Fair enough. Maybe a payload minimum/maximum needed to get in/out then...
Thanks.

Feel like this is almost throwing darts to see what you hit motive at this point for MME. What a strange way to do business, routes already covered, nothing particularly exciting for a regular Joe (by this I mean no low cost or package holiday flight which really got people talking and flying), and potentially a suicidal move to leave you with nothing in the long run. Of course it’s easy for people to criticise from the outside looking in, but with what I assume, rightly or wrongly, incentivised options given to airlines, I could think of better targets to and destinations to throw money at to get the Teeside public through the door.

If Loganair take the advertised route it leaves Eastern with Heathrow and options for London City and Cardiff. The Mayor is up for re-election in May so would he risk a disaster only leaving Cobham the fire school and GA in the worst scenario.

I suppose that Eastern could venture to a few holiday destinations using the E 190, range of 2500 miles could bring in Palma, Ebiza, Alicante and Malaga.

You mean like Flybe, jack of all trades master of none springs to mind!

Would be interesting to know if the mayors office is paying for both sets of flights.

Although clearly the Mayor gets about in the press don’t assume he’s not worried about re-election prospects. There is evidence of moves against the Prime Minister by a coalition of Tory MPs centred around a united issue of incompetence although for individuals it’s about Brexit approach, Covid handling and corruption. Anyway, a fear of wipeout in next year’s local elections is bringing things to the fore. So if the Mayor has dished out a 3 year contract to Logan, that keeps the airport ticking over for longer than it would otherwise. Of course if the Mayor does get back in, the airport still wins

So how does a 3 year contract to Loganair to operate to identical destinations and frequencies as operated by Eastern keep the airport ticking over? Just doesn't stack up, and you might not agree with everything he does, but daft Mr Mayor isn't.

If things stay as they are, all he's done is given his opponents a stick to beat him with.

The airport/TVCA need to get their media people in check, they're claiming Loganair's Aberdeen is 6x weekly but it's bookable as twice daily on weekdays; they also made a fool of themselves this morning by claiming Jersey was new and not in competition with Eastern and the other week they wished someone a pleasant flight back from Heathrow on Twitter after the flight had been cancelled. :rolleyes:

The press release on the airport website still says "six flights per week to Aberdeen". The whole "return of Loganair" advertising theme seems a bit odd after the way they left last time.

It will be fascinating to see what a summer day looks like in 21; in theory multiple flights a day to London, Amsterdam, Aberdeen, Belfast, Newquay and Dublin with a daily Southampton and holiday flights to Alicante, Palms and Bulgaria. If everything comes to pass, that is an astonishing turnaround.

Hope it actually happens!

With Amazon operating two large warehouses in the area and a third to be announced, do you think there is scope for aviation freight for Amazon to use MME?

It will be four by the time Wynyard opens in Sep 2022 as the next one to open is at Follingsby Park near Gateshead, albeit that one will be labelled NCL1. I think it's only a matter of time before we see some Amazon flights into Teesside.

Onion suggested that about 4 years ago!

I can remember the days of Orlando being available from MME. How times have changed.

I've noticed the Darlington site is using an MME code now - it can't be long before they come to Teesside!

The Bowburn site is MME1, there could be MME2.

Other way around... Darlington is MME1, Bowburn MME2, I'd imagine Wynyard will become MME3.

Are troop flights back at the airport?

Looked like a RAF 330 going overhead and coming in this morning....

The RAF Voyager departed around lunchtime to Akrotiri