Belfast
 

Since NI Happenings has been locked, I assume keep both BFS and BHD under the one title?


Flybe announced BHD-MAN 3x daily from January, from £21.99 one way. How, if at all, will it affect their current BHD-LPL route and BACX BHD-MAN?:confused:

Beat me to it Kestrel! I think we'll be saying bye to BA completely from Belfast very soon....
Heard over in the Manchester forum that Flybe might be pulling the LPL anyway.

Two ways of looking at this:
1. Great news that BA will finally get their cumuppance at BHD for charging what are extortionate fares on the MAN route. I was quoted £317 just recently !!! No - not a typo.

2. BA and BMi offer the only two hubbing possibilities from Northern Ireland - BA through their own network at MAN and BMi through LHR - a vastly superior product even though it is Heathrow. I am surprised when I have flown with BA just how many people I sit next to who are actually transferring at MAN.
If / when BA go, this will mean a single offering only for NI travellers not doing a point to point ie there will be no choice but to change planes at LHR.
Additionally because of this hubbing arrangement, BA are able to sustain 6 MAN flights a day - FlyBe appear to be offering a maximum of 4 flights a day. So therefore less choice for NI passengers and less choice of flight times too.

On balance though I'm delighted as a selfish Manchester originating passenger, not sure I'd be quite so keen if I was Belfast originating.

£21.99 single...its cheaper with Baby! £35 return.

Tried Baby too but as you know BFS is in Antrim and BHD is in Belfast.
If you're visiting for the day on business the half hour spent either end of the journey in a taxi eats into it. Plus earlier than usual check in closing time due to huge walk from check in to plane. BFS somehow depresses me.
BHD on the other hand is a smashing little airport - one of my favourites anywhere.

Do BA (and Virgin) not offer connection deals through LGW using Flybe, they could do the same through MAN?

I'd be very surprised if Flybe pulled the LPL as the loads are generally very good, although its the handling at LPL that causes the main problems.....

Agreed VHF Flyer. 5 minutes from office to check in just cant be beat really. Speaking to my fellow passengers into and out of BHD they all feel the same.

An article appears in this morning's News Letter stating that, at long last, the archaic passenger no cap at BHD is to be removed. An official announcement is expected shortly.

A victory for common sense IMHO and will permit expansion to proceed.

Good idea, they need to expand BHD...BFS is virtually full these days!

"HARP Welcome to Belfast"

Well what do we think of the new sign our pax see arriving into BFS. Personally is dont think it is appropriate (getting too old maybe), and several passengers have made negative comments towards it.....


....However, maybe a six pack delivered to stand at the end of each duty would change my view point!

" HARP Welcome to Belfast"
IMHO a bit on the tacky side especially as I have to spend at least half my working duty looking in the general direction of the greeting.
I also think that Harp is the worst beer in Northern Ireland.

:yuk:

Flybe
 

Flybe has been voted "best low fares airline in N Ireland" at the NI Travel News awards beating off stiff competition from Easyjet, Jet 2 and Bmi baby - see airline website for full story.

Seems like a travel agency comission paying airline love in ....guess they got it because EZY and JET2 use the web and savings are passed on to the punter!.

How many FlyBe pilots have resigned THIS week?

Easyjet won 'Best Travel Industry Internet Booking System'

Full list of the awards can be found here:

http://www.nitravelnews.com/news-sto...wards-2005.php

With Alacrity
I didn`t realise that you had such a clear view of the terminal from the rest room!!! Mine`s a pint when you`re ready!

Flybe BHD - NWI


Announced today, route being scrapped from 08 January due to disappointing loads - interestingly BHD - MAN commences the following day.

Tower Ranger,

Don't see much of the rest room these days, far too busy operationally and removing cancelled Flybe flights from the strip bays:E

No problem with the pint providing it isn't Harp:yuk:

Changes at Belfast AIRPORT
 

Due to changes in the business at Belfast AIRPORT there appears to be a new handling agent coming to the AIRPORT, the existing 3 plus Menzies, does anyone have any idea when this is going to happen?

By Belfast I take it that you you mean Aldergrove as Menzies have been at Belfast City for a few years now. You are correct that Menzies will be starting at Aldergrove in the not too distant future, watch the Telegraph.