Well said NMB!

Beafer, this is only my own personal opinion, but I don't give a monkeys about where the money comes from or how right or wrong it is...so long as it comes

If anyone thinks Peel will be putting any of their own money into DTV or Teesside as it should be known, you'll be waiting a long time.

What was it they said when they got the place for £500k? "We will spend £20m and make it a successful airport"!! :ugh:

Pull the other one, its going the same way as what they did in Sheffield.
Any news on the rubbish plant in Hangar 5?
Have Peel made any announcements while I've been on holiday?
Has Robert Hough been up to spout any new Master Plans? Maybe he is on the island counting the £323m :E

Beafer, unlike CO, my alleged alter-ego, (please to God come back!!!) I cannot be a:mad:d to pick apart your last post point-by-point, so I will just keep it nice and simple by saying what a big load of misinformed, inaccurate BS!

£323m, well bought it cheap as it was a failing company in a downturned industry. Turned it around back into a success and decided to sell it on.

Durham Tees valley
 

well well well.... no surprise to see anyone from Peel/DTV on the north east news tonight, only Newcastle airport management saying how the extra runway at Heathrow will help the north east... yet again, fair play to Newcastle airports management for promoting the place in any way they can..... :D

And of course a deduction of £10 off the Ncl to Lhr fare courtesy of Heathrow airport.

Does it really matter?? It was DTVA in all the local papers yesterday not Newcastle so six and two threes?

Probably more to do with the fact that it is easier & quicker to get a film crew to NCL from Newcastle city centre than it is to MME.

More horse hit!

AMS 5% down in September - 9,423 to 8,883

Ams figures
 

Now now SWBKCB you will be getting a bad name like me!
To be fair,with only a few flights per day/week...it only takes a couple of cancellations to massively input on the stats.Also that's before you can actually believe these CAA figures!
However..the Amsterdam figures will be subject to these fluctuations while the Fokker fleet decreases and KLM commit to the Emb. Fleet?
So probably monthly decreases over the year...up to you KLM..put your money where your contract is!:)

There is a nice Emb tow bar in a box, so that's a start.

We've had a fantastic run there's only so much the numbers can go up by, the route still does very well

Its all well and good DTV hailing the news of the new runway at LHR as good news and potential for a new route, but that will be 2025 at the earliest...

BUT will DTV even exist then or will it be concreted over as a new housing estate?

It will just have a similar amount of houses a similar distance away from the runway as most other airports.

That being said, I am highly sceptical about any new Heathrow route materialising

KLM 1533 in holding pattern above DTVA at 19,000ft

Weather?

Edit: After finally attempting to land, a/c aborted landing from 150ft (Alt), and has diverted to NCL

DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT
 

Diverted to NCL

Here's a useful site that gives airfield weather, including "visibility", which may be "met vis" rather than RVR as it's not runway specific.

Wind Map - Britain Observations

The EZE61L from Aberdeen diverted to Leeds as well.

Provision of a product...?
 

I know the plan is to expand,develop and increase services from DTV. But,HEY. Are PEEL. Actually going to do anything about the provision of ATC services at the airport?? Rumour has it ...it won't get any better!!!

Now that's a great way to develop services ,availability and reputation??:ugh:

CO et al might be cringing..but come on.....!!