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Las Palmas
Hi
I have looked at booking a holiday to Gran Canaria myself and the route has been axed completley which is a shame as it is a very popular route,once again people from the south are being forced to travel to London Airports,so much for the non existant Govermant transport policy.
I have looked at booking a holiday to Gran Canaria myself and the route has been axed completley which is a shame as it is a very popular route,once again people from the south are being forced to travel to London Airports,so much for the non existant Govermant transport policy.
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If you go onto the Thomson Holidays web site not the flight only section you can book this holiday throughout the season on a Wednesday still, as a package holiday but not as a flight only
There have been cut backs to some of the Bournemouth programme but there is at least 1 flight a day to somewhere , much like Palmair
There have been cut backs to some of the Bournemouth programme but there is at least 1 flight a day to somewhere , much like Palmair
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Digging on-site
Would anyone in the know explain why contractors are digging up a sizeable patch of ground near the roadside fence? Seems like an odd place for a building (would invade the taxiway at the very least) and they can't move the taxiway any closer to the road, surely?
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its for the new apron which is under construction and all the dirt which is being taken out is being used to mound up down along the road next to taxiway alpha!
hope that helps
hope that helps
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loopylee is correct (assuming he means it's FROM the new apron). There are no buildings planned for the area next to taxiway alpha, nor any car parking. The work is purely for constructing a 'bund' using the earth being dug up from the new apron and terminal works area. This saves the cost of having it taken off site and also prevents 'rubber necking' from drivers passing the airport- the cause of many accidents in the past. The bund (think a mini Offas dyke) will be about 1.8m high and eventually have a hedge of another 2 or 3 metres on top. It is planned to stretch along the whole length of taxiway alpha, which will return to normal use when the work is finished. Plans to link bravo and alpha and for car parks in that area have been shelved.
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Skywave
You've never installled an ILS have you?
Clue if you do, Localiser at the end of the runway....
Sorry, just having a laugh
The correct answer is an anti-rubbernecking bund with a shrubbery on top. Ni!
You've never installled an ILS have you?
Clue if you do, Localiser at the end of the runway....
Sorry, just having a laugh
The correct answer is an anti-rubbernecking bund with a shrubbery on top. Ni!
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I'll try and take one on the way home, although that may involve some slight rubbernecking... not what they intended I guess.
Anyway, what a bone idea - My kid loves watching the planes amble down the taxiway and taking off/landing as we drive past, part of the charm of the airport you'd think This is Bournemouth Airport not Boscombe Down we're talking about.
Anyway, what a bone idea - My kid loves watching the planes amble down the taxiway and taking off/landing as we drive past, part of the charm of the airport you'd think This is Bournemouth Airport not Boscombe Down we're talking about.
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I agree with you it's a shame but unfortunately over the years there have been several fatalities and other nasty accidents along that road, so it's a necessary evil.
Hopefully though the new banking won't extend round to the security hut so the spotters still have somewhere to go.
I agree with you it's a shame but unfortunately over the years there have been several fatalities and other nasty accidents along that road, so it's a necessary evil.
Hopefully though the new banking won't extend round to the security hut so the spotters still have somewhere to go.
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115,140 pax in Aug 08
Bournemouth handled 115,140 pax in Aug 08 down 4.9% on 07. This compares more favourably than SOU - they had a 5.7% decline.
Top 5 routes:
PIK 16,905
PMI 12,537
AGP 12,465
DUB 10,952
GRO 10,822
Pretty strong considering a 7% decline in flights - only a 4.9% drop in pax means stronger loads on existing routes. Loss of Paderborn, Madrid, Prague, Amsterdam all took big hits on Aug 08 figures
Top 5 routes:
PIK 16,905
PMI 12,537
AGP 12,465
DUB 10,952
GRO 10,822
Pretty strong considering a 7% decline in flights - only a 4.9% drop in pax means stronger loads on existing routes. Loss of Paderborn, Madrid, Prague, Amsterdam all took big hits on Aug 08 figures
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Daily Echo article 24/09/08
PASSENGERS and visitors to Bournemouth Airport will be starting to see the beginning of the main terminal's redevelopment as work gets off the ground on the £45million expansion project.
The project, which is due for completion by summer 2010, recently received a boost with an extra £13 million cash injection by owners Manchester Airport Group.
