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Originally Posted by SCFC1EP
Noticed FX47 CDG-EMA-IND not operated last couple of nights is this planned break over easter or was it just a temporary flight
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Originally Posted by pabely
Trouble tonight, few diversions, DHLs to STN and LTN, RYRs gone to MAN?
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Originally Posted by Matt995
drone activity I believe close to the airfield, maybe in connection with the Download Festival at Donnington Park? Airfield now re-open, diversions also went to Birmingham and Leeds/Bradford
However Leicestershire Country Council really needs to decide which enterprise, EMA or Donington Park is of most value to the region in terms of economic benefit and employment and ensure that the airport operation, not just from Download but also other racing and other events, is not adversely effected whether from an operation perspective, or from the perspective of customers, whether passengers or freight operators accessing the airport facilities. If they deem Donington Park to be of greater benefit then so be it, but I would doubt that Donington Park sustains even 5% 0f the number of full time jobs that EMA and the surrounding associated businesses do.
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My guess is some kind of muddle through will be negotiated, Download has been a pain for years - traffic, Pyros during performances, poor lighting security etc but still it returns - needs the Freight boys to lean on someone big time to stop it.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
Who was there first? 
IIRC the Wheatcroft family didn't reactivate the racing circuit until the mid 1970s, around 10 years after Castle Donington was opened to commercial traffic. Download came along very much later.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
The circuits pre-war, the airfield 1943
The two entities often conflict especially during the summer season and LCC need sort which one brings most to the table economically and make day to day planning decisions accordingly.
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Originally Posted by ATNotts
Correct, however it was inactive for decades, as was the airfield. The airport was opened considerably earlier than the circuit in modern times.
The two entities often conflict especially during the summer season and LCC need sort which one brings most to the table economically and make day to day planning decisions accordingly.
The two entities often conflict especially during the summer season and LCC need sort which one brings most to the table economically and make day to day planning decisions accordingly.
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Originally Posted by SWBKCB
Or they can work out how they can co-exist. When Monsters of Rock started in 1980, the biggest inconvenience to sleepy EMA was keeping the staff awake...
Were the current A453 that runs parallel to the passenger and cargo facilities to be a dedicated access route to the airport, and a new by-pass road offering access to Donington Park and onward towards Breedon on the Hill and Ashby built that would go a long way towards alleviating the congestion and disruption to Airport users, both passenger and logistics that suffer with every largish event at the Donington Park site. Will it happen? Given the UK record on sensible infrastructure developments I wouldn't place a bet on it.
However, the question of Download and the air safety aspects - drones now, pyrotechnics as @almost professional mentioned and I wouldn't mind betting if not already, but at some stage the misuse of [email protected] pens - may be insurmountable. Nobody would want to see an accident caused as a result of activities at an event not related to the event itself, and it is questionable whether Download should be allowed to continue in its current form on that site. It may be an accident looking for somewhere to happen.
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Originally Posted by EGNXROB
IPS Airways to operate a A330 Mondays to Islamabad and Sundays to Lahore begins Monday 8th August. Feel like we’ve been down this road before so we shall see..
Question is, why would anyone give their money to a business like this to transport them to Pakistan, or frankly anywhere a lot closer! I am not in the least surprised that the airport PR machine hasn't jumped all over this one, it appears to be a prime candidate for an unglamorous appearance on Watchdog or Rip-off Britain (BBC TV shows).
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Couple to note -
DHL AIR have re introduced it’s EMA-BRU-MIA-EMA route (767F) albeit only 1 weekly compared to the original 6 weekly MIA route
Also the daily DHL Air EMA-CVG-EMA run is now operated by a 777F instead of the 767F.
DHL AIR have re introduced it’s EMA-BRU-MIA-EMA route (767F) albeit only 1 weekly compared to the original 6 weekly MIA route
Also the daily DHL Air EMA-CVG-EMA run is now operated by a 777F instead of the 767F.
