CIUDAD REAL AIRPORT, SPAIN
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CIUDAD REAL AIRPORT, SPAIN
http://www.pprune.org/airlines-airpo...l-airport.html
The original thread above was closed in 2012 so I am opening a new thread as the airport has been sold.
British investors buy Spain's ?1bn Don Quixote airport for just £7,000 - Telegraph
The original thread above was closed in 2012 so I am opening a new thread as the airport has been sold.
British investors buy Spain's ?1bn Don Quixote airport for just £7,000 - Telegraph
All part of the socialist government's ideal that every province had to have an airport so yip quite a few ghost airports and some white elephants that are still breathing (just!).
The massive investment in High Speed Trains (AVE) didn't help the internal aviation market either.
The massive investment in High Speed Trains (AVE) didn't help the internal aviation market either.
Don't be so harsh on Castellon airport - it will see scheduled flights with Ryanair from Stansted and Bristol from mid September. Marketing support payments may of course be involved... !
Admittedly no other airline seems interested in CDT though...
Admittedly no other airline seems interested in CDT though...
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Theres nothin wrong with the high speed trains...show up at the station get on the train and go! Arrive at destination, get off and leave....ill leave it up to all u jet heads to rewrite this from an air travellers prospective...once u arrive and catch up with us railheads
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Actually the second runway at Malaga is been used occasionally as the airport is handling a lot more traffic this summer although I admit it was really a waste of money. Regarding the AVE high speed trains they certainly have reduced the number of domestic flights in Spain - especially Barcelona-Madrid - and with another 1,000 kilometres of track coming on stream this year domestic services will be further eroded plus the rail fares are quite reasonable not like some country I could mention!
Regarding Cuidad Real - passed by last year, excellent infrastructure but only has a small catchment area but good luck to the new owners - they will need it.
Regarding Cuidad Real - passed by last year, excellent infrastructure but only has a small catchment area but good luck to the new owners - they will need it.
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Some degree of subsidy but their track is paid for by the EU, Spain hasn`t enough money left to put on a fireworks show...and as the second largest contributor to said funds, they get all the fun of cheap railways
Some degree of subsidy but their track is paid for by the EU, Spain hasn`t enough money left to put on a fireworks show...and as the second largest contributor to said funds, they get all the fun of cheap railways
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There is a definite solution, though. Now they just have to build a million-city somewhere nearby and populate it. Why the construction of an airport couldn't be the first thing on the list? 
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Personally I think Castellon has the better chance of survival - bigger catchment area but could take some traffic away from nearby Valencia. Superb places to visit along the coast: Segunto, Penascola (where part of El Cid was made) etc. but good luck to both airports.
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No, the article is correct. No mention of Castellon. FR did serve Ciudad Real for a while, maybe 3x weekly from STN. In addition to Vieling mentioned, I'm sure Air Berlin used to serve Palma.
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That whole second runway fiasco at malaga is just baking in the sun with nothin more than tumble weed to annoy it...
Found the trains in Spain far more expensive than Germany or Italy. And a total con when it comes to the difference between first class and other classes of travel.
Could they not turn the place Into something similar to Hahn airport? Turn it into a massive cargo and low cost hub.
The only box the airport ticks is close proximity to to high speed rail which would require the owners to foot the bill to link up and for a cargo hub however rail freight would have it's own restrictions which may not help matters.
Personally I think Castellon has the better chance of survival - bigger catchment area but could take some traffic away from nearby Valencia. Superb places to visit along the coast: Segunto, Penascola (where part of El Cid was made) etc. but good luck to both airports
Not forgetting the flight restrictions where it was built.
Last edited by Jamie2k9; 21st Jul 2015 at 23:45.