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Old 9th Dec 2004, 09:02
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Perhaps the Media should be involved and pressure brought to bear on Parkin but I think he'll be fireproof.
It's not just the media, we unfortunately have the typical British attitude I'm sorry to say. Expect others to do the work and we end up doing little to assist.

What does have to be born in mind is that under EU law Parkin's actions are illegal (Strasbourg Ryanair Situation - a publically owned airport (NIA is 51% public authority owned) cannot provide favourable options to transport providers at the expense of other traffic - including GA).

Has anyone actually taken the time to point this out to the airport's owners? (Namely Northumberland CC, Newcastle CC, Gateshead MBC, N Tyneside MBC, S Tyneside MBC, Sunderland CC).

Or hopefully the chap doing the reporting at the Chronicle/Journal can spot this matter.. or even the people reading this can take it to their MPs and MEPs.

One thing is for sure, John Parkin is nothing but an utter menace to General Aviation - the birthplace of Commercial Pilots... and indeed seems to be that to everyone involved in EGNT except EZY and RYR!

But the fact here is, nothing is going to happen simply talking, action has to be taken directly, somehow!
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