Prestwick-3
"I flew out of ABZ last month, the relativedecline is apparent and sadly expected,"
if there was one airport in the UK that needed proper gates instead of a tarmac stroll it was ABZ - and they took forever to expand the terminal - and don't get me started on taxi provision, and baggage reclaim. If they'd extended the runway in the early 70's they could surely have supported a route to Houston - even if not daily
if there was one airport in the UK that needed proper gates instead of a tarmac stroll it was ABZ - and they took forever to expand the terminal - and don't get me started on taxi provision, and baggage reclaim. If they'd extended the runway in the early 70's they could surely have supported a route to Houston - even if not daily
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 227
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Prestwick Airport reports fourth consecutive year of profit
Chief executive also confirms a new five-year agreement with Ryanair
Chief executive also confirms a new five-year agreement with Ryanair
Join Date: May 2002
Location: SW Scotland
Age: 40
Posts: 413
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thats great news to see that Prestwick has once again proven profitable - along with the 5 year deal with Ryanair that must really help the sale value of the airport.
I wonder what the Ryanair contract specifies? Hopefully it will lead to some new routes.
I wonder what the Ryanair contract specifies? Hopefully it will lead to some new routes.
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 227
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
And yet the spotters on another forum are desperate to get one or 2 of these Ryanair 737's up the road to no doubt operate duplicate Palma/Malaga/Alicante flights in competition with easjet/Jet2 to etc rather than focus on the real issue at GLA, the complete lack of scheduled non-stop connectivity to the United States, services which are all now firmly ensconced in the east.
Last edited by QEC; 21st Nov 2023 at 17:56.
QEC
I can't help but wonder if you are referring to egpfforum. A tragic little group of would be airline executives who have failed to develop from their early days of spotting at Glasgow but refuse to recognise the reality that the central belt of Scotland cannot sustain three airports. The site is run by a nationalist who refuses to allow any discussion which is at variance with his own opinions so is not objective in any way. Not representative of the industry or reasoned opinion.
I can't help but wonder if you are referring to egpfforum. A tragic little group of would be airline executives who have failed to develop from their early days of spotting at Glasgow but refuse to recognise the reality that the central belt of Scotland cannot sustain three airports. The site is run by a nationalist who refuses to allow any discussion which is at variance with his own opinions so is not objective in any way. Not representative of the industry or reasoned opinion.
Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Unfortunately there is a catch 22 situation the West of Scotland and the wider central belt where you have two/three airports stretching each other thin in the space of 70 miles, its just totally unnecessary but we're going to have to continue to live with it.
PIK clearly has the better infrastructure with the runway, train station, doesn't suffer from the M8 like congestion however its nowhere near as centrally located unlike GLA.
The management of PIK have to be congratulated on improving the fortunes of the business. I still feel its somewhat volatile as its done very well out of world conflicts and crisis and one off special events all in a short space of time - Covid, Cop 26, seems to be doing well out of Ukraine too, but I guess its probably wishful thinking to think that the world will ever be totally at peace... They deserve credit for diversifying the business as the over reliance on commercial flying was close to killing it.
Ryanair have a decent operation there between all the maintenance ops and I'd imagine with no commercial competition they virtually have a monopoly on the place, so theres absolutely no incentive for them to move up to GLA and it suits them to base their West of Scotland operations out of there.
PIK clearly has the better infrastructure with the runway, train station, doesn't suffer from the M8 like congestion however its nowhere near as centrally located unlike GLA.
The management of PIK have to be congratulated on improving the fortunes of the business. I still feel its somewhat volatile as its done very well out of world conflicts and crisis and one off special events all in a short space of time - Covid, Cop 26, seems to be doing well out of Ukraine too, but I guess its probably wishful thinking to think that the world will ever be totally at peace... They deserve credit for diversifying the business as the over reliance on commercial flying was close to killing it.
