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it was absolute chaos with the diversions , people were wanting to get back to heathrow and were told to make there own way there , and then send the bill to the airlines later , taxis and hotels had a good day
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Stansted is a scaleable and flexible solution to the UK’s aviation capacity needs – able to offer additional capacity and then grow incrementally to two, three or four runways in the future.
Fewer residents are exposed to noise at Stansted than at other major airports in the South East; 258,500 at Heathrow compared to 1,250 at Stansted.
The space for additional runways, terminals, roads and rail connections is more readily available at Stansted than at alternatives.
Stansted is likely to represent the most cost-effective solution for the country. It is estimated an on-airport cost of developing a four-runway hub at Stansted would around £10bn – much less than the cost of an Estuary Airport or expansion at Heathrow.
Fewer residents are exposed to noise at Stansted than at other major airports in the South East; 258,500 at Heathrow compared to 1,250 at Stansted.
The space for additional runways, terminals, roads and rail connections is more readily available at Stansted than at alternatives.
Stansted is likely to represent the most cost-effective solution for the country. It is estimated an on-airport cost of developing a four-runway hub at Stansted would around £10bn – much less than the cost of an Estuary Airport or expansion at Heathrow.
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The only problem Sat1 is nobody wants to fly long haul from Stansted - many airlines over the years have tried and either failed or given up. You can pontificate as much as you like but the fare paying public will fly from WHERE they want to go to and its Heathrow, Heathrow, Heathrow and a bit of leisure traffic from Gatwick.
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Sat1......have you swallowed a dictionary for breakfast :-) its true STN has tried long haul before, but it's biggest issue is connecting flights. Who wants to pay 5k for a fully flat bed from JFK.......only to have to jump onto an FR or EZY into Europe when they arrive in the UK. BA are trying he A380 into STN next week to make sure it fits. No mention of the 787 though, at least the new multi million pound fire engines would get a run out
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Quote:"BA are trying he A380 into STN next week to make sure it fits. No mention of the 787 though, at least the new multi million pound fire engines would get a run out"
Only because STN may be needed in the event of diversions.
Because of its size, the B787 is not an issue.
Only because STN may be needed in the event of diversions.
Because of its size, the B787 is not an issue.
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Lets just hope for BA sake that swissport don't use the same jet bridge driver that met the qantas Olympic team or it could end up with a hole in it bigger than the Ethiopian Dreamliner :-)
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easyJet Contract Renewal
As most of you are aware the easyJet contract at STN is up for renewal with Menzies. It is believed that Swissport will be bidding for the tender of this contract but they will not be lower their handling fees to in order in outbid Menzies. With the success of the Swissport/easyJet operation at BHX it is believed EZY will be looking to bring this to STN...
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As most of you are aware the easyJet contract at STN is up for renewal with Menzies.
