It would be refreshing to see some more aircraft movement at Bournemouth. I've just spent a fortnight down there and frankly, it was downright depressing at times. Apart from the European thunderballs and the odd Ryanair flight, it's just so quiet. And the sight of the old 747s looking out over the runway in geriatric contemplation just adds to the gloom. They didn't move at all while I was there ! It just seems a shame for a relatively large airfield with a decent size runway and good road access to be languishing so. I hope Jet2 move in there before too long and give nearby FlyBe some competition.
Southampton, on the other hand, was thriving yesterday with a variety of machines from Eastern, BACX, Spanair and FlyBe. It's just a bit boxed in physically. I suggest a BOH/SOU merger to solve all the problems ! (That's meant in jest BTW
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