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GLA gets them because monopoly owner BAA pulls out all stops to ensure their Scottish TX categorisation is not broken.
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The views and/or rantings of Joe Curry do not necessarily represent those of us living on the east coast of Scotland; specifically those us us actually in Edinburgh, as opposed to "Livingston, Edinburgh", wherever that is.
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>Joe, given any opportunity, you come up with this rubbish. It does not seem to have occured to you that airlines may have an element of choice in the matter.<
There must be a lot of stupid airlines if this is the case.
Why are all the new Euro routes going to EDI and
long haul to GLA.?
There must be a lot of stupid airlines if this is the case.
Why are all the new Euro routes going to EDI and
long haul to GLA.?
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>So has the month of May! The beginning of a 6 month period when in pax figures, Gla leaves Edi standing!<
The start of a social-engineering season when High Street
Travel agents STEER once-a-year pax to flights and packages
that are not available from other Scottish airports.?
Pin-stripe shell suits at GLA versus business suits at EDI.?
Anyone who doubts BAA categorisation only has to study this
particular example.
BAA's April figures are out this month....airlines must be wondering why EDI is the busiest airport in the slack winter
months and GLA excels in the summer months.?
How many pax flying from GLA on vacation would opt for EDI if they had choice.? How many pax flying long-haul from GLA would
choose EDI if they had the choice.?
EDI's winter success is remarkable and would be repeated if
pax had CHOICE.
The start of a social-engineering season when High Street
Travel agents STEER once-a-year pax to flights and packages
that are not available from other Scottish airports.?
Pin-stripe shell suits at GLA versus business suits at EDI.?
Anyone who doubts BAA categorisation only has to study this
particular example.
BAA's April figures are out this month....airlines must be wondering why EDI is the busiest airport in the slack winter
months and GLA excels in the summer months.?
How many pax flying from GLA on vacation would opt for EDI if they had choice.? How many pax flying long-haul from GLA would
choose EDI if they had the choice.?
EDI's winter success is remarkable and would be repeated if
pax had CHOICE.
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Pin-stripe shell suits at GLA versus business suits at EDI.?
If EDI had more charters it would have these shell suit wearers you so dissapprove of swarming all over it - surely you wouldn't want that????
As for the rest - as many poster's on this forum have said before, it's becoming rather tedious.
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Ever heard the word snob?????
If EDI had more charters it would have these shell suit wearers you so dissapprove of swarming all over it - surely you wouldn't want that????
If EDI had more charters it would have these shell suit wearers you so dissapprove of swarming all over it - surely you wouldn't want that????
Glasgow airport is more than welcome to the weekly paid hordes.
As a frequent pax, I could not care less about pax numbers, or whose airport is better, etc
, but the sight of Wayne, Waynetta and their offspring and the ghetto blaster blocking the salubrious checkin areas of EDI would be enough to make be choke on my double skinny latte.
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>If EDI had more charters it would have these shell suit wearers you so dissapprove of swarming all over it - surely you wouldn't want that????<
EDI's business pax do not wear shell suits when going on vacation...
They do go on vacation BTW....
EDI's business pax do not wear shell suits when going on vacation...
They do go on vacation BTW....
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They do go on vacation BTW....
This social one-upmanship is all very entertaining to a Sassenach outsider like me, but the fact remains that Edinburgh has attracted NO long-haul services whereas Glasgow has.
Is there actually enough business within the respective catchment areas to support long-haul flights from both or is it, in effect, one combined catchment area so far as long-haul business is concerned?
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>This social one-upmanship is all very entertaining to a Sassenach outsider like me, but the fact remains that Edinburgh has attracted NO long-haul services whereas Glasgow has.<
You forget BAA's categorisation? GLA has attracted no new Euro services and EDI has.
Horses for courses..in BAA's 'stadium's' the courses are pre-selected..
MAN does not have the problem of branches?
>You'll have had your tea, then?<
Yes and I'm not wearing any knickers!
A 'sassenach' who knows about the Edinburgh jibes.?
Dodgy....
You forget BAA's categorisation? GLA has attracted no new Euro services and EDI has.
Horses for courses..in BAA's 'stadium's' the courses are pre-selected..
MAN does not have the problem of branches?
>You'll have had your tea, then?<
Yes and I'm not wearing any knickers!
A 'sassenach' who knows about the Edinburgh jibes.?
Dodgy....
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Nowt dodgy about it, Joe. I have a dear friend who lives in Leith, and thanks to him, I know a number of even more "colourful" Edinburgh "jibes", but this really isn't the time or place.
So, you seem to be saying that the BAA decides that new long-haul services go to Glasgow and new European services go to Edinburgh? Is that their stated policy or is it just your interpretation of events?
If that is the case then it might well be that my original thoughts are correct - that the catchment area of neither airport on it's own will support scheduled long-haul flights, but the combined catchment will.
"Branches"? Don't know about them, but there's loads of trees round MAN. Very nice part of the world, actually.
So, you seem to be saying that the BAA decides that new long-haul services go to Glasgow and new European services go to Edinburgh? Is that their stated policy or is it just your interpretation of events?
If that is the case then it might well be that my original thoughts are correct - that the catchment area of neither airport on it's own will support scheduled long-haul flights, but the combined catchment will.
"Branches"? Don't know about them, but there's loads of trees round MAN. Very nice part of the world, actually.
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>If that is the case then it might well be that my original thoughts are correct - that the catchment area of neither airport on it's own will support scheduled long-haul flights, but the combined catchment will. <
Taking the theory a bit further it would seem that GLA
cannot support Euro flights and EDI can.?
Euro flights have been trialled from GLA and seemingly failed,
Long-haul has not been trialled from EDI, seems BAA are
afraid to push it.?
Taking the theory a bit further it would seem that GLA
cannot support Euro flights and EDI can.?
Euro flights have been trialled from GLA and seemingly failed,
Long-haul has not been trialled from EDI, seems BAA are
afraid to push it.?
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Explain why PIK can have Euro flights and GLA can't then? GLA charges in comparison to PIK's maybe something to do with it? Or maybe cheaper at EDI? If RYR can operate from EDI, why not GLA?
I await your reply with interest,
SF
I await your reply with interest,
SF
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Taking the theory a bit further it would seem that GLA cannot support Euro flights and EDI can.?
Let's get this absolutely straight, Joe. Are you really saying that BAA (a privatised company) would willingly turn down fee-earning business from airlines that would like to start long-haul flights from Edinburgh?
If that IS what you're saying, then I'd like to see your evidence.