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Old 5th Jan 2005, 13:30
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I disagree regarding your points about EXT. I still believe there is capacity at EXT, especially in the mornings and the evenings. Flybe's new services to CDG (twice daily), increased frequencies to EDI and new daily flights to LBA and LPL will increase passenger numbers in 05/06 and bring EXT closer to 1 million. I also think we'll get a service to MAN and possibly ABZ and NWI. Passenger figures for this financial year look set to hit around 3/4m up from 400,000 last year. All we need now is AMS with KLM! Also as a Devonian I was pleased EXT attracted the flight to BES over BRS. Think this was partly due to the fact virtually every town, village and city in Cornwall & Devon is twinned with one in Brittany. The airport will be sold this year so hopefully the new £20m terminal will open by 2008. Things are looking up for all the airports in the South West!
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