well FR's winter timetable is not good news for PIK..

watch, you're not allowed to suggest any doom or gloom at PIK, the spotters will be after you like a shot ;)

In what sense? Last two years have been only 38 and 41 flights per week. Is it worse or better?

I made last winter 45 flights a week, but I could be wrong. I too don't see what's so disastrous about the coming winter's schedule. It too has 45 departures in the week although the Rzeszow route is not yet on sale, so in theory it should even be slightly busier this winter compared to last winter. This is it below as it stands (I highly suspect times or even days of operation could change at this stage).

MONDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR7683 11:25 Londonderry
FR692 18:25 Alicante
FR778 20:55 Dublin
FR654 22:35 Tenerife-South

dep.
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR7682 09:30 Londonderry
FR691 11:50 Alicante
FR653 12:20 Tenerife-South
FR777 21:20 Dublin


TUESDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR652 10:45 Faro
FR7683 11:25 Londonderry
FR4042 12:40 Warsaw-Modlin
FR7824 16:15 Barcelona
FR7647 18:20 Riga
FR065 23:50 Paris-Beauvais

dep.
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR4041 06:45 Warsaw-Modlin
FR7682 09:30 Londonderry
FR651 11:10 Faro
FR7646 12:15 Riga
FR064 13:30 Paris-Beauvais
FR7823 16:40 Barcelona


WEDNESDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR7683 11:25 Londonderry
FR656 16:45 Malaga
FR778 20:55 Dublin
FR7643 23:10 Wroclaw
FR6154 23:35 Lanzarote

dep.
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR655 09:30 Malaga
FR7682 09:30 Londonderry
FR6153 13:45 Lanzarote
FR7642 17:35 Wroclaw
FR777 21:20 Dublin


THURSDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR7683 11:25 Londonderry
FR4042 12:40 Warsaw-Modlin
FR7645 18:35 Bydgoszcz
FR065 23:50 Paris-Beauvais

dep.
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR4041 06:45 Warsaw-Modlin
FR7682 09:30 Londonderry
FR064 13:30 Paris-Beauvais
FR7644 13:30 Bydgoszcz


FRIDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR7683 11:25 Londonderry
FR692 13:10 Alicante
FR778 20:55 Dublin
FR654 22:35 Tenerife-South
FR6954 23:55 Fuerteventura

dep.
FR691 06:35 Alicante
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR7682 09:30 Londonderry
FR653 12:20 Tenerife-South
FR6953 14:00 Fuerteventura
FR777 21:20 Dublin


SATURDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR652 10:45 Faro
FR7683 11:25 Londonderry
FR4042 12:40 Warsaw-Modlin
FR7647 12:50 Riga
FR7824 15:55 Barcelona
FR654 22:35 Tenerife-South
FR065 23:50 Paris-Beauvais
FR6254 23:50 Gran Canaria

dep.
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR4041 06:45 Warsaw-Modlin
FR7646 06:45 Riga
FR7682 09:30 Londonderry
FR651 11:10 Faro
FR653 12:20 Tenerife-South
FR064 13:30 Paris-Beauvais
FR6253 13:40 Gran Canaria
FR7823 16:20 Barcelona


SUNDAY
arr.
FR772 09:05 Dublin
FR656 16:45 Malaga
FR7645 18:35 Bydgoszcz
FR778 20:55 Dublin
FR7683 20:55 Londonderry
FR7643 23:10 Wroclaw
FR6154 23:35 Lanzarote

dep.
FR771 06:45 Dublin
FR655 09:30 Malaga
FR7644 13:30 Bydgoszcz
FR6153 13:45 Lanzarote
FR7642 17:35 Wroclaw
FR7682 19:00 Londonderry
FR777 21:20 Dublin

1. I did not say in anyway it was a disaster...its just not good news.

2. its not good news, no significant growth or indeed likely to be any growth , no new routes and GLA share of the passengers on the routes likely to increase..

Hopefully things will change for the better when the airport is eventually sold and Infratil leaves Prestwick.

100 years of flight at Prestwick
 

Today is the 100th anniversary of the first aircraft landing at Prestwick. A new aviation hall of fame at PIK will honour key figures from the early history of Scottish aviation.

New Hall of Fame for Scotland?s aviation heroes - Heritage - The Scotsman

It's still not sold??

Could Infratil actually manage to organise a piss up in a brewery? :ugh:

Perhaps because no one wants to buy it ...

When the price is right ... someone will buy it ...

Council`s fly in to airport`s rescue.......
 

