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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2013, 21:31
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

The old loads instead of yields argument. The...

The old loads instead of yields argument. The former make an airport look busy, the latter make it profitable.



London tends to be quite an important market for a regional airport, especially...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2013, 00:10
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

EGCA, No apology needed, an excellent...

EGCA,

No apology needed, an excellent analysis of the local reality!

The other point with comparisons with Barton is the question of relative land value and planning. The SZD site is surrounded...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 10:15
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

From the original article. I'm...

From the original article.




I'm happy to keep speculating as I have yet to see any convincing facts which persuade me the airport could re-open and remain viable. Any "scandal" arguments...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 00:52
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Wow, 20 minutes - I missed you! People...

Wow, 20 minutes - I missed you!



People with money and influence have been working in the aviation industry since it started. That does not make their proposals either (a) very likely to happen...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 00:20
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

You've been doing that yo-yo for weeks now. Just...

You've been doing that yo-yo for weeks now. Just an excuse for not being able to reply with real facts or coherent argument. As the saying goes, if you can't stand the heat.... :=



Appears...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2013, 00:06
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

With troll bait like that? :D:D Either you...

With troll bait like that? :D:D

Either you are confident in your cause, in which case let's debate the facts, or you can't face the reality of someone taking a critical view to what you are doing,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2013, 23:44
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

There is a difference between caring about an...

There is a difference between caring about an airport, or about the industry, which I do, and agreeing with a petition, which I don't.

If I'm wasting my time typing a response every few days, how...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jan 2013, 23:21
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Excellent points BKS, to which I would add: ...

Excellent points BKS, to which I would add:



So you are asking people like PF, and myself, who both think bringing this airport back is a long shot, to put our paws on a petition that we both...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 22:03
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

I took it as an attempt to discredit the business...

I took it as an attempt to discredit the business plans of airports, not a slight on the people of Sheffield (or Coventry for that matter).

There is absolutely nothing at all wrong with wanting to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 12:49
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Well said PF Because if he gets...

Well said PF



Because if he gets planning permission for his Gateway he will have two bucket loads.

Coventry City Council, as owners of freehold of Coventry Airport, gave the bit that is on...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 12:10
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Someone who has the money, and by all accounts...

Someone who has the money, and by all accounts commercial awareness has already taken over CVT. By the time he did this, very few of us were expecting anything on that front. That still hasn't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 11:36
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

You are merely re-stating a point I covered...

You are merely re-stating a point I covered above. Not all airports in the UK handle scheduled flights, just as not all railway stations handle express trains.

The point is SZD was built for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 11:01
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Well oddly enough, that's what makes an airport...

Well oddly enough, that's what makes an airport the most money! Commercial flights generate PSCs, fill car parks and keep shops busy, and they also mean significantly higher fuel farm usage.

Of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 10:37
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

The track record of the airport when it was open...

The track record of the airport when it was open is there for all to see.

Limted routes, limited frequencies delivered using size limited aircraft on a limited runway.

As I said above, the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 10:18
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Nothing new here as this was aired before...

Nothing new here as this was aired before Christmas.

So recycling an article that's already in public domain doesn't change the fact that SZD is an extremely difficult site on which to make a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jan 2013, 09:31
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Right then, let's have a bit of perspective from...

Right then, let's have a bit of perspective from a "mislead" non-Sheffielder, who couldn't possibly understand the problem by virtue of not living in Sheffield. I'll just put all my years of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2012, 23:06
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

But what? I lived in and still live in...

But what?

I lived in and still live in Coventry and had an interest in aviation. Therefore I spoke in favour of the airport at the first planning inquiry. I had no commercial involvement with the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2012, 22:54
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Err, yes! This is a rumour network, we don't wait...

Err, yes! This is a rumour network, we don't wait for official announcements :=

As per my above comments, they are made on information that has been placed in the public domain.

If you'd said...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Dec 2012, 22:30
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Well I'll have a go based on what we know from...

Well I'll have a go based on what we know from this statement. I'll stick with my original naive, there is nothing arrogant about wanting to re-open an airport for business. If they can pull it off...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Dec 2012, 21:02
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Incorrect because you say so, or because you have...

Incorrect because you say so, or because you have a different version of events to the published facts?

Having opened in 2005, there was natural growth with 2006 being a full year, and then a peak...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2012, 13:02
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Well if you must: Firstly, I'd start by...

Well if you must:

Firstly, I'd start by putting the petition on the council's own website:



Opens with:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2012, 11:58
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Perhaps I am in business or perhaps I am just...

Perhaps I am in business or perhaps I am just applying a cold, hard, accountants' look at the realities?



Yet the opportunity was there for this airport to work prior to the economic mess. DSA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2012, 04:10
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

It wasn't stolen. It was bought for £1, with a...

It wasn't stolen. It was bought for £1, with a whole load of clauses attached. So if someone buys a house for £1, spends a huge amount of time and effort doing it up, and then sells it on for a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Dec 2012, 03:49
Replies: 256
Views: 39,037
Posted By jabird

Well they should have been sent back to Billund...

Well they should have been sent back to Billund (also a city airport if you count all that plastic) Toyland International to look after the driving school then!

Not sure one route to a remote...
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