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Old 12th May 2007, 10:27
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ShyTorque

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I was quite horrified at the bill for over well over £400 for one day's landing fees charged when I took our helicopter there for maintenance a while back and had to carry out some test flights (definitely no handling offered or received, not even a marshaller, as we went nowhere near the terminal).

My company accountant was "more than a little surprised" at the bill, which I was required to explain.... I have since told the maintenance company that although we were perfectly happy with their service, unfortunately for them, these ridiculous airfield costs mean we will not go there again if we can use an alternative contractor elsewhere. At the alternative airfield, for the same service, we get one landing fee charged for the day, at about one eighth of the Blackpool costs.
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