I enjoyed New Year last year on Tresco though I'm still getting over the shock of what it all cost. They have just completed a multi million pound expansion which gives more selfcatering accommodation and the S-61 service direct to the island was a most convenient if expensive trip. I note Twin Otter flights from Lands End will cost typically £160 return in November and from Newquay £190.
What would a new helicopter service need to charge to be viable and what equipment might they use ? S-61s? Seems to me that with the Penzance heliport written out of the script it would take an age to get Cornwall Council to agree to an new site and sadly wherever any such venture sought to locate to would probably attract considerable nimbyism, not least from those who have only lived in Cornwall for a relatively short period.
I feel sorry for our Scillonian neighbours who have had the beneit of the chopper service for decades.