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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2017, 11:29
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Based on the last line in your post, I have made...

Based on the last line in your post, I have made a diary note to look back at this page in a year's time.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2017, 19:34
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Fair point. I knew that was SNP policy but it...

Fair point. I knew that was SNP policy but it seems that what the SNP say and what they do are often not the same. With EDI and GLA recording growth like that even less justification for throwing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2017, 17:13
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

if the Scottish Government is serious about...

if the Scottish Government is serious about supporting aviation in Scotland it would be better giving up on Prestwick and instead reduce APD at all Scottish airports.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2017, 08:47
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I am struggling to contain my laughter.

I am struggling to contain my laughter.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2016, 09:12
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I must admit I don't expect anything dramatic to...

I must admit I don't expect anything dramatic to happen in the near or even distant future - PIK will just keep bumbling along with the support of the Scottish tax payer. The only possible exception...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2016, 14:59
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

That may be the case but in that case the point...

That may be the case but in that case the point is that the deal was sub economic and the airport couldn't survive without State Aid which has distorted the market place.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2016, 08:57
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Based on the information above, GLA and EDI would...

Based on the information above, GLA and EDI would probably have a case against PIK/The Scottish Government for distorting the market by the use of illegal state aid but I can't imagine either would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2016, 17:29
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I'm not sure but doesn't it just mean that...

I'm not sure but doesn't it just mean that Ryanair are paying a total of £1.00 per passenger or thereabouts?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2016, 08:18
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Deals like Chevron are exactly what PIK needs...

Deals like Chevron are exactly what PIK needs allowing it to stay open without the cost of providing unprofitably for a small number of pax services.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Oct 2016, 12:12
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I would actually not like to see Prestwick close...

I would actually not like to see Prestwick close and lose one of the UK's longest runways (I can think of only 6 civil runways in the UK longer than PIK's) but I think it is time to give up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2016, 10:38
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Bigears, I've looked at the link and it just...

Bigears, I've looked at the link and it just isn't going to happen at PIK, Newquay or anywhere else in the UK.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2016, 08:58
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I would like to know what exactly HMG means by a...

I would like to know what exactly HMG means by a "spaceport". Is there a definition anywhere? You wouldn't build a site aimed at frequent space launches underneath busy airways, would you? I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jan 2016, 09:07
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I rarely disagree with S.O.F. (previously S.O.E....

I rarely disagree with S.O.F. (previously S.O.E. - why the change?) but West bound 747 (etc) freighters would be take off weight restricted at GLA (and EDI). The PIK runway is a national asset. It...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jan 2016, 18:17
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I actually think a lot of the posters have their...

I actually think a lot of the posters have their hearts in the right place. In my case I am concerned that the cost of running and maintaining the terminal for a handful of Ryanair flights could pull...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jan 2016, 17:59
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I would assume that as long as PIK is prepared to...

I would assume that as long as PIK is prepared to have them (in terms of running a large terminal for very few flights) Ryanair's sunshine routes will stay there as if GLA was to offer a sweetheart...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Jan 2016, 09:14
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

But you've just pointed out the major flaw in the...

But you've just pointed out the major flaw in the "passenger flights can work from Prestwick" argument. You suggest that Prestwick might have to buy back more Ryanair flights which can only mean the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Nov 2015, 16:07
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Given the meagre amount per pax that Ryanair are...

Given the meagre amount per pax that Ryanair are generally assumed to pay, there is probably no number of Ryanair pax that would achieve a breakeven for PIK. If PIK was a small, regional airport with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2015, 09:59
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

The "massive grant" being the Scottish Government...

The "massive grant" being the Scottish Government giving money to itself?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 17:09
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

While I have no personal knowledge of the...

While I have no personal knowledge of the condition of PIK's runway, runway deterioration is largely linked to the amount of usage so I wouldn't expect there to be much of a problem there, although I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 10:07
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Actually, I agree with Skipness. I would think...

Actually, I agree with Skipness. I would think that if the terminal was closed and probably demolished to save the on-going costs that would still exist if it was just mothballed, then with a mix of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2015, 18:28
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Now that the SNP have the UK election behind them...

Now that the SNP have the UK election behind them the Scottish Gov can presumably look at the Prestwick situation rationally and decide the way forward.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2015, 16:43
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Re Prestwick return to profitability. Being based...

Re Prestwick return to profitability. Being based down South I may have missed something but all I can see is that since the consultant reported, Ryanair has moved a big chunk of its operation to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2014, 12:20
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

But I am an English tax payer (of Scottish...

But I am an English tax payer (of Scottish nationality) living in the South East so I'm all right Jack (or should it be Jock?). Joking aside, two rights don't make a wrong and that fact that the UK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2014, 09:08
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I'm glad I'm not a Scottish taxpayer.

I'm glad I'm not a Scottish taxpayer.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2014, 09:21
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

In The Herald article, Landmark say that they are...

In The Herald article, Landmark say that they are going to move to another airport; do we know which one?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2014, 11:03
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

unlike Nicola not to blow her own Trump-et

unlike Nicola not to blow her own Trump-et
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Nov 2014, 15:42
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Re OnTheRamp's post above. Better that the local...

Re OnTheRamp's post above. Better that the local politicians be red faced than that they continue to send good money after bad
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2014, 16:53
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

The problem is how long do you wait for"euro...

The problem is how long do you wait for"euro loco" to appear? A commercially run business cannot just sit like Mr Micawber hoping that something will turn up.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2014, 14:03
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

One thing that I think is clear is that it cannot...

One thing that I think is clear is that it cannot be economical to open and run (heat, maintain, staff etc) the existing terminal for sometimes as little as one flight a day. Commercially orientated...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2014, 07:31
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

Thanks for the pix. Litefoot1. It must be about...

Thanks for the pix. Litefoot1. It must be about 40 years since I was last inside the PIK terminal. Then the check in hall (pix 4 and 5) was much the same, but no escalator and the check in desks were...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2014, 16:06
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I have to say, I agree with much of what silver...

I have to say, I agree with much of what silver streak wrote above. If I lived in Scotland (I am an exiled Scot) I would be outraged at the Scottish Gov pumping in money without having offered up a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Oct 2014, 17:49
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

How many flights/pax will "16 routes" provide?...

How many flights/pax will "16 routes" provide? Not enough to run the terminal profitably one would think.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th May 2014, 18:02
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

But, CK, PIK can't just continue to "go through...

But, CK, PIK can't just continue to "go through the motions" while its being funded by the Scottish taxpayer.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th May 2014, 15:23
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

I don't, as they say, have a dog in this fight,...

I don't, as they say, have a dog in this fight, but the "defend Prestwick to the death brigade" might like to have a look at the thread currently running in this forum about the demolition of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2014, 08:36
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,385
Posted By willy wombat

About 20 years ago I flew with wife and daughter...

About 20 years ago I flew with wife and daughter GLA JFK on BA - must have been a 767. Non stop no problem but I can also recall the chaos as a number of transatlantic flights boarded close together...
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