Scotland are Shortchanged
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>>I wonder if the recent Emirates aircraft order will accelerate the introduction of the much talked about GLA route.<<
Not if Emirates are looking for an affluent Scottish Airport to
launch a service of interest to business pax.
Not if Emirates are looking for an affluent Scottish Airport to
launch a service of interest to business pax.
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Oh, for fcvk's sake. Stop whingeing!
Airlines are businesses which exist only to provide profit for their (note, not 'there') owners and/or shareholders. They are not seeking to provide a social service. Ergo: if there are judged to be insufficient passengers to sustain a particular rotation, why should they do it just to please you?
If you want its benefits, move to the affluent south.
If you want your own Assembly/ Parliament and, ultimately, full independence, kindly remain north of Hadrian's Wall and return to breeding haggis.
Thank you.
Oh, for fcvk's sake. Stop whingeing!
Airlines are businesses which exist only to provide profit for their (note, not 'there') owners and/or shareholders. They are not seeking to provide a social service. Ergo: if there are judged to be insufficient passengers to sustain a particular rotation, why should they do it just to please you?
If you want its benefits, move to the affluent south.
If you want your own Assembly/ Parliament and, ultimately, full independence, kindly remain north of Hadrian's Wall and return to breeding haggis.
Thank you.
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>>If you want your own Assembly/ Parliament and, ultimately, full independence, kindly remain north of Hadrian's Wall and return to breeding haggis.<<
Assembly/Parliament/Tourism/Finance/Affluence is east of another
little-known Roman wall...
Breeding Haggis, bragging and boasting about
BAA's categorised long-haul is west of St. Antonine's wall......
Flak Jackets? Bouncy Castles?
Foot-in-mouth perhaps for the braggers?
BAA's May figures point to a quieter month than anticipated.
GLA's month-on-month growth of 5.1% despite the distinct impression created by Glasgow-based BBC that GLA was awash with football fans in what they seemed to regard as the defining moment of Scottish history.
PIK it seems stole the glory with the bulk of charters leaving and
arriving on Glasgow's 'cheapest' runway....
Assembly/Parliament/Tourism/Finance/Affluence is east of another
little-known Roman wall...
Breeding Haggis, bragging and boasting about
BAA's categorised long-haul is west of St. Antonine's wall......
Flak Jackets? Bouncy Castles?
Foot-in-mouth perhaps for the braggers?
BAA's May figures point to a quieter month than anticipated.
GLA's month-on-month growth of 5.1% despite the distinct impression created by Glasgow-based BBC that GLA was awash with football fans in what they seemed to regard as the defining moment of Scottish history.
PIK it seems stole the glory with the bulk of charters leaving and
arriving on Glasgow's 'cheapest' runway....
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Voldermort,
You may well have it right. It clearly makes more sense for the Scottish Executive to support PIK routes rather than GLA given that the SE are using public money and PIK is far cheaper than GLA. To support GLA routes would be a waste of Scottish tax payers contributions!
The problem seems to be that EDI has no competition and can charge what it likes and does.
fokker,
Quite correct, as Scotland has no airline of its own to speak of (i.e. ignore BA look alikes and Iraqi "ticket providers" serving Tunnock's teacakes or whatever), any new routes will have to be based on a sound commercial footing whether supported by the SE or not.
You may well have it right. It clearly makes more sense for the Scottish Executive to support PIK routes rather than GLA given that the SE are using public money and PIK is far cheaper than GLA. To support GLA routes would be a waste of Scottish tax payers contributions!
The problem seems to be that EDI has no competition and can charge what it likes and does.
fokker,
Quite correct, as Scotland has no airline of its own to speak of (i.e. ignore BA look alikes and Iraqi "ticket providers" serving Tunnock's teacakes or whatever), any new routes will have to be based on a sound commercial footing whether supported by the SE or not.
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Ignorant fokker
You really are an ignorant little fokker, aren't you...
You said, to quote: "They are not seeking to provide a social service"
Scotland has just that, routes which are supported due to being 'socially required & dependant'.
You stay in your smelly, crowded hovel of a south east... we want to keep Scotland a secret anyway...
You said, to quote: "They are not seeking to provide a social service"
Scotland has just that, routes which are supported due to being 'socially required & dependant'.
You stay in your smelly, crowded hovel of a south east... we want to keep Scotland a secret anyway...
