DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5
From BBC Tees:
BBC News - Rise in passengers using Durham Tees Valley Airport
Durham Tees Valley Airport has reported a rise in passenger numbers for the first two months of 2011.
Figures for January showed 17,203 passengers used the airport compared to 11,719 a year ago.
In February passenger numbers totalled 16,266, compared to 13,087 in the same month in 2010.
Owners Peel Airports said the figures showed people had not been put off by the introduction of £6 passenger facility fee in November 2010.
Airport director Mike Morton said Durham Tees Valley was "fighting back" after overall passenger numbers plummeted by 63,000 in 2010.
Figures for January showed 17,203 passengers used the airport compared to 11,719 a year ago.
In February passenger numbers totalled 16,266, compared to 13,087 in the same month in 2010.
Owners Peel Airports said the figures showed people had not been put off by the introduction of £6 passenger facility fee in November 2010.
Airport director Mike Morton said Durham Tees Valley was "fighting back" after overall passenger numbers plummeted by 63,000 in 2010.
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I contacted Flybe about starting any new routes from Durham Tees Valley. I asked if there would be any planned for the future. At the moment they will not be creating any routes yet. But with the Loss of the NCL-STN route I think there is more chance of a new route to london from a North East Airport. I used the NCL-STN route about 8-10 times a year and it was on average 70% full. I would love an airline to fly to London from my own local airport. I would use it and many others would. I think a Dash 8 would suit the route and I would say it would be 70-90 percent full all time time.
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Lets hope the ways up and MME gets back to the good old days with passengers nearing 1,000,000. I am hoping for that one day soon. I do a lot of plane spotting and only go to MME if there is a new aircraft there. I would love to spend a whole day there but you cant. Also I think the airport is in a great location. Just needs them flights
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Hi David, welcome to pprune, unsure as to whether you have perused the various forums, however :-
There is also a forum set up specifically to cater for your interests :- Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
David.Crosby I do a lot of plane spotting and only go to MME if there is a new aircraft there.
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I do understand you about the plane spotting part and about the other forums. But i was just saying lets hope DTVA gets back to the old days of near 1,000,000 passengers.
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I fear the rises for January and February will turn out to be a dead cat bounce. For March the Aer Lingus flights to Dublin will be in the comparative figures in 2010 but not 2011 and from April 2010 the Ryanair flights. The airport will be back to stagnation at best.
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I emailed Jet2 about creating a base at DTVA and I got this reply
Thank you for your recent correspondence.
While we appreciate your valuable suggestion, unfortunately we are unable to comment on any future routes to be announced.
Ah well maybe in the future they may just try DTVA out
Thank you for your recent correspondence.
While we appreciate your valuable suggestion, unfortunately we are unable to comment on any future routes to be announced.
Ah well maybe in the future they may just try DTVA out
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I emailed Jet2 about creating a base at DTVA
** and the rest of the crew that made up the DTVA marketing dept !
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I probs do, I love my local airport and wish it gets better. I should go to DTVA and work there. i would probs get more routes than they do. They need to get onto every airline and offer them things they cant say no. We need more airlines
For those who are interested, I've pulled together the numbers from the CAA website for February 2011, Feb 2010 and Feb 2009
It appears that the flights to Cardiff, Stansted and Liverpool were all one-off charters, so should probably be ignored. Aberdeen, Alicante and Amsterdam all seem pretty stable compared to 2010. Southampton ahs seen big growth in percentage terms, but as it's a small route, this is still a small change in absolute passenger numbers. The big story compared to 2010, as with January 2011, is the weekly Thomson routes to both Tenerife and Sharm El Sheikh.
.........................2011....2010....2009
Aberdeen............2,612...2,505...2,399
Southampton.........604......426.........0
Amsterdam..........8,228...8,158...7,771
Alicante..............1,437...1,486...1,471
Tenerife.............1,494..........0.........0
Sharm El Sheikh ..1,344..........0.........0
Heathrow..................0.........0...4,423
Dublin.......................0.........0...3,150
Cardiff......................0........42.........0...one-off charter ?
Stansted..................0..........0........70...one-off charter ?
Liverpool..................0..........0........31...one-off charter ?
Total................15,719..12,575....19,315
It appears that the flights to Cardiff, Stansted and Liverpool were all one-off charters, so should probably be ignored. Aberdeen, Alicante and Amsterdam all seem pretty stable compared to 2010. Southampton ahs seen big growth in percentage terms, but as it's a small route, this is still a small change in absolute passenger numbers. The big story compared to 2010, as with January 2011, is the weekly Thomson routes to both Tenerife and Sharm El Sheikh.
