Cyrano

Your thoughts on the initial scheduling match mine exactly.

Claims need to go via Greece if they would delay or cancel. :E They are also stating on their website that they are going to fly to Lugano :ok: ... only problem... Fokker 50 is yet not certified into Lugano :} due to the steeper decent as for example LCY. :E:

"London Oxford Airport boasts first-class facilities and our strategic location with no other commercial airports within an hour in all direction"

So if London Oxford Airport is at least one hour from any other commercial airport then how the bl00dy hell can it claim to be anywhere near to London?

P.S. AA Routeplanner, which tends to exaggerate traveling times, suggests that T5 of the world's busiest airport is precisely one hour from Kidlington Aerodrome ... Suggestive marketing perhaps! :=

P.P.S. "Strategic" ... What the bl00dy hell does that mean? ... "That nobody will ever find us?" :)

Be careful "fjencl" ... You're bordering upon the (banned) grounds of commercial advertising with this fixation of Kidlington's geriatric turbo-prop services that it seems you have!

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Phileas - Yes we all know the 'London' bit in the name is a bit of a joke - we're not even in Oxford either (7 miles away). However, as a point of note, according to Microsofft AutoRoute its 68.6 miles (1 hr 4 mins) to central Birmingham or 62.4 miles (1 hr 3 mins) to central London, so naturally, you're going to call yourself 'London Oxford Airport', not Birmingham Oxford Airport!

Noting however that 'Greater London' expands some 30 miles in width, it is easy to drive down the M40 - the fastest motorway in the UK with less congestion than most others into the capital, and get to north west bit of Greater London easily within the hour.

Kidlington is getting a new rail station soon which will bring Marylebone trains to here in 55 mins.

Why didn't they call it Swindon International? Now that would give kudos to M4 Corridor!

Yes I have been drinking but hey, i drive better!

Maybe the Greek domestic/regional market is a little quiet at the moment, given the financial strictures the country is encountering?

Do you mean the proposed Water Eaton parkway station? Its not exactly in Kidlington, more north Oxford...;)

And if London and Brum city centres are within an hour and 3 or 4 minutes then how come LHR, CVT and/or BHX airports are not within an hour?

tried driving to LHR from the city centre during the week?

An hour MINIMUM

And LGW is even worse

Quote: "Phileas - Yes we all know the 'London' bit in the name is a bit of a joke - we're not even in Oxford either (7 miles away). However, as a point of note, according to Microsofft AutoRoute its 68.6 miles (1 hr 4 mins) to central Birmingham or 62.4 miles (1 hr 3 mins) to central London, so naturally, you're going to call yourself 'London Oxford Airport', not Birmingham Oxford Airport!"

Interesting, would have expected it to be nearer London, although obviously not close.

And from BRS? London-Birmingham-Bristol Oxford airport?

Hmm, perhaps another "Thames"-ish hub airport location, although as it's not actually in the river, it may not qualify.

Hmmm
 

Delayed again I hear!!! :E

Hmmm
 

Rumour has it that Minoan have delayed yet again? :bored:

Are you sure it's not just that the F50 positioning from Greece has run into headwinds so will be aloft for a few weeks longer?:p

No delay - 04 March start as planned

Let me start by saying that I have no insider knowledge on either the airport and the operator just a few decades aviation experience...

New airport, new (or at least unknown) operator, new routes....: I guess late start and early finish... :{

So my money is on NotMeMate ... :\

Again that is pure speculation on my side... :oh:

Minoan
 

Let s see what happens 4th march then !

NotMeMate


Where did you get your info from ???????

Aah
 

Military secret! :oh:

Noticed Minoan are utilising 2 aircraft for 2 routes (f50's are these thirsty birds??), with the first EDI rotation landing back at OXF 1110hrs. next rotation not until 1730hrs. DUB rotation returning to base at 1015hrs and next off at 1730hrs. Surely having 2 aircraft sitting on the tarmac for 6-7hrs is not viable???
Looking to book EDI-OXF 11/3/13 back 14/3/13 £102:15 :ok: