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But Rob....don't forget that a CatIII ILS will be opertional at DSA for the winter and unlike LBA, 757s & F100s etc will be able to shoot it without restrictions!!!
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A Cat 3ILS at Donny would be welcome, but I flew in there yesterday and there was absolutely no sign of the centreline/other lighting, illuminated touchdown zone and protected Cat 3 holds required for a Cat 3 ILS.
Perhaps it will all come, but they don't have very long to get it installed and up and running, considering the place operates H24.
Perhaps it will all come, but they don't have very long to get it installed and up and running, considering the place operates H24.
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But Rob....don't forget that a CatIII ILS will be opertional at DSA for the winter and unlike LBA, 757s & F100s etc will be able to shoot it without restrictions!!!
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niknak,
Although the lights are yet to be turned on most of the required lighting has indeed been installed. With new taxi lights on the apron, centreline lighting and of course the new Cat 2/3 holding points all in place. Sure there's still some work to do but the airport is still closing at 11pm each night give or take a bit depending on tfly arrivals until the end of the month. We will of course have to wait and see weather it's all operational by winter.
Although the lights are yet to be turned on most of the required lighting has indeed been installed. With new taxi lights on the apron, centreline lighting and of course the new Cat 2/3 holding points all in place. Sure there's still some work to do but the airport is still closing at 11pm each night give or take a bit depending on tfly arrivals until the end of the month. We will of course have to wait and see weather it's all operational by winter.
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Just comparing the aircraft amounts for different airports does anyone know how many aircraft Thomsonfly are basing at DSA this summer and which type of aircraft.. Thanks
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I noticed Wizz have increased their number of routes to four from the airport recently, it shows the airport is picking more business up finally. Are there any rumours afoot that anyone has heard?
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An expensive cigarette
From today's newspaper (The Daily Record):
A crafty cigarette in an airplane toilet cost a passenger £3200 yesterday.
Martin Rose, 36, was on a flight from Spain when he was spotted walking down the aisle of the Boeing 737 jet with a cigarette and a lighter in his hand, a court heard.
He locked himself in the toilet and lit the cigarette before being caught red-handed by a stewardess.
Rose was arrested when the Ryanair flight from Girona touched down at Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport on November 9.
Yesterday, he was fined the maximum penalty of £2500 by the town's magistrates, who also ordered that he should pay £700 costs.
The court was told Rose, from Cleveland, was warned not to smoke when he was spotted walking to the toilet with a cigarette and a lighter.
He went inside and the captain and a passenger could then smell smoke.
Justin Bullas, prosecuting, said: "The air hostess knocked on the door and when it was opened there was a cloud of smoke coming out of the cubicle.
"It was searched and the smoke alarm was found to be covered up with a napkin, and ash was found in the sink."
Rose did not turn up in court but it was agreed the case should go ahead because Spanish stewardesses Alexandra Sais and Marjo Vallamo had flown 900 miles to give evidence.
A spokesman for the airline said: "Ryanair will always press charges against any passenger who attempts to put the safety of our passengers and aircraft at risk."
Martin Rose, 36, was on a flight from Spain when he was spotted walking down the aisle of the Boeing 737 jet with a cigarette and a lighter in his hand, a court heard.
He locked himself in the toilet and lit the cigarette before being caught red-handed by a stewardess.
Rose was arrested when the Ryanair flight from Girona touched down at Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport on November 9.
Yesterday, he was fined the maximum penalty of £2500 by the town's magistrates, who also ordered that he should pay £700 costs.
The court was told Rose, from Cleveland, was warned not to smoke when he was spotted walking to the toilet with a cigarette and a lighter.
He went inside and the captain and a passenger could then smell smoke.
Justin Bullas, prosecuting, said: "The air hostess knocked on the door and when it was opened there was a cloud of smoke coming out of the cubicle.
"It was searched and the smoke alarm was found to be covered up with a napkin, and ash was found in the sink."
Rose did not turn up in court but it was agreed the case should go ahead because Spanish stewardesses Alexandra Sais and Marjo Vallamo had flown 900 miles to give evidence.
A spokesman for the airline said: "Ryanair will always press charges against any passenger who attempts to put the safety of our passengers and aircraft at risk."
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Dsa Pax
I thought it was time DSA got another mention!
The month of August saw the best pax figures to date with 132000 passing through the airport. This also led to the landmark 1 million rolling year pax being achieved.
The month of August saw the best pax figures to date with 132000 passing through the airport. This also led to the landmark 1 million rolling year pax being achieved.