DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5

[paarmo]

Would grouse stand for anything? After all the collective noun could be a complaint of grouse or possibly a whinge. Mind you if they are very well known it could be a bottle.

[Clyde Parthangel]

Since TuiFly are withdrawing from the UK completely at the end of October and (from experience) their Newcastle - Hannover flights were always chocka with Army types and family going backwards and forwards, maybe somebody should point someone in the direction of a Teesside - Hannover service??.....

[mattfalcus]

North East - Germany has always been really underserved in my opinion. All we have when TUI leave is the NCL-DUS service, which isn't cheap. More flights to Germany from either airport would work I think.

[thebobster]

Im surprised Excelsis haven't picked up on a german service, however they have gone quiet all of a sudden, I wonder why ?

Rob

[Jamesair]

It was hoped that Air Berlin would pick up the route...but nothing seems to have happened (yet)

[SWBKCB]

Not sure if this is new or a re-hash of old news

Excelsis delays City arrival plans - Wharf

[andrewmcharlton]

Excelsis are probably planning on moving to Peterlee International to Hawkinge in a converted Spit PR9, about as much chance as their advertised plan anyway.

[paarmo]

Oh ye of little faith Andrew C. You might be able to tell us why Tui pulled NCL when they were apparently "chocka" according to an earlier correspondent.
You know I really can't make my mind up about excelsis. Sometimes they appear proffessional and others they are complete clowns. When they are clowns it dosen't augur well for any flights from Teesside and at the moment if there was even a glimmer of hope the Peel self promotion team would be in overdrive trumpetting the news.

[skyman771]

No respite in bad news, DTV down to 33rd place in rankings on a month on month basis virtually 25% below Humberside in 32nd place. No movements on the board at all for rest of today & not we are not yet into winter.
Is there a valid business case, presumably will need to be backed by further investment, in keeping the airport open ?

[MME4eva]

arrivals board

I think the lack of flights on the website flight info section is down to technological problems rather than there being no flights at all...the BBC page for DTV has had the same message for several days stating that DTV cannot bring live flight information at this time.

Not the most professional of situations to have but it seems no one at DTV is in a hurry to sort out the glitch.

Any news on Ryanair for next summer yet re: GRO and ALC?

[paarmo]

7 arrivals today. 3 Amsterdam,1 Aberdeen and 3 private. No wonder they are in no rush to update the screens.

[andrewmcharlton]

Might be worth adding buses to arrivals to make it look busier?

[maxtoon]

and the train's of course

[andrewmcharlton]

Taxi's might make it spill over onto two pages on Ceefax too

[skyman771]

MME4eva

I think the lack of flights on the website flight info section is down to technological problems

Do you really believe this ?
I realise that as an employee you need to put a brave face on things, but surely you must also see "the glass as (more than!) half empty".

[andrewmcharlton]

Well said Skyman, this glass is in fact upside down on the drainer.....

[davidjohnson6]

Cheer up a bit - MME still gets more passengers than Plymouth

[paarmo]

PLYMOUTH !!!!!!!. We are much bigger than Plymouth. I like to think of us being in the same league as ASF or similar. (Betcha have to google that one DJ6)

[davidjohnson6]

I like to think of us being in the same league as ASF or similar

Never really thought of MME at the same time as Astrakhan.... but then what do I know ?

Betcha have to google that one DJ6

Google is unnecessary when you have OAG data on your PC

[paarmo]

ASF. You fly in on Tractor Airways. Get a Tractor taxi to town Stay in a cowshed cunningly described as a hotel . Eat green brown or grey sludge which all tastes the same.Mind you it was over 20yrs ago and Teesside has changed since then.