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With regard to visitors in "normal" times whatever they will be, I am not so sure their will be a greater percentage fly here for a break, the vast majority will still drive, so air traffic may not be not be that different, but who knows what will happen! Although personally a link to Heathrow is better for me I have also felt Gatwick is far more beneficial because of the extra driving time. What would be good though is greater frequency with smaller units, how about an airline, you could call it air southwest or something like that.
Predictions at this stage are impossible with any accuracy!
I don't think home working will continue, it's never as good as having a team together in an office.
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What's the rules on council tax? Do they pay a reduced rate or nothing at all? I know when I've rented part-week as part of working around the country I've ended up paying 2 x council tax.
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So the "locals" are quite happy for the 2nd home owners to subsidise their local services but only when it suits them? The people buying second "holiday" homes, a lot of them will have bought with a view to retiring there in due course.
A bit of neck winding-in sounds in order.
A bit of neck winding-in sounds in order.
Back on track with a Newquay thread -
The Southwest is in a more positive position for any new-normal connectivity to start flights again, and including the PSO, also possibly
seek to receive more Govt Aid in due course.
BA is the only airline at the moment to be able to restart the London route when it is able to do so.
If SD measures are needed on an aircraft then a A319 is big enough to still carry a decent pax load (and freight maybe>?)
LHR is not the only route that NQY needs, but MAN and EDI are all prime connections, plus likely Glasgow & Belfast too.
The GWR Night Sleeper train service (which is part Govt funded) has been suspended but it will start up again once a new-normal is defined.
In fact SD has a solution on that mode of travel as the twin berth sleeper cabins can all be made single/solo berth.
Rail Travel from the far Southwest had a reasonable service with brand new GWR trains, but a journey from anywhere west of Plymouth, and you were looking at a 4 to 5 hour scenic train journey to Paddington - Half a day...
National Express coaches are all suspended at the moment, UFN.
The Southwest is in a more positive position for any new-normal connectivity to start flights again, and including the PSO, also possibly
seek to receive more Govt Aid in due course.
BA is the only airline at the moment to be able to restart the London route when it is able to do so.
If SD measures are needed on an aircraft then a A319 is big enough to still carry a decent pax load (and freight maybe>?)
LHR is not the only route that NQY needs, but MAN and EDI are all prime connections, plus likely Glasgow & Belfast too.
The GWR Night Sleeper train service (which is part Govt funded) has been suspended but it will start up again once a new-normal is defined.
In fact SD has a solution on that mode of travel as the twin berth sleeper cabins can all be made single/solo berth.
Rail Travel from the far Southwest had a reasonable service with brand new GWR trains, but a journey from anywhere west of Plymouth, and you were looking at a 4 to 5 hour scenic train journey to Paddington - Half a day...
National Express coaches are all suspended at the moment, UFN.
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hmm fortunately most people don’t, I believe, view it in the way you do. Those people are following the rules so not getting themselves caught up with being asked to p**s off from the Southwest when they are not meant to be out travelling anyway. People will likely be going for the most affordable means of a holiday or break away from home where they have been cooped up for weeks. Depending where in the U.K. you live flying could still be affordable.
Some of the language has been inflammatory and people have been abused in the streets etc - Cornwall needs every friend it can get - now the UK is out of the EU all that EU money that's been spent down there will disappear pretty fast..........
Cornwall is not the exception, it and others will be fine once we can all reopen to a new normal - - and it is taken as noted by most sensible folk here in the UK that we will have have to wait until our favourite holiday places can reopen for business. I am in Dorset, so whilst we do not want any day trippers or 2nd homers coming here for now we do know folk will return.
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1) two seperate people who are Cornish locals, who have jobs etc but cannot afford house / flat etc, live in Motorhomes, and have done so for last two years or so. They have recently received death threats and threats of arson against their vehicles. Thankfully story made local press and Police have taken in their defence which seems to have stopped the actions of the ignorant.
2) Gordon Ramsey. Granted your either love him or hate him, but he was berated by locals and the press for a 25 mile bike ride the other day. Oh wow. I did the same to, as it seems are loads of others I know going by what they post on Strava etc, and all who are Cornish locals, any locals bashing them? Nope.
I'm afraid it examples like the above that make me ashamed to be Cornish at times, there are a lot of people down here who need to get a grip of reality and have words with themselves if they want Cornwall to do well on the otherwise of Covid-19.
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Yeh I would be surprised to see dub end. My understanding is that it carries lots of connections, obviously not currently but when things pick up again it’ll be the only one stop connection to the US jntkl
a pso to London happens.
cs
a pso to London happens.
cs
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I’m not actually concerned.
These are one or few times a week peak season seasonal routes. They will return when demand returns but April/May-aug/sept isn’t going to be any point running this year
next year will be different I hope
cs
These are one or few times a week peak season seasonal routes. They will return when demand returns but April/May-aug/sept isn’t going to be any point running this year
next year will be different I hope
cs
FR24 showing the "NHS" ex-Virgin A346 9H-EAL arriving a few minutes ago, followed by an Alitalia A321 I-BIXR.
The 321 is aged 23 apparently so perhaps arriving to meet the cutters torch?
The 321 is aged 23 apparently so perhaps arriving to meet the cutters torch?