DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 6
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The Lourdes passengers are exempt from the PFF.
I thought the regular Saabs were down to Jetstream shortages, but apparently it is indeed to accommodate an increase in passenger numbers!
I thought the regular Saabs were down to Jetstream shortages, but apparently it is indeed to accommodate an increase in passenger numbers!
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Regards the direct link I mentioned to Lsi .
I though that with all the related industries then there might be scope for similar ops that fly new even to Scatsa are they not done by Eastern? .
Though they wouldn't be classed as a proper route as general public don't use them.
That was what I was getting at but didn't word it right .
But for that matter with the new renewable energy plants being built off the Humber , Huy could just as easily do it.
I though that with all the related industries then there might be scope for similar ops that fly new even to Scatsa are they not done by Eastern? .
Though they wouldn't be classed as a proper route as general public don't use them.
That was what I was getting at but didn't word it right .
But for that matter with the new renewable energy plants being built off the Humber , Huy could just as easily do it.
Didn't read about this diversification opportunity in the Masterplan! 
Cannabis farm found in grounds of Durham Tees Valley Airport (From The Northern Echo)
Cannabis farm found in grounds of Durham Tees Valley Airport (From The Northern Echo)
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Speaking honestly if you call your airport "Edinburgh", "Newcastle", 'Manchester" etc. then Joe Public knows where it is, call it "Tees Side" Or "Durham Tees Valley Whatever" then, to many, "Where the bl00dy hell is that?"
Would calling it "Darlington Airport" be too much to ask to explain to Joe Public where the airport is actually located?
Would calling it "Darlington Airport" be too much to ask to explain to Joe Public where the airport is actually located?
Middleton St George has a certain ring to it.
Middlesbrough-Teesside sounds a reasonable name that sums up the geographical location and the nearest large town.
Durham-Tees Valley is a really bad name: it's pretty meaningless as the airport is nowhere near Durham.
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In light of the additional use of land within the perimeter fence, perhaps a more suitable designator would be POT, as everything seems to have gone to pot also. 
Update Please
So please guys...can someone do a quick precis update on where we are at with DTV ?
It seems very little news is forthcoming these days.
Flight Calib...still here?
Sycamore...selling parts to anyone (no contracts?)
Housing the latest please?
Master Plan...the latest please ?
Anything else ?
It seems very little news is forthcoming these days.
Flight Calib...still here?
Sycamore...selling parts to anyone (no contracts?)
Housing the latest please?
Master Plan...the latest please ?
Anything else ?
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The building used for the cannabis farm was on land not owned by the airport, so a little unfair that the press made it seem like it was on the airport. Bit cheeky nonetheless though, when you have a state of the art helicopter next door with the tech to hunt down such farms! Must have been a case of keep your enemies close!?
ILS32 - might be worth comparing activity levels between DTV and either Exeter or Norwich airports. DTV gets considerably fewer passengers than either of these other 2 airports yet generates far more posts on PPRuNe. Perhaps a case now that what is ultimately a quiet provincial airport doesn't actually have that much of significance to be said about it ?
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this thread if not careful will end up being used as a wishlist for posters
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A bit unfair to include Southend in that list, the only list I can think of is the one I posted and four out of the seven or eight routes quickly came to fruition with the rest having similar profiles. I'm not sure Southend-Groningen is the usual stuff of spotter fantasies
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I've been watching this thread for quite a while now, with the odd post or two in DTV 5... but what can I say?
The airport is pretty much ran down, and with Peel turning down Thomson it seems like another nail in the coffin. But, with Eastern and KLM still operating from the airport, it atleast shows some resilience from the year round characters.
I'm not going to go on about a wishlist, nor am I going to post about any timescales for DTV, because I just don't know. From my point of view, I can see where people are coming from in relation to the London flights - but is it really going to work with half-hourly East Coast services from Darlington (with excellent connections to Thornaby & Middlesbrough), or even 4x daily services from Eaglescliffe by Grand Central?
I feel this route is becoming saturated... and any flights to London would just be moving passengers from one mode to another.
Yes, DTV can move forward, and yes, DTV will - but it'll take time and very good planning.
The airport is pretty much ran down, and with Peel turning down Thomson it seems like another nail in the coffin. But, with Eastern and KLM still operating from the airport, it atleast shows some resilience from the year round characters.
I'm not going to go on about a wishlist, nor am I going to post about any timescales for DTV, because I just don't know. From my point of view, I can see where people are coming from in relation to the London flights - but is it really going to work with half-hourly East Coast services from Darlington (with excellent connections to Thornaby & Middlesbrough), or even 4x daily services from Eaglescliffe by Grand Central?
I feel this route is becoming saturated... and any flights to London would just be moving passengers from one mode to another.
Yes, DTV can move forward, and yes, DTV will - but it'll take time and very good planning.
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I used to be involved in the hotel at which the KLM crew stayed when night stopping. We upgraded the rooms to get the contract.
Even although a Midlander I have, in consequence, a passing interest in developments, or lack of them at the airport.
It occurs to me that a wish list is about the best that can be achieved and the main "interest" is in reading about the political infighting between the Council, Peel and anyone else who has an axe to grind
Is there anywhere on this forum that is less like a living, breathing airport that has a future?
Even although a Midlander I have, in consequence, a passing interest in developments, or lack of them at the airport.
It occurs to me that a wish list is about the best that can be achieved and the main "interest" is in reading about the political infighting between the Council, Peel and anyone else who has an axe to grind
Is there anywhere on this forum that is less like a living, breathing airport that has a future?
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I'm not going to go on about a wishlist, nor am I going to post about any timescales for DTV, because I just don't know. From my point of view, I can see where people are coming from in relation to the London flights - but is it really going to work with half-hourly East Coast services from Darlington (with excellent connections to Thornaby & Middlesbrough), or even 4x daily services from Eaglescliffe by Grand Central?
I feel this route is becoming saturated... and any flights to London would just be moving passengers from one mode to another.
Yes, DTV can move forward, and yes, DTV will - but it'll take time and very good planning.
I feel this route is becoming saturated... and any flights to London would just be moving passengers from one mode to another.
Yes, DTV can move forward, and yes, DTV will - but it'll take time and very good planning.
The BD MME-LHR route was supported for over 40 years, through boom and bust. Could its demise may have more to do with asset-stripping of LHR slots by BD's owners rather than the route's sudden lack of viability?
LHR-INV, LHR-JER, and LHR-LBA also ended at the same time. Funny how they all went "belly-up" at the same time.........
Is there anywhere on this forum that is less like a living, breathing airport that has a future?
also, how about Coventry, Lydd, Carlisle? I'm struggling now...
The BD MME-LHR route was supported for over 40 years, through boom and bust. Could its demise may have more to do with asset-stripping of LHR slots by BD's owners rather than the route's sudden lack of viability?
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In all fairness they were struggling to fill a 50 seater. The route declined for numerous reasons but the demand very definitely shrunk significantly over the years.
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Is there anywhere on this forum that is less like a living, breathing airport that has a future?
Manston...
also, how about Coventry, Lydd, Carlisle? I'm struggling now...
also, how about Coventry, Lydd, Carlisle? I'm struggling now...
Plymouth, Penzance, Tresco, Angelsey, Swansea, Ipswich, Cambridge, Oxford, Gloucestershire, Chester/Hawarden, Shoreham, a good percentage of the HIAL airports ... my finger is hurting now
