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That is what I am saying.
Everyone is shooting in their own foot by being outrageously expensive, refusing competition and Tesco defending the islanders.....since when Tesco has been interested in transport and since when a piece of land can help buy such expensive machines.....Everyone seems to be either lying or suicidal!
My theory is BIH could not afford buying new helicopters and was closing the business anyway. Any other option was no way as good as the actual Heliport so why would they want to get rid of it. Land's end is few miles away from Penzance(the train brings a lot of custom), Truro would add expenses, flights being longer....
Everyone is shooting in their own foot by being outrageously expensive, refusing competition and Tesco defending the islanders.....since when Tesco has been interested in transport and since when a piece of land can help buy such expensive machines.....Everyone seems to be either lying or suicidal!
My theory is BIH could not afford buying new helicopters and was closing the business anyway. Any other option was no way as good as the actual Heliport so why would they want to get rid of it. Land's end is few miles away from Penzance(the train brings a lot of custom), Truro would add expenses, flights being longer....
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West Cornwall MP, Andrew George, has revealed that talks are underway with an unnamed helicopter operator to save the rotary link to the Isles of Scilly and would launch next Spring. He claims this particular helicopter operator is one of the biggest in the world...
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So, how are things going now that Land's End has its brand new hard runways?
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Lands End-Scilly helicopter
ISSC is to start a helicopter service in 2018, Lands End to Scilly, presumably to challenge the Tresco Estate plans to reinstate Penzance-Scilly.
https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/
https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/
I very much doubt there is room for 2 competing firms to provide helicopter service to Scilly. I imagine the 2 firms involved probably believe so as well. I would refer anyone of a different opinion to the situation in the Scottish islands with Loganair, Eastern and Flybe.
We are thus left with the question as to which of the 2 firms with commercial responsibility for any losses from helicopter charters will blink first and back down
We are thus left with the question as to which of the 2 firms with commercial responsibility for any losses from helicopter charters will blink first and back down
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Penzance has the better weather options, but the question is whether it is up and running soon. Clearly this is a calculated attempt by the ISSC to undermine the option. They’ve had around 4 years (?) to start the service...why wait until now?
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I’m not sure lands end has facilities to hangar a chopper to be honest. Which would then suggest that it would position in from elsewhere ? NQY ? I believe it’s to be operated by the same company that operates the cornwall air ambulance so being NQY based would fit ?
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Lands End has hangars, who's to suggest that those hangars are only for fixed wing.
And it seems that St. Just is some 25% nearer to the islands than a new PZE would be, less fuel burn, engine hours etc. so if it there became a price war, which is always good for the consumer of course, I know who my money would be on winning.
And it seems that St. Just is some 25% nearer to the islands than a new PZE would be, less fuel burn, engine hours etc. so if it there became a price war, which is always good for the consumer of course, I know who my money would be on winning.
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The reason I query the hangar space at LEQ is that from memory I don’t think the existing structures have the height to accommodate choppers.
It might just be an illusion when your in the hangar but BN2 & DHC6 yes no issues. I could be mistaken. What’s the height difference between the two based models and the proposed chopper ?
It might just be an illusion when your in the hangar but BN2 & DHC6 yes no issues. I could be mistaken. What’s the height difference between the two based models and the proposed chopper ?
I wish Mr Dorrien Smith every success, Penzance is by far the most logical place to operate from being on the end of the main rail line, travel to the Isles of Scilly has for far too long been in a monopoly.
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Well according to AA Routeplanner LEQ is only 6.9 miles and 15 minutes from Penzance whilst the rail station to a new PZE heliport must be 5 minutes.
The flying time shall be shorter from/to LEQ, if Skybus could lay on a rail station courtesy bus they could certainly give a new heliport a run for their money.
The flying time shall be shorter from/to LEQ, if Skybus could lay on a rail station courtesy bus they could certainly give a new heliport a run for their money.
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Don’t believe everything you read on the inter web. You won’t do penzance to LEQ in 15 minutes. Maybe at 0330 in a car with blue flashy lights but certainly not during daytime flying hours
if Skybus could lay on a rail station courtesy bus