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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2017, 21:57
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It's way simpler. No matter how many Hercs and...

It's way simpler. No matter how many Hercs and jets in the circuit you have, you CANNOT balance the books with an empty 1960s built transatlantic terminal standing mainly empty.
All the great...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2017, 16:15
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

DC-10-Col Who's your airline in mind to bring the...

DC-10-Col Who's your airline in mind to bring the passengers in? Or does it even matter so long as taxpayer picks up the tab? Leuchars and Kinloss can go, so can PIK?

Flying Tigers, with no more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2017, 08:42
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

If the terminal is kept open, then to justify the...

If the terminal is kept open, then to justify the IMMENSE cost, it needs a profitable throughput annually. If you close it and focus on the remainder of PIK's traffic portfolio, then different story....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2017, 20:13
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Former local, PIK was my "team". Local loyalties...

Former local, PIK was my "team". Local loyalties do credit.
PIK only ever worked in a monopoly environment. Underperformed against Renfrew, lost most short haul traffic to Abbotsinch in later years,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th May 2017, 15:31
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

2016 : GLA 8,714,307 passengers BFS...

2016 :
GLA 8,714,307 passengers
BFS 5,147,546 passengers
PIK 673,232 passengers

So PIK at 13.1% of BFS....7.7% of GLA.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd May 2017, 22:39
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

So how many fare paying passengers went through...

So how many fare paying passengers went through the terminal today?
Cos from a P&L, that's what's killing you as a business.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd May 2017, 13:45
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

There's no plan to make money. There's no way...

There's no plan to make money.
There's no way to make money.
There's only a plan to lose less money.

It's George Younger all over again, kept open only for politics.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd May 2017, 07:27
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

None of which offsets the care and maintenance...

None of which offsets the care and maintenance costs of the huge terminal. Nice to see but never going to balance the books.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2017, 13:21
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Last seen summer 2013 twice weekly Wed/Sun as...

Last seen summer 2013 twice weekly Wed/Sun as FR8339.
If that doesn't have SNP Intl in the black then I really don't know what will.

Perhaps Ryanair are intentionally drip feeding just enough...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Feb 2017, 09:09
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Why necessary? Land it at MAN and truck it. Cargo...

Why necessary? Land it at MAN and truck it. Cargo cares not one whit where it lands.
How many fully laden flights are we talking about? Air France Cargo is closing down main body freighters so that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2017, 11:34
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

NorthSouth are you trolling? Scotland would have...

NorthSouth are you trolling? Scotland would have a fraction of the direct long haul it now enjoys if they turned the clock back to saving George Younger's seat with a crazy airport policy. Perhaps...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Oct 2016, 10:40
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

GSM relocated out of PIK to GLA soon after...

GSM relocated out of PIK to GLA soon after launch, but they most certainly flew out of PIK in their early days.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Oct 2016, 12:24
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

"Let's just wait and see?" Why not? They're...

"Let's just wait and see?"
Why not? They're being showered by the magic money fountain.
As to "make more use of the existing facility at PIK rather than expand GLA"? Well let me rephrase that :...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2016, 22:56
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

When early morning stands become an issue, they...

When early morning stands become an issue, they build more.
If that's not possible, the route is served by non based aircraft.
Additional runways are only a necessity once you're busier than...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2016, 18:48
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Cos you're not understanding how this works? ...

Cos you're not understanding how this works?
Huge terminal needs 1M+ passenger throughput to break even is subsidided by taxpayer when a commercially viable operation exists under 40 minutes away....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Oct 2016, 10:51
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Stop putting words into peoples mouths. I would...

Stop putting words into peoples mouths. I would like to see them downsize loss making parts of the business which will never make money, i.e. passenger ops from that huge transatlantic gateway...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Oct 2016, 07:01
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

@PIK3141 I used to agree but it's approaching...

@PIK3141 I used to agree but it's approaching game over surely. The taxpayer has no business funding outbound cheap holidays for the public if a commercially viable alternative is very close by with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th May 2016, 08:00
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

@PIK3141 that's incredible, I'm sorry but you...

