Ryanair to Liverpool?
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Caslance...No scheduled service between MAN & MCO and Has'nt been for many a year ???? Don't let Mr.Branson hear you say that !. .Ringwayman, for info VS75 will be operating year round from May. . .. .As for LPL, good luck to 'em. I recently went to . .BCN ex LPL on Easyjet purely and simply due to price. BA quoted £484, IB quoted £398 and EZY at. .£112 ! Now for a 2 hour flight i'm quite happy to . .trundle down the M62 and save ££££ <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .LPL could just do with some FRA/MIL/PAR/CPH type destinations and give MAN even more of a run for their money......and STN would be handy too, MR.O'leary or MR.Hadjithingy, Sirs,...please ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
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Sikman, those destinations in the final paragraph (together with Gatwick) will be served from Liverpool. The cities will probably be split between FR and EZY.. . . . <small>[ 10 March 2002, 16:27: Message edited by: dwlpl ]</small>
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Caslance - couldn't agree more with your point on the 'us vs them' nonsense that often seems to riddle these threads. There are newsgroups a plenty, or airliners.net where 'debate' of that (dubious) quality can be found. . .. .What's particularly iratating about the MAN vs LPL debate is that everyone seems to miss the fact that pax in NW of England now have an excellent mix of services, with both low cost and full service well represented. With both airports being easily accessible from the main population centres, then as long as there is a service to meet your requirements from one of the two airports, why does it matter which one?. .. .682
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Staying off the subject topic for this posting, but digressing onto one of its off-shoot themes ie. the question of a airports name.. .. .I see the French Government has chosen a site for the new Paris airport that is 80 miles, yes 80 miles, from the French capital.. .. .It will be close to the Belgian border. Maybe it could be named, in the future, as Brussels Even Further South Airport! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 10 March 2002, 21:27: Message edited by: dwlpl ]</small>
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682, I couldn't agree more! Any expansion at regional airports is good news for everyone.. .. .Oh, yes, fancy forgetting Virgin.. .. .Especially since they've subcontracted the flight out to air Atlanta quite a lot in recent years. . .. .And continued to advertise all their in-plane entertainment, etc, even though they knew perfectly well that the aircraft that would operate the flight had no such facilities! Let's hope for an improvement this year. The people of the North deserve better.. .. .Yes, dwlpl, you're right. And the planned site is slap bang over a World War One cemetery, where brave men who laid down their lives for the benefit of France are buried. What a fine example for us all to follow. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="mad.gif" /> . .. .And Onan.....well, what can I say?? You seem unable to put digit to keyboard without attacking Manchester in some way, so I'm afraid I can't take your admonishments all that seriously. I'm just glad it isn't your finger on he proverbial button, that's all. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" /> . .. .Best just agree to differ, eh?
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The airport will be built on or near the Somme battlefield. . .. .I don't know if this is the French's final decision but the Australian Government has protested, does anybody know if the UK Government has done likewise?. . . . <small>[ 10 March 2002, 21:49: Message edited by: dwlpl ]</small>
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dwlpl. .I believe my government has lodged a protest. It is my understanding that the remains of soldiers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment are buried at the site. . .. .682ft AMSL. .Right! Surely this is what it is all about. Passenger convenience! and yes you are right, It really doesn't matter what type of carrier fly's from/to what airport as long it is serving the needs of the flying public. Sometimes airports are located at a remote location from the city they serve for reasons other than profit, unlike the use of Sanford which is marketed, in the UK, as Orlando. Caracas, Venezuela is one of those. Caracas, nestled as it is in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, has no room for a airport, consequently it's airport is located at La Guiera on the Caribbean coast.
The new runway will go right over the British war cemetary.The land on which it stands was granted to the British people in perpetuity after the first world war. No doubt the Blair government will do sod all about it.. .. .How about Manchester John Lennon Airport!!!!!!!
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I'd say that was about as likely as Liverpool FC renaming Anfield the "Sir Alex Ferguson Stadium"!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />
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What a publicity coupe that was, I mean the re-naming of Liverpool Airport. Every North American TV news network carried the item of John Lennons widow Yoko Ono, unvieling a sculptor of John Lennon at Liverpool Airport. The CBC carried a slightly extended item complementing the present exibition of Yoko Ono's artistic endeavours at the AGO )Art Gallery of Ontario). <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />
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Even though the American networks showed some interest in Yoko doing the statue bit the Yanks dont give a toss about the airport they are never going to fly into it.Its more of a desire to cover what Yoko is doing and their continued interest in all things Lennon.
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....that maybe so but the idea was to get the airports name around the world. As noted with the previous postings it can be seen to be an outstanding unqualified success. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 18 March 2002, 14:20: Message edited by: dwlpl ]</small>
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If even for a second the Yanks thought "look they have renamed Liverpool Airport etc etc" the fact remains its not really some fantastic coup because they are not interested in the airport its not in London.Remember its a no frills airport and the majority of overseas visitors to this country or even the North West will not be flying through it.Not putting the airport down but the fact that Easy Jet wanted to call it "Manchester Liverpool Airport" shows that it is all relative i.e more people know about Manchester Airport and in turn more people know about London Heathrow.
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yes but now more people know there is an airport in Liverpool, was that not the point of the tv coverage? And if Liverpool do get a low cost flight to London, which looks like it could happen if Fr and Ezy continue their expansion, then more Yanks would be likely to visit!!
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I doubt very much if hoards of Yanks will be flying into Heathrow/Gatwick and then transfering onto some no frills outfit to fly to Liverpool.They will transfer onto BMI or BA and fly to Manch or fly to Manch in the first place.And before you all think i am anti Liverpool i am not i am sure there are a lot of overseas visitors going to Liverpool but the majority especially the Yanks and Japs are not likely to be stepping off Ryans and Easy planes to get there.
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I don't think there are 'hoards' of overseas visitors flying into many UK regional airports, be it directly or otherwise. Most tourists base themselves in London and a few venture out to the likes of Bath, Stratford etc on coach tours. Possible exception is Scotland. . .. .This lack of an inbound market helps explains why making money from long-haul is always more difficult out of the regions in comparison to London. . .. .682
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682ft AMSL you are probably right about not many tourists flying into the regions.I wasnt wanting to be too harsh on Liverpool about the number of people going there but to be frank anyone who thinks that a couple of mins on American tv about the renaming and a couple of no frills airlines flying from there is going to make the airport and the city a mecca for tourists is deluding themselves.We all know whether we like it or not London/Bath/Stratford/Edinburgh and some of the Highlands are what most of the Yanks/Japs want and they are the ones with the money.Most Europeans going to Liverpool or Manchester are either on short business trips or to watch footy.And just to mention them as the original post was about them Ryanair are not going to turn Liverpool into a top destination either because the people with the real money will be going elsewhere and/or are unlikely to want to travel 50 60 70 80 or even more miles to get to the bloody airport to fly there.That does not mean before anyone has a thrombo that Ryans and Easys will be empty they are just not likely to be full of tourists flocking to Liverpool but more likely business men/women who dont want the frills and as we have shown {thinking of Spain/Amsterdam} Brit lads and girls finding new places to get pissed in and then slowly ****** up over the next 20 years.