Any idea when the FR Winter timetable will be finalised? Trying to change a flight from PIK to FAO from March to November but can't at present.

Does anyone have any insight into why the BOH-PFO route was dropped? It always seemed pretty popular when I flew it?

I see RYR has recently introduced LPL-PFO, does anyone know if there is any chance of it returning to Bournemouth? Particularly as EasyJet are never going to be able to operate SOU-LCA.

We have one once-a-week flight to Cyprus (PFO) with TUI for the geographic area that encompasses BOH and SOU. It would be good if someone could make it work.

The current pricing of TUI on BOH-PFO is ridiculously high, so Ryanair no doubt could make a BOH-LCA service work.

LCA would be a more preferable route than PFO and would provide BOH with a much-needed hub airport connection. With Larnaca's climate, it could be year-round. However, RYR only operate Vienna from Larnaca.

Still would love to know the reason the OG route was dropped - sector length?

I'm not sure many people would consider a 4+ hour flight on FR to Larnaca followed by a self-connect as a useful hub connection for Bournemouth. Those who really do need a link to a hub would probably think about flying from Bristol or Southampton

Yes, I appreciate starting the leg on a Ryanair flight wouldn't characterise LCA as a hub in the conventional sense, but I know friends who have done self-connect routings through places like Venice on to Tel Aviv. I don't know many from the Bournemouth/Southampton area that would even consider using BRS for a hub flight, let alone a direct flight when they could head towards the London airports in the same travel time (or less).

As for Southampton do people does anyone ever use it as the start of a hub flight these days?

Better ask KLM

SOU been a hub connecting airport of sorts for years, CDG, AMS, FRA, DUB and even MAN when BE were around

And to a certain extent you can add BRU, MUC and MXP to your list of hubs previously served from SOU.

Just an example but an ever growing amount of foreign crew members joining their vessels in the Port of Southampton use the KLM service from Amsterdam.

The original question was "As for Southampton do people does anyone ever use it as the start of a hub flight these days?" - so current hub links.

A seperate question, and more suitable for the Southampton thread, is why the previous hub links listed are now no longer served.

Going back to the original point, can't see RYR chosing LCA over PFO becuase of the better onward links...

It was actually "Does anyone have any insight into why the BOH-PFO route was dropped?"

That's the question I'm seeking an answer for... if anyone knows I'd be interested - thanks!

I mean a year round Cyprus route would clearly be in the top 5/6 routes out of Bournemouth - I still can't understand why Ryanair dropped it and would love it if they brought it back...

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A third based aircraft at BOH would most likely see a return to Cyprus, which was the plan for 2024 before aircraft delivery delays.

The intent was to add the following from BOH:

Funchal
Bucharest
Warsaw
Belfast International
Porto
Madrid - resumption
Gdansk
Fuerteventura - resumption
Paphos - resumption

Do you know if theres any intent to add anything from Shannon?

Ryanair last added a route in Dec 2022 for 2023 launch but nothing since.
They were meant to have a long term deal with SNN so surprised there has been nothing announced since.

Saw a wee snippet elsewhere saying that some of RYRs EDI based crews have been told they will be required to become GLA based soon , anyone heard anything concrete ?

How big a discount will Boeing offer in return for the political backing ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67994140

Ryanair have 3 adverts on their website for Cabin crew at Edinburgh for S24

One of them is possibly a typo meant to be for Glasgow

https://careers.ryanair.com/search/#job/8893FF9CE0

you mean Edinburgh West?

Can't help thinking this is not a good look for Boeing

2 more aircraft for London - 56 in total but not mentioned how many at STN and LTN. Anyone has more details/information?
https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/r...-s24-schedule/

2 more aircraft for CRL - 18 in total
https://corporate.ryanair.com/nouvel...our-lete-2024/

LTN only picks up 1 extra route x3 weekly but does appear to be a LTN based aircraft. I don't think they picked up any additional slots for S24 at LTN.