@PIK3141 that's incredible, I'm sorry but you might just as well shout FACT at the end of your sentences going forward. So someone commercial has sunk some of their own hard earned money into making...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th May 2016, 12:08
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Has anyone outside the taxpayer committed one...

Has anyone outside the taxpayer committed one penny to having Prestwick Airport as a spaceport?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Nov 2015, 11:39
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

What's the minimum annual passenger throughput to...

What's the minimum annual passenger throughput to break even as things stand witht he current operating costs then?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Nov 2015, 16:21
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The Terminal is ALL about Ryanair @PIK3141. All...

The Terminal is ALL about Ryanair @PIK3141.
All the traffic that makes the place a spotters delight makes no impact on the bottom line with the passenger business sucking up all the revenue into a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Oct 2015, 11:04
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

You should have had a go at the old A77...

You should have had a go at the old A77 mate......unless you actually did in which case WHY?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2015, 10:30
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It's worth remembering BA have a huge (taxpayer...

It's worth remembering BA have a huge (taxpayer subsidised and built) maintenance facilty in Cardiff and no passenger offering. Heavies are flown empty from and to LHR.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2015, 19:09
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Both Scottish Gov or EU grants, both come from HM...

Both Scottish Gov or EU grants, both come from HM Treasury.
Worth remembering.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 22:07
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Can someone link the £4.1M investment please? ...

Can someone link the £4.1M investment please?

I remember Hangar 90 becoming a centre of turboprop excellence, the Queen rolling out the J41 etc. Behind the PR, the practicalities of making money...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 16:50
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Yes, and those were the leanest of lean machines...

Yes, and those were the leanest of lean machines where firefighters loaded baggage. Then control over costs was lost, to get back there, you would need to do what Matthew Hudson did and slash the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 12:42
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Rebuild nothing, just close it and over time...

Rebuild nothing, just close it and over time remove the associated costs.
Take the strategic decision that money cannot be made in traditional passenger services and present a business case based...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2015, 10:11
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

OK "doing well" was loose language, they managed...

OK "doing well" was loose language, they managed to turn an operating profit on a tight ship for a number of years then lost control of costs as focus was lost.
Keep up with the times or die,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2015, 23:09
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

GLA-BRS to get a package tour? BRS has a fraction...

GLA-BRS to get a package tour? BRS has a fraction of the based sunbound flights GLA has, best not extrapolate much from a teeny sample size. Ten year ago btw PIK was doing well, the last rave...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2015, 17:47
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Losses increase at Prestwick Airport - BBC News...

Losses increase at Prestwick Airport - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33593817)

Comedy of errors as things look set to get worse. The fact they're wittering on about...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jun 2015, 14:09
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Golly, seems like a surefire winner. Though if...

Golly, seems like a surefire winner. Though if the American with their love of golf don't fly to Ayrshire not sure why he thought the Chinese might be go-er.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th May 2015, 13:05
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Their first summer was form PIK then they moved...

Their first summer was form PIK then they moved to GLA.

Shows you how fragile the market is. Ever wonder why no one has volunteered to fill the gap since FR moved?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th May 2015, 21:36
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It did alright in a loco bubble, however Seguro...

It did alright in a loco bubble, however Seguro didn't exactly "do well" in that they went bust, as did Futura, Spanair and er....flyglobespan. So not that well if we're being honest,
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2015, 08:41
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It's not ignorant at all, behave yourself.....and...

It's not ignorant at all, behave yourself.....and they have introduced GLA-STN!

Also used STN-PIK many times, however the evidence is that it was a classic bubble, much like PIK's growth in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2015, 11:54
Replies: 2,560
Views: 775,393
Posted By Skipness One Echo

flybe's LCY return has been a shambles, INV was...

flybe's LCY return has been a shambles, INV was started and stopped within three months, PIK has nothing to offer the Canary Wharf market as there's no major financial institution based nearby to...
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