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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jul 2015, 18:43
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

The retention of Pier B was decided partly on...

The retention of Pier B was decided partly on grounds of cost but also on grounds of buildability, ie the problems of phasing the development while still keeping the airport operational.

Shed is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Jun 2015, 12:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Be careful of reading too much into seat maps. AA...

Be careful of reading too much into seat maps. AA and US frequent flyers can confirm upgrades as early as four days ahead of departure. For top tier members such upgrades are free, others may have to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th May 2015, 09:34
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Do we know if this will continue into the Winter...

Do we know if this will continue into the Winter season?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2015, 18:59
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

I understand that the initial assumption of the...

I understand that the initial assumption of the cat's gender was mistaken! Hence the name Ollie turned out not to be a good choice.

I think the fact that staff at MAN took this cat to their...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th May 2015, 15:29
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Sad news of Olly the Olympic House cat

Manchester Airport cat Olly dies of lung infection as tribute floods in | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Apr 2015, 16:45
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Yes, for some people the morning departures are...

Yes, for some people the morning departures are unattractive - some workaholics (unlike me) like to pretend they can get part of the day at work before flying. But the bigger problem is with the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Apr 2015, 15:42
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Seat occupancy a day or two ahead of departure is...

Seat occupancy a day or two ahead of departure is not a good indicator of the demand for premium seats. US carriers upgrade their elite customers in the days leading up to travel. For example, AA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2015, 10:21
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

It's not surprising if MAN's management sees the...

It's not surprising if MAN's management sees the airport as serving a primarily outbound market - 80% of its pax are UK residents after all. By all means try to boost inbound tourism, but never...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Apr 2015, 16:59
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

MANFOD's understanding is absolutely correct....

MANFOD's understanding is absolutely correct. Transit pax are those that arrive and depart on the same flight.

The numbers of transfers (ie connecting) pax are not routinely recorded. The best...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2015, 07:32
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Well, Bagso, I'd never have had you down as a...

Well, Bagso, I'd never have had you down as a Spectator reader! War makes for strange bedfellows...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2015, 20:19
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Quote from Bagso: "To be fair Shed, Heathrow is...

Quote from Bagso: "To be fair Shed, Heathrow is actually a not for profit organisation !

.... in 2013, which I think was year that was referenced. it surprisingly paid not a jot to the exchequer,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2015, 08:48
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

That's so funny about the Hat Museum. Wasn't...

That's so funny about the Hat Museum. Wasn't there an exchange on here a few weeks ago about the relative merits of various visitor attractions for Chinese visitors, trying to explain the Hainan...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2015, 21:24
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Bagso, I'm not sure if your comment is aimed at...

Bagso, I'm not sure if your comment is aimed at me, but please don't shoot the messenger.

I strongly support MAN, but I just don't buy the idea that supporting MAN necessarily means opposing LHR....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2015, 18:31
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

If anyone cared to read the 'Funding and...

If anyone cared to read the 'Funding and Financing' report on the Davies website they would see that a 50% increase in HAL's airport charges would be required to generate a commercial return on the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2015, 09:02
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Good morning Bagso On your last point, about...

Good morning Bagso

On your last point, about the risk of the taxpayer picking up the table if Heathrow has some form of financial distress.

1. The risk of financial distress for HAL is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2015, 19:14
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

National Solution That's a good point. For...

National Solution

That's a good point. For the record I have no financial interest in whether LHR, LGW or anywhere else gets a new runway. But having worked in this industry all my life, I just...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2015, 18:17
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

MANFOD The viability (or otherwise) of the...

MANFOD

The viability (or otherwise) of the HAL £18bn scheme as a private sector project is covered in some detail in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2015, 17:28
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Quote "And your answer to my question to you,...

Quote "And your answer to my question to you, Skipness?"

Let's try not to make it personal. If HAL's shareholders want to spend £18bn of their money on Heathrow I'm not sure what that has to do...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2015, 17:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Yes, MANFOD, 521,000 according to CAA. But a...

