DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5

[paarmo]

Unfortunately VAS do not appear to have read their own glossy website because all they appear to have done so far is to get people's backs up and deliver nothing. None of that was mentioned on takeover day.
I feel a glass half empty moment coming on.

[N707ZS]

Nice to see the winter Tom flights are flown by a 738 aircraft based for the weekend.

[jumpseater]

highwideandugly
Dont forget that figure is each way ..just count the outbound-ie half.Gives about 500K as per my last message!!

hwd
Don't bother with the facts then...


What is the Passenger Facility Fee (PFF)?
The Passenger Facilities Fee is a charge made by Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) on all departing passengers to help support the continued operation of the airport and to secure its future.

Airport Information*|*Passenger Facility Fee (PFF)

[highwideandugly]

DTV charges

Jumpseater...sorry you have lost me...your point is?

[pug]

Clearly that all departing passengers pay the (whatever the charge is called) fee.

[highwideandugly]

Err??

Me thinks Jumpseater is a member of VAS accounting team..I'm still trying to get my head around the/your last message(OK I know its not important in the grand scheme of things)

Please explain ...I said you only count outbound passengers and costed the same,approx.You said ..well you said..well I dont know what you said and I dont know what you mean about hard facts? Thanks Pug for the explination??

whatever..we are still in a mess!

[jumpseater]

hwd, nope, not a VAS accountant.

I mis-read the context of your 'each way' comment, in response to a previous poster, and got it wrong.
My apologies.

And yup I hope DTV's situation improves significantly.

[highwideandugly]

No probs!

thought it was me!! no problem..i guessed as much.

However we are in a state bit like boro!! not sure where we go and not sure where 2011 will lead us? by this time we normaly have a heads up re summer schedules?? anyone got the picture yet?

[N707ZS]

I see Ryanair are advertising DTVA to Alicante flights for 2011.

[aidoair]

I see Ryanair are advertising DTVA to Alicante flights for 2011.

Where abouts ??? It's not on their website timetable? Isn't Durham Tees Valley is still in the drop down list from this summers flights...

[Jamie2k9]

In the New Routes section. Not bookable yet but will be in the next few days.

[P330]

Ryanair

Yes, according to Ryanair, flights resume on 29th March 2011. This would be good news.

[mmeman]

Some good news, looks like the Thomson flights are back next winter, TFS, ALC and SSH all in the timetable for winter 11/12.

[aidoair]

Yes, according to Ryanair, flights resume on 29th March 2011. This would be good news.

Should be good news. Though this is a change of direction for FR to operate from and ''Additional Passenger Departure Fee'' airport. I guess Peel/VAC must have persuaded O'Leary and his crew hard on this one?

[Jamie2k9]

Should be good news. Though this is a change of direction for FR to operate from and ''Additional Passenger Departure Fee'' airport. I guess Peel/VAC must have persuaded O'Leary and his crew hard on this one?

Passengers over 12 years who fly from Ireland West Airport Knock are charged €10 Airport Fee. I'm don't think that FR include this when you book flights. I think you have to pay it at Check-In. I would say it's going to be like that here as well.

[aidoair]

Passengers over 12 years who fly from Ireland West Airport Knock are charged €10 Airport Fee. I'm don't think that FR include this when you book flights. I think you have to pay it at Check-In. I would say it's going to be like that here as well.

Sorry my mistake this is true. Come to think of it Newquay airport imposes the extra charge too where FR operate to Alicante. It is just recently, there's been rumours of FR threatening to pull out of DSA if they introduced an additional charge for departing passengers. . . Whether true or not no-one knows, but should they return to MME then they will certainly continue to sell the DSA flights should a charge be introduced.

[mmeman]

Durham Tees Valley has gone from the new routes section on the Ryanair website.

[Jamie2k9]

It is still in the booking system and shows as operating.

[DB5]

Passenger Facility Fee

Reaction in the local media both yesterday and today to the introduction of the new £6 Passenger Facility Fee (PFF) at DTV rather strangely appears to be generally positive. Local radio ran a phone-in and at a guess, around 90% plus of callers said they wouldn’t mind paying the PFF, mainly for the convenience of being able to travel from their own doorstep.
However, the main message to Peel / VAG that came across very loud, and very clear, from everyone whether they were young, old, business or leisure users was that whilst they would be prepared to pay, they weren’t ever likely to actually do so because of the abysmal lack of destination choice available, and until that was resolved, Peel wouldn’t be seeing any of them in the departure lounge at all.

One other snippet that’s also on the record since yesterday - Craig Richmond, chief executive of Peel Airports, revealed that senior management was in talks to introduce new destinations from DTV, with Cyprus and Jamaica under consideration.
Cyprus I can understand, but Jamaica! Where did that come from?

[dwlpl]

Cyprus I can understand, but Jamaica! Where did that come from?

Its because they, VAS, own airports in both countries and are hinting that they can do deals on fees.