DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5
No one mentions the gained traffic due to bad weather, at the moment hangar one has got 6 hawk refugees from Leeming. Even Ryanair and BA have diverted aircraft in from Newcastle.
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You've answered your own question. When BA tells Peel that it wants to operate high-frequency, high-yield flights between Heathrow and DTV, maybe you'll get your Cat.III.
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one of the criteria for the BA shuttles to Scotland was the availability of cat 3 ILS
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really though its investment..remember...build it and they will come...
They didn't leave because of ILS issues and they weren't forced out by Peel. They left because passenger volume x seat yield less costs was not adequate.
In the right economic environment, in the future, that may change. At the moment, there are less risky bets to take than airports like MME.
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Winter 2013/2014
I am hoping that the flights just have not been loaded, but there is a very polite message on the Thomsons website that they don't fly from Durham Tees Valley in Winter 2013/2014. Certainly cant book to Tenerife or Alicante.. massive blow if it stays like that.. Is that what you meant DTVairport by the airlines pulling back to the big hubs?
Also think Peel pushed Ryanair out with the departure fee..
If Thomsons do pull out, what have the airport to lose by getting Ryanair to start flying from MME again?
Also think Peel pushed Ryanair out with the departure fee..
If Thomsons do pull out, what have the airport to lose by getting Ryanair to start flying from MME again?
Diversions
moving on from cat3 ils!
as N707ZS rightly reports ryanair and ba diverted two flights last week..so they do know we are here!! Not sure why RYR was on the ground for hours though-tech?
unfortunately..we have lost a massive amount of klm flights(and Eastern) in the meantime so a net loss ? better equipment would have helped(sorry!!) a couple of days have seen almost no movements at all?
i just fear for the first proper snow......
as N707ZS rightly reports ryanair and ba diverted two flights last week..so they do know we are here!! Not sure why RYR was on the ground for hours though-tech?
unfortunately..we have lost a massive amount of klm flights(and Eastern) in the meantime so a net loss ? better equipment would have helped(sorry!!) a couple of days have seen almost no movements at all?
i just fear for the first proper snow......
Friends of DTVA Christmas Meet
The Friends have organised a Christmas get together this Wednesday , 19th December at 7pm in the Flyers Bar of the Teesside Flight Training building down by Hangar 3 , the old Wings Bar .
There will be a report of the progress of the Friends to date plus an update on the 2013 airshow . It's an open-house meeting and all are welcome especially anyone interested in getting involved in the airshow planning . For an indication of attendance or further details please email ; informationATfodtva.co.uk replacing AT with @ .
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There will be a report of the progress of the Friends to date plus an update on the 2013 airshow . It's an open-house meeting and all are welcome especially anyone interested in getting involved in the airshow planning . For an indication of attendance or further details please email ; informationATfodtva.co.uk replacing AT with @ .
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Oh you do make me chuckle HugeWideandUgly. You come on here and spout crap about the need for CAT III ILS. Take a look at the CAA documentation for CAT III and see exactly whats needs. That's a bloody big investment for a few flights a year. I take it you don't run your own business or work in an accounts dept. The spouting is what you see from shop floor workers who don't have a clue about business management.
As for the Cobham Falcons, they fly when they are tasked by the RAF. They don't go out and fly for fun, they fly on missions to support the RAF and they are at their beck and call. If the RAF are not training, the Falcons are not flying!
Improving the runway decontamination when we have ice and snow could be improved. Hopefully we may see an improvement this winter now that Peel are serious about DTVA. Very different from the days of Peel and Vancouver.
I see there is a Friends get together on Wednesday. Might just pop along and see what it's all about. Maybe a few on here could channel their energies into helping the Friends Group. If some give as much effort as they do on here then the Airshow would be one of the best. Maybe we could have some balloons as there's plenty of hot air available to keep them afloat for a very long time.
As for the Cobham Falcons, they fly when they are tasked by the RAF. They don't go out and fly for fun, they fly on missions to support the RAF and they are at their beck and call. If the RAF are not training, the Falcons are not flying!
Improving the runway decontamination when we have ice and snow could be improved. Hopefully we may see an improvement this winter now that Peel are serious about DTVA. Very different from the days of Peel and Vancouver.
I see there is a Friends get together on Wednesday. Might just pop along and see what it's all about. Maybe a few on here could channel their energies into helping the Friends Group. If some give as much effort as they do on here then the Airshow would be one of the best. Maybe we could have some balloons as there's plenty of hot air available to keep them afloat for a very long time.
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Friends of DTVA Christmas meeting
Just a reminder , all welcome ;
The Friends have organised a Christmas get together this Wednesday , 19th December at 7pm in the Flyers Bar of the Teesside Flight Training building down by Hangar 3 , the old Wings Bar .
There will be a report of the progress of the Friends to date plus an update on the 2013 airshow . It's an open-house meeting and all are welcome especially anyone interested in getting involved in the airshow planning . For an indication of attendance or further details please email ; informationATfodtva.co.uk replacing AT with @ .
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The Friends have organised a Christmas get together this Wednesday , 19th December at 7pm in the Flyers Bar of the Teesside Flight Training building down by Hangar 3 , the old Wings Bar .
There will be a report of the progress of the Friends to date plus an update on the 2013 airshow . It's an open-house meeting and all are welcome especially anyone interested in getting involved in the airshow planning . For an indication of attendance or further details please email ; informationATfodtva.co.uk replacing AT with @ .
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I see "Peel Group" have bought back Doncaster from "Peel Airports", giving Vantage Airport Group (formerly Vancouver Airport Services) exactly what they wanted in the first place - Liverpool.
I'm not convinced this is a good thing for us or whether it will effect our independence or if DSA will now continue to provide certain services and utilities for us (hopefully not!)
I'm not convinced this is a good thing for us or whether it will effect our independence or if DSA will now continue to provide certain services and utilities for us (hopefully not!)
Interesting to see that the DSA announcement says they will continue to take services from LPL
Media | Press Releases | News Release - 20th December 2012
Media | Press Releases | News Release - 20th December 2012
The excellent partnership enjoyed to date between Vantage Airport Group and The Peel Group will be extended through long-term service contracts to manage parts of the operation at Doncaster Sheffield Airport, such as Air Traffic Control.
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News
Rumour has it that an announcement is about to be made at DTV.
Any one on the inside got anything further, or are they waiting for the media to mention it?
Details at the lower part of this article on DTV Movements. Cobham or ??
A Year at DTVA
"Sadly, we've become aware of an unfortunate piece of news whilst writing this article, we're not in a position to reveal it yet, nor is it the fault of the airport, but it's quite bad - not disastrous - but bad enough. If it gets revealed in the media before the New Year it will appear here, otherwise keep an eye on the front page."
Any one on the inside got anything further, or are they waiting for the media to mention it?
Details at the lower part of this article on DTV Movements. Cobham or ??
A Year at DTVA
"Sadly, we've become aware of an unfortunate piece of news whilst writing this article, we're not in a position to reveal it yet, nor is it the fault of the airport, but it's quite bad - not disastrous - but bad enough. If it gets revealed in the media before the New Year it will appear here, otherwise keep an eye on the front page."
It's still there - at the bottom of the "IN THE NEWS" section, just above the "2013 NEW YEAR MESSAGE" (I've checked as I had seen the page and hadn't noticed that comment).
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Quote still there.
Jetstar, yes its still there under the piece about the new commercial director.
Wouldn't have thought it was added if something was about to be announced, as the Movement site isn't one to make things up.
Any ideas?
Wouldn't have thought it was added if something was about to be announced, as the Movement site isn't one to make things up.
Any ideas?