Ryanair have a decent operation there between all the maintenance ops and I'd imagine with no commercial competition they virtually have a monopoly on the place, so theres absolutely no incentive for them to move up to GLA and it suits them to base their West of Scotland operations out of there.
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Earth
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Although in the article the Chief Exec. mentions they get bids from time to time. So take the article headline with a pinch of salt I would say.
Prestwick Airport: 'Expression of interest' made to buy airport
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23972262.prestwick-airport-expression-interest-made-buy-airport/
An expression of interest has been made to buy the Scottish Government-owned Prestwick Airport, MSPs have been told.
The airport was brought into public ownership in 2013 for £1, with the intent for it to return to the private sector when it returned to profit.
Earlier this year, Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray said the operating profit for the travel hub was £1.9 million.
Appearing before the Economy and Fair Work Committee on Wednesday, bosses were asked if there are any credible bids on the table for the airport.Chief executive Ian Forgie said: “From time to time, we’ve had bids.
“We’re currently looking at one expression of interest that is going through that early process of diligence and we’ll give more details in due course.”
Forsyth Black, the airport’s non-executive chairman, added: “We’ll put it through that filter and we’ll recommend upwards to Scottish Government what the board thinks is the realistic next step.”
But during his appearance before the committee later in the morning, Mr Gray said there is a non-disclosure agreement in place between the airport and the prospective bidder, meaning he could not give more detail.
The airport was brought into public ownership in 2013 for £1, with the intent for it to return to the private sector when it returned to profit.
Earlier this year, Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray said the operating profit for the travel hub was £1.9 million.
Appearing before the Economy and Fair Work Committee on Wednesday, bosses were asked if there are any credible bids on the table for the airport.Chief executive Ian Forgie said: “From time to time, we’ve had bids.
“We’re currently looking at one expression of interest that is going through that early process of diligence and we’ll give more details in due course.”
Forsyth Black, the airport’s non-executive chairman, added: “We’ll put it through that filter and we’ll recommend upwards to Scottish Government what the board thinks is the realistic next step.”
But during his appearance before the committee later in the morning, Mr Gray said there is a non-disclosure agreement in place between the airport and the prospective bidder, meaning he could not give more detail.
This will be the 5th 'serious' bid since 2020 with the previous 4 bids being rejected due to the bidders being unable to guarantee future pax operations as well as the continued use of runway 21/03 supposedly. As usual I'm sure that these historical bids will have eyed up the potential for property development so it will be interesting to see how far this latest bid goes. As mentioned by a previous poster the present management board and staff have to be congratulated on turning the airfield's fortunes around albeit based on the profits being made predominantly on military fuel and tech stops. However the present conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East will not end anytime soon and even if hostilities were to stop tomorrow there will be years of reparations meaning Prestwick will stay play an important support role for many years to come. Prestwick was founded, and has always thrived on conflicts, and whilst I'm sure everyone would not wish this to be the case, this is reality. However, the present management need to be working on a profitable model that works beyond military operations. The opening of the Spaceport will not do it alone so the next few years will be interesting - as is ever the case with Prestwick!
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
S24 Changes
7th weekly Alicante flight added from July
3rd weekly Lanzarote flight added from August
Murcia increases from 2 to 3 weekly
Barcelona increases from 3 to 4 weekly
Tenerife increases from 6 to 7 weekly
3rd weekly Lanzarote flight added from August
Murcia increases from 2 to 3 weekly
Barcelona increases from 3 to 4 weekly
Tenerife increases from 6 to 7 weekly
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Earth
Posts: 113
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Airspace Change Organising Group - Airspace Change Masterplan (Iteration 3) Scotland: Public Engagement Exercise is open for public consultation until 10 March 2024:
https://acog.citizenspace.com/comms/sctma/
Supporting documentation: https://acog.citizenspace.com/comms/...UMENT_2024.pdf
https://acog.citizenspace.com/comms/sctma/
Supporting documentation: https://acog.citizenspace.com/comms/...UMENT_2024.pdf