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Always been a busy route for EZY, Ryanair are doing up to 7 a day DUB-LPL, plus Emerald are appearing on that route in a few days time too.
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Flew out of Bfs last Tuesday morning. For a Tuesday in April, the airport was very busy. Security was quick. We went to the lounge and it was full @ 7.45am, hardly any seats. We were lucky that another couple got up to leave and we got their table. The airport expects a very busy summer, so how will the lounge cope with demand when we get to the really busy months?
Returned last night, what a farce. Our flight was late about 1.5 hours, but they had known for 2.75 hours that we were on our way. Parked at gate 18 I think, but they needed to get us to international arrivals. We waited for about 20 minutes and one bus turned up. It filled up and went off to drop the pax at international arrivals. It then returned for a second load, was filled up and about 11 of us were left standing on the tarmac for the second bus. It appeared driving down from where it parks at the same time as bus 1 returned for the third time. Bus 2 was never used. Eventually we were left at international arrivals to join the queue which stretched the full length of the international arrivals walkway.
We landed at 1.00am and left the airport at 2.30 approx, with no luggage to collect. If the airport expects and hopes for a very busy summer, they will have to plan better than this or they will be in the news every week. And how will it cope when the new international airline starts next year? There are only 4 desks for passport control, are any plans being made to increase those? Ezy are to add another aircraft soon, Jet2 add another next year. Will FR expand? Bfs will soon need to show that they have planned well for these developments.
Returned last night, what a farce. Our flight was late about 1.5 hours, but they had known for 2.75 hours that we were on our way. Parked at gate 18 I think, but they needed to get us to international arrivals. We waited for about 20 minutes and one bus turned up. It filled up and went off to drop the pax at international arrivals. It then returned for a second load, was filled up and about 11 of us were left standing on the tarmac for the second bus. It appeared driving down from where it parks at the same time as bus 1 returned for the third time. Bus 2 was never used. Eventually we were left at international arrivals to join the queue which stretched the full length of the international arrivals walkway.
We landed at 1.00am and left the airport at 2.30 approx, with no luggage to collect. If the airport expects and hopes for a very busy summer, they will have to plan better than this or they will be in the news every week. And how will it cope when the new international airline starts next year? There are only 4 desks for passport control, are any plans being made to increase those? Ezy are to add another aircraft soon, Jet2 add another next year. Will FR expand? Bfs will soon need to show that they have planned well for these developments.
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Dublin - Liverpool traditionally has been nothing as busy as LPL BFS. Ryanair at most used to do 4 a day or less. It seems some weekends they now have 7 but it's the exception rather than the rule. I've always been very impressed at the level of schedule that easyJet have on BFS LPL. Given the cultural and family links Ireland has with the city surprised it wasn't a busier route...
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Ryanair loading some flights into system for Winter 2023/24. All showing as 'Sold Out' at the minute. And all appear to be non based flights. No UK routes showing yet so i'm sure theres more to be added using the based aircraft.
ALC - 1 Weekly
GRO - 2 Weekly
BUD - 1 Weekly
FAO - 3 Weekly
GDN - 2 Weekly
KRK - 2 Weekly
AGP - 2 Weekly
BGY - 3 Weekly
ALC - 1 Weekly
GRO - 2 Weekly
BUD - 1 Weekly
FAO - 3 Weekly
GDN - 2 Weekly
KRK - 2 Weekly
AGP - 2 Weekly
BGY - 3 Weekly
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BIA long stay £25
McCausland £23
Cosmo £22
Naturally weekly much cheaper but does not help you if you are flying in and back on same day
BIA £60pw
Park and fly £45pw
McCausland £50pw
Cosmo £54pw
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I used to joke that the train fare to Stansted was more expensive than the flight... so I suppose something has to give.
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Browsing for 2024 holidays I notice TUI have one of the DLM and one of the PMI flights operated by 'other carrier' which will be interesting. The PMI looks to originate there although it could be a W. Everything else appears to be TUI operated although of course this could all change. It does also appear to mean a couple of extra flights per week into their program.