Hi all
Been takeing stock of the amount of flights that will be operating out of Blackpool Airport in Summer 2006. The list is gradually getting bigger and the passengers figues will be higher than any season i can remember.
A2B Airlines
Amsterdam = 2 times daily – (regional jet TBA)
Isle of Man = 4 times daily – Shorts 360
Belfast = once daily direct & twice daily via IOM – Shorts 360
(Still More Routes to be Announced)
City Star Airlines
Aberdeen = Once daily weekdays – DO328
Ryanair.com
Dublin = Once daily – Boeing 737-800
Barcelona/Gerona = Once daily – Boeing 737-800
London Stansted = 2 Times daily – Boeing 737-800
Monarch Scheduled
Malaga = Once Daily – Airbus A320
Jet2.com
Belfast Int’l = 4 Times Weekly – Boeing 737-300
Murcia = 4 Times weekly – Boeing 737-300
Palma-Majorca = 4 Times Weekly – Boeing 737-300
Balkan Holidays Air
Varna = Once Weekly Sundays – Airbus A320
By: LBARULES - 25th July 2005 at 17:24
Lots of airports now have both BCN and GRO flights, they seem to work well together.
Flex – Lets put it to bed now eh? Im not saying they will start flights, still saying that a 738 would have NO probs though ;).
By: Humberside - 25th July 2005 at 16:20
LBA already have a Barcelona route so i doubt Ryanair would do a Gerona route, however it is always welcome 🙂
I dont think Jet 2 would scare Ryanair
By: Flex 35 - 25th July 2005 at 15:15
I think the fact that BLK – GRO is possible with a Ryanair 738 on a runway of just over 6000 feet, proves my argument that LBA – GRO would be possible with a runway length of over 7000 ;).
It not just to do with the runway length, LBA is good few miles up from BLK, Ryanair’s de-rated engines, and honastly why would they start any extra services out of LBA anyway?
Flex 35
By: tommyinyork - 25th July 2005 at 15:04
LBA already have a Barcelona route so i doubt Ryanair would do a Gerona route, however it is always welcome 🙂
By: Humberside - 22nd July 2005 at 18:20
Turin isnt even a FR base. Surely CIA, BGY, HHN, CRL, Skvasta, Murcia, Pisa, Eindhoven and probably some more destinations would come before Turin as a potential BLK flight
By: LBARULES - 22nd July 2005 at 17:05
Sorry to take this completely off topic…
I think the fact that BLK – GRO is possible with a Ryanair 738 on a runway of just over 6000 feet, proves my argument that LBA – GRO would be possible with a runway length of over 7000 ;).
Anyway…. back on topic…
By: lbaspotter - 22nd July 2005 at 13:23
Hi
Its been roumored on pprune that Ryanair are to annonce another new route from Blackpool for the winter season to Turin this time.
Hope they can pull this one of as a sccess as the ryanair routes to Dublin, Gerona, Stansted, and all the new Monarch route to Malaga as well as the new Aberdeen city-star route.
By: LBARULES - 21st July 2005 at 17:55
Er, no……
By: tommyinyork - 21st July 2005 at 13:19
Didn’t Monarch once think of starting up Malaga services from LBA basing an A321.
By: RIPConcorde - 20th July 2005 at 22:14
Ah right, don’t worry, Tom’s reply explains it anyway.
By: SCFC - 20th July 2005 at 22:12
SCFC – The A320 was due to be delivered to Virgin Nigeria from Balkan Holidays, but hadnt at the time, so was flying around for BH Air in Virgin Nigeria colours.
Was operating a charter flight to Bulgaria at the time…
Thanks. I still, like a three year old, have a lot to learn.
By: LBARULES - 20th July 2005 at 21:56
SCFC – The A320 was due to be delivered to Virgin Nigeria from Balkan Holidays, but hadnt at the time, so was flying around for BH Air in Virgin Nigeria colours.
Was operating a charter flight to Bulgaria at the time…
By: SCFC - 20th July 2005 at 21:46
?! 😮 :confused: Virgin Nigeria don’t have any A318s AFAIK, and even if they did I’m certain they wouldn’t be flying them to BLK!
Okay, it doesn’t exactly say it will be flying but i have the note here.
“Although not delivered to its airline, Airbus A320-211 (Ooops i got that wrong) LZ-BHB, c/n 294 (ex OY-CNP), of BH Air Balkan Holidays has been operating a number of charter flights in its new Virgin Nigeria colours, including one to Blackpool Airport, UK, on May 18.”
OK i got it wrong but hey, i apologise.
By: RIPConcorde - 20th July 2005 at 21:35
No, i can’t remember the whole story and i can’t find the issue but in Airliner World about two issues back it mentioned that Virgin Nigeria was flying an Airbus A318 to Nigeria from Blackpool. If i’m wrong i apologise but i’ll try and find the story.
?! 😮 :confused: Virgin Nigeria don’t have any A318s AFAIK, and even if they did I’m certain they wouldn’t be flying them to BLK!
By: SCFC - 20th July 2005 at 21:33
lol, I presume that was joke, right? 😀
No, i can’t remember the whole story and i can’t find the issue but in Airliner World about two issues back it mentioned that Virgin Nigeria was flying an Airbus A318 to Nigeria from Blackpool. If i’m wrong i apologise but i’ll try and find the story.
By: RIPConcorde - 20th July 2005 at 21:29
Hey there, don’t forget Virgin Nigeria flying between Blackpool and Nigeria. Well thats what i think i remember.
lol, I presume that was joke, right? 😀
By: SCFC - 20th July 2005 at 21:25
Hey there, don’t forget Virgin Nigeria flying between Blackpool and Nigeria. Well thats what i think i remember.
By: Humberside - 20th July 2005 at 20:07
Good thing about the new website, they now update their news section
By: Flex 35 - 20th July 2005 at 19:47
They have also launched a new website.
http://www.blackpoolinternational.com/
Looks very professional. Much better than there old one which was awful!
Flex 35
By: Humberside - 20th July 2005 at 19:40
Ive never heard about runway problems in the past but Im not an expert in those things. As for charges, they are normally a big factor in airline route decisions. I assume Excel are paying these charges – A lot of flights arrive back in the early hours of the morning
Perhaps HUY need to be a bit more flexible to attract new airlines and services?
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