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Old 26th Jul 2006, 19:19
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tilewood
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QUOTE=Manston Airport]Tilewood there are other UK airport in the wrong place and they are doing very well.ANDY deedave and Tilewood are you part off the MAG group

James[/QUOTE]


No James, by definition if an airport is in the 'wrong place' it will not be
doing very well. It is commerce, and the profit motive that determines
the success of any business, and airports and airlines cannot buck that trend.

Airlines will not be attracted to an airport just because you want them. Civil aviation is a hard nosed business, with many losers and very few winners.

Manston may find it's niche market, but if anyone can tell me where it's
mass passenger catchment area is to sustain a frequent scheduled
operation I will be interested to hear, and so will the airlines you wish
to convince. Do you think they have not done their sums?

Incidentally I do not need to belong to any group MAG (whatever that is)
or any other. I am old enough and professional enough to be able to know
what will work and what won't!

Now if you were to put in a motorway, and fast rail link directly from London
into an integrated terminal you may be onto something!!
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