DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5
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I heard a while ago that Midwest were taking over the former Northern Aviation building next to Gate 7, but is that building big enough to house all the facilities mentioned in that article?
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Delays
I feel very sorry for the KLM passengers due out at 6a.m this morning but did not get going until 13.10!! Equally, those who have been diverted to HUY can't be too happy-isn't NCL open? I can't imagine spending Christmas eve in Grimsby can be much fun!
Poor bad news for this month's pax figures as well as it won't be counted
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Poor bad news for this month's pax figures as well as it won't be counted
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FR axes GRO route
If this is true, this will be a major blow to MME's future prospects. I have looked at the Ryanair website and it is still available in the drop down menu but when you choose any date in summer '10 no tickets are available.
A technical glitch or yet another nail in DTV's coffin? Surely the route could not be better supported and I cannot see ALC staying on its own.
Interestingly, I see BOH have had 4 new routes announced by FR to add to ALC, GRO and AGP. All this without a DUB service so annoying how MME could not have attracted a similar arrangement...
A technical glitch or yet another nail in DTV's coffin? Surely the route could not be better supported and I cannot see ALC staying on its own.
Interestingly, I see BOH have had 4 new routes announced by FR to add to ALC, GRO and AGP. All this without a DUB service so annoying how MME could not have attracted a similar arrangement...
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FR is to cease at least 3 routes out of GRO next summer : GRZ, MME and DSA...with the SNN addition, would make 4.
It appears DSA e MME will share the same fate as for FR flights : only destination left should be ALC. Both of them will get just a summer-only service to Costa Blanca.
It might be good to see a package holidays operator (TOM, TCX) to come back with a single based a/c in MME during the summer season heading to popular sunny spots such as PMI, MAH, REU, ALC, TFS, ACE, HER, DLM, AYT, PFO and so on..
It's a real shame MME has done nothing lately to attract again a based holiday operator...all pax are going up the road to NCL and what is left for MME ? Nothing but crumbs.
If we have a glance to the summer schedule we only have :
ABERDEEN (Eastern Airways, sched.)
SOUTHAMPTON (Eastern Airways, sched.)
AMSTERDAM (KLM, sched.)
ALICANTE (Ryanair, sched.)
JERSEY (CIT/Airways Holidays/Discover Jersey, IT)
PALMA (Thomson Holidays/First Choice, IT)
DALAMAN (Holidays4u/Goldtrail, IT)
BODRUM (Holidays4u/Goldtrail, IT)
BOURGAS (Balkan Holidays, IT)
Plus a bunch of one-offs charter flights to :
VERONA (1 trip)
MALTA (1 trip)
FUNCHAL (1 trip)
NAPLES (1 trip)
all of them run by Newmarket Air Hols.
I would say pretty thin and steadily in decline as a network for a UK regional airport...Will S10 look better or worser than this..?
It appears DSA e MME will share the same fate as for FR flights : only destination left should be ALC. Both of them will get just a summer-only service to Costa Blanca.
It might be good to see a package holidays operator (TOM, TCX) to come back with a single based a/c in MME during the summer season heading to popular sunny spots such as PMI, MAH, REU, ALC, TFS, ACE, HER, DLM, AYT, PFO and so on..
It's a real shame MME has done nothing lately to attract again a based holiday operator...all pax are going up the road to NCL and what is left for MME ? Nothing but crumbs.
If we have a glance to the summer schedule we only have :
ABERDEEN (Eastern Airways, sched.)
SOUTHAMPTON (Eastern Airways, sched.)
AMSTERDAM (KLM, sched.)
ALICANTE (Ryanair, sched.)
JERSEY (CIT/Airways Holidays/Discover Jersey, IT)
PALMA (Thomson Holidays/First Choice, IT)
DALAMAN (Holidays4u/Goldtrail, IT)
BODRUM (Holidays4u/Goldtrail, IT)
BOURGAS (Balkan Holidays, IT)
Plus a bunch of one-offs charter flights to :
VERONA (1 trip)
MALTA (1 trip)
FUNCHAL (1 trip)
NAPLES (1 trip)
all of them run by Newmarket Air Hols.
I would say pretty thin and steadily in decline as a network for a UK regional airport...Will S10 look better or worser than this..?
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I don't know if it's a glitch and prob is but ryanair website is showing in the booking tool girona and Barcelona (el prat) from mme. Assume it's not moving from girona to bcn and it's just an error.
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I think the notion that a charter airline would be interested in MME is wishful thinking. Charters and package holidays are not a booming sector and the only British charter airlines interested in flying from the North East are already well-established at Newcastle. Why would they want to increase their costs and effectively compete with themselves by basing an aircraft at MME? A lot of the Spanish airlines that used to fly into MME are no longer in business. I could imagine an extra summer flight or two to an expanding destination like Turkey, but nothing more.
