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2nd Mar 2024, 11:17
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Posted By pug

Yes but my point is that it was removed after TNT...

Yes but my point is that it was removed after TNT no longer required it. I’m sorry if I’m getting the wrong end of the stick here but there seems to be implication that if something has found itself...
2nd Mar 2024, 10:41
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Posted By pug

Why did TNT leave? Most likely because of their...

Why did TNT leave? Most likely because of their takeover by FEDEX so the requirement for an operating station at MME went with the acquisition, unlikely to have been much that Peel could have done...
2nd Mar 2024, 09:29
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Posted By pug

That is the point too, isn’t it why under Peel...

That is the point too, isn’t it why under Peel ownership it was decided they would shun the operation of passenger flights on higher fire cat aircraft?

I agree with Onion, it’s not just about...
2nd Mar 2024, 08:31
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Posted By pug

Yes but who owns it? Who is accountable?

Yes but who owns it? Who is accountable?
1st Mar 2024, 18:24
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Posted By pug

Hardly, most of the posts are generated on the...

Hardly, most of the posts are generated on the back of announcements by the mayor, and as this is an aviation forum with a focus on Airports, Airlines and Routes then expect some differences of...
1st Mar 2024, 13:37
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Posted By pug

To add, that is the price of a holiday usually...

To add, that is the price of a holiday usually from a busy airport where, as said previously, there is critical mass and a pooled resource which means typically those seats are cheaper. Back in the...
29th Feb 2024, 22:52
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Posted By pug

Interested how you could compare Newcastle...

Interested how you could compare Newcastle airport with its 2022 passenger figures at over 4 million and likely higher last year, with multiple daily flights to a number of key European and long haul...
29th Feb 2024, 20:29
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Posted By pug

Whats this got to do with Teesside and its...

Whats this got to do with Teesside and its inability to generate enough volume?
29th Feb 2024, 16:24
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Posted By pug

Regardless, air travel bounced back last year...

Regardless, air travel bounced back last year after Covid. I alluded to it earlier but I’ll ask now…. How is Teesside Airport going to buck the trend over the last 15+ years of airlines consolidating...
28th Feb 2024, 19:12
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Posted By pug

Who are ‘the board’, where have they got 1.4mppa...

Who are ‘the board’, where have they got 1.4mppa in ten years from? Where are those airlines coming from that are going to deliver almost 5 times the current number in passenger throughput?

As...
28th Feb 2024, 18:22
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Posted By pug

I was going to post a similar response to...

I was going to post a similar response to ATNotts. If you beat me to it. The operating environment has changed considerably in favour of established airports since 2008 when the lagging old guard of...
27th Feb 2024, 07:02
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Posted By pug

Does it? The last post on there would merely...

Does it? The last post on there would merely suggest Eastern are just going through the regulatory hoops.
26th Feb 2024, 18:18
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Posted By pug

Harold is correct, Ryanair are reeling from...

Harold is correct, Ryanair are reeling from delivery delays. However, that’s not really relevant here as is evidenced by continued growth in the network including the starting of services from new...
26th Feb 2024, 16:08
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Posted By pug

So what you’re basically saying is the MME is...

So what you’re basically saying is the MME is bottom of the pile in the Ryanair planning department. Or put another way, it’s not a priority to them.

Sounds like a long term sustainable growth...
11th Feb 2024, 12:05
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Posted By pug

Demand for Aberdeen has declined across the board...

Demand for Aberdeen has declined across the board as there isn’t as much traffic generated by the oil and gas industry any more. Eastern only fly 1 x daily from Humberside now, down from I think 4 x...
25th Jan 2024, 10:05
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Posted By pug

Even then that’s only according to Wikipedia. The...

Even then that’s only according to Wikipedia. The only official abort landing site cited in any NASA documents was RAF Fairford. Just a wild rumour. Based on the specifications as outlined by NASA,...
19th Jan 2024, 07:52
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Posted By pug

In fairness there is a distinct difference. The...

In fairness there is a distinct difference. The ORY routes were operated as a franchise agreement where demand was questionable. This is being operated on established routes as a wet lease on behalf...
17th Jan 2024, 17:38
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Posted By pug

I would hope that KLM have specified that the...

