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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2008, 15:42
Replies: 558
Views: 160,318
Posted By Coasthugger

The simple way to get a million dollars... ...

The simple way to get a million dollars...

...start with a hundred million dollars and buy an airline ;)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2008, 16:09
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Because it costs me nothing to do that. I could...

Because it costs me nothing to do that. I could also erect a 9ft fence with razor wire around the perimeter of my property, but I don't, because I judge it's not cost effective...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Jun 2008, 11:32
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Really? The most recent protest I can...

Really?

The most recent protest I can remember was at Heathrow which has excellent fencing, but didn't stop protestors getting on top of a plane.

If anyone is determined to get onto an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Jun 2008, 12:09
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

BOH Security

Caught this on local TV News this morning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7468699.stm

Airport 'vulnerable' to intrusion

Broken sections of perimeter fencing are covered in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jun 2008, 15:24
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Interesting view... BOH can and has coped...

Interesting view...

BOH can and has coped with 3 737s arriving at the same time on plenty of occasions. It depends on what you mean by 'cope with'. I mean pax are delivered and aircraft turned...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jun 2008, 12:04
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Ryanair would only be worried about the terminal...

Ryanair would only be worried about the terminal if it impacted turnaround times or cost them increased fees. They'd be happy with a runway and a portakabin (some would argue that's what they've...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2008, 13:44
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Not surely that's entirely correct. I believe...

Not surely that's entirely correct. I believe that the terms of the original sale by the council to National Express required that the park and the airport could not be separated - to protect the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd May 2008, 07:47
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Lovejet - I don't think there is sufficient...

Lovejet - I don't think there is sufficient information in MAG's accounts for you to judge the split of property and non-property income at BOH. Certainly the analysis on page p11 specifically...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st May 2008, 14:42
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Absolutely sure that Bournemouth International...

Absolutely sure that Bournemouth International Airport Ltd owns the business park, on a very long lease from the Council. I believe that a number of the newer buildings were built by tenants who...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th May 2008, 13:38
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Flitefone - I agree with much of what you say....

Flitefone - I agree with much of what you say. However

Airport owners (and landlords!) try to maximise return on investment - and the longer they can delay investment the less return they need to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th May 2008, 07:53
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

MAG is indeed entirely owned by the councils of...

MAG is indeed entirely owned by the councils of Greater Manchester.

Presumably this means in practical terms that every pound spent on infrastructure is a pound less that can be dividended out to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2008, 13:33
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

May be internally driven, against the potential...

May be internally driven, against the potential PR risk of unauthorised access to the airfield by demonstrators, terrorists, etc.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Apr 2008, 07:49
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Can't argue that Ryanair is a successful...

Can't argue that Ryanair is a successful business.

What annoys me is this sort of thing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7337165.stm

Plus the relentless arrogance and spin around every...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2007, 07:53
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

The GA is unquestionably aviation related....

The GA is unquestionably aviation related. However there's a lot of GA businesses in the North-East and North-West sectors already so I can't see that it's a huge issue for them to be located there. ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Nov 2007, 07:47
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

I think you are mistaken in assuming that BAM is...

I think you are mistaken in assuming that BAM is an 'aviation related business'.

Filzmoos - I'm sure that a there will be a lot of chartered traffic for incoming teams of athletes. It just depends...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2007, 12:32
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Eurostar builder - it might be a nice idea but...

Eurostar builder - it might be a nice idea but I'd be amazed if more than 1% of pax were interested in the aviation museum as a time-filler if delayed - which would be borne out by the visitor...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Sep 2007, 13:39
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Ryanair disappointing Dorset pax by pulling a...

Ryanair disappointing Dorset pax by pulling a load of promised flights... AGAIN...

Shouldn't expect anything else really!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2007, 13:35
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

That said, a Ryanair direct line is like gold...

That said, a Ryanair direct line is like gold dust - you can certainly never find one when you have a complaint! She'd better hope the pax don't get hold of it...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Dec 2006, 07:07
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Good news for BOH - although given it's scheduled...

