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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Apr 2014, 11:57

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Posted By Wycombe

2 weeks to save Manston, says local MP: BBC...

2 weeks to save Manston, says local MP:

BBC News - 'Two weeks' to find Manston Airport buyer says North Thanet MP (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-27061179)

At least evidence that...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

27th Mar 2014, 07:41

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

You are probably right (not about the lamebrian...

You are probably right (not about the lamebrian bit, no need for that kind of derision), but the cruise ship operation at Dover is now significant (although granted it's mainly in...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

26th Mar 2014, 22:13

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

Phileas, you make some decent points in response...

Phileas, you make some decent points in response to my previous post, but in terms of these:

You and I both know that there are immovable reasons why some of those would never be able to...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

24th Mar 2014, 22:05

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

Manston could be described as a national asset...

Manston could be described as a national asset because:

- it has an under-utlised runway, amongst the longest in the UK, with a good weather record and decent navaids/lighting
- it's not that far...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

24th Mar 2014, 18:44

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

Stagecoach should be offered £2, just to p1ss...

Stagecoach should be offered £2, just to p1ss them off ;-)

Joking aside, Manston may not be exactly in the right place, but it is a national asset, so I hope a solution can be found.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

29th Nov 2013, 07:46

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

....which is 145 per day and getting very close...

....which is 145 per day and getting very close to the target mentioned in an earlier thread above. I can't recall when that target was supposed to be reached by though?

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

8th Nov 2013, 07:03

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

Don't get me wrong, I am the first to want to see...

Don't get me wrong, I am the first to want to see marginal regional airports like MSE and NQY survive and prosper, but it must be pointed out that the 301% increase quoted above is an increase on...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Sep 2012, 13:04

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MANSTON -3

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Posted By Wycombe

SSK

I sit corrected. Having almost never connected from the UK to longhaul via a european hub, I was incorrectly assuming that if you flew, for example, MSE-AMS-HKG that you would only pay APD on the...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Sep 2012, 10:57

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MANSTON -3

Views: 616,990

Posted By Wycombe

I think MSE need to play-up the opportunities...

I think MSE need to play-up the opportunities that routes like this give for hubbing through AMS to long-haul, so avoiding the UK's now outrageous long-haul APD rates.

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