Rome (FCO/CIA) will get 2 more aircraft this summer - 17 in total. I assume FCO will be increased to put pressure on W6 there.
https://corporate.ryanair.com/novita...rotte-da-roma/

BGY will get a 23rd aircraft while MXP remains at 8
https://corporate.ryanair.com/novita...ate/?market=it

It seems quite certain that Ryanair will further expand in Italy:

- Trieste (TRS) to be announced tomorrow as their 18th base in the country
- Reggio Calabria (REG) to follow as the 19th (brand-new destination for FR) with the official announcement to happen within the next 2 weeks
- Olbia (OLB) to become their 3rd (seasonal) destination in Sardinia for domestic flights starting from S24.

https://www.corriere.it/economia/con...e95b0676.shtml
(Italian only)

It looks like FlyArna in Armenia has suspended operations for the forseeable future.
Time for Ryanair to offer their services while the Armenian Govt and Yerevan airport are in a weak position ?

Looks like Ryanair realise they need OTAs after all.

https://www.travelmole.com/news/ryan...dtYWlsLmNvbQ==

More Italian based aircraft if a condition of Lufthansa take over of ITA occurs
https://aviationweek.com/air-transpo...tra-rome-slots
Obviously if slots are released, no guarantee Ryanair get them, might even go to Easyjet or Wizzair.

Additional 33 aircraft to be based and 5 more bases to be opened in Spain until 2031
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/econo...EPeconomia_cas

Currently FR has 12 bases in Spain: MAD, BCN, PMI, AGP, ALC, TFS, VLC, IBZ, ACE, SVQ, SCQ, GRO

Possible future bases:
LPA, BIO, FUE, Oviedo, Santander, Reus, Granada, Jerez, Murcia, Zaragoza, Castellon etc.

LPA must be one eventually

Several years ago FR had an LPA base but it was closed at the same time as TFS, hopefully as TFS is now re-established LPA will be next.

From Travel Mole:
https://www.travelmole.com/news/ryan...hvby5jby51aw==

Ryanair crawling back to another OTA

https://www.travelmole.com/news/ryan...dtYWlsLmNvbQ==

7th aircraft for Malta this summer
https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/r...-s24-schedule/

Portugal will be reduced to 28 based aircraft. Ponta Delgada is no longer a base and Funchal reduced to 1 aircraft.
https://corporate.ryanair.com/novida...o-em-portugal/

Local press reporting that Valencia will go from seven to none based aircraft this coming summer.

Would you be kind enough to post a link from a news source ? It's fine if it's in Spanish or Catalan/Valencian
The only thing I can see in the Valencian press today is a regurgitated Ryanair press release about 6 new routes and going from 2.8 million seats (seats, not necessarily pax) last year to 3.5 million seats this year

So RYR with then fanfare about restarting TLV flights, will not.
https://aviationweek.com/air-transpo...rminal-closure

Originally reported in Levante but also in this article which is almost word for word the Spanish original

https://247valencia.com/ryanair-unve...n-summer-2024/

VLCfkight - you originally wrote that "Local press reporting that Valencia will go from seven to none based aircraft this coming summer."
The word "none" usually suggests zero or nothing. Did you mean "nine" instead ? Perhaps I should have guessed it was a typo rather than a dramatic change of aircraft deployment.... :-)

Shock tie-up with TUI
 

From Travel Trade Gazette:
https://www.ttgmedia.com/news/breaki...reaking%20News

Win Win for both parties, the Sun flight destinations from the smaller airports in the UK like EXT, MME, NWI and CWL, Certainly make sense now, with TUI also present at all.

Not a win win at all. TUI lose significant control of their product. Customers ask more questions why they should book with TUI when booking direct may be cheaper. Furthermore, hotels are less inclined to offer TUI bulk discounts if they perceive TUI as little more than a travel agent. What is TUI really providing that booking.com and ryanair.com cannot ?