Ryanair Announces New Route to Limoges

Ryanair and Limoges International Airport are pleased to announce another new route between Limoges and Leeds-Bradford Airport.

Ryanir will operate this new link with two weekly flights starting on the 28th March 2010 on Wednesdays and Sundays.

The flight times will be as follows:

Depart: Leeds 13h35 Arrive: Limoges 16h25

Depart: Limoges 16h50 Arrive: Leeds 17h45

Runway Closure at Limoges

Following the closure of the runway in the first week of August due to heavy maintenance, it will once again be closed tomorrow the 26th August 2009 from 06h00 to 12h300 for inspection.

In agreeance with the DGAC a NOTAM will be published acknowledging the closure of the runway at Limoges.

Record Traffic at Limoges

With 45,703 passengers passing through the Aéroport de Limoges in July 2009, it made a new record as the airport had never handled more than 45,000 passengers in one month.

An increase of 7.1% compared with July 2008, however with 207,441 passengers passing through the Aéroport de Limoges since the beginning of 2009 sees a decrease of 9.5% less passengers than in 2008.
This is believed to be the consequence of the discontinuation of the Limoges – Paris Charles de Gaulle line which was operated by Air France.

The traffic of the ‘low cost’ carriers remains relatively stable with a minor decrease of 2.4% since the beginning of the year.

Runaway Closure at Limoges

Due to heavy maintenance being carried on the runway at Limoges Airport, it will be closed on the following days:


Tuesday 12th August: From 06H00 to 13H00
Wednesday 13th August: From 06H00 to 13H00
Thursday 14th August: From 06H00 to 13H00
Friday 15th August: From 06H00 to 13H00

In the case of unsuitable weather (rain, fog, etc) the work will be postponed until further notice.

In agreement with the DGAC a NOTAM will be published acknowledging the closure of the runway at Limoges on the specified dates.

Private Boeing 737

Yesterday saw the arrival of a Boeing 737-800 Boeing Business Jet at Limoges.

The Boeing 737 was the Private Jet of Rafik Hariri, a self-made billionaire and business tycoon who was the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and agian from 2000 to 2004.

After his assassination in 2005, the eight and a half year old Boeing Business Jet was added to the private fleet of aircraft of Saudi Oger LTD, a Saudi Arabian Construction, Facilities Management Service Provider and Infrastructure Project Development company founded by Rafik Hariri.

The Rolls Royce of SEP Aircraft

Yesterday, a dull cloudy but flyable day was brightened up with the arrival of a Beechcraft Bonaza G36. From Cannes heading to Quiberon it had stopped off at Limoges for fuel.

The 300hp, six seater with ‘club sitting’ and full G1000 ‘glass cockpit’ is the best SEP aircraft money can buy according to the owner and the Chief Flight Instructor of the Aéroclub de Limoges.

With a cruising speed of 180knts (202mph) at FL85, a range of 870nm and with a takeoff distance the same of that of a Robin the Bonanza outperforms all other aircraft in its class.

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F-HDBM is the only one of its type registered in France and is currently on a provisional registration as all the paperwork has yet to be completed as it is only one and a half years hold.

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Unfortunately with a risk of storms, the pilots wanted to make sure that they arrived at their destination airfield so had to depart. They tookoff on Runways 21 from the intersection Charlie and the Bonanza G36 showed off her performance, taking off after a short takeoff run and a powerful steep climb into the sky.