Ryanair

[Jerry]

Odd flights to Cork and Shannon have appeared on the Ryanair website.

Both have two inbounds on Fri 19th Apr and one on Sat 20th April with one return flight each on Sat 20th and two on Sun 21st.

Anyone know what is happening that weekend?

Munster are playing Saracens at the Ricoh in Coventry in the Heineken cup semi final.

 

[jon01]

Rugby match:

Heineken Cup

 

[Severn]

June 2019 will see Ryanair increase flights to ALC, AGP and PMI making the total departures per week 150. This will mean 11x extra departures per week in June 19 over June 18 which saw 139.

Below are the routes in June 2019 that have had frequency changes in comparison to June 2018. The other 22x routes remain unchanged.
Increases
ALC: 13x weekly (10x weekly in June 2018) +3
AGP: 13x weekly (9x weekly in June 2018) +4
PMI: 11x weekly (7x weekly in June 2018) +4
FAO: 9x weekly (7x weekly in June 2018) +2
KRK: 3x weekly (2x weekly in June 2018) +1

Decreases
LPA: 2x weekly (3x weekly in June 2018) -1
VNO: No flights (2x weekly in June 2018) -2

 

[IanFarquharson]

Alicante finally goes double daily in July with the second Wednesday added.

Update on winter - a very odd Christmas increases and I assume a drip drip as usual with an extra BZG on a Monday for 3 weeks on a based aircraft but that is it other than an away based Krakow making it 4 a week for 3 weeks.

The bad news is that Las Palmas and Verona are still weekly and coincidentally Oporto continues in winter at 2 a week - same number of flights? Smacks of a minimum flight agreement.

Also worth noting Dublin, Palma, Alicante, Faro and Malaga are bookable next summer which has never happened before going on sale before the full schedule.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Ryanair will be setting up a new airline 'Malta Air' with plans to transfer the 61 routes that it currently operates from Luqa.

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articl...to-set-up-a-new-airline-based-in-malta.712313

 

[nancledre]

An interesting paragraph is
“We primarily wanted to lock in Ryanair to the island as it is the main carrier here and we have therefore got a certain level of dependency on it as a country,” a government source familiar with the workings of the deal said.

A lesson there for the let’s go orange brigade - eggs and baskets spring to mind

 

[rollo]

Ryanair will be setting up a new airline 'Malta Air' with plans to transfer the 61 routes that it currently operates from Luqa.

https://www.timesofmalta.com/articl...to-set-up-a-new-airline-based-in-malta.712313

Interresting wonder how much that's to do with Malta being a very friendly place from a tax at point of view I've read some of the betting companies are relocating some operations to there from Gibraltar.

 

[JENNYJET]

Possibly because Malta is EU and GIBRALTAR is considered to be UK territory for sovereignty reasons or Mr. O'Leary has pushed the expansion button. Good business for Gibraltar!

I apologize, good for Malta if that is acceptable to them.

 

[Ray Finkle]

It's been widely publicised today that Ryanair are looking to close their bases at Faro, Las Palmas and Tenerife with Girona under review.

Faro is already bookable for S20 with 3 or 4 weekly flights being on Faro based aircraft. The other routes mentioned are not yet bookable past winter.

It will be interesting to see what, if any, changes we see at BHX.

 

[58terminus]

It's been widely publicised today that Ryanair are looking to close their bases at Faro, Las Palmas and Tenerife with Girona under review.

Faro is already bookable for S20 with 3 or 4 weekly flights being on Faro based aircraft.

That is something i feel is often overlooked when Ryanair's commitment to BHX is discussed.The amount of flights operated by away based aircraft. It is not all about based aircraft.. The timings also help the airport to make better use of their facilities.

 

[IanFarquharson]

That is something i feel is often overlooked when Ryanair's commitment to BHX is discussed.The amount of flights operated by away based aircraft. It is not all about based aircraft.. The timings also help the airport to make better use of their facilities.

But if they close bases ??

also ……..

EMA to downsize ??

 

[Ray Finkle]

I also wonder if having a smaller range of destinations available from BHX when compared to other airports actually makes it less susceptible to situations such as this. There are reports on other forums of possible cuts to come at EMA.

I've just read that the Faro base is apparently to close from this winter. The article suggested no route closures so it will be interesting to see what happens at BHX where all three winter flights are currently operated by Faro based aircraft.

 

[58terminus]

But if they close bases ??

also ……..

EMA to downsize ??

I can certainly see a positive outcome for BHX In that scenario. What goes around comes around.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I've just read that the Faro base is apparently to close from this winter. The article suggested no route closures so it will be interesting to see what happens at BHX where all three winter flights are currently operated by Faro based aircraft.

It could still be done with an away based aircraft (e.g. STN or MAN) on a W pattern.

Kevin

 

[Ianbutty]

Ryanair pilots have voted to strike going on strike according to Auntie. Glad all our eggs are not in one basket. Very rapid growth is not sustainable and now O'Leary understands why.

 

[58terminus]

Ryanair pilots have voted to strike going on strike according to Auntie. Glad all our eggs are not in one basket. Very rapid growth is not sustainable and now O'Leary understands why.

In a fight they will still be among the last standing. Their abrasive penny pinching may have alienated some people but i keep reading
about the huge cash reserves they have as a result.

 

[Ray Finkle]

It could still be done with an away based aircraft (e.g. STN or MAN) on a W pattern.

Kevin

It would need to be as the based BHX aircraft don't have the slack to cover it, unless there are cuts elsewhere. I'm not aware of the schedules at other bases and whether there is scope for W patterns.

I'm just wondering if any UK bases will now see extra aircraft added to cover these and if that does happen, whether there will be room to squeeze in a new route or two.

 

[jfy1999]

A Ryanair spokesperson has denied that routes from the closed bases will be cut.

Ryanair to close four bases in Spain

Ryanair is to close its Spanish bases in Las Palmas, Tenerife South, Lanzarote and Girona from January, according to the local USO union.

www.rte.ie

 

[Ray Finkle]

After the base closures in the Canaries we've now got the changes in the booking section.

Tenerife sees the Monday flight moved to a Tuesday where there was a gap so remains at 4x weekly, Arrecife loses one flight from Jan so will be 2x weekly and Las Palmas was reduced down to weekly way before these closures so no change.

Faro is still showing as 3x weekly on a FAO based aircraft so one to keep an eye on for changes.

S20 is slowly becoming bookable, Katowice is now showing still at 2x weekly.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I've seen it reported elsewhere that the Faro base will remain albeit reduced to three aircraft.

BHX is still bookable from Jan at 3x weekly on a FAO based aircraft so hopefully nothing is going to change.