I also landed back at Southampton on the earlier Palma flight on Saturday 14/10. As my wife and I only had hand baggage we were driving out of the airport within 15 mins - bliss! BA Cityflyer excellent. Already booked twice with them next year..

This just popped up in my news feed... https://www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2023...ebt-repayment/

Pax figures for August are around 75000,it seems the airport cant move above this ,unless further airlines come in. With AGS perdicament things are not brillant.
Good news needed urgently.

Been off line a while. Which routes and airlines have been announced post runway extension? Where new can I fly from Eastleigh?

No one dare post the answer in fear of being accused of being a troll but silence will be the clue.

It will happen, it’s just a case of waiting.

From Pprune Forum rules

In fairness, this is a pretty representative example of what Buster has missed.

The tone on PPRuNe has become coarser in recent years, and it's become a less interesting website as a result. Perhaps this creeping lack of civility reflects wider developments within society, but I for one now post a great deal less than I used to - there's just no point feeding the trolls. I do wish the admins would take a harder line; in the 'good old days' posts much milder than #2166 (now deleted - mods) used to get people banned permanently. A freeze on the Southampton thread for a couple of months might also do the trick.

And a freeze on the Southampton thread for a couple of months would make no difference in my opinion. Currently there is nothing to write about regarding Southampton so a total freeze might be a good thing. Perhaps in a couple of months when it's unfrozen there might and I say it again might be something to write about.

Those who generally post on the Southampton thread do so because they have a valid interest in their local airport. The problem with pprune over the last few years is that threads and not only the Southampton thread are being taken over and hijacked by those who have no valid interest in the Airport in question. I can't explain why they do it but there are certain individuals who are purely here for opportunistic purposes only.

If you have been following the threads over the last couple of years and in particular the Southampton thread then surely you can relate to my last sentence.

Very well said. I like you feel it’s very obvious which posts are only made in the interest of antagonising people. There is no news at the moment which isn’t that unusual and as this is a forum people should feel free to post thoughts or rumours without receiving abuse. I do not see this on any other threads on this forum. If you freeze the thread you let them win. The only solution in the absence of moderation is for the reasonable people on here to not bite when a post such as 2166 is made. Don’t give them the attention they are craving and they will get the message.

I agree, certainly visit this thread a lot less now and the purpose of moderation is to stop this happening. I could give at least three names of people who shouldn’t be allowed to post on this forum any more or at least given a final warning.

Many thanks for your comments regarding my recent post, it's appreciated.

And I totally agree with your comments as well, absolutely spot on👍

See this is how it works or should do. Two individuals with a valid interest in Southampton Airport and both in agreement with each other.

Will it last I ask myself until we are infiltrated again 🤔

You’ll see an announcement in early November. Not as big or flashy as expected and probably a “was that what we were waiting for?” reaction.

Now Albert, I hope that you're not stringing us along with this latest statement. Or are you preparing us for yet another disappointment 😞

The only thing that I can think of is, if any announcement is to be made, why does it have to be made in early November? Why hasn't an announcement already been made.

Whatever this so-called announcement is, it can't be that important. Otherwise, I'm sure that those concerned could have made it by now. The day of the official opening of the extended runway would and should have been the ideal time.

I have to ask, and I'm only guessing by your comments, "was that what we're waiting for?" If any announcement is made in early November it might well be a confirmation of Loganair on MAN to SOU.

If everything is believed I'm sure that I'm not alone in looking forward to any such announcement being made in early November.

Fair to say thar the larger parking bays probably aren't for a LM plane. What with BA Cityflyer having so few routes next year an opportunity may very well be there for someone else.

Rumour on the Ryanair thread of DUB being served from SOU next summer. No indication of frequency.

Wow ,Ryanair has established a strong increasing base at BOH ,they are not in the slightest interested in Southampton,which they have confirmed many times before!

Hmm, that wasn’t a rumour but an opinion, unless I have ready the wrong post.

This works best if said in an Irish accent: ‘There’s more chance of pigs flying out of your ar*e, than Ryanair flying out of Southampton’

Agreed this is all speculation and rumour, however we have become accustomed to expecting the unexpected from RYR over the years so I guess never say never. They may wish to remove Aer Lingus from this route and introduce a daily connection utilising excellent ground transportation, something BOH will never provide!

One of the most ridiculous debates on here for some time. There is a rumour about Ryanair launching a new UK airport, someone says that their money would be on SOU-DUB without any foundation that it's even a rumour, and it becomes a rumour. What a total load of tosh.

The Ryanair @ Norwich rumour seems to be an actual rumour and given that they already fly at two of the three airports in the same group - BOH and EXT - this might be realistic.

But as for Ryanair on SOU-DUB, I'd not even waste the airspace to discuss it.

A limited easyJet programme at SOU for S24, on the other hand.....

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/20...hts-at-airport


Now why would outbound flights be unable to take off unless it was particularly thick? What are the minimums for both take off and landings at either end with the new runway length?