Yes, MANFOD, 521,000 according to CAA. But a smaller number/percentage than STN whose airlines don't offer connections! I don't want to imply that MAN should disregard the connecting market, but the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2015, 16:55
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

MANFOD According to the latest CAA survey,...

MANFOD

According to the latest CAA survey, which dates from 2013, just 2.6% of MAN's passengers were making a connection at the airport.

I know that MAN needs a compelling vision for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Mar 2015, 06:21
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Hi Dootz. Unless I'm mistaken I don't think that...

Hi Dootz. Unless I'm mistaken I don't think that actual load factor data is routinely published, either by ACL or CAA. CAA publish load factor by airline but not by airport. Some airports state...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2015, 18:40
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Thanks anothertyke. There is no question of...

Thanks anothertyke.

There is no question of the taxpayer underwriting the £18bn. It would be a privately funded project, remunerated by higher airport charges regulated by CAA. The GAL R2 scheme,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2015, 10:15
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

However, Bagso does raise a valid point about...

However, Bagso does raise a valid point about utilisation of Heathrow's limited slot capacity.

LHR still has a lot of A319-size movements, which do little to optimise overall throughput. You have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2015, 15:22
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

I agree about LX. ZRH used to be such a good...

I agree about LX. ZRH used to be such a good place to connect until LX cut the frequency down to 2 a day. Now you often find that the connections only work in one direction.

I think that MAG...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2015, 10:09
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Quote: "Dont think anyone is claiming there are...

Quote: "Dont think anyone is claiming there are no slots available at LHR . There are, just outwith the peak zones that airlines want"

True, but there is also a 480,000 ATM cap at LHR, and the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Mar 2015, 20:04
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

For those who are interested the full ACL report...

For those who are interested the full ACL report is at http://www.acl-uk.org/UserFiles/File/MAN%20S15%20Start%20of%20Season%20Report.pdf

Seats up by just 0.4% on last summer's start of season...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Mar 2015, 16:59
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

That's a really interesting point, Shed. As you...

That's a really interesting point, Shed. As you say, the WCML upgrade and APD have badly affected the point-to-point market. And with the MAN-LHR route now basically just a way of feeding BA's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2015, 16:57
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Yes, MANFOD, the next couple of years will be...

Yes, MANFOD, the next couple of years will be interesting!

On the topic of the STN/MAN comparison, the gap between the two airports was just over 2 million passengers in 2014 (calendar year). On a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Mar 2015, 16:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Mr A Tis Re Border Control My...

Mr A Tis

Re Border Control

My understanding is that there will be no new physical check on outbound pax at airports. Instead, the requirement for increased monitoring of people leaving the UK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Mar 2015, 19:58
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Bagso I'm reminded of the old adage that...

Bagso

I'm reminded of the old adage that when politics becomes tribal (whether on the left or the right) people will elect even the apocryphal "pig's bladder on a stick". Most of those you mention...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Mar 2015, 19:41
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

When it comes to Hainan Airlines it is best not...

When it comes to Hainan Airlines it is best not to count chickens before they're hatched. Hainan's recent announcement of a San Jose service came as a very unpleasant surprise to the City of Oakland,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Mar 2015, 14:31
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Returning to the topic of Chinese visitors and...

Returning to the topic of Chinese visitors and Birmingham, I understand that Bicester Village outlet mall is massively popular amongst Chinese tourists. According to some dubious statistics, it ranks...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Mar 2015, 09:21
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

Yes, let's get back to talking about trains, as...

Yes, let's get back to talking about trains, as usual!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2015, 09:59
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

January traffic stats, up just over 7% ...

January traffic stats, up just over 7%

http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/alldocs/9A48980A38B30B4A80257DE2003657E8/$File/Traffic+Statistics+January+2015.pdf
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Feb 2015, 09:51
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,200
Posted By BasilBush

One of the reasons why Gatwick has a lot of its...

One of the reasons why Gatwick has a lot of its pax using rail is that it has a significantly higher proportion of non-UK resident pax, as compared with MAN. Surveys show that such pax have a higher...
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