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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th May 2014, 20:41
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I am genuniely baffled as to how given they...

I am genuniely baffled as to how given they cannot right size their business to a place outwith a particularly niche size of aeroplane, that there can be any hope. "No sorry, your B737-800 has too...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th May 2014, 18:54
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Can the true believers explain to us confused...

Can the true believers explain to us confused people what are "right" and "wrong" kinds of flights. I mean it's unusual to turn business away but perhaps Teesside are indeed trail blazing?
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Feb 2014, 23:30
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Surely, "What would a LHR route bring in addition...

Surely, "What would a LHR route bring in addition to AMS?" is the better question?
1) more passenngers
2) increased revenue
3) more daily movements
4) increased competition and consumer choice
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Feb 2014, 15:25
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Yes, these people wanting to go on holiday from...

Yes, these people wanting to go on holiday from their local airport, why don't they realise there is soooo much more to airports. Golly I wish they would stop complaining and just shoosh.

In other...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Feb 2014, 00:02
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The place doesn't work, I think that's the key...

The place doesn't work, I think that's the key point. I gave you PIK as the model where the business was right sized into growth, then stalled under hopeless new management but it can be done. They...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Feb 2014, 20:54
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

PIK survived by multi tasking fire crews as...

PIK survived by multi tasking fire crews as baggage handlers with no impact on safety. I would say "professional development" be damned given the situation. The business is in freefall and has failed...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Feb 2014, 14:30
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Heathrow Airport owes millions of pounds more in...

Heathrow Airport owes millions of pounds more in debt, however so long as your debts are able to be serviced then you're doing OK. What Teesside Airport is, is continually loss making with declining...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Feb 2014, 12:23
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Write this out 100 times and realise why this...

Write this out 100 times and realise why this business must fail.

Potential Customer : "Hi we'd like to use your failing airport for the purpose of putting fare paying passengers on an aeroplane...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Nov 2013, 22:55
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

That might be true if the airport was "Heathrow",...

That might be true if the airport was "Heathrow", "Narita" or "JFK". Given that it's loss making Teesside that can't make any money on Thomson (hardly the Ryanair of airport fees), I reckon it might...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Nov 2013, 21:59
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Yes, fall off my seat onto my huge inflateable...

Yes, fall off my seat onto my huge inflateable rubber backside surprised. I think the issue when one is passionate about a local issue such as this is that you lose persepctive. I know I have done so...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Oct 2013, 16:12
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Glasgow City Heliport doesn't have fire cover, I...

Glasgow City Heliport doesn't have fire cover, I don't think they need it for rotary wing? There has never been a business I can think of which has cut losses by turning away business in this manner,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Oct 2013, 17:36
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Yes, perhaps I wasn't clear. They appear to be...

Yes, perhaps I wasn't clear. They appear to be running the business down with an intention to close commercial passenger operations and monetise the land. Painful. I hope someone stops them!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Oct 2013, 23:37
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sorry this getting silly now. It's over. ...

Sorry this getting silly now. It's over.
Management appears to be saying they can't deal with IT business at a profit, this is a loud,clear and seemingly intentional message to the market signalling...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jul 2013, 22:30
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I should point out that Virgin Red are carrying...

I should point out that Virgin Red are carrying mainly fresh air up and down the UK in A320s at the minute, loads are shocking.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2013, 16:30
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Is the key point that the five million passengers...

Is the key point that the five million passengers was not sustainably profitable? Globespan and BMI Baby couldn't get a decent return so I don't understand what's going to be different going forward?...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2012, 18:38
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

VS already have B744 hangars at both LHR and LGW...

VS already have B744 hangars at both LHR and LGW with the A380 order filed under "unlikely" to be fulfilled. Surely they could do business with someone like PIK without having to actually buy an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2011, 15:18
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

There's a pretty standard fare to from Liverpool...

There's a pretty standard fare to from Liverpool St to Stansted Mountfitchet which then jumps by a fair margin to take you the last mile into Stansted Airport. If SEN does take off, the (identical)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2009, 16:56
Replies: 3,558
Views: 1,040,251
Posted By Skipness One Echo

So how's that business model working out at...

So how's that business model working out at Prestwick then? ( closest analogy )

You're assuming that you'll make money etc because MOL says so. Is that happening at similar airfields? Is Shannon...
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