Originally Posted by
LTNman
I would suggest without offending anyone that when space is tight you don't want a cargo operation like Amazon if they block stands all day with parked cargo aircraft when those stands could be used for passengers flights. Looking forward at a much bigger Southend where passengers are bused to remote stands where would an Amazon operation go that would never impact on passenger capacity? Also what about the night limits or are all cargo flights exempt?.
I don't think you need to worry on that score. The hangar that is being converted for the freight handling operation is on the North side of the airfield at the end of taxiway Delta. I assume that any day-stopping aircraft will park on that side of the airfield. Cargo flights are not exempt from the night limits and the flight schedule that I've been told for this operation would use around 90 of the 120 monthly night slots. I should think that if the revenue from this operation exceeds that generated by an equivalent number of bizjet movements then Stobart are happy with that.