<<Why would FR base any aircraft at DSA when they only fly a daily dublin flight>>

If they'd based any aircraft they'd have added extra destinations. Basically the 2 aircraft they decided to base at EMA, going to new destinations such as Derry etc would have been operating out of DSA instead.

Re: DONCASTER/SHEFFIELD
 

Two new charter routes to add to the 2006 list.

Thomas Cook have a new flight to Tenerife. Flights operate for five weeks from Friday 28th July 2006 using an Iberworld A320.

Also Libra Holidays and Thomas Cook are teaming up for a new route to Larnaca. Helios Scheduled will be operating the weekly flight on wednesdays throughout the summer.

Paid my first visit to DSA last week.

It's an impressive sight, seeing a wholly new civil airport in the UK. The facilities seem good, and the catchment area is reasonable, so it could do well.
However, access it truly awful. Arriving on the A1M from the north, I was taken on a 15 mile round trip, in a huge circle, to get to DSA. Also, the approach is through a residential area (presumably the old Finningley base).
If DSA wants to expand, it will have to address these issues.

Thats why there is an application for an M18 link road, but it ain't going to happen overnight. A descision is due in the next few months on a regional level and there still could be a public enquiry although it is unlikely.

Link Road
 

I would be extremely surprised if there was not a Public Inquiry into the proposed M18 link road, any such proposal would have to come under central Government scrutiny and would be 'called in' by ODPM. Unless of course there has been a dramatic shift in the mechanism of the T&CPA 1990!

Finding Finningley
 

<<Arriving on the A1M from the north, I was taken on a 15 mile round trip, in a huge circle, to get to DSA. >>

The quickest route would be only about 5 or 6 miles, maybe a map would have helped:)
There are directions on the official airport website.
I agree a link road is needed though if the airport is achieve its potential. A rail link to take advantage of its proximity to the East Coast Main Line would help too.
In the meantime the airport isn't as hard to find as many people think, but I appreciate that for marketing purposes perception rather than reality is all important.