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Even 3 - if RYR want to attract the South coast, with more routes and lowest fares. Then who knows how many aircraft our coming our way.
The whole Irish cuts, that is a smart move to allow Aer Lingus to try and overtake, but in reality - the fuel costs will wipe them out.
Eventually the Goverment will stand down on that €10 tax.
Nikolai.
The whole Irish cuts, that is a smart move to allow Aer Lingus to try and overtake, but in reality - the fuel costs will wipe them out.
Eventually the Goverment will stand down on that €10 tax.
Nikolai.
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I wouldn't be so sure that they will back down on the €10 tax, other governments including the UK have not backed away from it and the Irish government will be bouyed by this fact. Factor in the fact that we are in the early stages of the biggest global recession this side of the 2nd world war and every penny will be a prisoner to the Government.
Yes FR are cutting routes and frequencies from DUB, they will however have not just done a lucky dip when deciding which routes to trim or cut. The routes announced a few weeks ago and today will have been either marginal or operating at a loss, they will definately not have cut routes that were high yield or were cash cows.
I would like to see BOH get another aircraft however the route structure from BOH appears to lean very heavily to the bucket & spade destinations which are fine in summer. What do they do with 2 aircraft in the winter? FR like to chop and change routes on a regular basis but BOH seems to have quite a lot of it. Are they using it to test destinations or are they not able to find the right routes? It is also baffling however that additional aircraft are still being placed in UK where this £10 tax has existed longer.
Yes FR are cutting routes and frequencies from DUB, they will however have not just done a lucky dip when deciding which routes to trim or cut. The routes announced a few weeks ago and today will have been either marginal or operating at a loss, they will definately not have cut routes that were high yield or were cash cows.
I would like to see BOH get another aircraft however the route structure from BOH appears to lean very heavily to the bucket & spade destinations which are fine in summer. What do they do with 2 aircraft in the winter? FR like to chop and change routes on a regular basis but BOH seems to have quite a lot of it. Are they using it to test destinations or are they not able to find the right routes? It is also baffling however that additional aircraft are still being placed in UK where this £10 tax has existed longer.
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I wouldn't be so sure that they will back down on the €10 tax, other governments including the UK have not backed away from it and the Irish government will be bouyed by this fact.
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cutting BOH-DUB to 4 weekly flights from daily will have a beneficial effect on Flybe at SOU. Ryanair are basically handing them market share on a plate if they follow through with this.
I am shocked that they are cutting this route which has been a bread and butter route for them since 1996 on daily (and at some points double daily)
definately sounds like some kind of threat to Dublin, but why habnd over a market to Flybe who will most certainly start the Doncaster to Dublin service, and may even seize the opportunity to increase Southampton frequency
I am shocked that they are cutting this route which has been a bread and butter route for them since 1996 on daily (and at some points double daily)
definately sounds like some kind of threat to Dublin, but why habnd over a market to Flybe who will most certainly start the Doncaster to Dublin service, and may even seize the opportunity to increase Southampton frequency
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At times I feel that Ryanair cut schedules and set flight times (e.g. EDI) in order to make a route fail to justify cutting it. We have a 17 month old and until now have used the EDI route quite frequently, however, it is now a no-go. The times are very unfriendly for families with young children.
With crap flight times and the draconian baggage measures being proposed, then BE out of SOU is the only viable option for us.
With crap flight times and the draconian baggage measures being proposed, then BE out of SOU is the only viable option for us.
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I would like to see BOH get another aircraft however the route structure from BOH appears to lean very heavily to the bucket & spade destinations .
Yes this is a big problem for BOH , and while this attitude exists then SOU is going to keep on getting the regular customers .
Yes this is a big problem for BOH , and while this attitude exists then SOU is going to keep on getting the regular customers .
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66,556 pax during Feb 09 down 9.8%
calm down people. BOH carries far more INTL passengers than SOU each month.
Feb 09 INTL route data from CAA:
BOH INTL PAX 54,000
SOU INTL PAX 39,000
Total Feb 09 data
BOH 66,556 (down 9.8%)
This compares VERY favourably with other airports in the region:
BRS down 25.9%
EXT down 29%
SOU down 20%
Feb 09 INTL route data from CAA:
BOH INTL PAX 54,000
SOU INTL PAX 39,000
Total Feb 09 data
BOH 66,556 (down 9.8%)
This compares VERY favourably with other airports in the region:
BRS down 25.9%
EXT down 29%
SOU down 20%
Good set of figures again for Feb
Top Performers
Edinburgh 7988
Gerona 6588
Geneva 6361 ( Easy Jet )
Malaga 5494
Dublin 5328
Long haul cruise flights also did well to Barbados , La Romana and Dominican Republic with about 80 % load factor and flights with Palmair using Jet2 averaged about 90 % to the Canary Islands
good going .....
Top Performers
Edinburgh 7988
Gerona 6588
Geneva 6361 ( Easy Jet )
Malaga 5494
Dublin 5328
Long haul cruise flights also did well to Barbados , La Romana and Dominican Republic with about 80 % load factor and flights with Palmair using Jet2 averaged about 90 % to the Canary Islands
good going .....
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Most of the work so far has been on new lights etc for cat 111 and extending the apron, all a bit flat and invisible from landside. behind the fences a new terminal is taking shape----apparently
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yeah, the temporary departures is much better than the old one. I went through at the end of January and there's much more room. Zoned departure gates, rather than everyone sat in the same space with different doors off like the old one. The new cafe and bar in departures is a bonus too. The restaurant is still there but a bit of a walk back from the main departures area. Roll on the new terminal though. Can't wait.
Did not see that one comming along .........
Thought Blue Islands were doing ok out of Bournemouth , the loads in the summer always seemed good with many extra services to Alderney put on over various times of the year ?
I am guessing this will leave Bournemouth without any schedules to the Channel Islands again , seems such a long time ago that Dan Air plied the route with 748 s up to 10 times a day at weekends sometimes , then Jersey European took over then nothing for years until Blue Islands
Whats the reasoning in moving up to Southampton into the Fly Be and Aurigny camp when Bournemouth was no threat really to the operation ?
Thought Blue Islands were doing ok out of Bournemouth , the loads in the summer always seemed good with many extra services to Alderney put on over various times of the year ?
I am guessing this will leave Bournemouth without any schedules to the Channel Islands again , seems such a long time ago that Dan Air plied the route with 748 s up to 10 times a day at weekends sometimes , then Jersey European took over then nothing for years until Blue Islands
Whats the reasoning in moving up to Southampton into the Fly Be and Aurigny camp when Bournemouth was no threat really to the operation ?
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Whats the reasoning in moving up to Southampton into the Fly Be and Aurigny camp when Bournemouth was no threat really to the operation ?
I wonder whether Aurigny might throw on a couple of summer only weekend ATR frequencies GCI-JER-BOH or something? Surely there is sufficient market amongst the Dorset blue rinse brigade etc to justify that...