INVERNESS
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Flights to Dusseldorf are now bookable. It is a once-weekly seasonal flight operating on saturdays. It will be on the ground at INV from 1145 to 1220. Flight to be operated by Cityline and starting on June 20, 2009. Equipment listed as a Canadair RJ700, so 70 seats. As far as I can see it, lower booking classes have not been put on sale yet, so the flights are pretty expensive at the moment. Seem to remember that it was the same with the seasonal flights last year, i.e. the lowest bookings classes only became available after a couple of weeks after the relase of the flights.
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Inverness Incompetence
I do understand that the weather in Inverness has been poor. However the sheer incompetence of the airport in dealing with the conditions amazes me. Closed for the past two days, still not open yet today. No one allowed to depart even if the surface is within their minima as the airport insists on clearing all contaminants.
Runway clearing before new year not commencing until 0600 when the first flight departs at 0630. Even when the snow has been forecast well in advance.
I hope all operators take Mr Lyon to task over this. Perhaps his resignation would appease them.
Rant Over!!
Runway clearing before new year not commencing until 0600 when the first flight departs at 0630. Even when the snow has been forecast well in advance.
I hope all operators take Mr Lyon to task over this. Perhaps his resignation would appease them.
Rant Over!!
silverknapper
it closed on 31st at aprox 11am
reopened on 2nd midafternoon
was not in so do not know when closed for the night but there were extention req in and these will always be accomadated were poss
it closed on 31st at aprox 11am
reopened on 2nd midafternoon
was not in so do not know when closed for the night but there were extention req in and these will always be accomadated were poss
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You may want to check your times on the 31st.
And the snow clearing conversatio seems to have started with reference to other dates. And to be quite honest I agree with most of the original post. The airport has been unbelievably poor at arranging for FORECAST snow to be dealt with. GLA had it just as bad and managed to keep disruption to a minimum.
This must have cost all operators into the HIA jewel in the crown a fortune. I heard an EZY airbus in the hold absolutely incredulous that the airport wouldn't let him land even though the cleared width was 10m more than he required and the surface contaminant was well within limits.
And the snow clearing conversatio seems to have started with reference to other dates. And to be quite honest I agree with most of the original post. The airport has been unbelievably poor at arranging for FORECAST snow to be dealt with. GLA had it just as bad and managed to keep disruption to a minimum.
This must have cost all operators into the HIA jewel in the crown a fortune. I heard an EZY airbus in the hold absolutely incredulous that the airport wouldn't let him land even though the cleared width was 10m more than he required and the surface contaminant was well within limits.
silverknapper
last plane to land was the be6910 from koi/lsi a loganair s340 which came on stand at 1100am closed just after that during the turnarrond. the be6952 ex syy came in 10mins before and also did not get away.
but yet again snowclosed tonight
SNOWTAM
FROM: 10/01/04 18:55
A) EGPE B) 01041855 C) 05 D) NIL E) NIL F) 5/5/5 G) 4/4/2 H) 9/9/9 N) 5 R) 5 S) 042045 T) BRUSHING COMMENCED. SNOCLO 2100)
last plane to land was the be6910 from koi/lsi a loganair s340 which came on stand at 1100am closed just after that during the turnarrond. the be6952 ex syy came in 10mins before and also did not get away.
but yet again snowclosed tonight
SNOWTAM
FROM: 10/01/04 18:55
A) EGPE B) 01041855 C) 05 D) NIL E) NIL F) 5/5/5 G) 4/4/2 H) 9/9/9 N) 5 R) 5 S) 042045 T) BRUSHING COMMENCED. SNOCLO 2100)
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I see in the Paper they are putting team over to Scandinavia on a fact finding
mission to see if there is anything they can learn for again.
Hilarious how much is that little jolly costing. At the end of the day snow is snow where ever it falls.
mission to see if there is anything they can learn for again.
Hilarious how much is that little jolly costing. At the end of the day snow is snow where ever it falls.
Inverness in decline?
Just looking at the departures and arrivals board on the internet and Inverness seems to be almost dead with arrivals from the south down to less than one per hour on average. What is happening up there? Is it really that quiet? I had heard that there were moves to upgrade the advisory but guess this level of trafic must cast doubt on that. Is it even quieter at weekends and in winter? Anyone got the CAA figures for Inverness trafic over the last few years?
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bad bear,
you could always go to the CAA website and study the figures yourself .....
UK Airport Statistics | Data | Economic Regulation
Every conceivable breakdown of statistics there - just scroll down to the month or year you want
DD
you could always go to the CAA website and study the figures yourself .....
UK Airport Statistics | Data | Economic Regulation
Every conceivable breakdown of statistics there - just scroll down to the month or year you want
DD
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bad bear
The Inverness figures you request are as follows:
Terminal Passengers (x000)
2000 - 337
2001 - 343
2002 - 363
2003 - 435
2004 - 520
2005 - 539
2006 - 671
2007 - 697
2008 - 671
2009 - 583
Air Transport Movements (x000)
2000 - 8
2001 - 9
2002 - 10
2003 - 12
2004 - 15
2005 - 16
2006 - 17
2007 - 15
2008 - 14
2009 - 12
Terminal Passengers (x000)
2000 - 337
2001 - 343
2002 - 363
2003 - 435
2004 - 520
2005 - 539
2006 - 671
2007 - 697
2008 - 671
2009 - 583
Air Transport Movements (x000)
2000 - 8
2001 - 9
2002 - 10
2003 - 12
2004 - 15
2005 - 16
2006 - 17
2007 - 15
2008 - 14
2009 - 12