DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 4
I was lead to believe the full loads were when DTVA had freight for the Leeds area, but due to the arrival time after 06.00am when its cheaper to land the freight couldn't be off loaded sorted and sent to the customers before the designated time. So the freight now goes to Liverpool where they can get it there in time.
I stand to be corrected not knowing the arrival time of the Liverpool TNT flight, but this is what was said at the time.
I stand to be corrected not knowing the arrival time of the Liverpool TNT flight, but this is what was said at the time.
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I suppose it is possible - however it will depend on which airlines cover the routes. They certainly won't get any of the IT market which is where I imagine a large core of business still originates from, however with the internet becoming more popular, who is to say that DIY holidays won't be more popular next year? I imagine having seen an initial plan for next summer's flying programme that Aer Europa, Spannair, Iberworld and suchlike will operate reverse legs and it seems that the weekly Larnaca service is continuing - possibly still with XL.
Let's hope that GSM have a successful 08 and dream that they may restock us with an extra aircraft come 09!!
As a side note, so far so good with the B733 - no major delays that I have seen since the winter season officially started.
-HD-
Let's hope that GSM have a successful 08 and dream that they may restock us with an extra aircraft come 09!!
As a side note, so far so good with the B733 - no major delays that I have seen since the winter season officially started.
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hi guys (and girls?) my first post here but just wondering what is the chances of another loco moving into mme? With GSM having so many cancellations/delays and now cutting to 1 based a/c it seems they are going to a baby? I have had 3 or 4 friends who have said they wont fly with GSM again due to delays etc and my nan and grandad said their flight to TFS had 71 pax onboard and on the way back about 80 pax this cant be sustainable can it considering they paid £50 each outbound and £60 each inbound.
Thanks Jamie R
Thanks Jamie R
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Not everyone will have paid £50 or £60 though. Airlines are the masters when it comes to yields.
Remember this is GSM's first winter @ MME there will be some routes that will not work, TFS however must be doing ok for forward bookings as GSM aren't shy at ditching a route if the bookings are low. ABZ is a prime example - their base opened around the same time as MME's and it is closed for the winter.
Remember this is GSM's first winter @ MME there will be some routes that will not work, TFS however must be doing ok for forward bookings as GSM aren't shy at ditching a route if the bookings are low. ABZ is a prime example - their base opened around the same time as MME's and it is closed for the winter.
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The terminal reopened just after 1400 and the roads in the area are starting to return to normal. Not the fault of DTV, but a JJB who cut through a gas main near the Cleveland Motor Homes. Only one inbound affected was the RYR who had to hold at D3 for a short time, and by the time the EZE had landed from ABZ the terminal had just reopened.
Well done to the DTVA Fire Service and external companies involved in getting the airport up and running again...and I only left work 15 minutes after my scheduled finish time!!!
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Well done to the DTVA Fire Service and external companies involved in getting the airport up and running again...and I only left work 15 minutes after my scheduled finish time!!!
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If my memory serves me right the situation with regard to the road signs was that the highway agency would not change the signs further afield from the airport in case of confusion with Durham city. Is this still the case? Not sure why anyone would get mixed up with a sign that says Durham and a sign that says Durham Tees Valley Airport with a big aeroplane picture next to it.
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Just shows what a load of b******s the renaming exercise was.
PS I live in Redcar and we are on the flight path of the KLM incoming from Amsterdam and the Falcons only as a rule but recently we are having a lot of the charter and GSM flights routed over us.Is this a short term situation or is it a long term routing.
PS I live in Redcar and we are on the flight path of the KLM incoming from Amsterdam and the Falcons only as a rule but recently we are having a lot of the charter and GSM flights routed over us.Is this a short term situation or is it a long term routing.
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If my memory serves me right the situation with regard to the road signs was that the highway agency would not change the signs further afield from the airport in case of confusion with Durham city. Is this still the case? Not sure why anyone would get mixed up with a sign that says Durham and a sign that says Durham Tees Valley Airport with a big aeroplane picture next to it.
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Thats right, the problem is that motorists travelling at speed tend to register the first bit of the sign , indicate their intention to turn off then have to jink about the road when they realise that the sign isn't for Durham.Thats the theory anyway.
The re-naming was allegedley at the request of BMI Baby , who then P
-off and left the newly renamed establishment in the proverbial. The amusing fact is that at most Spanish Airports the boards invariably still show Teesside as a destination (or Teeside depending on the day)
and for the last summer of their programme , Malagas' Bmi agent was also advertising Teesside flights.
The re-naming was never popular with the people of Teesside , and it is now glaringly apparent that it has done nothing to help increase airport usage, which management were often heard to claim, in the long gone days when they actually believed their own spin.
If my memory serves me right the situation with regard to the road signs was that the highway agency would not change the signs further afield from the airport in case of confusion with Durham city. Is this still the case? Not sure why anyone would get mixed up with a sign that says Durham and a sign that says Durham Tees Valley Airport with a big aeroplane picture next to it.
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Thats right, the problem is that motorists travelling at speed tend to register the first bit of the sign , indicate their intention to turn off then have to jink about the road when they realise that the sign isn't for Durham.Thats the theory anyway.
The re-naming was allegedley at the request of BMI Baby , who then P
-off and left the newly renamed establishment in the proverbial. The amusing fact is that at most Spanish Airports the boards invariably still show Teesside as a destination (or Teeside depending on the day)and for the last summer of their programme , Malagas' Bmi agent was also advertising Teesside flights.
The re-naming was never popular with the people of Teesside , and it is now glaringly apparent that it has done nothing to help increase airport usage, which management were often heard to claim, in the long gone days when they actually believed their own spin.
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Eastern to Stavanger??
At the bottom of the Eastern Airways website there is a flash advertisement, advertising some of their routes. One of them is Durham Tees Valley-Stavanger.
At first I thought it was just referring to the indirect route via ABZ, but then why advertise 5 direct routes and 1 indirect one? Could this really be a new route for us? Something that came out of the Routes 2007 conference perhaps?
Why would they compete with themselves though since they're launching the same route from NCL???
At first I thought it was just referring to the indirect route via ABZ, but then why advertise 5 direct routes and 1 indirect one? Could this really be a new route for us? Something that came out of the Routes 2007 conference perhaps?
Why would they compete with themselves though since they're launching the same route from NCL???
