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Old 1st Aug 2006, 13:08
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Kalium Chloride
 
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Madrid does not necessarily = Barajas!

Quite. These are excerpts from Air Transport Intelligence, I've highlighted an interesting paragraph:



Spain clears way for completion of Don Quijote Airport
David Kaminski-Morrow, Warsaw (23May06, 11:06 GMT, 404 words)

Spanish authorities have given the go-ahead for construction to resume on the country’s first private airport, Don Quijote outside Cuidad Real, after several months’ dormancy prompted by environmental investigations.

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Don Quijote Airport is being marketed as a potential low-cost airline base for Madrid despite being some 200km south of the capital.

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While no customers have yet been formally signed to serve the airport, [Don Quijote marketing director] Rafael Echevarne says that discussions have been held with carriers including Irish budget airline Ryanair.

“Low-cost carriers are going to be our main target,” he states. “Airlines in major alliances are still going to go to Madrid Barajas.”
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