Originally Posted by Buster the Bear
Have you visited Bury Park lately? A vast sum of money has been spent tidying the place up.
I wonder what the town would be like without the large and regular cash injection?
Luton’s population is around 200,000, which means with an airport income of around £15 million in passenger fees but excluding rates each citizen should receive £75 of benefit from the airport each year. The truth is actually somewhat different. While the local airport school at Wigmore still has around 8 portocabins as classrooms money is being heaped on the so-called deprived areas of Luton. No signs of portocabins at Denbie school, in fact they have just opened their new sports hall to go with the schools large swimming pool.
Tui Flying Club moving the PA28's to Cranfield is due to non airport based members being unable to gain access air side in order to fly the aircraft. They were once allowed access via H89, but that apparently is no longer the case?
Was it not the case that Britannia’s flying club paid no airport fees or landing charges?