PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - MANSTON -3
Thread: MANSTON -3
View Single Post
Old 22nd Jun 2015, 21:28
  #1764 (permalink)  
FLYAIR10
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Belgium
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The figures for OST here are awful:

Traffic figures | International Airport Ostend-Bruges

20k extra pax does not make up for 30k tons of lost freight business!
True,OST has going through a difficult period after the loss of 2-3 cargo airlines but, as mentioned before,this year will see a rise of about 20-25% extra passengers at OST, bringing the PAX figure close to 300K by yearend. After so many years ,2016 will probably see the resumption of regular flights from UK-airport(s) to OST. The parking area will be increased to accomodate another 600 cars and investments will be made in the airport-building.On top of that, promotion for the airport by private operator EGIS and the Flemish government is becoming more intense and will lead to results. Also I forgot to mention that the airport is open 24/7 ,which can not be said of many other airports. So,it seems OST is alive and kicking .(feeling sorry for Manston though)
FLYAIR10 is offline