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Merry Christmas to all who post on this forum and one would wish a prosperous New Year... 
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Reality is unfortunately in all likelihood to be somewhat different & unless the proverbial "Rabbit" is pulled out of a hat sometime soon, then what does 2010 offer DTV ?
Surely if it needed to be spelt out, then any reduction in commitment to S10 bucket & spade destinations by RYR must in reality question the short to medium term viability of DTV. With the pace of airline failures if anything accelerating then airport closures can not be far off.
It amazes me that package holiday operators with their long term marketing are even discussed as a short / medium term solution in the time that remains for DTV to prove itself to its owners Peel airports. It has to be noted that it would apear that Peel have done little of note to address the management teams failings, the annual accounts, soon to be published will make interesting reading.
. Reality is unfortunately in all likelihood to be somewhat different & unless the proverbial "Rabbit" is pulled out of a hat sometime soon, then what does 2010 offer DTV ?
Surely if it needed to be spelt out, then any reduction in commitment to S10 bucket & spade destinations by RYR must in reality question the short to medium term viability of DTV. With the pace of airline failures if anything accelerating then airport closures can not be far off.
It amazes me that package holiday operators with their long term marketing are even discussed as a short / medium term solution in the time that remains for DTV to prove itself to its owners Peel airports. It has to be noted that it would apear that Peel have done little of note to address the management teams failings, the annual accounts, soon to be published will make interesting reading.
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DTV Closed
Have they all gone home or not bothering to open up this year?? I make it in the first two days of this year only 1 departure? and 1 arrival ? so far Thats progress?? !!
Yes winding down!!!!
Interesting last post re movements.Using a well known web site,I went back 11 days.I know its Xmas but......only 30 departures(give or take a couple) in the last 11 days!!! That according to my maths is around 3 per day..I also included a Cherokee in that!!
Will the last person out blow out the candles.
Optimistic replies required.
Will the last person out blow out the candles.
Optimistic replies required.
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Optimistic!! Its a total utter disgrace. They cannot be bothered to clear the runways, that is the reason we only had a few movements. KLM must be asking themselves the question, why do we bother?
We dont even get LBA or NCL diverts now, an AF CRJ went all the way to Edinburgh yesterday when NCL was SNOWCLO. Thats a 3 hour bus ride instead of 1 hour from MME?
JET2 now have DSA as their number 1 alternate from LBA. To be serious it cannot go on much longer, Peel must be losing a fortune. There is a rumour that Approach control will be done at Liverpool so thats the end for some long serving and very good controllers, Peel did this at DSA.
All it takes is a shiny new plough and some de-icer!! OH and some staff
We dont even get LBA or NCL diverts now, an AF CRJ went all the way to Edinburgh yesterday when NCL was SNOWCLO. Thats a 3 hour bus ride instead of 1 hour from MME?
JET2 now have DSA as their number 1 alternate from LBA. To be serious it cannot go on much longer, Peel must be losing a fortune. There is a rumour that Approach control will be done at Liverpool so thats the end for some long serving and very good controllers, Peel did this at DSA.
All it takes is a shiny new plough and some de-icer!! OH and some staff
Peel-onward and downward
Cant be bothered or cant afford it?? Im sure KLM ,one of only two main operators can not be happy.Most of there flights either cancelled or through Necwcastle over recent days.
looks like 2010 starting the way 2009 ended,total apathy from a second(OK third) rate airstrip.
Staff must be pulling their hair out working for such a shambolic company like Peel.Wonder if any PR person cares to stand up and be counted??
Roll on 2011
looks like 2010 starting the way 2009 ended,total apathy from a second(OK third) rate airstrip.
Staff must be pulling their hair out working for such a shambolic company like Peel.Wonder if any PR person cares to stand up and be counted??
Roll on 2011
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flyBE
I notice flyBE are doing a summer service HUY-AGP. Why oh why cannot MME attract such a service? Yes a very small drop in the ocean but surely MME could support such a service?
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Not sure if this is accurate or not but on another thread they were commenting on the cost of the specialist grit / de-ice compund at around £30,000 a day to clear a fully snowbound runway with the grit osting upwards of £5,000 a ton.
Even if the figures aren't accurate it's stilla few quid either way (excluding kit and labour) so no doubt they took one look at the arrivals board and thought, bugger it let them go elsewhere.....
Dire state of affairs.
Even if the figures aren't accurate it's stilla few quid either way (excluding kit and labour) so no doubt they took one look at the arrivals board and thought, bugger it let them go elsewhere.....
Dire state of affairs.
Its called Sarcasm !
Not like you Skyman....2009=bad 2010= worse 2011= Armageddon !!
Still closed as of now ? AC is right-stuff the airlines,lets give the directors a bonus.
Still closed as of now ? AC is right-stuff the airlines,lets give the directors a bonus.