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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jun 2013, 20:47
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Locals are still claiming it will be the...

Locals are still claiming it will be the "Gateway" to airport "expansion", including a runway extension.

Now hands up who thinks Rigby & pals are going to stick in £250m just so they can get more...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Dec 2012, 17:56
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Well amazingly it went to a 5-5 draw, I was...

Well amazingly it went to a 5-5 draw, I was expecting a firm vote against from them.



And would also have to be south of runway near where current protakabins are. Have they thought that a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Dec 2012, 01:28
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Gateway goes to planning at CCC tonight, then WDC...

Gateway goes to planning at CCC tonight, then WDC next Wednesday. Both have given it outline approval, but there are 500+ objections. The airport "only" got to about 900, and that was at the inquiry...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Sep 2012, 03:40
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

the whole Coventry Gateway scheme was submitted...

the whole Coventry Gateway scheme was submitted for planning last week. Expect it to take a while as it crosses CCC & WDC turf, Leamington Courier saying it will be called in as some aspects go...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2012, 13:25
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

CVT as an airport, no. Gateway project as land...

CVT as an airport, no. Gateway project as land development, yes.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Sep 2012, 18:24
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Really? Parking trucks must be pretty low grade,...

Really? Parking trucks must be pretty low grade, they can park anywhere you have land waiting to be used for another purpose. You can park 3-5 cars in the same space, and turn them over regularly,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Aug 2012, 22:31
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Yielding what I wonder?

Yielding what I wonder?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2012, 00:27
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

As long as there is an airport on the CVT site,...

As long as there is an airport on the CVT site, myself and others will no doubt continue to speculate on which airlines, if any, could come here and launch new routes.

Since the departure of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jun 2012, 22:41
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Yes, but that is still just the first year - MOL...

Yes, but that is still just the first year - MOL has stormed off before when he couldn't get an extension on this, and he is more interested in using BHX for parking these days than he is in adding...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jun 2012, 20:02
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Comments were made at the time of the inquiry...

Comments were made at the time of the inquiry along the lines of "if Stoneleigh doesn't like the airport, they will love it when they find out what plan B is".

Insert gravel pit, offenders /...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2012, 19:06
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

I was saying that the airport should be able to...

I was saying that the airport should be able to make more money, whether or not the airline does is their business.

Of course, I am assuming that the airport would charge a handling fee which was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jun 2012, 14:16
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

They would still make more money than no...

They would still make more money than no passenger services!

I'm not discounting the value in the surrounding land, not to mention what could be done with the site if the airport was closed.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jun 2012, 15:28
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

More in today's local about plans for as many as...

More in today's local about plans for as many as 14,000 jobs on the airport site, but the only comment on passenger routes is that Sir Peter plans to re-introduce them.

We already know that. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th May 2012, 01:44
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Well do we at least now have the scenario that...

Well do we at least now have the scenario that could make this possible.

Namely - baby finally aborted, creating some gaps in the market at BHX and EMA.

Some of these will be filled by existing...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2012, 02:53
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

OK then, let's stir the pot. HS2 passes...

OK then, let's stir the pot.

HS2 passes through Stoneleigh, and to their credit I've heard very little from CAECA and other anti-CVT protestors lately. You'd expect a nimby to be against a new...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2011, 03:49
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Well, back when the founder of "easy" actually...

Well, back when the founder of "easy" actually wanted to build up his airline, he asked BHX or CVT to 'make me an offer I can't refuse'. Since then, no easy at EMA either.

It seems odd that the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Aug 2011, 22:39
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

I'm not sure they could. The BHx complex is far...

I'm not sure they could. The BHx complex is far larger by comparison - I would imagine anyone trying to drop off outside the 'designated' zone gets moved on very quickly.

Afaik, the road directly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2011, 13:32
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, Well BHX's promo team clearly aren't...

PF,

Well BHX's promo team clearly aren't 'customers' of their own airport then:ugh:

File:Bham3.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bham3.jpg)

Quite...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Aug 2011, 12:56
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, If you are going to be a pedant, at...

