R.I.P Blackpool International Airport - If this report is true.

Jet2 is the lifeblood off BLK, they go - Then the airport will just be a base for IOM carriers.

Could Flybe not do the abandoned Ryanair route though, without impinging on the Jet2 routes?.

MUFC
 

Not much to discuss really.

Too late for a summer long charter series but a series of high season ad-hoc charters is the best you can hope for.

Blackpool must be a good little earner for Jet2, so I think it would be rather foolish to compromise a carrier that can now be described as established, with duplication of routes.

MUFC
having read that comment on the same forum you have ,the words tongue in cheek are pretty obvious!!

Bob Stinger,

I did get the jist of it but it does brig up a few questions as to whether we will see another LCC, maybe flying to other destinations than LS.

Well, I think we can all agree that it won't be the flying harp lady back in blk, at least not anytime soon, and guys lets not knock manx2 so quick eh? theyve done blk a service, lets hope that they and flybe(loganair) can sit happily next to each other, whos knows maybe with flybe moving in , the airport will pick some more travellers up off lpl. As for a new larger carrier, would imagine if any charter was to re-appear it would be a tom/fca combo, as exeter seem to have a good relationship with them, at moment i think any new routes should be welcomed, or at least given chance, albeit a different destination to those already served would have been better:ugh:

Just out of interest , does anyone think TCX would ever use blk?

Have good day guys(and gals!!):ok:

Can't see Manx2 and Loganair co-existing on the route beyond the end of the summer season.. if not sooner. There are not enough pax on route to split between 2 carriers. It has happened too many times on other routes out of IOM. Would be good to see Manx2 stay as the operator on this route

The fee in Jamaica is a government imposed departure tax

If I am going to be straight, the North West benefits more as the plane is based at BLK while the Manx people maybe affected if it means Manx2 come off of the route.

I would like Manx2 to stay but for the sake of my local economy I would prefer BE to come out trumps but ONLY if they are actually going to stay which I would find unlikely.

Manx2 need to keep fighting!:D

Who of course merged with Jersey European, re-branded as British European and the re-branded as Flybe

From Wiki

Judging by the comments on Manx 2's website, they ain't happy at all!

Unfortunately Blackpool has had a habit of losing its carriers , it doesn't pay to upset your bread and butter income stream by jumping with glee at the thought of another carrier on an existing route ! the airport doesn't have enough carriers or regular tenants it can afford to lose at the moment through bad business relationship issues .

Not surprised Manx2 are hacked off - may be they should give the airport management a wake up call -it's not a good advert for business relationship
going forward !

The GA Community has been screwed at Blackpool - a regular source of income in the past , and given the amount of commercial traffic passing through the terminal at the moment it has an air of being in trouble - can't last at these levels surely as a viable concern. The only thing moving in the terminal is tumbleweed.

Anyone know how much £££ the airport's losing at the moment ?????:ugh:

As much as its good to see new carriers - for christ sake fly to different destinations :ugh::ugh:

Having just read on the Loganair website, it says that it's crews overnight in some destinations. What I was wondering is whether there will actually be a based crew or will they fly:

Day 1:
GLA-IOM-BLK
BLK-IOM-BHD
BHD-IOM-BLK

Ovenight

Day2:
BLK-IOM-BHD
BHD-IOM-BLK
BLK-IOM-GLA

Or will there be an actual base in BLK like LS? Thanks

It's not the airport's fault. They cannot block an airline that wants to open up a route in direct competition with another.

Deja vu. Only this time around it's Flybe who are trying to grab some of the cream. Trouble is, this will hurt both Manx2 and Flybe. There just isn't the volume to make profits for both airlines.

The way things are going, the place is going to be closed before the Summer schedule even gets off the ground! Now they've had to shut the radar (yet again, ATIS says "Radar is unserviceable"). More likely they've no staff left to run it!!

Surely. things can only get better....

Or is that Pie in the Sky????:ugh::ugh::ugh:

Hello from the management at Blackpool International
 

Hello all, we read your comments with huge interest - thank you for taking the time to post them. We think its high time that we contributed 'officially' to this forum and look forward to continued support and debate with yourselves!

See below link to the latest news issued today - we look forward to discussing further.

Blackpool International - News - UK and European destinations with both charter and scheduled flights.

Best regards

re Radar
 

Isn't it better to get the maintenance out of the way while it's quiet?

Runway and taxiway work starts in less than two weeks, finished before Jet2 Summer schedule begins near end of March.

Press release
 

Just seen sight of a press release regarding £1 million of runway and taxiway work at Blackpool - it would appear that the upgrades are finally starting to come through!:ok:

Time to up the ADF to £20, then!!!!!!!!!

;););)

All good stuff for the future maybe. But Blackpool Airport are supporting the comperition by Flybe against Manx2.

So it is the airports fault in a way silverhawk, falling over themselves to welcome Flybe when Manx2 have just announced a decent working profit on the IOM route.

If the runway is upgraded to allow for further destinations, I wonder how many airline BKP will approach to fly them. This airport really does shoot itself in the foot.
Jet2 is established at Blackpool, yet they are being challenged on the Belfast route it seems with the blessing of BKP:confused:.

Without intending to be too negative (you understand) the phrases "Beggars can't be Choosers" and "--up in a Brewery" seem to keep springing to mind when I think of Blackpool's airport and its' perpetually changing, if not struggling, owners.

How come nobody who is unfortunate enough to take possession of this great white elephant is ever able to see that the place is a Non-Runner. Always has been, always will be! Doesn't matter who owns it, or what experience they have, they'll always be flogging that Dead Horse.

I rest my case.