Roll up, roll up, airports for sale!

[LGS6753]

Currently on the market:

Prestwick
Manston
Edinburgh
Stansted (if BAA lose their appeal)
Durham Tees Valley (despite what Peel say)

any more?

This seems like a record, and tells us a lot about the economics of running airports in 21st century Britain.

[Toxic Thrust]

London City is being readied for sale too

[xtypeman]

Psst....

Filton and Plymouth oh sorry already sold for housing..............

[JSCL]

We could always rename Durham Tees Valley to suit MOL - "London North East".

[Toxic Thrust]

Its a curious time right now there are a record amount of airports closing and up for sale but there is also a lot of spending going on with improvements to existing airports:

London Southend - Total rebuild
Birmingham - Runway extension/Tower/Radar/Hangar
Oxford - Runway distances/Ramp/Hangars
Aberdeen - Runway extension
Gloucester - Runway distances
Farnborough - Hangars
Luton - Proposing stands/taxiways

Its what I would call a bit of a change in the order of things. Some of the old rot being cleared out and others developing to get their slice of the action when things pick up!

[devonish]

cornwall council are looking to offload Newquay asap

[controlx]

Dont forget the MOD closures too - Lynham etc.

Newquay's sort of available if someone knocks on the door with the right offer. Costs the good taxpayers of Cornwall £3m+ a year in additional council tax.

Future of Aviation consultation documents should pop along soon and then we might see some suprises being tabled beside the usual 3rd LHR runway and 'Boris Island' schemes - any old military airfields ready in the south east to be kick-started back to life........? Gaydon, Upper Heyford, Dunsfold enquiry re unlimited use about to be settled etc. etc.

[MerchantVenturer]

London Southend - Total rebuild
Birmingham - Runway extension/Tower/Radar/Hangar
Oxford - Runway distances/Ramp/Hangars
Aberdeen - Runway extension
Gloucester - Runway distances
Farnborough - Hangars
Luton - Proposing stands/taxiways

Bristol (BRS) - £150 million expansion plans cleared all legal hurdles including judicial review attempt by opponents - will double terminal size, add new piers and walkways, new multi-storey car parks, new hotel, new offices, public transport interchange and additional aircraft parking stands (three currently under construction for completion within the next month or so).

Contract for the first part of the terminal extension already signed and advertisments in trade press two months ago for tenders for the other works.

[Toxic Thrust]

I knew I would forget somewhere, nice one MV sounds like exciting times over at BRS to

[Cyrano]

Or for those with more modest credit card limits, Weston Airfield (EIWT) just outside Dublin, with a 920m Tarmac runway and a selection of hangars, buildings (and stables!) is for sale with an asking price of €3m, down from €12m in boom times...

[pottwiddler]

Bournemouth redevelopment, job done and ready more business

[Fairdealfrank]

Quote:
"Its a curious time right now there are a record amount of airports closing and up for sale but there is also a lot of spending going on with improvements to existing airports:

London Southend - Total rebuild
Birmingham - Runway extension/Tower/Radar/Hangar
Oxford - Runway distances/Ramp/Hangars
Aberdeen - Runway extension
Gloucester - Runway distances
Farnborough - Hangars
Luton - Proposing stands/taxiways

Its what I would call a bit of a change in the order of things. Some of the old rot being cleared out and others developing to get their slice of the action when things pick up!"

There's also a hell of a lot of terminal rebuilding/improvement work going on at LHR and LGW.

Quote:
"We could always rename Durham Tees Valley to suit MOL - "London North East".

Indeed we could, but on a serious note renaming it "Middlesbrough" or "Middlesbrough-Teesside" would help.

[Get me some traffic]

I personally prefer "Teesside Airport." I notice that the majority of the spend is in the south(east) and a large proportion of the sale is in the north. North south divide in aviation?

[ILS32]

Its not all down south,don't forget Leeds/Bradford has just started a £15 million terminal extension.Should be ready for the start of the summer season.Long over due but better late than never.

[TSR2]

And Blackpool has just invested in a 5 litre can of weedkiller

[Baltasound]

Ercan - oops. Sorry wrong country and embargoed at that....

[chaps2011]

Brand new control tower and enterprise zone at Manchester plus tram line to airport.

Ian

[fanrailuk]

CWL

It has been noted in a recent press spat that Abertis (owners of LTN, BFS and CWL) would be willing to let go of Cardiff CWL for offers of no less than £120m.

I guess that means it's up for sale! (albeit overpriced)

PP