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Looks like Ryanair maybe expanding at DSA
From the Doncaster Star
Managing director David Ryall said the former RAF Finningley, which yesterday celebrated six months since the first flights on April 28, would seek to build on its successful start.
It has been used by almost 500,000 passengers and handled 900 tonnes of freight, one-and-a-half times the amount transported last year through all Yorkshire's airports put together.
Mr Ryall said: "It's been an excellent start and we're already having bookings for next year, when flights are launched to Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico.
"P&O and Princes Cruises have also recognised the airport's potential. From 2007, they will be providing direct flights from Robin Hood to connect with their cruises in the Caribbean. In addition to the ever increasing number of routes and destinations around Europe, including Thomsonfly's regular flights to Amsterdam which begin on Friday, Ryanair have been performing extremely well on their daily route to Dublin.
"The demand has been strong and they are bringing in a larger aircraft for the service.
"I'd anticipate that in the not-too-distant-future the airline will be announcing an extension to their services from our airport."
He said he was unable to give further details and Ryanair was unavailable for comment.
Mr Ryall said the airport attracted passengers from across Yorkshire and Newcastle, Peterborough and Coventry.
He responded to criticism about noise from people living near the airport, saying it was trying to minimise problems suffered by neighbouring residents.
The airport was allowing a number of houses under the flightpath to claim sound insulation grants even though they would not be eligible until the airport expanded, increasing the number of larger planes.
Only a small area of housing close to the north and south ends of the runway qualify because their noise levels are above those set by the Government.
Mr Ryall said the airport had carried out a computer study to show how affected areas will increase in the next two years and the additional areas had also been allocated grants.
He added a tracking system monitoring the routes of aircraft approaching and taking off from Finningley was being brought in more quickly than it is obliged to by law. This normally applies when airports carry more than 1.5 million passengers a year.
The system will show how many pilots follow recommended 'tracks' in the sky to avoid areas such as Bawtry but Mr Ryall said the routes were not legally binding, and depended on factors such as weather conditions.
He added night flying of passengers and freight took place but that it was allowed under the airport's planning permission, which allows flying 24 hours a day.
Mr Ryall pointed out that the number of people complaining about noise was down from 62 in May to 23 in September.
He said: "We are aware aircraft make some noise but we are trying to be a good neighbour and are doing more than we are obliged to by law."
It has been used by almost 500,000 passengers and handled 900 tonnes of freight, one-and-a-half times the amount transported last year through all Yorkshire's airports put together.
Mr Ryall said: "It's been an excellent start and we're already having bookings for next year, when flights are launched to Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico.
"P&O and Princes Cruises have also recognised the airport's potential. From 2007, they will be providing direct flights from Robin Hood to connect with their cruises in the Caribbean. In addition to the ever increasing number of routes and destinations around Europe, including Thomsonfly's regular flights to Amsterdam which begin on Friday, Ryanair have been performing extremely well on their daily route to Dublin.
"The demand has been strong and they are bringing in a larger aircraft for the service.
"I'd anticipate that in the not-too-distant-future the airline will be announcing an extension to their services from our airport."
He said he was unable to give further details and Ryanair was unavailable for comment.
Mr Ryall said the airport attracted passengers from across Yorkshire and Newcastle, Peterborough and Coventry.
He responded to criticism about noise from people living near the airport, saying it was trying to minimise problems suffered by neighbouring residents.
The airport was allowing a number of houses under the flightpath to claim sound insulation grants even though they would not be eligible until the airport expanded, increasing the number of larger planes.
Only a small area of housing close to the north and south ends of the runway qualify because their noise levels are above those set by the Government.
Mr Ryall said the airport had carried out a computer study to show how affected areas will increase in the next two years and the additional areas had also been allocated grants.
He added a tracking system monitoring the routes of aircraft approaching and taking off from Finningley was being brought in more quickly than it is obliged to by law. This normally applies when airports carry more than 1.5 million passengers a year.
The system will show how many pilots follow recommended 'tracks' in the sky to avoid areas such as Bawtry but Mr Ryall said the routes were not legally binding, and depended on factors such as weather conditions.
He added night flying of passengers and freight took place but that it was allowed under the airport's planning permission, which allows flying 24 hours a day.
Mr Ryall pointed out that the number of people complaining about noise was down from 62 in May to 23 in September.
He said: "We are aware aircraft make some noise but we are trying to be a good neighbour and are doing more than we are obliged to by law."
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Sounds exactly the same as the article in the local rag at Leeds when they started up the service to Dublin from there. Still waiting for the "extensive program", unless an increase from one to three flight a day to Dublin is what they we're thinking
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Ryanair have been advertising for based crew in the local area since the summer so its pretty much been a lock since then. The only people who said it wasn't happening were the doubters who said otherwise when the NEMA base was announced.
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JustaFew wrote:-
I was under the impression that this particular feature came as standard...... at least that's what Tels told me!
Wonder if they'll buy the optional extra of spoking for that realistic effect.....
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Half a million passengers so far this year is no mean feat!
I just hope Peel are making a little money from them?
TUI must have been given a very good deal financially to commence operations, one must assume that this initial courtship must end at some stage (24 months is usual)?
Most of the 500,000 flew TUI, but how many of them would otherwise have flown from Leeds, Humberside or NEMA and have TUI's yields been hit at these other bases?
Have TUI carved out a new untapped market? I really hope that they have, but not at the expense of other airports. Mind you, Humberside and East Midlands are owned by Manch, Leeds is a bastion of Local Govt operation. Peel is Liverpool.
I just hope Peel are making a little money from them?
TUI must have been given a very good deal financially to commence operations, one must assume that this initial courtship must end at some stage (24 months is usual)?
Most of the 500,000 flew TUI, but how many of them would otherwise have flown from Leeds, Humberside or NEMA and have TUI's yields been hit at these other bases?
Have TUI carved out a new untapped market? I really hope that they have, but not at the expense of other airports. Mind you, Humberside and East Midlands are owned by Manch, Leeds is a bastion of Local Govt operation. Peel is Liverpool.
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Chiglet,
There've been well over 1000 flights so far. 1000th coincided with the 250,000th pax - 12 weeks after opening (if the official bumph is to believed!!)
There've been well over 1000 flights so far. 1000th coincided with the 250,000th pax - 12 weeks after opening (if the official bumph is to believed!!)
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I think a lot of the pax are indeed new. TUI however, are up to their usual tricks of selling a flight from one airport and then transfering pax to a lesser selling flight from DSA. They are experts at it , it used to be sell from LBA and then cancel the flight and move the pax to a less than full flight from MAN. Now they're doing it fron DSA rather than MAN. Still 500,000 is very impressive and its isn't having too much effect on other airports in the area as pax figures are still on the rise at those airports too so fair play to Peel.
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East Coaster said
I wonder if Gary is on the Finningley unofficial forum where I posted that information after a very nice email from a Global employee 
Enough Bragging. We get a lot of info through this forum and if people want the address I will post it
Rob
My God Gary, where do you get your info? Or is there a clue in your username?
Enough Bragging. We get a lot of info through this forum and if people want the address I will post it
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Valencia ..axed, Pisa down to 1 a week, Tenerife and Las Palmas also do not feature in the S06 Thomsonfly scheduled programme from DSA. I also cannot see any new routes or frequency increases on any other route from them.