what's in the current schedule end of May/early June this year; So all the more curious.

The schedule still looks to require 8x aircraft on certain days, but with some re-jigging it could easily be done with at least one fewer aircraft in the based fleet. Anybody aware of anything?

I think possibly EZY have extended routes out of manchester including CDG, BCN and GVA which are all performing well out of Manchester - under normal circumstances. So they may just be rejigging a few frequencies between LPL and MAN. We have seen EZY add routes to Liverpool though, so maybe a few more bucket and spade routes might fill the gap.

I think the LPL- BFS route may have increased have seen up to 8 a day.

CDG was only 5pwk peak summer 2019. BCN was 11 and GVA 7 so some reductions but to be honest surely to be expected.

If there is space available with the aircraft, It wouldn't surprise me is they add a new destination.

Wizz Air are now operating to Budapest W6 221 at 21.40 departing tonight.

Operating again tonight at 21.55 W6 2211

Easyjet
 

Easyjet are starting up again with Liverpool to Isle of Man and to Belfast as of 16 June 20.

Wizz Air
 

Liverpool to Varna restarts this evening. Budapest has been running for a few weeks now.

29 Oct, new route from Wizz , Liverpool to Bacau.

Wizz to cut its Cluj - Liverpool route from 27 June 2020

Wizz
 

Restarts from Wizz are : This Thurs 18th Bucharest and Warsaw , Iasi on Saturday 20th and Katowice 4 Ju!y.

EasyJet
 

Been an unconfirmed report of potentially 90 cabin crew jobs at risk for Liverpool. Without wanting to start too much speculation, that would result in the loss of about 3 based aircraft. Hopefully not the case for the sake of those staff.

Flyerguy - that really should not be in a public forum

Don’t know why not, the staff clearly know and Easyjet have already announced 5,000 job loses so it isn’t a secret.

And a public forum is exactly where it’s from

Ryanair Liverpool to City of Derry LDY restarting this Saturday 04 July.

Flights twice a week on Saturday and Tuesday.

Ryanair Liverpool - Dublin also restarted yesterday.

Has been some speculation about job losses, however its unlikely that anywhere will pass unscathed during this period. Nothing confirmed regarding aircraft reduction, best to wait and see, rather than speculate.

Blue Air is now fly Liverpool - Bucharest route again. A service is due in late tonight.

Easyjet
 

New route, Liverpool - Antalya began yesterday.

Easyjet
 

Liverpool - IOM on Easyjet appears to be returning next month, also Belfast is increasing this month up to 4 per day.

Wizz Air
 

NEW ROUTE : Liverpool to Vilnius with Wizz starting 22 Oct. Twice weekly.

Wizz Air
 

The Liverpool to Iasi is bookable through to 26 March 2021, some speculation on Twitter that this route was not operating through the winter. It is twice a week. Recently announced Ryanair route to
Kosice twice weekly from 25 Oct 2020 also.

Wizz Air starting Liverpool to Chisinau from 22 October 2020 with 2x weekly flights

Wizz Air resuming Liverpool to Cluj from 23 October 2020 with 2x weekly flights

Wizz seem to have their foot firmly on the ground in Liverpool could we possibly see WizzUk launch 1/2 based aircraft here?

I know Blue Air tried ALC/AGP and a few others out of here, but maybe wizz could give give a few routes a go with their expanding U.K. bases

I see know reason why not and do a similar set up at LPL as they have at DSA

Although I would love to see Liverpool become a Wizz Air UK base, I think it is unlikely for the foreseeable (opinion only).

London works due to its enormous catchment, Wizz wanting to prove dominance in the large markets (hence bases in Milan and London) and to take on easyJet. Theres also a political point for Wizz at Gatwick - and wanting to prove a point about slots more than being profitable in a market (which they may do at LGW).

Why Doncaster works is there is a lack of competition at the airport. Whilst TUI operate 8 routes which Wizz will operate, they don't rival in product. Whilst they may fly to the same destinations, TUI is for package holidays - normally people who book a year in advance to go away. Wizz are a much more spontaneous buy for the consumer, with shorter booking time and lower prices - aiming at discount savvy travellers whom are happy to put a holiday together and not need every product that TUI offers - ie luggage, hold luggage or sitting together.

Liverpool faces competition from two low-cost carriers - easyJet and Ryanair. Whilst all their offering is different, many routes which Wizz would wish to operate from Liverpool would have competition from either or both these airlines. This competition, targeting similar consumers, leads to lower prices (if not loss making prices) and an unsustainable base. It also leads to some routes being overserved by 2-3 carriers whilst many potentially popular routes are less unserved.

Wizz would probably be best growing Liverpool with away based aircraft. Most routes at LPL don't have a frequency exceeding 2-3 weekly flights, so demand needs to grow on routes to show there is potential for a base.

I wouldn't rule it out but a Wizz Air base may not be best for Liverpool right now - but in the future, there is a real opportunity.

I think Wizz needs to be a bit savy as to destination picks, there are opportunities beyond their Eastern European selection which are unserved from LPL or under capacity this is because both Easyjet and Ryanair have not done much about it or even moved the route. These could include destinations like Lisbon and Berlin (longstanding successful routes Easyet have or willl drop or move to MAN )
There are some gaps in Italian destinations too. In a normal year the popular Med routes like Palma Malaga, Alicante etc are daily or more from both FR and EZY so the sun routes are popular too . However these are strange times, so have to wait and see !

I think Blue Air's problem was they were unknown beyond their normal client base. A friend of mine booked a ticket to Alicante with them, he said he saw it on the Internet and thought it was a hoax and was unsure to book it. He did and said they were v good compared to the normal offering.

My fairly limited useage to Wizz flights leads me to conclude that they are a downmarket version of Ryanair. I have particular concerns about the training and professionalism of the CC, Drunkeness and bawdiness were a concern for me and my travelling companions. Probably ok for stag and hen doooz at the lowest possible price... but even those days are over for now.