The multi-million-pound project suffered months of delays after the New Forest National Park applied to the High Court for a judicial review of Christchurch Borough Council's decision to grant permission for the development scheme last year.
But a High Court judge rejected the call in April, meaning work could continue on building the new terminal, extra car parks and highway improvements.
The initial work, set to take place over the next few weeks, includes the provision of an interim security search area, which will be used while the terminal redevelopment is in progress.
With the existing entrance to the terminal closed, passengers will have to use a temporary entrance to the side of the building.
And in an effort to improve road safety along Parley Lane, a 1.5 metre bund is being dug along the existing perimeter to prevent drivers becoming distracted by the airport activity, with trees also set to be planted along the boundary in due course.
There will also be changes to the arrival hall, which will include the relocation of one of the baggage belts.
And drivers picking up or dropping off travellers will also find changes to the car parks, as the short-term spaces will be relocated to car park one.
Rob Goldsmith, managing director of Bournemouth Airport, said: "We are now moving into an extremely important phase within the redevelopment programme and we are conscious of the fact that work within the terminal building could have an impact on our passengers.
"We will do our utmost to ensure that any inconvenience is kept to a minimum and would remind passengers to allow plenty of time to travel to the airport and for their journey through the terminal building."
7:00pm Wednesday 24th September 2008
The project, which is due for completion by summer 2010, recently received a boost with an extra £13 million cash injection by owners Manchester Airport Group.
The multi-million-pound project suffered months of delays after the New Forest National Park applied to the High Court for a judicial review of Christchurch Borough Council's decision to grant permission for the development scheme last year.
But a High Court judge rejected the call in April, meaning work could continue on building the new terminal, extra car parks and highway improvements.
The initial work, set to take place over the next few weeks, includes the provision of an interim security search area, which will be used while the terminal redevelopment is in progress.
With the existing entrance to the terminal closed, passengers will have to use a temporary entrance to the side of the building.
And in an effort to improve road safety along Parley Lane, a 1.5 metre bund is being dug along the existing perimeter to prevent drivers becoming distracted by the airport activity, with trees also set to be planted along the boundary in due course.
There will also be changes to the arrival hall, which will include the relocation of one of the baggage belts.
And drivers picking up or dropping off travellers will also find changes to the car parks, as the short-term spaces will be relocated to car park one.
Rob Goldsmith, managing director of Bournemouth Airport, said: "We are now moving into an extremely important phase within the redevelopment programme and we are conscious of the fact that work within the terminal building could have an impact on our passengers.
"We will do our utmost to ensure that any inconvenience is kept to a minimum and would remind passengers to allow plenty of time to travel to the airport and for their journey through the terminal building."
7:00pm Wednesday 24th September 2008
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trees also set to be planted along the boundary in due course
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Trees
Hmm.. have they really thought this out?.. trees tend to attract feathered flyers.. not exactly what you want at an airport!
Trees are a requirement of the Planing consent as was the earth bund.
I'm sure Bourenmouth Airport will manage this as they have a good track record with one of the lowest bird strike records in the UK
Trees are a requirement of the Planing consent as was the earth bund.
I'm sure Bourenmouth Airport will manage this as they have a good track record with one of the lowest bird strike records in the UK
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I'm sure Bourenmouth Airport will manage this as they have a good track record with one of the lowest bird strike records in the UK 
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Birds
I believe the bird problems at BOH are related to them roosting on warm tarmac in the early mornings and evening... 35 threshold area is always a favourite spot, the Lapwings love warming themselves there.
I have experienced a couple of birdstrikes at BOH myself... messy.
Also in the early summer months the airport policy was always to let the grass grow between the runways for harvesting in August, its this long grass that birds apparently like, and which also causes problems in the Spring/Summer but not the autumn/winter when the grass is short.
You never see flocks of birds around the trees on the 26 undershoot either, so I imagine boundary planting will not have a significant impact.
FF
I have experienced a couple of birdstrikes at BOH myself... messy.
Also in the early summer months the airport policy was always to let the grass grow between the runways for harvesting in August, its this long grass that birds apparently like, and which also causes problems in the Spring/Summer but not the autumn/winter when the grass is short.
You never see flocks of birds around the trees on the 26 undershoot either, so I imagine boundary planting will not have a significant impact.
FF