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Old 8th Jul 2009, 15:54
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compton3bravo
 
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Proposed passenger services

I am not saying that a Carlisle-Southend service would start - I am all for any new routes from any airport - good for the industry and jobs- but cannot seeing it work unfortunately.
While I was working for an aviation journal in the mid-1980s an airline which name I cannot remember, commenced a twice daily Carlisle-London Heathrow service with a HS.748. My editor went on a press jolly and everybody on board wished it well but said that it would not get the passengers to make it viable and remember there was no Prestwick-Stansted service in those days - it lasted only a few months.
I see you are in France and I now live in Spain so will have a level €10 if it commences at all and if it does it will not last three months.
I wish them well at Carlisle but I just cannot see it succeeding especially in these financially stringent times.
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