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With all due respect I worked at LHR with BMA for many years when we had 5 x DC-9 MME rotations a day - I'm not daft you know.
What amazes me is that airlines today such as Eastern will have no chance on getting these routes viable if timing and infrastructure is absent/lacking -
I am quite easily pleased but if we want to see recovery (post Covid - post Flybe - post almost everything else) then some foresight has to be in the business plan surely?
I have tried again and again to use my local airport and to support it but to no avail.
What amazes me is that airlines today such as Eastern will have no chance on getting these routes viable if timing and infrastructure is absent/lacking -
I am quite easily pleased but if we want to see recovery (post Covid - post Flybe - post almost everything else) then some foresight has to be in the business plan surely?
I have tried again and again to use my local airport and to support it but to no avail.
If you want a route to work - Firstly you look at do the times suit your business model? Well, yes an 18.30 arrival is very nice - home for tea for the locals.
Airlines always used to work closely with Car Hire Companies especially for the ease of businessmen, or has all of that fallen by the way side too?
Seems if MME Tees-side, Eastern, and SOU all want this to work then sorry but none of this is rocket science - If it does not work then it will surely fail.
Airlines always used to work closely with Car Hire Companies especially for the ease of businessmen, or has all of that fallen by the way side too?
Seems if MME Tees-side, Eastern, and SOU all want this to work then sorry but none of this is rocket science - If it does not work then it will surely fail.
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Get a grip. The world is a different place since BMI were flying let alone flying DC-9s. I travel weekly for business (including during Corona) and first thing I check is how I’ll get from the airport - is car hire/train available and then I make my decision on which flight suits my plan. I don’t call Lufthansa and complain that my flight arrives too late. Insulting people and saying they obviously never dealt with business flyers doesn’t make your argument right.
Other than Heathrow where there are car hire options open 24/7, almost all airports have some flights arriving or departing after the car hire has closed.
Other than Heathrow where there are car hire options open 24/7, almost all airports have some flights arriving or departing after the car hire has closed.
Come on - you would have thought with Easterns' arrivals all landing after 6pm that a Car Rental would be open for some sort of business revival plan?
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Get a grip. The world is a different place since BMI were flying let alone flying DC-9s. I travel weekly for business (including during Corona) and first thing I check is how I’ll get from the airport - is car hire/train available and then I make my decision on which flight suits my plan. I don’t call Lufthansa and complain that my flight arrives too late. Insulting people and saying they obviously never dealt with business flyers doesn’t make your argument right.
Other than Heathrow where there are car hire options open 24/7, almost all airports have some flights arriving or departing after the car hire has closed.
Other than Heathrow where there are car hire options open 24/7, almost all airports have some flights arriving or departing after the car hire has closed.
Sadly LOL I'm not on expenses, and no longer have a Secretary (Those were the days)
I still need a B&B - I cannot do this trip as a day trip except possibly on the train - at least when they dont cancel me at the last minute like last week lol
Yes Jamestkirk - I am obviously on a complete and utter loser and despite trying my best to support our ailing airlines and airports I'm afraid its back to my car (again)
I still need a B&B - I cannot do this trip as a day trip except possibly on the train - at least when they dont cancel me at the last minute like last week lol
Yes Jamestkirk - I am obviously on a complete and utter loser and despite trying my best to support our ailing airlines and airports I'm afraid its back to my car (again)
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Actually they should write to the airport
Then they will go to the car hire company as they probably have a contract to provide with car hire
Then they will zoom each other or whatever they have up north
Then the airport will contact you back with a letter saying....... The satisfaction of our customers is our number one priority however in these challenging times our Tennant is unable to blah blah blah blame them not us..... And we hope you continue to use our airport and support us in the future.
Result !
Then they will go to the car hire company as they probably have a contract to provide with car hire
Then they will zoom each other or whatever they have up north
Then the airport will contact you back with a letter saying....... The satisfaction of our customers is our number one priority however in these challenging times our Tennant is unable to blah blah blah blame them not us..... And we hope you continue to use our airport and support us in the future.
Result !
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Absolutely, and I think that's the biggest point of this entirely pointless complaint. There IS hire car available out of hours, where like everything in this post DC-9 world, you have to pay for it
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I assume this was directed at me. Well, I am a business flyer as well and I am also part of the business world - where things are usually done on the basis whether there is a business case or not. Apparently there is no business case for car rental companies to keep their airport office at MME open for evening flights which, based on the size of the aircraft used into MME, appears to make some sense as the number of suits staggering off the aircraft and renting out a car on a daily basis will be very small. The airport or the airline could off-set the additional costs, but apparently for them it is not a business case either. As others have pointed out, it does not mean that anyone is stuck at the airport, it is just a little bit more expensive to depart on a car.
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With regards the MME-LCY route, is there any particular company/industry cluster in the Teesside area that is supporting this route? Or is it a generic City/Financial Sector/London route?
I'm not familiar with the industry around the Teesside area so apologies if it's obvious.
I'm not familiar with the industry around the Teesside area so apologies if it's obvious.
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According to G-INFO, G-CIHD (VH-XNE) and G-CIHE (VH-XNF) have been registered to Eastern in the last few weeks.
Are these to enter service now after 6 years of being down and out?
Are these to enter service now after 6 years of being down and out?
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With regards the MME-LCY route, is there any particular company/industry cluster in the Teesside area that is supporting this route? Or is it a generic City/Financial Sector/London route?
I'm not familiar with the industry around the Teesside area so apologies if it's obvious.
I'm not familiar with the industry around the Teesside area so apologies if it's obvious.
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Well I hope the Mayor has a big cheque book! Hopefully all the new routes work out. The London flights do look they could be up against it though with the train times to central London.
With regards the MME-LCY route, is there any particular company/industry cluster in the Teesside area that is supporting this route? Or is it a generic City/Financial Sector/London route?
I'm not familiar with the industry around the Teesside area so apologies if it's obvious.
I'm not familiar with the industry around the Teesside area so apologies if it's obvious.