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Friends,
Please do not let this thread turn into a slanging match about who gets what at Glasgow and who gets what at Aberdeen because as has been mentioned when you look at the bigger picture in Scotland we really do get crumbs and nothing substantial.
As also was previously mentioned in Southern Ireland you can go from Dublin or Shannon to a wide variety of north american destinations and they seem able to sustain this so why couldnt scotland sustain this, l remember years ago seeing at Glasgow Northwest DC10 to Boston, American DC10 to Chicago, United 767 to Washington, BA L1011 to New York and Air Canada 767 sometimes 747 so l refuse to believe that because of September 11 all these passengers dont fly anymore becaue thats nonsense its just they seem to want you to go via London to get anywhere in the world.......me personally l would pull out all the stops to ensure l didnt go to London because they snub us fine l will snub you.
But to reiterate please scottish people unite and be thankful for anything extra we get be it PIK, EDI, GLA or ABZ because we need all the help we can get right now.
Thanks
DUMBA
Please do not let this thread turn into a slanging match about who gets what at Glasgow and who gets what at Aberdeen because as has been mentioned when you look at the bigger picture in Scotland we really do get crumbs and nothing substantial.
As also was previously mentioned in Southern Ireland you can go from Dublin or Shannon to a wide variety of north american destinations and they seem able to sustain this so why couldnt scotland sustain this, l remember years ago seeing at Glasgow Northwest DC10 to Boston, American DC10 to Chicago, United 767 to Washington, BA L1011 to New York and Air Canada 767 sometimes 747 so l refuse to believe that because of September 11 all these passengers dont fly anymore becaue thats nonsense its just they seem to want you to go via London to get anywhere in the world.......me personally l would pull out all the stops to ensure l didnt go to London because they snub us fine l will snub you.
But to reiterate please scottish people unite and be thankful for anything extra we get be it PIK, EDI, GLA or ABZ because we need all the help we can get right now.
Thanks
DUMBA
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Apologies guys for going off topic and responding to fokker.
Fokker, tell us all how much you earn and then we can all decide if we would be much better off in your position.
Cheers
Gusty
Fokker, tell us all how much you earn and then we can all decide if we would be much better off in your position.
Cheers
Gusty
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Scotland are Shortchanged
This should put a smile on Joe`s face
Iberia will start a daily Madrid-Edinburgh service not sure of the start date but fairly soon IB8174 Leave MAD 1555 EDI 1745 1815 arr back in MAD 2200 flight operated by Air Nostrum with CRJ
Iberia will start a daily Madrid-Edinburgh service not sure of the start date but fairly soon IB8174 Leave MAD 1555 EDI 1745 1815 arr back in MAD 2200 flight operated by Air Nostrum with CRJ
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>>The problem seems to be that EDI has no competition and can charge what it likes and does.<<
Long-haul traffic excluded, BAA earmarmark that for their GLA branch.
>>BAA's categorised long-haul is west of St. Antonine's wall<<
I'm surprised nobody picked-up on this. Antonine was in fact a
Roman and not a Saint. The definition of course depended on
what side of the wall one resided.
Long-haul traffic excluded, BAA earmarmark that for their GLA branch.
>>BAA's categorised long-haul is west of St. Antonine's wall<<
I'm surprised nobody picked-up on this. Antonine was in fact a
Roman and not a Saint. The definition of course depended on
what side of the wall one resided.
Gets off topic
As one of the folk who has said wall run pretty much past my house (well within roman catapult distance anyway!), I've never heard it called 'St' Antonines. Also, all of Glasgow is on the same side of the wall (the south) as Edinburgh......maybe we have more in common with you Edinburghers than you would like!!!
Get's back on topic
As one of the folk who has said wall run pretty much past my house (well within roman catapult distance anyway!), I've never heard it called 'St' Antonines. Also, all of Glasgow is on the same side of the wall (the south) as Edinburgh......maybe we have more in common with you Edinburghers than you would like!!!
Get's back on topic
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Seems the Scottish Enterprise cash mentioned earlier may be challenged:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3005216.stm
Were there not similar deals used by Wales and Nothumbria to attract bmibaby to CWL and easyjet to NCL?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3005216.stm
Were there not similar deals used by Wales and Nothumbria to attract bmibaby to CWL and easyjet to NCL?
