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I see the airport is still finding room for one-off charters - two flights from Perpignan, a Sundair A320 and a FlyLan ATR-72 bringing Catalan Dragons supporters for the Rugby League final at Wembley this afternoon.
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Think that is the cost of the 2 aircraft. The bull was the claim that these two aircraft will create 1,500 new jobs. Apart from the flight crew I doubt if hardly any new jobs will be created. All it will mean is that some of the support staff like baggage handlers might get a few additional hours added to their zero hour contracts.
** Airports Council International (ACI) suggests creation of 750 on-site jobs for every 1 million carried passengers per year
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Very interesting last paragraph from 'Constructor' made on Aug 25th!
Huge surprise reading a base expansion by Ryanair, but not many new routes for the airport.
When was the land earmarked for Century Park transferred over to Luton airport by the Town Hall? Very convenient!
We appear to have gone from a business park to mostly airport use and a second terminal on the tip (no doubt the further rounds of 'sift' will reveal that favoured option?)
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LLAL have not got a lease on the park but a licence. This was taken out in a secret deal in 2015 between the council and LLAL, which is their own limited company. The lease or sale for a £1 will come later.
The current planning applications for the park are a farce. LLAL have just put in amended applications last week after being condemned by the councils own planning inspector. The whole purpose of the applications is to put in a dual carriageway for a terminal 2 while LLAL are making out it is purely for a business park. The applications show a new Wigmore Park location complete with planting schemes to try and placate local residents while the consultation for airport expansion shows the same site as an airport car park with yet another Wigmore Park in the adjoining county of Hertfordshire.
The current planning applications for the park are a farce. LLAL have just put in amended applications last week after being condemned by the councils own planning inspector. The whole purpose of the applications is to put in a dual carriageway for a terminal 2 while LLAL are making out it is purely for a business park. The applications show a new Wigmore Park location complete with planting schemes to try and placate local residents while the consultation for airport expansion shows the same site as an airport car park with yet another Wigmore Park in the adjoining county of Hertfordshire.
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Good to see Cork back on the roster of routes from LTN for Ryanair. It's been a LONG time, I could never understand why the route got cancelled. It makes perfect sense for LTN. Do some of the other routes suggest the beginning of another Ryanair/easyJet battle like we had with Copenhagen?
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Ryanair-the Irish airline that no airport should prostitute itself to!
Good to see Cork back on the roster of routes from LTN for Ryanair. It's been a LONG time, I could never understand why the route got cancelled. It makes perfect sense for LTN. Do some of the other routes suggest the beginning of another Ryanair/easyJet battle like we had with Copenhagen?
Trouble is, the airport (any airport) can't stop an airline operating to a particular destination. I would imagine the holiday routes like Alicante and Malaga can stand competition, just as they did when Monarch operated them, as long as neither operator dumps loads of capacity on the route. I'm not sure about Athens though - will Wizzair stay or concede it?
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Lee Baker Street, minor clarification on your Copenhagen point - FR didn’t operate that route from STN until they shifted the LTN flights over.
EZY did operate it though 3x daily until they started LTN, at which point STN dropped to about 2x weekly.
This was said to be a spoiler so FR couldn’t benefit from new route subsidy, which may or may not have been true. If so, it was perhaps EZY that started the war and that gave up a strong route they’d been in control of for many years going back to the Go days.
EZY did operate it though 3x daily until they started LTN, at which point STN dropped to about 2x weekly.
This was said to be a spoiler so FR couldn’t benefit from new route subsidy, which may or may not have been true. If so, it was perhaps EZY that started the war and that gave up a strong route they’d been in control of for many years going back to the Go days.
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The airport has opened a roof terrace in the departure lounge or should I say a retailer has, which is located between Pret and pier A . Photos on the airports Facebook page. Looks good!
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Picked up from the Airport today.
Have to say I was impressed with the amount of activity around the new station area, two piling rigs in operation .
A third rig is about to start work on MSCP2 by the look of it as well.
Look forward to the photo updates from LTNman in due course.
Have to say I was impressed with the amount of activity around the new station area, two piling rigs in operation .
A third rig is about to start work on MSCP2 by the look of it as well.
Look forward to the photo updates from LTNman in due course.
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I am already thinking about it but I need a bit more change to happen from the last set of photos published on August 24th.
The first hints of the temporary moving of the dual carriageway is now taking place as the traffic island that sits by the entrance and exit of the bus station has had its curbing removed and looks like it is going to be filled in.
