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Old 30th Jul 2013, 08:33
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possibleconsequences
 
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Adfly,

you said 'bournemouth...hasn't had much of a chance' in connection with business routes. There have been lots of attempts at such routes, going all the way back to Euro direct. There isn't the population to support regular business routes, especially as Southampton has the railway and motorway. It has simply never worked.
Rivet joint is correct, Bournemouth will build slowly, a mixture of passengers and private aviation, along with the based and visiting training aircraft.
It avoided going bust and has reduced its losses and will probably grow a little as the economy does - that's a realistic expectation for a small regional airport.
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