Not also Forgetting Fly Newquay Flying School, plus the Private Movements Generated by Weston Aviation including any Military Flights that book in. We also have an Expanding GA Aircraft Fleet based at the Airport. Going to go out on a Limb and say things are starting to pick up slightly.
I have heard a rumour from an RAF engineer that Virgin Atlantic are to set up a large maintenance facility at Newquay/ RAF St Mawgan, he had no proof and it was just a ‘crew room rumour’.
However I note that in the next week or so Virgin will be hosting civil aircraft engineering career presentations at RNAS Culdrose and RRC Plymouth, is this co-incidence or is there some substance in the rumour?
Correct BA has mx facilities at CWL, PIK, LHR, LGW, GLA and I believe EDI
Obviously BA doesn't fly to all of those, so it's not beyond the realms that virgin are looking at NQY, especially if they are in fact looking at entering the shorthaul uk market
Newquay is a tough location - it isn't really close to anywhere and the train service from the Far West is highly competitive. If you live in Truro say you have a 30-45 minute drive, a 30-45 min checkin..... by that time you can be halfway to London
They've also improved the road significantly and London - Truro/Newquay is a fairly straight forward 4-5 hours
Well I'm not too sure about that. A 1hr 30 drive from Newquay puts you around the Exeter region, and that's a fair way off being in Heathrow or Gatwick. Then from Exeter it is at least a 2½hr drive minimum to Gatwick, and at least that should you take the M5/M4 route. 1½hrs from Newquay is about a third of the way, but nowhere near ½ way. Then you have the buggeration factor of driving on A roads most of the way which makes the flying a little more viable.
OK fair point, but can you seriously see Willie Walsh launching LHR-NQY? What sort of load would you get thrice daily in Feb? It's much too seasonal I think.
But that's not to say that I don't think its needed and saying that i think it would be used, people who live here fly from LHR, people who vist here, fly into LHR.
I could see a daily A319 being filled, year round and especially during the summer
Waste of a slot given you can already book through ba.com from NQY to anywhere across the BA network through their codeshare with BE. Anyone who is really desperate in that regard can route through LGW.
