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Old 2nd Jun 2013, 11:17
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Hi All
Is this the busieut weekend for the airport so far
What time did the lourdes flight get in last night at?
Any word on the April figures yet
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Old 2nd Jun 2013, 16:10
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I think Lourdes landed about 01.45, heard there was 1,650 using the airport on Saturday, not sure for Sun/Mon.
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http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport...nal_Routes.pdf

Here are the UK figures for April.

Most sizeable changes the Luton flight is up on last year.

While the Gatwick flight is down but a lot of that was due to disruption with Aer Lingus flights in April. Aer Lingus cancels Knock-Gatwick flight today I know that link states just one day but more days were effected by these cancellations.

Not too sure on the other routes Spain/Milan but the arrivals/departures board looked extremely busy at the weekend alright. That said the airport realise that this year was going to be their toughest in quite a while so any figure over 650,000 in total would be positive.
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Old 7th Jun 2013, 17:47
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Whispers of US flights ???
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Please tell, are we talking a us carrier??
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any word on BHX for winter??
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Old 8th Jun 2013, 05:37
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A US service, with the small limited number of US carriers and fewer with the capability of transatlantic flying, hard to see who it could be. This would feel more like territory of a start up or niche carrier.

But most likely but still unlikely is air contractors in the guise of EI b757, otherwise I wouldn't expect any developments in this area.

Failing that jet2 enroute LBA us
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Old 8th Jun 2013, 08:27
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From what I heard the whisper is regarding possible flights from the US around the G8 summit only, scheduled or chartered is still a long way off unfortunately at this stage. Although a charter schedule remains an option
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Apparently there will be a charter from USA for the G8 indeed
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Nice pic today, lots headign off on holliers from sunny Mayo.


Chairman moving on, he oversaw 10 years of growth.

Knock chairman Scollan resigns - Independent.ie

Do I see a works compound to the left or is that used by handling?
Any update on what the recent capital increase is to be used for?
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Old 8th Jun 2013, 14:58
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http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/knock-chairman-scollan-resigns-29329150.html

I was going to post that link too. What is people’s opinion on Liam's term at Knock?

I suppose no one can argue with how under his leadership it’s grown in size, trebled in pax since he started in 2002. Will be difficult for the new man coming in to better that!

Seemed like a decent skin too although I did know him personally.
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G8

767 media charter for FOX / CNN mentioned on another forum.
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Old 9th Jun 2013, 18:53
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I'm sure they'll enjoy the delights of the road from Sligo to Enniskillen!
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Old 9th Jun 2013, 19:45
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Not as much as they'll enjoy the road from Bravo to Alpha, more pothole than road from what i've seen.
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Old 9th Jun 2013, 21:30
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Lol, I've experienced that 'trasfer'. Must have been the thinnest layer of tar ever laid.
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Old 10th Jun 2013, 14:01
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Ye both definitely seem to have the inside track on that one, I didnt realise that road is used to transfer passengers from one apron to the other....when did this start?
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Old 10th Jun 2013, 18:57
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G8

NAA 767 due in late next Sunday evening. It will make a change from Ryanair 737's.
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Old 12th Jun 2013, 17:30
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April dropped 12.3% and May dropped 2.1%

First 4 months of the year passengers are down by 14,572, not to bad but it's just a sign of the economic conditions.
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Economic conditions as excuse for falling numbers

I think many airports' are getting away lightly in using "Economic conditions" as an excuse for falling numbers. A few posts back Liam Scollan was being credited for overseeing Knock's passenger growth since 2002 even though half of his tenure included the drastic economic downturn since 2007/8.

Given the carry-on by, for example, Ryanair in their unsustainable "deals" with airports I think it's safe to say that overall economic conditions play a subordinate role in airport passenger growth compared to the abuse by airlines of their dominant market position.

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Old 15th Jun 2013, 13:36
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especially as lots of airfields reporting month on month percentage gains during the same economic circumstances
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