DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5
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Excellent news!! Well it may only be a small step but it is a step in the right direction at least.
I really like Eastern's confidence in MME but I really hope there will be the support for the service that wasn't there for BRS and BRU.
I echo Kerry Quinn's words:
Durham Tees Valley Airport Director, Kerry Quinn added, "We are delighted with the introduction of this new route and what we need now is for the local people and businesses, who have been so vocal in their backing for Durham Tees Valley, to actively support the service.
"If they do then we are confident that we can secure further services and move forward with our development plans for the airport."
I really like Eastern's confidence in MME but I really hope there will be the support for the service that wasn't there for BRS and BRU.
I echo Kerry Quinn's words:
Durham Tees Valley Airport Director, Kerry Quinn added, "We are delighted with the introduction of this new route and what we need now is for the local people and businesses, who have been so vocal in their backing for Durham Tees Valley, to actively support the service.
"If they do then we are confident that we can secure further services and move forward with our development plans for the airport."
From the timings in their press release, it looks like TeesSide-Leeds-Southampton twice-daily. I can't imagine it would take a J41 1h55 to fly from TeesSide to Southampton unless they are planning on one hell of a headwind.
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Just had a "flyer" through the door advertising MME winter programme.It still makes depressing reading but at least they are fighting back.
Fozzyflyer it is not just the same people on this thread.If you check the last 25 posts you will see 16 different contributers. If we all turned up at MME at once we would have a queue, something which dosen't happen very often.For your information the street names for the airport have already been decided.All are famous Teessiders, Brian Clough, James Cook , John Walker etc etc.
Fozzyflyer it is not just the same people on this thread.If you check the last 25 posts you will see 16 different contributers. If we all turned up at MME at once we would have a queue, something which dosen't happen very often.For your information the street names for the airport have already been decided.All are famous Teessiders, Brian Clough, James Cook , John Walker etc etc.
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Yep it may only be a small step but its a step in the right direction at least 
Appears to be the extension of the existing Leeds-Southampton service upto DTV and a chop in the frequency to 2 a day instead of the existing 3. I reckon this also marks the end for Eastern at Leeds, what with their Aberdeen flight operated from Aberdeen?
Appears to be the extension of the existing Leeds-Southampton service upto DTV and a chop in the frequency to 2 a day instead of the existing 3. I reckon this also marks the end for Eastern at Leeds, what with their Aberdeen flight operated from Aberdeen?
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As a regular Eastern passenger (NCL-SOU) this throws a real spanner in the works. I live closer to MME than NCL but NCL offers the direct service!
Not sure this format is ideal. Can't imagine many MME-LBA pax, and for anyone wanting to travel MME-SOU, with the stop, surely NCL is still an option. (looking at a map, the main population centres at, Sunderland. Boro, Durham are all within both catchment areas).
Its going to depend on timings I think. But as said elsewhere, its a step in the right direction! Anything from MME is good these days!
RTG!
Not sure this format is ideal. Can't imagine many MME-LBA pax, and for anyone wanting to travel MME-SOU, with the stop, surely NCL is still an option. (looking at a map, the main population centres at, Sunderland. Boro, Durham are all within both catchment areas).
Its going to depend on timings I think. But as said elsewhere, its a step in the right direction! Anything from MME is good these days!
RTG!
Shame - would surely have been one of the UK's shortest scheduled services especially outside the Highlands and Islands.
Presumably as well as the additional pax out of MME (although you do wonder how many will just switch from LBA/NCL) is this as much about Eastern consolidating crewing/engineeering?
Presumably as well as the additional pax out of MME (although you do wonder how many will just switch from LBA/NCL) is this as much about Eastern consolidating crewing/engineeering?
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Presumably as well as the additional pax out of MME (although you do wonder how many will just switch from LBA/NCL) is this as much about Eastern consolidating crewing/engineeering?
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New routes
Finally!! The airport are advertising for new routes...
www.therouteshop.com/durham-airport
As an aside, why are so many KL1530 and then the morning KL1539s not operating, especially on Saturday nights? Are there no pax for these services or are the few pax there are bumped onto the NCL and LBA services?
www.therouteshop.com/durham-airport
As an aside, why are so many KL1530 and then the morning KL1539s not operating, especially on Saturday nights? Are there no pax for these services or are the few pax there are bumped onto the NCL and LBA services?
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I see Belfast listed as one of the required routes. I remember Flybe (in their Jersey European days) used to operate this from BHD with a SD360. Route didn't last long due to a combination of daft timings and high fares. Think it could work for Eastern or the like but not Flybe as wouldn't be sufficient demand to justify a 78 seat Q400.