No frills at Coventry
No frills at Coventry
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: West Country
Posts: 1,271
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What sort of licence do you need to be a 'no frills hub'?
Surely if you are operating large pax a/c is doesn't make any difference if they are no frills, full service or charter.
Surely if you are operating large pax a/c is doesn't make any difference if they are no frills, full service or charter.
Join Date: May 2002
Location: preston
Posts: 433
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
coventry
great idea putting airliners in to cvt. one problem, how will people get there? i thought the government was going on about intergrated transport, so where is the nearest train station? at least bhx mme man and lgw have train stations and man will soon have a tram terminus.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: behind the drag curve
Posts: 225
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I read in the AOA magazine that coventry have delayed a decision on their terminal as they didn't appear to get too high a profile in the government consultation thingy on future air transport. No point spending a fortune on another white elephant.
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Coventry, UK
Posts: 207
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I live in Coventry and see the airport regularly.
Correct!!! Its been many years since any passenger activity happened at CVT, and the terminal has not improved since. there is a new small terminal for the business jets on the other side of the airfield, but they wont want the no-frills likes mixing there!!
Another interesting point, a new smallish warehouse has just gone up, apparently for a haulage company. only small problem is trucks will have to go onto the apron to access it. mixing planes and HGV's!! hmmmm......
Dont think this will happen somehow. never does at CVT, Atlantique group are full of great ideas......... not so good at implementing any of them.
jmc757
Don't know if it's improved but Coventry used to be an airport where one wiped one's shoes AFTER LEAVING the terminal building!!
Another interesting point, a new smallish warehouse has just gone up, apparently for a haulage company. only small problem is trucks will have to go onto the apron to access it. mixing planes and HGV's!! hmmmm......
Dont think this will happen somehow. never does at CVT, Atlantique group are full of great ideas......... not so good at implementing any of them.
jmc757
niknak
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: UK
Posts: 2,335
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Although I suspect that no one will ever admit it, the government transport policy for the Midlands has been for some time, and will be for the forseeable future:
Majority of UK/European schedule services and inter continental pax services will operate from Birmingham.
Freight (UK, European, and inter continental) plus charter and low cost / no frills, some scheduled services, from EMA.
The remainder can go to Coventry, which, given the limited facilities, will not expand upon what it already has without substantial investment.
Majority of UK/European schedule services and inter continental pax services will operate from Birmingham.
Freight (UK, European, and inter continental) plus charter and low cost / no frills, some scheduled services, from EMA.
The remainder can go to Coventry, which, given the limited facilities, will not expand upon what it already has without substantial investment.
