DONCASTER/SHEFFIELD
 

A few pieces of news from the airport.

*A planning application has been made to the local council for a rail station on site.

*A planning application has also been made for an access road on site. This road is being built from the terminal towards where the M18 link road is proposed, and so it seems the go ahead will be given soon for the link road.

*Thomas Cook have announced plans for a peak summer season service to Gran Canaria with Air Europa.

*The airport has taken delivery of two new push-back tugs.

*There will be a dedication service on 31st March at the airport for the new onsite RAF memorial.

*Work on the airports first hotel is due to commence in late April.

Interesting, this is the sort of expansion you'd expect from such a new airport, sensible moves.

I include Doncaster Sheffield as one of my local airports, even though I live really near MME, I also include NCL and LBA as my local airports and I'm thinking about adding HUY to the list. I know that was slightly off topic but I just thought I'd share :)

Hi, well if all you say is true then thats great news! Work at the airport now and have to say its a joy to work there, nice staff, nice facilities and hopefully it can only get better! Just hope it doesn't get too big too quickly like some places have! Have to say a rail link would be fab and also improved road access as don't like driving down all those back roads at stupid o clock in winter! Also I know we (TFly) are having at least one 757/767 based at DSA for all or part of the week in summer and of course longhaul is on its way, so its a really exciting time!

Well done DSA with 2 new tugs.
Do you have a decent Ambulift yet?
Great airport friendly staff!

Yes. New ambulift been in action for a couple of months or so now. :)

More DSA news,

*An application has been made with the local council for the building of 8 two storey business units in 5 blocks on the business park.

*ILS upgrade from Cat 1 to Cat 3 will take place at the end of the year.

*The airport fire category is now Cat 7 with Cat 8 available on request.

*Signature Flight Support has been appointed as DSA's Fixed Base Operator (FBO) for General Aviation aircraft and commences operation on the 1st of May 2006.

*Apron parking stands are currently 4 x Code E and 4 x Code D. Further parking for 20 additional aircraft is available. Up to B747 capable. An upgrade of the apron and taxiway capacity will commence at the end of the year.

Are there any other airlines planning on bieng based there in the near future? I could handle a job where I dont have to drive an hour to work :p

[quote=sam dilly]Well done DSA with 2 new tugs.
Do you have a decent Ambulift yet?
hey people, now you have 2 new tugs can stansted have the one you pinched from them on a short loan?

anyone know how the easyjet - geneva route is performing from here?

DSA-GVA is not continuing into this summer. No word on if it will return next winter

February saw 5734 pax on the route - 66% load factors
January saw 4781 pax on the route - 54% load factors

(The load factor figures are from a DSA forum)

An Aviation College is also being opened on the airport site to train future Flight Attendants and Maintenance Engineers.

Easyjet have seen sense and this month I believe they are paying a bit more for an earlier slot.
I have flown four times from DSA to GVA. Two of the times the plane departed at 8pm and arrived at 11pm in Geneva. :confused:
The other two times the plane departed at midday and about 2:30pm. :ok:
The contrast between the morning/afternoon and evening flights were remarkable. The evening flights were about half full, the morning/afternoon flights were full to the rafters.
Arriving at your hotel at gone midnight is not conducive to good travel.

The midday flights are at the weekend and so are bound to be fuller as more people take short breaks then.

Thomsonfly yesterday banned a teenager from their flights for life after he allegedly joked that he had a hand-grenade in his shoe whilst at the airport. You would have thought by now that even the most idiotic person would have learnt not to joke about security after the publicity from other such incidents :eek:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/4849292.stm

Anyone heard anything about a new route announcement this week? my sister works in radio and she's heard that all the press have been invited down this week. sounds good!

The press have been invited down for the RAF Heritage Memorial dedication ceremony which takes place on 31 March. There will be a number of fly-by's from R.A.F aircraft, so it should be a good opportunity for a close up of the fleet.

New routes are Ryanair to Pisa/Gerona

When was Girona announced?

Dont know but bookable

Leodis, I know you're up in Leeds and all, but surely you don't think NEMA will be the long haul airport of choice for South Yorkshire over MAN which offers many long haul scheduled routes???

On a side note DSA offers just as much long haul leisure routes as NEMA.

I reckon DSA has a good future. Its got good connections and the airport has infrastructure that could worry HUY and LBA if a low-co set up there. The area where the airport is based will benefit greatly.