https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/t...zmWae_9JFwdW6g

I bet the hypocrites will soon change their tunes once the flights start turning up!!!

I'd have thought that coming out with phrases like this would immediately disqualify you from public office...

Probably the reason why the RAF don't come as much as they used to the old bat phones them up and complains.

A link to Heathrow, but, regrettably, that's easier said than done. Its the loss of the Heathrow link that almost killed off the airport.

Renamed to something geographically relevant, such as "Middlesbrough-Teesside" would be a good idea, Even "James Cook Airport" would be better than the present nonsensical name.

'Brian Clough International' would be good :) Joking aside, they would still need a geographical name as in the case of John Lennon and George Best airports. 'Teesside' didn't do them a great deal of harm for the many years it was called that, although the name 'Middlesbrough' might be better known internationally.

The people have already spoken....

Durham Tees Valley Airport 'would revert to Teesside International'

What happens if/when the new owners cannot attract new business to the airport?

The mayor has stated that if the airport isn't viable the land will be used for development.

Are TUI going to come back after being given the elbow not so many moons ago? They helped to give Teesside it's core bucket and spade business, I believe schedule flights will be harder to find in the short term. Heathrow would seem to be a long way off at returning, Dublin and Brussels might work, however a low cost airline is the only solution as far as I can see.

We are going round in circles again, but the mayor sold the deal on connecting Teesside businesses to the world, not cheap holidays for voters.

So what would a loco be the solution to?

They mayor might have sold it as connecting Teesside businesses to the world but voters probably went to the ballot box thinking of cheap holidays.

With Peelexit on the horizon the airport staff don't seem to distracted by it!

Thomson are said to be chomping at the bit to get back in and that was before the takeover. The Mayor sold the deal on both connecting businesses and cheap holiday flights, his turnaround plan leans heavily on getting the latter in, apparently favouring Easyjet as crazy as that may be.

As a Londoner who is a regular visitor to Durham, on every trip these days I lament the loss of the LHR-MME service on British Midland Airways (not the confused mess bmi became). It would be amazing if it came back but somehow I doubt BA would ever even consider it but maybe it might be tested out be the new incarnation of FlyBe which seems to be becoming know ans Virgin Connect. Hopefully a couple of services a day on a DH8 would be sustainable and at least as profitable as their current LHR-EDI and LHR-ABZ operations where they are using a DH8 up against BA A320s.

Here's hoping.

It was a shame that Little Red the Virgin LHR shuttle flights weren't started at DTVA it might of ended better for both parties.

Start of the end. If Cobham lose the tender the Falcons will be retired, if they win the contract the Falcons will be retired. They are no good for the F-35 crews. Reports suggest those ex Spanish Mirage F1s Draken bought would head our way...let's see how long good old Doris remains pro-airport then!!!

Are the Mirages actually earmarked to replace the Falcons if they won the current tender or is it that they are actually to replace the Hawks?
Can the Mirages actually replicate the work done by the Falcons? 🤔