.........................2011....2010....2009
Aberdeen............2,612...2,505...2,399
Southampton.........604......426.........0
Amsterdam..........8,228...8,158...7,771
Alicante..............1,437...1,486...1,471
Tenerife.............1,494..........0.........0
Sharm El Sheikh ..1,344..........0.........0
Heathrow..................0.........0...4,423
Dublin.......................0.........0...3,150
Cardiff......................0........42.........0...one-off charter ?
Stansted..................0..........0........70...one-off charter ?
Liverpool..................0..........0........31...one-off charter ?
Total................15,719..12,575....19,315
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A summary of some of Mike Morton's points on the BBC Tees phone-in this morning:
- The airport name is still "up for grabs" and open to discussion - especially now we have Vancouver as the main shareholder. Lots of feeling about it, and a return to Teesside Airport "not ruled out" if it's right.
- They recognise that signposts still say Teesside Airport, and you'll often check in for a flight to Teesside Airport rather than DTVA at a foreign airport.
- Thomson winter flights have been a "massive success" and as such they will return with Alicante, Sharm el Sheikh and Tenerife next winter.
- Thomson summer flights will have larger aircraft this year (757?)
- If the airport station had greater use and passenger numbers were higher, they'd support it with a bus service.
- They will be revisiting the Sunderland Air Show traffic to try and get them back
- Were unable to keep hold of Aer Arann/Aer Lingus because ash cloud had a knock on effect, and didn't give it enough time to work for the airline. They are looking at Dublin and Belfast routes for future.
- Had discussions with a Middle Eastern carrier to start Asian route from one of the Peel airports - it could be here.
- Ryanair won't return in the short term. Doesn't believe Heathrow or Gatwick flights will return; other London airports possible.
- Discussing 'Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport' with local enthusiasts soon to promote the airport in the community
- Making repairs to the Terminal roof, which has been bad for some time
- GA activity is the "heart and soul of the place". They want to see the flying school succeed and will support them.
- The airport name is still "up for grabs" and open to discussion - especially now we have Vancouver as the main shareholder. Lots of feeling about it, and a return to Teesside Airport "not ruled out" if it's right.
- They recognise that signposts still say Teesside Airport, and you'll often check in for a flight to Teesside Airport rather than DTVA at a foreign airport.
- Thomson winter flights have been a "massive success" and as such they will return with Alicante, Sharm el Sheikh and Tenerife next winter.
- Thomson summer flights will have larger aircraft this year (757?)
- If the airport station had greater use and passenger numbers were higher, they'd support it with a bus service.
- They will be revisiting the Sunderland Air Show traffic to try and get them back
- Were unable to keep hold of Aer Arann/Aer Lingus because ash cloud had a knock on effect, and didn't give it enough time to work for the airline. They are looking at Dublin and Belfast routes for future.
- Had discussions with a Middle Eastern carrier to start Asian route from one of the Peel airports - it could be here.
- Ryanair won't return in the short term. Doesn't believe Heathrow or Gatwick flights will return; other London airports possible.
- Discussing 'Friends of Durham Tees Valley Airport' with local enthusiasts soon to promote the airport in the community
- Making repairs to the Terminal roof, which has been bad for some time
- GA activity is the "heart and soul of the place". They want to see the flying school succeed and will support them.
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Based on the Thomson summer program, it does indeed appear to be the EDI-based aircraft that will operate the PMI-MME-PMI charters this summer.
Furthermore, just to make life a little bit more interesting, Jethros Fleet Listings mentioned that Astraeus B757 G-OJIB is due to be leased to Thomson for the May-October period to cover the EDI base...so presumably it will be this aircraft that we'll see in MME.
Furthermore, just to make life a little bit more interesting, Jethros Fleet Listings mentioned that Astraeus B757 G-OJIB is due to be leased to Thomson for the May-October period to cover the EDI base...so presumably it will be this aircraft that we'll see in MME.
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Had discussions with a Middle Eastern carrier to start Asian route from one of the Peel airports - it could be here.
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the whole infrastructure requires significant improvement to take this quote seriously
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I don't really see that having trains stop at a station which cannot be used to enter the airport or putting on buses will help the airport. The car is King. The new(ish) exit from the A66 is excellent and the surrounding motorway and A road system is second to none. The winter Thomson schedule has proven it. Give us the destinations that we want and Teessiders and people from further afield will support the airport.
If the renaming of the airport is still open then the sooner they revert to the roadsigns and departure boards in most airports the better.
If Easyjet open a base at Teesside then I will do a Bernie Slaven.
If the renaming of the airport is still open then the sooner they revert to the roadsigns and departure boards in most airports the better.
If Easyjet open a base at Teesside then I will do a Bernie Slaven.