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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 17:19
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

I'm not sure about 'droves' of passengers - pax...

I'm not sure about 'droves' of passengers - pax numbers were down 33% in June. And the last CAA survey (admittedly quite old now) showed only 2.5% of PIK's pax had an origin/destination outside...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 10:06
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

While I agree with Skipness that PIK's future as...

While I agree with Skipness that PIK's future as a passenger airport is (extremely) doubtful, I'm not optimistic that the airport can make a 'small profit' on the basis of non-pax operations. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Mar 2015, 11:57
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

When the Scottish Govt took over the airport they...

When the Scottish Govt took over the airport they estimated that they would need to put in £21m over the next 7 years. The Audit Scotland report re-ran the numbers and estimated the amount to be just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2015, 17:16
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

No Mr Wombat, you are right to be sceptical. The...

No Mr Wombat, you are right to be sceptical. The Audit Scotland report is already out of date. Its main conclusion (that the Government loan is likely to be repaid) was based on an assumption that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2014, 07:44
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

But not the whole story.... Prestwick...

But not the whole story....

Prestwick Aviation Holdings, the holding company for the airport acquired by the Scottish Government for £1 a year ago, has recorded a pre-tax loss of £4.2million in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jun 2014, 16:31
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

Yes, it is encouraging that Ryanair now seem to...

Yes, it is encouraging that Ryanair now seem to look at the bigger picture, rather than throwing their toys out of their pram. They seem chastened by easyJet's apparent success in more closely...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jun 2014, 15:12
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

Airbridges at Barcelona

Wasn't the airbridge issue the subject of a legal dispute between Ryanair and AENA (the Spanish airport operator). Ryanair didn't want to use airbridges but AENA insisted, and won the dispute. So...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2014, 13:04
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

VickersVicount - you would think so, wouldn't...

VickersVicount - you would think so, wouldn't you. But there is evidence that (for example) easyJet get higher yields out of Gatwick than Stansted, comparing like with like. Hence their willingness...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2014, 08:49
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

Fly Through. You may well be right about this...

Fly Through. You may well be right about this being a negotiating tactic - it wouldn't be the first time! As for FR's costs increasing if they decamped to GLA, well that would depend on the deal...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jun 2014, 18:29
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

Published Tariff

Fly Through

The published tariff is pretty much irrelevant at virtually all UK airports these days. It's probably only at Heathrow that airlines pay as per the tariff. At other airports - even...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2014, 09:25
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,352
Posted By BasilBush

QUOTE "I would say the vast majority of airports...

QUOTE "I would say the vast majority of airports in the world rely on pax to maintain and run a profitable airport."

True enough. But the economics of smaller airports have been knocked sideways...
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