Read the forum code of contact
By: 25th September 2005 at 18:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Someone please tell me British Airway's destinations from Belfast International?
I can count 1, Jersey, and even that is summer season only?
By: 25th September 2005 at 18:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Indeed and BHD is too small for them. Anyway Belfast Intl is offically full!!
Maybe he meant Derry as they have a DUB route [BA]?
By: 25th September 2005 at 20:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Doesn't Aer Arran do most of these routes and is MOL trying to close them down ?
By: 25th September 2005 at 20:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I dont think he'll close them down unless he can fly to the Isle Of Man
By: 25th September 2005 at 21:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Humberside, no - way easy to kill them. IOM is just about only Airport FR cannot fly to on their network. They can't just survive on just IOM and wont survive price wars with FR given they charge alot more for the same service!
Cant work out what FR is on about here about Belfast and neither can anyone i know. MontyP heard anything?
By: 26th September 2005 at 00:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Maby they will fly belfast to blackpool or routes like that whick easyjet dont fly??
Im not sure but would easyjet not be to much compition for FR?
By: 26th September 2005 at 13:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Strange comments indeed from MOL! - maybe he meant Easyjet and not British Airways! - sorry only jesting. However, I've heard from a few sources within the industry that the once enviable rapport between BFS and Easyjet is now in the distant past and currently relations between the two are somewhat "frosty" to say the least.
It would seem Easyjet are more than a little concerned about the impact increasing competition from BHD is having on some of their core routes out of BFS and forthcoming expansion at LDY from FR is likely to compund the problem. This perhaps would go someway towards explaining BFS's legal challenge to the lifting of the absurd passenger cap at BHD in a last ditch attempt at preventing further expansion there.
One thing's for sure, a loss of Easyjet at BFS would be nothing short of disastrous - even if FR did come on stream, MOL would only pick certain lucrative routes.
Andrew, can you elaborate on why BHD would be too small? Do you mean in terms of runway length or ramp space? MOL could operate 738s as he does at LDY with reduced payload and BHD's ramp could easily accommodate a 738!
By: 26th September 2005 at 15:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-at BHD it would mean remote stands for 737s as on the new and old terminal there are i think its 3 or 4 (Def min 3) stands for that size aircraft but bmi use 1 and at certain times of each day 2 leaving the other 1 or 2. The rest are occupied apart from a 2-3hr period by BA, flybe aer arann. Just too small for stands. Also 738s would struggle to get out full whereas BFS he wouldnt have to. Landing fees higher too and airport is open 0700 to 2130 period.
Easyjet are starting to get way to cocky in NI and are tripping up. Making some amazingly big mistakes with PR etc as Mark and I can testify to!
By: 26th September 2005 at 18:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Rumour last year was that FR were looking at using the old terminal building at BHD and its relevant (and remaining) stands, but the idea collapsed when it was realised just how much work was needed to be done to get the old terminal back into a usable state. Perhaps there were other reasons too (leaving aside the very important one about runway length). The old apron would certainly hold two or three 737s even now, but would that be enough to bring this notion back onto the table? Your thoughts .......
By: 26th September 2005 at 19:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Old Apron cannot hold any 737s if the bmis were to still pass to the A1 hold. Bmi are a better customer at BHD and would be given priority given the amount biz class spend there. Also Bmi OWN the air bridge and thats another reason to give them priority.
The Old Terminal is usable (trust me on this one) but not for Loco pax or on any scale more than a daily 737 given various bits and bobs its used for now. FR according to BHD management have never looked there. They HAVE spoken to EGAA.
By: 27th September 2005 at 14:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-We Can only hope it's speculation that ryanair will be expanding services, in my opinion low cost airlines are monsters, most airports in the UK are clogged up with Ryanair, easyjet etc... and without them we could see much more varied smaller airlines.
By: 27th September 2005 at 16:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Who charge much more for flights, and wouldn't to operate to such varied destinations.
Low cost airlines are the best things that ever happened IMO.
Posts: 1,887
By: Humberside - 25th September 2005 at 17:30
http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqid=8286-qqqx=1.asp