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Would have thought that they would come off at Bucksburn, round the end of the runway and re-join the main line north of Raiths farm, thus cutting out Dyce station altogether!
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"Would have thought that they would come off at Bucksburn, round the end of the runway and re-join the main line north of Raiths farm, thus cutting out Dyce station altogether! "
In which case, even less chance of that happening! I'm sure someone somewhere will object, then we'll have countless challenges, court cases, appeals, debates...& then it'll gather dust on some shelf somewhere...just like all the other projects around Aiberdeen, min.
In which case, even less chance of that happening! I'm sure someone somewhere will object, then we'll have countless challenges, court cases, appeals, debates...& then it'll gather dust on some shelf somewhere...just like all the other projects around Aiberdeen, min.
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It'll keep the Evening Express artist busy for a couple of years through seeing as he doesn't have artists impressions of Union Terrace Gardens and Aberdeens new football stadium to worry about.
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If there were awards for artist impressions of what things might look like over the years, then Aberdeen would win hands down!
Interesting to see that the airport reckon to have lost some 11,000 passengers in the wake of the Flyglobespan collapse.
Of course many of those routes, eg. Alicante, have never returned.
Given the reluctance of airlines to come to or expand at ABZ, maybe these routes will never return.
Interesting to see that the airport reckon to have lost some 11,000 passengers in the wake of the Flyglobespan collapse.
Of course many of those routes, eg. Alicante, have never returned.
Given the reluctance of airlines to come to or expand at ABZ, maybe these routes will never return.
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CAA Provisional Stats - August 2012
Heathrow / 58824 / +6.8%
Gatwick / 20627 / +8.4%
Manchester / 15624 / +28.6%
Luton / 11612 / -19.3%
Birmingham / 7030 / +1.8%
Amsterdam / 25370 / -3.0%
Frankfurt / 16337 / n/a
Stavanger / 15131 / +19.9%
Paris / 7772 / -17.7%
Copenhagen / 5820 / 36.3%
Bergen / 4349 / -10.5%
Dublin / 3475 / 80% LF
If my calculations are correct GRQ is carrying on average 6! Pax per flight. (170/28 rotations) Surely this isn't sustainable even with the yield?
Heathrow / 58824 / +6.8%
Gatwick / 20627 / +8.4%
Manchester / 15624 / +28.6%
Luton / 11612 / -19.3%
Birmingham / 7030 / +1.8%
Amsterdam / 25370 / -3.0%
Frankfurt / 16337 / n/a
Stavanger / 15131 / +19.9%
Paris / 7772 / -17.7%
Copenhagen / 5820 / 36.3%
Bergen / 4349 / -10.5%
Dublin / 3475 / 80% LF
If my calculations are correct GRQ is carrying on average 6! Pax per flight. (170/28 rotations) Surely this isn't sustainable even with the yield?
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ABZ-BRS
Being reported on the BMI Regional thread that they are set to launch ABZ-BRS twice daily in competition with T3. Service begins 29/10.
Good to see things gaining traction with our based airline.
Good to see things gaining traction with our based airline.
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What do Eastern do just now - one stop via LBA?
Given Eastern have regained the Embraers in their fleet, interesting to see whether they will feel the need to relaunch as a direct route, & would they use the Embraer, or stick to the turboprop (can't recall if it's the S2000 or JE41 they use at the moment).
Given Eastern have regained the Embraers in their fleet, interesting to see whether they will feel the need to relaunch as a direct route, & would they use the Embraer, or stick to the turboprop (can't recall if it's the S2000 or JE41 they use at the moment).
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Local press this morning had comments from Graeme Ross to the effect that BMIR were planning more flights in future from ABZ, both domestic & european.
Wonder where they have in mind.
Wonder where they have in mind.
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Sad to see our only mid-haul route depart our shores for the last time 
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Read an article stating that:
"Company says this was caused by switching of flights to London to daily regime: “In accordance with interstates agreement, it’s allowed to implement 7 flights from both directions in a week”.
Hmm not the fact it carried 40 pax on an average flight? No?
Anyway whatever demand there is, just isn't enough demand to support a direct flight much like any proposed IAH link.
Ach well, another few thousand funnelling via LHR.
.Read an article stating that:
"Company says this was caused by switching of flights to London to daily regime: “In accordance with interstates agreement, it’s allowed to implement 7 flights from both directions in a week”.
Hmm not the fact it carried 40 pax on an average flight? No?
Anyway whatever demand there is, just isn't enough demand to support a direct flight much like any proposed IAH link.
Ach well, another few thousand funnelling via LHR.
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The masses like funneling via BA & LHR I guess - they'll be pleased for as long as they hold a monopoly on the route. A nice try by AZAL anyway. We'll have to be happy with LHR & SVG.
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Don't be so pedantic Papa600. I doubt all pax travelling to GYD use (or soon to be used) the J2 service.
Meanwhile, am the only one concerned about recent developments. Just discovered BM are moving out of their HQ and heading to EMA instead.
And Of course GYD is going, LGW is going, EXT has gone. Talk on the Flybe thread suggests the writing is on the wall for ABZ as a base for that mob.
It it simply a case of a few going at once or is it a sign of a slowdown on the growth front?
Meanwhile, am the only one concerned about recent developments. Just discovered BM are moving out of their HQ and heading to EMA instead.
And Of course GYD is going, LGW is going, EXT has gone. Talk on the Flybe thread suggests the writing is on the wall for ABZ as a base for that mob.
It it simply a case of a few going at once or is it a sign of a slowdown on the growth front?
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I was talking about masses in general Papa600. I think the figs confirm the masses like linking via LHR. The annual figure on LHR was something like 695k I thought I read somewhere?
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I was speaking to someone who works at the airport the other day, and they said that Jet2 are in advanced talks with ABZ about basing an A/C here. Would love for this to be true, has anyone heard anything?
Thanks
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