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[SWBKCB]

My understanding is the councillors don't get paid

​​​​​​​To safeguard Teesside International Airport for future generations, Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has introduced new protections that will mean the people’s airport can never again be sold off without the express support of local people through a public referendum.

https://www.teessideinternational.co...out-referndum/

[Cautious Optimist]

Originally Posted by Harold77

Teesside land value has never been in the £250-500m bracket.

In fairness this came from the prats over at SAVE Teesside Airport so I should have known better than to listen. Either way the point stands, if they wanted the land, they would still have the land.

[N707ZS]

The local rag reports on an export cargo flight. Brand new facility that took 83 years to build. And photo of busy Willis staff again.
First exports leave Teesside Airport's £2.5m brand new cargo handling facility - Teesside Live (gazettelive.co.uk)

[SWBKCB]

It's a cut and paste of the press release on the airport website - aren't they still using the stock photos from the launch? Do these car part flights use the cargo centre?

[N707ZS]

Car parts were usually just plane to van.

[GrahamK]

Teesside is now the UKs most centrally located freight hub? 🤣

[davidjohnson6]

Originally Posted by GrahamK

Teesside is now the UKs most centrally located freight hub? 🤣

Depends how you measure "central". If you're going to draw a line from Cornwall to the Shetland Islands and look for an airport near the mid point of the line, Teesside wins. The fact that there are a lot more people living in the far south of the UK than the far north, and there's a big area of largely uninhabited sea around the Shetland Islands is immaterial... :-)

[SWBKCB]

Originally Posted by GrahamK

Teesside is now the UKs most centrally located freight hub? 🤣

I wondered about that so have checked Google Maps - they reckon 7hrs 50min to Lands End and 8hrs 20mins to John O'Groats, so spot on!

[Harold77]

A 747 is due in about 2pm tomorrow.

[Flying Hi]

Originally Posted by Harold77

A 747 is due in about 2pm tomorrow.

Who's??

[sunshine79]

Originally Posted by Flying Hi

Who's??

According to FR24 One Air from STN

[DP.]

Originally Posted by SWBKCB

See the article linked at post #1585.

Note that it doesn't say "Wide body aircraft due to be regular sight Teesside in 2023."

Yes, 'regular sight' seems to be a very generous interpretation of what was said - particularly as it then goes on to claim MME as a "crucial cargo hub in the UK".

[N707ZS]

It seems the hangar at Doncaster is taller than hangar 2 at Teesside as the 727 tail doesn't fit.

[Jamesair1]

Surely NCL being just a few miles N. of Teeside must also fall into that Central cargo hub category as well.

[Fairdealfrank]

Originally Posted by Cautious Optimist

The armchair experts are out in force today! Makes me ashamed I used to be one 15 or so years ago 🤦‍♂️

Anyway, those saying "told you so", no you didn't...there is sufficient demand for all of the regional connectivity services we have had within our catchment, demand has failed to materialise because it wasn't stimulated and not because it doesn't exist. We are absolutely not just a bucket and spade airport

Regional connectivity services need to be relentlessly promoted and heavily advertised at both ends. If potential pax don't know about the services how on earth can they use them. Unfortunately the various carriers don't do this, who knows why.

[Cautious Optimist]

Too right! Loganair have a big advertising board at BHD listing all of their destinations...except Teesside

[Beafer]

Press covered the 747 arrival. The public have made a lot of comments about the airport and the jet.

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/t...mments-wrapper

[N707ZS]

Interesting to read what the public believe.

[highwideandugly]

Sleeping Beauty..where have I been!

This thread has been repeated a multitude of times ? The PR of certain people have taken the government and local council dignitaries up the proverbial swanee(tees).Cost untold millions,whilst the people of Teesside,Cleveland,North Yorkshire suffer basic services.

Quotes……passengers are there…nope they aren’t.
Schedules should work..why?

Use it or lose it…ok lose it..

Services should be expanding exponentially…why? Apart from Aberdeen,Amsterdam and Alicante…it’s never really ,consistently worked..has it ?

Cargo…the future…actually , because of the Freeport if used correctly..could increase..? Possibly. But not much revenue?

Anyway Merry Xmas..onwards and upwards and let’s hope (sentiment apart) sense will prevail….cut the loses anyone?


Ps hope The 747 gets sorted at BAMC Cardiff after the fun at the airport on pushback!

[Saabdriver1]

Originally Posted by Fairdealfrank

Regional connectivity services need to be relentlessly promoted and heavily advertised at both ends. If potential pax don't know about the services how on earth can they use them. Unfortunately the various carriers don't do this, who knows why.

Probably that the potential returns don’t justify huge advertising spend in that old fashioned way. When most make decisions based on internet searches, advertising on buses and taxis isn’t cost effective.