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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

7th Feb 2013, 17:19

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Sheffield City Airport Petition

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Posted By Fairdealfrank

Quote: "Why would any business sell an asset that...

Quote: "Why would any business sell an asset that would then compete directly with itself for the same customer?"

It would do so only when required to by law (monopolies commission), e.g....

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

4th Feb 2013, 21:11

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Quote: "Fairdealfrank - it's a bit chicken and...

Quote: "Fairdealfrank - it's a bit chicken and egg re the traffic demand question. But an airport with direct road links 15-20 mins from a city vs one that is 30-35 mins away....i think there are...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Feb 2013, 18:06

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Quote: "The link road you mentioned to avoid this...

Quote: "The link road you mentioned to avoid this is to be built."

Excellent news! Good to be proven wrong (on this occasion).

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

1st Feb 2013, 12:29

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Finningley

Quote: "There are plenty of airports 30 minutes or so from their cities. I don't even think that Sheffield have a road sign to Sheffield from DSA. In my view Sheffield should be prioritising a...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

16th Jan 2013, 17:50

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Support a City Airport?

Looks like Heathrow in 1946.....just after the tents went.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

12th Jan 2013, 11:16

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Quote: "As for the "Sheffield is the largest city...

Quote: "As for the "Sheffield is the largest city without" - I remember using a similar argument for CVT, except it went along the lines of "we're the largest UK city with an airport with a runway...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Jan 2013, 08:48

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Quote: "At certain times of the day I reckon that...

Quote: "At certain times of the day I reckon that I could get to Leeds city centre in less time from Sheffield City Airport than I could from Leeds Bradford Airport."

Is that because Sheffield...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

10th Jan 2013, 18:18

Replies: 256

Sheffield City Airport Petition

Views: 39,017

Posted By Fairdealfrank

Sheffield airport

Sheffield airport

Does seem a shame, the location appeared excellent.

To say that "DSA isn't really Sheffield" isn't the point: Heathrow is 20 mi. from London. Finningley is hardly a...

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