Originally Posted by
JKKne
So the demand is there....it's just not there, essentially?
I don't see what's wrong with being bucket and spade, branded correctly following what people want is a good thing. The biggest success stories are those who know the market and aren't ashamed by it. The likes of Primark et al. The vast majority of the catchment want Costas, they want bucket and spades and that's fine. If they want anything more they have Leeds and Newcastle plus Manchester in driveable distance. Teesside should go after the bucket brigade loud and proud
I'm not sure why we expect so much from an airport that only exists because there's a Mayor who would sell his grannies kidneys for publicity or are ashamed when it delivers what people want
Exactly. Even LCY gave up and let the bucket and spade travel in and now serves around the same number of holiday makers as business travellers. If the largest regional airline can’t make it work or doesn’t want to then you really have to question if the demand is there. If it costs millions to make an E145’s worth of passengers a day aware the route exists then it’s not going to work.