Retail development vs operational development
I want to see Cat II on 14 and the 32 undershoot sorted to prevent the float which scuppers Jet2's 757s just as much as anyone else.
However the reality of UK airport economics is that airlines pay very little to the airport operator for access and its down to the airport to make its money from ancillaries.
Bridgepoint need to get pax through the door but once they done that they've got to get them to spend too. This is one of Bridgepoint's stated aims.
This is one of the interesting issues when you consider the merits of attracting an operator like Wizz. Fine to get people through the terminal, however if the main demographic is punters from downroute that *may not* spend in the cafes and shops - its going to cost the airport operator more than the notional income that these pax derive.
Last edited by 14 loop; 27th Jan 2008 at 22:28.
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