PF,

If you are going to be a pedant, at least be totally accurate with your own 'facts'. There is no monorail serving BHX, and there never has been.



Remember that 'passengers' have actually...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 23:19
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Dawdler, Impractical is relative - BHX is...

Dawdler,

Impractical is relative - BHX is diverting the A45 into a tunnel for its extension. This is sold on getting loads of routes to China - routes which MAN has courted but still doesn't have....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 22:46
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, During the planning battles, I would...

PF,

During the planning battles, I would love to have seen MOL v WDC, but TOM were much more polite!

Every indication for now is that MOL is happy with BHX. That will probably remain the case,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 21:59
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Dawdler, The legal battle between WDC & CVT...

Dawdler,

The legal battle between WDC & CVT was certainly unhelpful, but I don't think moving boundaries would help the current situation much. It is also something that applies to airports up and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 19:31
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

And a 757, but iirc they are configured...

And a 757, but iirc they are configured differently to Ryanair's - more powerful engines?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 19:20
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

But OXF's runway is only 1592m. That's going to...

But OXF's runway is only 1592m. That's going to need at least one tech stop - Oxford might be ivory tower central, but LCY it ain't.

Phileas, my question was a technical one - can a 738 get in and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 18:17
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Phileas, Yes - very good points, but MOL...

Phileas,

Yes - very good points, but MOL also really loves a bargain - and has said before that airport fees will drive route selection more than anything else.

However, I will accept FRs...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 16:35
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Skypartners, I will accept that my interest in...

Skypartners, I will accept that my interest in this game is much more ivory tower than yours, but I don't quite share your pessimism, as we have discussed before.

The usual economy of scale logic...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 16:27
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, Playing with your maths - 10% less pax...

PF,

Playing with your maths - 10% less pax is probably 10% less yield, but FR occupancy is usually in the 70s, not the 90s. There will also be a slight reduction in fuel costs - but that won't be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2011, 01:38
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

I'll also vouch for Skypartner's knowledge - very...

I'll also vouch for Skypartner's knowledge - very much down to earth, he's not an ivory towers guy!

As I've said before, I think another loco at CVT is unlikely, but I won't give up hope.

As...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2011, 16:58
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, as I said in my earlier post, I felt Easy...

PF, as I said in my earlier post, I felt Easy were unlikely too and that Jet2 is where I would put my money.

However, Easy are a very different operation to Wizz - much wider brand recognition,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2011, 15:32
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, No doubt about it conx can be cheaper...

PF,

No doubt about it conx can be cheaper than loco as can direct legacy - all depends on supply & demand at the time, and the onward conx being cheaper than direct to hub is also a frequent...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2011, 15:01
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, Island with a very short runway? Sounds...

PF,

Island with a very short runway? Sounds like SAB but they can only take otters.

5 ATRs - that sounds like Nevis, where my parents are based. You moving anywhere in that part of the world?
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2011, 13:57
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, Yes there was heavy local politics! Two...

PF,

Yes there was heavy local politics! Two public enquiries - first about the temporary terminal and its right to operate with TOM, then a second one about a permanent terminal.

I spoke in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2011, 13:09
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

PF, When I go to BHX, as you can't get...

PF,

When I go to BHX, as you can't get longer than a day return, 1st class is about 50p more, so I make sure I get plenty of freebies from the lounge. But I can walk to Cov or Canley and I don't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2011, 23:33
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Phileas, I think we were actually in...

Phileas,

I think we were actually in agreement re: Easy @ CVT - I don't think CVT will have an easy job attracting new pax operations, but equally I haven't given up hope:

"CVT will never...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jun 2011, 17:33
Replies: 2,518
Views: 696,551
Posted By jabird

Phileas, "Southend Airport, by the time EZY...

Phileas,

"Southend Airport, by the time EZY get there, has an airport rail station with circa 4 trains per hour to/from London and on the way to/from London pax can transfer at Stratford mega rail...
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