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Old 7th Dec 2008, 16:11
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the news to night is LGW are cutting 100 check in staff and cutting flights in 2009
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 16:22
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"ATC,cleaners, check-in, management,caterers and security to name a few not forgetting loaders and a push back man and tug"

Check in and security, yes, plus one person in the airside cafe. The rest are all there anyway. VLM operated without pushback: will Flybe?

Obviously the airport and Flybe are talking about more routes.
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 16:28
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lets hope so, we all need a choice.i see the fire crew all ways lend a helping hand 10/10 lads
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Old 7th Dec 2008, 17:12
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What you are all talking about are crumbs. Even a moderately successful airport like Luton handles more airliners in 1 hour than Manston handles in a month. This must be very obvious to Manston Management.

With airports like Stansted and Gatwick losing flights left right and centre there are plenty of slots at these airports now.

Manston could best be described as an overflow airport except that even when there was a slot shortage at the major London airports airlines still stayed away. This has probably more to do with location, location, location.
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Old 9th Dec 2008, 17:00
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the falling pound will be the same as you spend in the Uk but you wont have to convert it to euros or dollars, i am sure this was the point !
the movement of one flybe a/c will not mean extra staff, so £2000 squid willl be extra revenue and hopefully this will lead to more movements and hence more staff etc etc.
you seem to have caught the catflap ' were all doomed ' desease.
onwards and upwards
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Old 10th Dec 2008, 19:59
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I haven't read the Southend thread but are we sure that Stobrts want the airport for air freight? COuld they just want it as a lorry park, and road haulage place?

Its difficult for hauliers to find land flor lorries these days!
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Old 11th Dec 2008, 07:29
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The answer is no to both your suggestions.

They will look to see how airfreight can be added to their road haulage business, but in the area of urgent, high value shipments and not bulk freight. They hope to build a large distribution depot on the site of the new Thames Gateway Port complex, which is due to open in 2010. There would be no point in building such a facility at SEN.

Their main effort will be aimed at attracting scheduled and charter passenger airlines, initially once the rail station is open next Autumn but more so when/if the runway extension is completed in 2011.
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Old 11th Dec 2008, 16:41
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I see Mse did well out of the LGW diversions today.
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 06:33
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yer, thanks for looking after us guys, bet it has been a while since you had 5 x ba planes parked at the terminal at the same time!
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 13:00
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Hi all
Being ignorant in the way these things work. What happens to the passengers, do they sit it out onboard until the conditions improve or are they allowed into the terminal building or what?
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 14:28
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Any more coming ?, LGW is shut again
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 14:40
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what for this time ?
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 15:29
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Hole in runway, wasnt closed long.
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 15:52
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So what airlines and aircraft types came in from Gatwick?
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 16:03
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Well yesterday i went and had a look and made note of:
G-DOCA B734
G-DOCE B734
G-EUPG A319
G-EUPH A319
G-GBTB B734

Somebody had told me that one flight had come from manchester? why MSE as a diversion

O p.s - a usual....

G-MKJA B742
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 16:35
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LGW was shut due to runway having to be de iced , as it was de iced and froze over very quickly !

Didnt reopen till 1038 am !
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 18:01
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i was on G-Doce, we came from edinburgh, left there late after being told runway had re-opened! the two 319s were from vce and gva, doca from agp, not sure about gbtb!
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Old 12th Dec 2008, 18:25
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yer, thanks for looking after us guys, bet it has been a while since you had 5 x ba planes parked at the terminal at the same time!

your welcome, just give us a bit more notice next time it was a pretty sight with an apron full of BA tail planes
ps (note for gatwick ground handling)
it took mse 1hr 30 mins to de-ice the runway, one full length taxiway and an apron this morning, just in time for the first clx 747-4

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Old 12th Dec 2008, 18:48
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Blue Watch Boys!

You make us proud!
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A news piece by Kent Online:

BA aircraft forced to land at Manston

by Peter Barnett

Five British Airways passenger aircraft unable to land at Gatwick due to the closure of its runway were diverted to Kent International Airport, at Manston, on Thursday.

Unexpected icy weather conditions at the UK’s second busiest airport forced the closure of its only runway during the peak morning rush.
Airborne aircraft expecting to land were diverted to alternative destinations including three international and two domestic flights that touched down at Kent International.

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