BHD-BFS
 

If such a repositioning flight was to return, the airline operating could encourage schools to use it for a careers day trip, inspire those who dream of becoming a flight crew or just want a career in the airport environment.

Aer Lingus | Aer Lingus Latest News - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

Aer Lingus flights from Belfast-London to be axed
It’s believed the decision to remove the long-standing route is connected to Aer Lingus’s air operators certificate expiring at the end of October.

On the upside, EIR launching Newquay and Jersey next year

Now corrected to "temporarily suspending". Given that they don't have an AOC that can expire this month, that makes more sense.

Illustrated with a photo of Dublin airport, if that gives you further confidence in the reporting.

Aer Lingus Regional S23
 

Emerald look to be making a number of frequency changes on their BHD routes next summer.

MAN - 33x weekly
BHX - 26x weekly
EDI - 22x weekly
GLA - 13x weekly
SOU - 13x weekly
LBA - 12x weekly
EXT - 7x weekly
CWL - 7x weekly
NQY - 4x weekly
JER - 2x weekly

Interested to see why Leeds has 2 departures a day from Belfast but 3 return flights each day

LBA Frequencies doesn't look correct

Follow up to DUB19 comment above and Ossy below. Hopefully got my figures correct
Large number of seats when you include those at BFS and LDY as well. Will they all survive??

BHD-MAN - 33x weekly (EIR)
BFS - MAN (FR) 14xweekly (from March23)
BFS -MAN (EZY) 29xweekly
LDY-MAN (FR) 3 weekly until end March 23 at moment
BHD - MAN (BEE) 19xweekly - currently to end March

BHD-BHX - 26x weekly (EIR)
BFS - BHX (EZY) 22xweekly
BHD-BHX - (BEE) 14xweekly currently to end March

BHD-EDI - 22x weekly (EIR)
BFS-EDI (FR) 7xweekly (from March23)
BFS-EDI (EZY) 26xweekly
BHD to EDI - (BEE) 7xweekly currently to end March

FlyBe is selling seats on their BHD-MAN schedules as well.

BE have NCL on daily from Monday coming.....

Flybe Routes and Network.....
 

Does anyone understand the approach that Flybe appear to be taking with regards their choice of routes etc? It seems a little sporadic perhaps.
It seems they announce routes and test the demand and then pull the route if demand insufficient!? For example the proposed Isle of Man operations, which was pulled and then their Newcastle operations be announced with only a weeks notice.....doesn't seem long enough to allow significant numbers of bookings to be made for them.........just my observations, anyone else think the same or provide any explanation for their business model and route choices?!

Someone got a shiny new Winmau and a set of arrows dropped off early by Saint Nick - and they’re all having a go to see what they can hit!!

It just beggers believe to think there is any strategic planning behind any of this. I really really do fear for its future and don't forget the people they employ

Emerald flight cancellations
 

Why the sudden raft of cancelled flights? I thought that was flybe's job.

Just seen all the cancelled flights
anyone know why ?

Wayward Chinese rocket in Atlantic airspace ?

F*** it Friday maybe?

The ACL slot report shows that Lufthansa have gained the slots to operate BHD-FRA next summer.

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrI...=ReportSection

Belfast now showing as a destination on the Lufthansa website. Previously it showed ‘No results’ when searching for Belfast in the search bar.

Good news for BHD. TUI to operate a weekly PMI during summer 2023 using a BA Cityflyer 190, Saturday mornings from 10 June to 26 August. Also Easyjet increasing capacity to BRS to 4 weekly summer 2023 and LPL up to 13 Weekly. Both credited to SeanM twitter.

Yes, Belfast International though :ok:

Interesting move by TUI especially for a summer season flight.
I know they have done ski in the past.
Could this be the start of several new routes?
I always find their very short flying schedule from Bfs in the summer strange. Only 5 months of operation and even at that it isn't a full 5 months
If they where to place metal in BHD or even a W pattern schedule they good operate near 50% of their network from the city and use EZY seats for the rest from BFS.
In fact if they use BA city flyer for the rest correct me if I am wrong but they could cover the entire network (excluding Orlando) I believe the E190 can reach the canaries and Greece

Well it's hardly a strange move at all,focus your mind to pre covid Tui have infact operated a Palma service before from that airport,the same airline/tour operator has infact signed new contract to operate using there own aircraft from Bfs for a few more years yet.

Will that be with based sunwing again? I was under the impression that was coming to an end and TUI would W in or similar on a reduced basis.

On the BA/PMI looking at the times they are definitely separate from the top-flight ones, its likely the same aircraft doing a double run.

According to Cool FM on Twitter, BHD will be announcing a new route/airline tomorrow.

Lufthansa
 

Frankfurt 4 times a week?

Belfast international is showing on their website

the biggest non-secret of them all! LH becoming quite the KLM to the regions.
Really needs to be at least daily to work.

Lufthansa Press

Not really. KLM has much better connectivity.

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/b...w-25748032.amp
:ok:

LH have done a good job with their LPL-FRA link, I'm sure they will do the same from BHD.

They (LH) are still showing Belfast International on their site.

The fares are mental price

Quite a common occurrence for non-UK network carriers. All they are really interested in is feeding the hub. The point-to-point traffic is a secondary market for them. Alternatively it could be that as new flights, their RM department has yet to set the flights up properly.

Time will tell...

Website allows you to choose BFS but then shows no route. BHD doesn't work! Great.

Aer Lingus considering axing BHD - LHR

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-63986215

"As an EU carrier, regulatory changes arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, have had an impact on Aer Lingus' traffic rights as a carrier within the UK market and, in particular, on the operation by Aer Lingus of the Belfast-London Heathrow route.

"Despite constructive discussions with the relevant authorities in the UK, we have, to date, been unable to identify a viable solution.

"We have therefore advised our Belfast-based staff of the likelihood that we will have to cease our Belfast-London Heathrow operation (which we have operated for 15 years), with effect from 26 March 2023, leading to the closure of our Belfast base."

Possibly pressure from IAG rather than EI own decision

I think you'll find that it's Brexit.

Aer Lingus can't operate EU reg aircraft within UK.

See Manchester to Orlando Ops.

So why cant they use Aer Lingus UK to operate the flights then? They already have a UK AOC. Think this is more an IAG request but blamed on Brexit.