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Think we can forget that LLAOL will ever build the planned new apron and modify the run up bay into 2 stands as by the time demand picks up they won’t have enough years on their franchise to recover the money. With no new stands the terminal won’t need modifying either which will keep the airports capacity at 18 million for several more years not that I think the airport will be back to capacity for a few years.
This would leave the council via LLAL to take on the task but they won’t be able to afford it either with its drop in income and committed existing expenditure on the Dart at £225 million with a further £50 million being spent on the DCO that might well never get planning permission from the government.
After the 8:40 departure to Budapest there is nothing for 12 hours. I still find it hard to take it all in.
This would leave the council via LLAL to take on the task but they won’t be able to afford it either with its drop in income and committed existing expenditure on the Dart at £225 million with a further £50 million being spent on the DCO that might well never get planning permission from the government.
After the 8:40 departure to Budapest there is nothing for 12 hours. I still find it hard to take it all in.
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Budapest reduced to twice a day. Fares from £8.99 from April 13th on all future flights although this mornings flight is sold out.
Looks like the total daily flights are now down to 3
Looks like the total daily flights are now down to 3
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How much of the money being used for the transit connection between airport and train station is contractually committed (even if not yet spent) ?
Would it make any sense for LBC to try to pause any sections of the project for a couple of years to try to delay taking on further debt ?
Would it make any sense for LBC to try to pause any sections of the project for a couple of years to try to delay taking on further debt ?
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Don’t know what is committed but there are 2 loans needed. An initial £100m plus a further £125 million. There is no evidence that the second part has been paid to the council yet but seeing the work is more than 50% complete maybe they have indeed got the money.
It needs to be remembered that the Dart was never about serving the existing terminal as the airport reached capacity without it. It is all about serving a second terminal which might never happen. The loan repayments will have a significant impact on Income to the council as the council did not charge a passenger levy to pay for it.
It needs to be remembered that the Dart was never about serving the existing terminal as the airport reached capacity without it. It is all about serving a second terminal which might never happen. The loan repayments will have a significant impact on Income to the council as the council did not charge a passenger levy to pay for it.
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Just looking at Luton
If someone on Christmas Day had told me that Luton would be handling just a thousand or so passengers a day by Easter Sunday and that RAF C17's would be doing touch and goes I would not have been able to think of a reason why and yet this is the position the airport finds itself in.
Looking at the 2019 annual report under Principal Risks and Uncertainties losing 99.9% of their passengers at the start of the new financial year was not listed.
Looking at the 2019 annual report under Principal Risks and Uncertainties losing 99.9% of their passengers at the start of the new financial year was not listed.
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Has there been a U turn on Signature opening hours at Luton. Their web site says only EMEA station open 24/7 https://www.signatureflight.com/even...id-19-advisory