Isn't the effect of the chevin on the 32 climb taken into account in the declared distances?
TODA - 14: 3,169m 32: 2,279m
compared to Bristol
TODA - 27: 3,016m 09: 2,071m
The constant sniping at the LBA marketing team is now getting a bit tedious. I think criticism of their efforts to attract and sustain IT business is justified, but that does not mean everything they do is worthy of ridicule. Feeder services into hubs form the majority of the long-haul scheduled services that operate outside of London and there is plenty of scope for Yorkshire to join the bandwagon. A CO feed into EWR is as good as anywhere to start seeing as they have shown some appetite for UK expansion and if LBA are being proactive in this regard, then good for them.
I think there is a real window of opportunity over the next year or so for LBA to kick-on and build on the success of the last 18 months. Bombardier is right that Jet2 have shown clearly the size of the market around LBA and the appetite of that market to use its local airport when the flights are available. Inevitably, other airlines are now looking to see if they can get a slice of the action and there's a real chance of converting some of this interest into new services if the airport play their cards right.
loco