Today`s Ayrshire Post....

an article on how the 3 Ayrshire Council`s propose to rescue Prestwick Airport......Initially injecting £6 Million for improvements and assisting with the onward sale of the facility from Infratil. Can`t find anything on-line but it`s in the Post! The councils at least will do a better job of selling Airport on, than perhaps Infratil will, or not as the case has been thus far.

A move in the right direction at last.

At last some positive news. Flew from there the other day. Hate the departure lounge, can't see anything, you feel as if your in a dungeon.

Here's a link
Prestwick Airport set for £6m boost from from public purse - Daily Record

Hey to the poster who was trying to put negative spin on Pik's number of flights. I wish Ryanair would come to DSA. And give us similar routes.
If your reading Mol Il fly every day there n back if you chuck in a snack for a week. Publicity stunt lol.
Prove at least one Passenger wants to fly to Dublin.
And yes its said tounge in cheek though if in some unlikely event he did the usual random gimic id stick to my word ;).
But seriously 45 flights a week in Winter from one airline in a shabby airport albiet well connected is great.
Do you guys get Thomson or Tcx . Who else flies there?. Ive often seen large cargo jumbos land on fr24.
Hey how about Pik Dsa. Ryanair Could claim the crown the first DSA domestic flight to Central scotland a hub interms of The short trip to Glasgow or Edinbugh and thus Transatlantic and Middle East links.
Plus Pik gains its first locost link to Yorkshire, Ryanair could probably fill seats on it tourist traffic both ways. Dsa not far from mainline trains to york and leeds.
Shuttle bus to Frenchgate interchange and Yorkshire is your oyster.
Ditto Ayrshire and Arran. Glssgow 2014. Edinbugh and the imho stagrringly spectacular Edinburgh Hogmany and fireworks.
I lived in callander befoe here and despite being a Yorkshireman Scotland is so much better than England at what it achieves, Generally fantastic folk. And the best side of the Border. But Dsa is close again for much of yorkshire. The peak district.
Anyway sorry for the long post but you have a great selection.of destinations. Mol delivers folk safley generally on time and cheap.
I kinda like his charecter
Stands up for what he believes in and does it. Right or wrong but without him Pik would be closed or at base a cargo field. Be great full Ryanair deserve your support they are giving you flights and jobs.
They dont need to spruce up the airport. Thats imho the local authorities job as I believe since the airport is a public service the council mudy contribute.
But keep up the good work MOL.
But the bottom line is you have got routes. And plenty.
You will get more.

Sorry mate

Its really difficult to understand what your trying to say , i am sorry it just does not flow very well

Top tip is to read through first before you post

That's good advice. The meaning is often lost in the rambling.

he posted at 23:52.......

no doubt the tiredness getting to him................. if not the emotion as well. ;);)

Developments?
 

Some interesting rumours going around PIK at present. As already posted it appears that the three local Ayrshire councils are to invest £6m into the airfield but it appears there is some confusion as to how this is to spent. If you read the local Ayrshire Post and The Daily Record then it reads that the councils are buying the airport and then leasing it back. But to whom? Infratil? A new operator? Not sure I would be keen leasing it back to Infratil who are trying to sell and at present putting little investment into the airport.

There is also talk of a new Museum to be created at PIK and it has been suggested that this may be based at the hangers at HMS Gannet as they are due to pull out in 2016. However it seems that there are plans by the Navy to base 6 Merlins out of Gannet for anti-submarine activities. Hence the present Gannet site would be sustained and in fact they may need to open up 'green site' again. The new Air Sea Rescue helicopters will be based in a new hanger on the south side.

Also with passenger throughput up again this July against July 2012 there is less tumbleweed blowing about than some people would have us believe.

The Ayrshire post doesn't say all that. It says ' 3 local councils are planning a deal to purchase and lease back a number of assets at the transport hub' unquote, from the copy in front of me.
Don't think the Air Sea Rescue hangar will be South side. Museum in the Navy hangar is speculation. And I wonder if the Navy know they are basing 6 Merlins at PIK ? Maybe 2 for temporary duty as in recent years.
All sounds rather like PAMG's 'mound spotter' rumours ?

Some info on possible museum

Historic D-Day plane at centre of air museum plan - Transport - The Scotsman

Yes it would be good to get the actual facts as opposed to rumours. But at least there are rumours. It's been very quiet for a while and what's written in the Post and the Record can't really be taken as fact. This alleged Council 'asset purchase' and 'lease back' sounds strange and I would be interested to know exactly what is being proposed.