HUMBERSIDE - 2
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Some good news to report
Only to return next winter (2008/09). The tour operator is Thomson. Also looks like MYT/TCX will be nightstopping on Thursday/Friday again
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Theres 4 charters that run all winter (2xTFS, 1xACE, 1xALC),
Make that 3 - The Tuesday TFS has been dropped
Theres 4 charters that run all winter (2xTFS, 1xACE, 1xALC),
Make that 3 - The Tuesday TFS has been dropped
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There will be a new Antalya charter next summer operated by Onur Air for Goldtrail Holidays. Thomas Cook currently have an Antalya flight. Next summer sees 8 weekly Turkey charters
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I dont think it's Christmas. This flight, and the other new one (Freebird to Dalaman) replace Alicante and Ibiza (Thomson flight) so things are looking pretty static next summer. Good news anyway to get a new flight, and static is better than decline 
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Dont get too excited, Goldtrail are very astute at "playing the field", they market holidays from various UK airports and lo & behold, those that have good advance bookings operate as advertised, those that don't suddenly get transferred to other airports.
I seem to remember they did precisely that at Humberside last year - the latter that is.
I seem to remember they did precisely that at Humberside last year - the latter that is.
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I seem to remember they did precisely that at Humberside last year - the latter that is.
This past summer they sent in 2 weekly OHY, Airbus A300's. One each from Bodrum and Dalaman.
Correct me if I’m wrong though.
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In fact, during S07, the vast majority of GT holidays that were initially advertised from regional airport, actually operated. HUY's BJV was operated 99% of the time with A300 a/c, and the DLM with the A321. The only negative thing I can see happening, is HUY losing the Thomas Cook AYT after S08 due to the fact that GT are invariably cheaper.
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I'm sorry if this is an old chestnut, but I'm going to mention it anyway. By my reckoning Humberside is now the only airport in the UK named after a region. Humberside will have no meaning outside the UK, and little within it, the political entity having been abolished some time ago. Is it not time to consider a change of name to the cities it serves? Grimsby/Hull or Hull/Grimsby? They may not have the highest of European profiles, but they have to have more than Humberside. Does anyone know if there is any legal reason why the name could not be changed, such as a daft clause left by the now defunct county council after the airport was privatised?
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To make everyone in the region happy it would need to be Hull Grimsby Scunthorpe Lincoln International Airport... Probably just down to not wanting to cast anyone out they still use Humberside.
My opinion would be Hull Lincolnshire Airport or Hull Grimsby, you would have thought it would market the airport better to airlines etc??
My opinion would be Hull Lincolnshire Airport or Hull Grimsby, you would have thought it would market the airport better to airlines etc??
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Remember NEMA - Nottingham may have liked the name change but Derby and Leicester didn't and it's now back to simple EMA
Simply I don't think there is a name that will please everyone, so probably best to keep how it how it is
Simply I don't think there is a name that will please everyone, so probably best to keep how it how it is
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It could have been John Prescott International.
Unfortunately he supported DSA in an attempt to kill off his home airport. Or, maybe he thought the region needed more airports.I suppose similar to owning 2 Jags..
Unfortunately he supported DSA in an attempt to kill off his home airport. Or, maybe he thought the region needed more airports.I suppose similar to owning 2 Jags..
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Hull-Lincolnshire is long winded, and the Lincolnshire would drop off abroad, but it has a certain quality to it.
On a different topic of names, I recall that in the not too distant past Air Anglia (now KLM) split their Humberside scheduled services between Kirmington and the BAe plant at Brough, a short train ride from Hull. Could anybody tell me
1) Why they did this;
2) What the Brough site was called in timetables;
3) Is the infrastructure still at Brough for public transport fligths?
On a different topic of names, I recall that in the not too distant past Air Anglia (now KLM) split their Humberside scheduled services between Kirmington and the BAe plant at Brough, a short train ride from Hull. Could anybody tell me
1) Why they did this;
2) What the Brough site was called in timetables;
3) Is the infrastructure still at Brough for public transport fligths?
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Bae Brough
If I remember correctly, Brough became an unlicensed airfield because a chimney was built on the approach to one of the runways. Didn't affect Bae flights at the time, as they were private operation.
Add: From Wiko....
"As of 7th September 2007 the company are intending to fly all Hawk jets from Brough to Warton at a rate of two per month. It is unsure whether the airfield will become fully operational though"
and a quote from an old Yorkshire Aviation News sums it up!
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The Last Laugh
.. was with Hawker Siddelev over the closure of Brough Airfield. They
have sold an H.S.125 to the Rio Tinto-Zinc Corp. but the Corporation will
not be able to fly to within 50 miles of their new £9M plan because the
600ft high chimney it incorporates is closing the local airport- Brough.
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Add: From Wiko....
"As of 7th September 2007 the company are intending to fly all Hawk jets from Brough to Warton at a rate of two per month. It is unsure whether the airfield will become fully operational though"
and a quote from an old Yorkshire Aviation News sums it up!
Quote:
The Last Laugh
.. was with Hawker Siddelev over the closure of Brough Airfield. They
have sold an H.S.125 to the Rio Tinto-Zinc Corp. but the Corporation will
not be able to fly to within 50 miles of their new £9M plan because the
600ft high chimney it incorporates is closing the local airport- Brough.
Unquote
Last edited by Yak97; 20th Nov 2007 at 15:45. Reason: adding an extra bit