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Old 29th Jun 2011, 22:08
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New UK base on the cards
At last - are they credit or debit

Could I raise the runway issue at SEN and whilst on the topic ask any technical insiders about CVT & 738s?

My assumption has always been that there are limitations at both airfields due to runway length (ditto @SOU but we have BOH).

SEN is 1605m - some 400m shorter than CVT (but I'm not sure if I trust Wiki's figures on CVT). Sen is 1723m.

I suspect MOL has a very good deal at BHX following the BACON exit but we don't know when that expired. I don't think they've taken much interest in CVT - and I think this is due to restrictions on destinations which could be reached in a 738. So if they were to return to CVT, it would be more likely to be inbound from another base, than the setup of a base with restrictions.

Which takes me back to asking why would they go into SEN, which is significantly more restricted, and which is almost as far from London as Coventry is, if only in journey time rather than fare!
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