The first hints of the temporary moving of the dual carriageway is now taking place as the traffic island that sits by the entrance and exit of the bus station has had its curbing removed and looks like it is going to be filled in.
Paxing All Over The World
It was just over two years since I last used the airport, although I had done drop/collects frequently.
I was on a Midday on Tuesday 21st (to PSA with U2) and everything was pretty good. Not sure what the interval is for the Mid-Term car park but from entering to the bus arriving at 'C' was a GOOD 20 minutes. I'd seen no other bus in that time. The layout of the bus forecourt was dissapointing as they have retained the 'Nose in = Reverse out" which creates delays when the next arrival cannot clear the way for the one who wants out. The awnings are a total waste of money as everyone getting on a bus will get soaked by rain.
Signposting inside was not as clear as it could be. The U2 bag drop queue was well managed but, clearly, more consoles are required but it worked fine.
I had purchased Fast Track but could not see the sign for it! I'm sure that folks will tell me it's loud and clear but, since I was actively looking for it and could not see it? So went into main section as could not be faffed. The new system there worked well.
The extended shopping mall was as I had expected. Aspire lounge very busy bit still OK. Then out to the new pier.
Returning very late last Saturday (from GOA with U2) we parked up by gate 1/2 so had that hideously long walk round three sides. From doors open to bags arriving was about 30 mins so I guess that's average. Overall, a positive experience and will continue to use because STN is too far away and worse.
I was on a Midday on Tuesday 21st (to PSA with U2) and everything was pretty good. Not sure what the interval is for the Mid-Term car park but from entering to the bus arriving at 'C' was a GOOD 20 minutes. I'd seen no other bus in that time. The layout of the bus forecourt was dissapointing as they have retained the 'Nose in = Reverse out" which creates delays when the next arrival cannot clear the way for the one who wants out. The awnings are a total waste of money as everyone getting on a bus will get soaked by rain.
Signposting inside was not as clear as it could be. The U2 bag drop queue was well managed but, clearly, more consoles are required but it worked fine.
I had purchased Fast Track but could not see the sign for it! I'm sure that folks will tell me it's loud and clear but, since I was actively looking for it and could not see it? So went into main section as could not be faffed. The new system there worked well.
The extended shopping mall was as I had expected. Aspire lounge very busy bit still OK. Then out to the new pier.
Returning very late last Saturday (from GOA with U2) we parked up by gate 1/2 so had that hideously long walk round three sides. From doors open to bags arriving was about 30 mins so I guess that's average. Overall, a positive experience and will continue to use because STN is too far away and worse.
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Routesonline are showing a TUI weekly flight to Chambery eff Dec-Mar for W18/19
Last year Titan operated a weekly flight there so i wonder is this a replacement or additional flight.
Last year Titan operated a weekly flight there so i wonder is this a replacement or additional flight.
Falcon - see the website of Cystal Ski (subsidiary of TUI Group). It looks like Titan are operating a Stansted-Chambery-XXX-Chambery-Stansted flights on Saturdays over the winter - but I'm not sure where the XXX is though
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Construction update
Work has started on the foundations of the second multistory while in the background work continues on the Dart station site. The photo shows three boring machines and 2 cranes.
The station site.
Soil is starting to accumulated from the boring operation. At the moment is being dumped by the walkway to the drop off area.
The central stairs are now open.
Work has started at one end of the bus station to erect the wibbly wobbly covered area as no two posts seem to be the same height. Just in shot a short post is being lowered by the crane.
Work has started to fill in the entrance and exit island to the bus station. Pure speculation but I suspect the dual carriageway will be diverted into the former loop of the drop off area to allow the existing dual carriageway to be dug out for a cut and cover tunnel.
Meanwhile by the fire station and fronting taxiway Bravo an area has been fenced off. Again this is the route for the cut and cover tunnel that will cross the taxiway. In the distance workmen wearing yellow can be seen that were walking the site.
The station site.
Soil is starting to accumulated from the boring operation. At the moment is being dumped by the walkway to the drop off area.
The central stairs are now open.
Work has started at one end of the bus station to erect the wibbly wobbly covered area as no two posts seem to be the same height. Just in shot a short post is being lowered by the crane.
Work has started to fill in the entrance and exit island to the bus station. Pure speculation but I suspect the dual carriageway will be diverted into the former loop of the drop off area to allow the existing dual carriageway to be dug out for a cut and cover tunnel.
Meanwhile by the fire station and fronting taxiway Bravo an area has been fenced off. Again this is the route for the cut and cover tunnel that will cross the taxiway. In the distance workmen wearing yellow can be seen that were walking the site.
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