I would hope that KLM have specified that the aircraft and crew are used solely for services on behalf of KLM. Otherwise you will see random charters in the middle of the schedule, with the...
16th Jan 2024, 18:07
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Posted By pug

If this goes ahead he will be opening himself to...

If this goes ahead he will be opening himself to being dragged over the coals should Labour be successful in the next GE. Such spending is still subject to Central Government oversight to ensure...
2nd Jan 2024, 18:52
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Posted By pug

It’s almost like this Ben Houchen is living on...

It’s almost like this Ben Houchen is living on another planet entirely. It’s one thing to save the airport and ensure its future proofed by investing in business parks to generate ancillary revenue,...
2nd Jan 2024, 18:25
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Posted By pug

Ok so what was the reason at that time that meant...

Ok so what was the reason at that time that meant that the service operators did not stop there as part of the network? Was it possibly because there wouldn’t be any passengers using it so it would...
2nd Jan 2024, 16:13
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Posted By pug

Was he voted in on promises to invest £20 million...

Was he voted in on promises to invest £20 million into a railway station that lost services after it was one of the least used railway stations on the entire network?

There is an element of...
2nd Jan 2024, 14:59
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Posted By pug

This field of dreams thinking has seen £bns...

This field of dreams thinking has seen £bns wasted in this country over many years. The idea that such a scheme should be supported without question boggles the mind.

Dedicated airport rail...
7th Dec 2023, 10:22
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Posted By pug

Exactly and any question as to the reason behind...

Exactly and any question as to the reason behind making such a decision to structure ownership that way gets shot down for being politically motivated. This is not the case from my standpoint, no...
4th Dec 2023, 22:09
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Posted By pug

Dont know. Perhaps it’s been established with...

Dont know. Perhaps it’s been established with truly benevolent intent, but why have it attached to an airport as they are notoriously lacking in substantial profit through which to support other...
4th Dec 2023, 21:07
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Posted By pug

Is there though? I won’t pretend to know the ins...

Is there though? I won’t pretend to know the ins and outs of what they are obliged to declare, but it does seem a bit dodgy that when Esken left their shares in the airport were handed to a...
2nd Dec 2023, 22:42
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Posted By pug

Probably because rather than wanting to close the...

Probably because rather than wanting to close the airport, they knew they were not in a position to take it to the next level?

Dont forget that at the time small airports across the country were...
30th Nov 2023, 13:38
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Posted By pug

Agreed, also I think when Grumpy mentions...

Agreed, also I think when Grumpy mentions passenger statistics they may be referring to the insistence on using the growth seen this year as some kind of yardstick for success which is problematic....
23rd Nov 2023, 19:54
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Posted By pug

In all probability the FAO-MME wasn’t a goldmine,...

In all probability the FAO-MME wasn’t a goldmine, but nor was it a poor performer. Probably just a bog standard route that is disposable as it’s a non-base destination next door to two bases. Like I...
23rd Nov 2023, 18:47
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Posted By pug

Two flights a week is a drop in the ocean when...

Two flights a week is a drop in the ocean when taking into account the entire Ryanair network. If they are pulling an aircraft it will take with it routes that, like Teesside, are served twice per...
23rd Nov 2023, 16:30
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Posted By pug

Classic tactic, airport raises its fees and...

Classic tactic, airport raises its fees and airline pulls routes that it wasn’t all that bothered about anyway (but still keep a large presence at said airport) then use it as a bargaining chip....
6th Oct 2023, 08:15
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Posted By pug

That is I believe absolutely the case. Not so...

That is I believe absolutely the case. Not so much 20 years ago when we had a plethora of tour operators who could charter overseas based aircraft and carve out their own market (often by charging...
2nd Oct 2023, 22:48
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Posted By pug

Regarding air freight, there has been a trend...

Regarding air freight, there has been a trend towards more cargo being carried as belly freight on long-haul passenger aircraft. Very few airports in the U.K. can hope to become freight integrators,...
2nd Oct 2023, 08:47
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Views: 761,435
Posted By pug

I agree, as is the case with most small airports...

I agree, as is the case with most small airports it will need the other aviation (and non aviation) revenues to cover the costs of handling the passenger operation, which hopefully it will. I’d be...
1st Oct 2023, 15:03
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Posted By pug

I think build it and they will come us a failed...

I think build it and they will come us a failed strategy, there is a reason why the successful airports don’t pursue such an investment strategy, more a case for the bigger players is build it...
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