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Bearing in mind the success of the Eden Project and the fact that Cornwall is primarily a leisure destination where European funding is available I would love to see someone have a look at the potential of developing a major themed leisure center at Newquay Airport, how about a snowdome for starters since there is no such facility anywhere in the South West of England.
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Re Newquay
Its a Big Airport (Area wise) with a small catchment area and seasonal
Forget the Eden Project people are not goint to fly to Newquay to visit this They will Drive or go by train
Airlines will only fly where theres business all year
And Therefore NOT NEWQUAY
Its a Big Airport (Area wise) with a small catchment area and seasonal
Forget the Eden Project people are not goint to fly to Newquay to visit this They will Drive or go by train
Airlines will only fly where theres business all year
And Therefore NOT NEWQUAY
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Precisely why its future as I have said so often relies on the development of that big area to make the whole facility a contributer whether there are ten flights a day or ten flights a year.
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I think Groundhog has a relevant point here. However many flights Newquay might eventually attract, they are unlikely to provide more than a small proportion of the significant running costs of the airfield. Renting out of the HAS's, using hangar space and the considerable acreage involved ought - in theory- to help make ends meet. But it needs not the plodding hand of the public sector but some dynamic private sector involvoment. Who is going to bring in the commerical activites to provide much needed employment in aircraft maintenance and servicing, aircraft breaking and storage and much more. A skilled engineer around here is lucky to earn more than £9 per hour so Newquay could surely compete in terms of wage structure.
Which airfields serve as role models? Kemble has a useful aircraft breaking role, Exeter the last time I took a look had several aircraft stored though probably this is not that lucrative. I am interested but not convinced of the way ahead - probably reflects the Cornwall Council view now that I think about it.
Which airfields serve as role models? Kemble has a useful aircraft breaking role, Exeter the last time I took a look had several aircraft stored though probably this is not that lucrative. I am interested but not convinced of the way ahead - probably reflects the Cornwall Council view now that I think about it.
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Not only is Non Emmett correct but as an example an entrepreneur friend took a proposal from an overseas engineering company to open a base at Newquay and was met with complete lack of any enthusiasm or interest. The company is now close to closing a deal with an airfield in Wales.
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Perhaps doing away with mandatory handling charges might see more 'leisure' visitors in smaller planes.
In the meantime - we'll go to the friendly place down the coast.
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Thompson has opereated 2 charter flighs out of Newquay to the Caribbean this winter and from what i've heard the feedback from the airline has been positive. Who knows, maybe Thompson will start flying from Newquay on a regular basis. But i don't think until next summer tho.
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Any positive future for NQY?
Groundhog, looking through your posts, do you have any positive thoughts about NQY now the RAF have released their grip? Re your entrepreneur friend.....was there a possibility that the plans were a load of b.....x and that's why they were met with a lack of enthusiasm. There are 2 sides to a story.
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Dash 7 Lover - sorry just seen your post I guess the second sentence answers the question, as far as I know the facility is going ahead in Wales, no idea whether it is a good idea or a bad one.
Positive thoughts, said it already the future lies in the profitability of the whole facility not on the number of flights. There will probably be a need for air services into NQY long after I am gone but what else can be done there?
Positive thoughts, said it already the future lies in the profitability of the whole facility not on the number of flights. There will probably be a need for air services into NQY long after I am gone but what else can be done there?
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I see British International Helicopters are now not coming to NQY from Penzance, but they are going to build a new heliport near Penzance, lets hope this does not effect NQY that much or is it more doom and gloom for NQY
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arent they ?
They have already established a MX base:
Newquay Cornwall Airport - Over 20 jobs created in major helicopter firm deal with Newquay Cornwall Airport
iv not actually seen anything in the local press about the services not moving from Penzance to NQY but it wouldnt surprise me, then again i doubt that would make much difference to NQY one way or another
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They have already established a MX base:
Newquay Cornwall Airport - Over 20 jobs created in major helicopter firm deal with Newquay Cornwall Airport
iv not actually seen anything in the local press about the services not moving from Penzance to NQY but it wouldnt surprise me, then again i doubt that would make much difference to NQY one way or another
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Well, some while ago, the plan was to operate St. Just to/from the islands and base the choppers overnight(s) at NQY however Skybus operate St Just, Skybus say who comes and go at St. Just, and I heard that Skybus had said "no" obviously not wanting the competition on 'their' route.
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But a vast amount of the chopper pax are connections to/from Penzance mainline rail station, whilst Nookie has a rail station it is hardly mainline and/or quite a journey to/from a mainline rail station combined with increased sector lengths, costs, fares etc, NQY to/from the islands.
It can't take too much to build a heliport ..... grass field, few portable buildings and a licence!
It can't take too much to build a heliport ..... grass field, few portable buildings and a licence!
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Agree entirely with the point Phileas makes, mainline train connection is surely essential to the service. Bodmin may even be a better alternative than Newquay at least it has a mainline station? Building a new field at Penzance must be the answer though.
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Or operate some of these aircraft instead of choppers ..... and instead of a geriatric flat bottomed ferry:
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