Good news for BOH - although given it's scheduled over 5 years, I question just how 'committed' the figure of £32m is - I'm guessing later stages of development can be 'delayed' if pax do not...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Oct 2006, 07:34
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Oh I see, when you said 'demanding a base' you...

Oh I see, when you said 'demanding a base' you meant you didn't want to pay any landing fees.

To be honest, ryanair1, I want the airport to be there in 25 years, so I'd rather it made enough...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Oct 2006, 16:24
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Really? Didnt seem to be a problem at NEMA, and...

Really? Didnt seem to be a problem at NEMA, and it was Ryanair that pulled out of HUY not the other way around... Obviously MAN is seen as the 'crown jewels', and being regulated is never likely to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Oct 2006, 15:19
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

More Ryanair represents a lot of eggs in one...

More Ryanair represents a lot of eggs in one basket to me. And if they were really serious at BOH it would have been a base 2-3 years ago. Have you noticed that most of the recent announcements are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Oct 2006, 11:26
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

The proposed A338 link would come in pretty much...

The proposed A338 link would come in pretty much at the closest point between the A338 and the airport - i.e. along the line of the existing (single-lane!) access road at 'Rivergate' onto the NE...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2006, 13:17
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

In fairness a large part of the airport's...

In fairness a large part of the airport's boundary is onto SSSI and so the heathland is a protected area. I'm sure that the Environment Agency will have had an input to the council's opinion in this...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2006, 10:38
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

All of this comment from the council would be a...

All of this comment from the council would be a little more credible if there were firm plans for delivery of the northern A338 link road... but at the moment it's 'at least' 2014-15 and could be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Oct 2006, 10:44
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

Markey- the trouble with that business model is...

Markey- the trouble with that business model is any operator is caught between 2 of Flybe's major bases, in Exeter and Southampton. If I was Flybe I'd work hard to kill off any BOH operation of that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Oct 2006, 07:32
Replies: 2,503
Views: 617,188
Posted By Coasthugger

@shamrock - I think that your example of Jet2 is...

@shamrock - I think that your example of Jet2 is instructive. As someone who lives down in this neck of the woods, the Jet2 promotional campaign for the BFS route was nonexistent. Compare this to the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2006, 14:37
Replies: 272
Views: 65,730
Posted By Coasthugger

It'll be painful for the airport in the...

It'll be painful for the airport in the short-term if BASCO go... and the landside access to that side of the airfield is so poor it's hard to see anyone else moving in there?

I believe that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Sep 2006, 17:30
Replies: 208
Views: 31,355
Posted By Coasthugger

Ward off MAN? MAN owns NEMA - why would it want...

Ward off MAN? MAN owns NEMA - why would it want to compete with itself?

MAN seems to view NEMA as a stalking horse. It can drive LCC expansion at NEMA to compete with DSA/LBA/LPL... without...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2006, 14:22
Replies: 8
Views: 2,792
Posted By Coasthugger

Will Ferrovial be bringing in the charming old...

Will Ferrovial be bringing in the charming old Spanish custom of the 'Air Traffic Controllers Strike' with them, or is this handled by NATS for BAA's airports?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Aug 2006, 07:22
Replies: 343
Views: 65,199
Posted By Coasthugger

It's just more free publicity, with the added...

It's just more free publicity, with the added bonus of painting Ryanair as brave David standing up to the government Goliath. :ugh:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Aug 2006, 11:54
Replies: 343
Views: 65,199
Posted By Coasthugger

Ryanair protests over increased security

How delightful to see the FR business model being screwed up by new security measures - particularly their tacit encouragement of pax to carry as much hand luggage as possible - and it's clearly...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Aug 2006, 08:03
Replies: 163
Views: 41,509
Posted By Coasthugger

It would make a lot of sense, they have very...

It would make a lot of sense, they have very similar business models, and with BACON having started to cut routes they look vulnerable to an agressively competitive strategy.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Aug 2006, 07:36
Replies: 884
Views: 223,201
Posted By Coasthugger

Or, more realistically, it's a 6% compound growth...

Or, more realistically, it's a 6% compound growth annually, meaning you only need to add 36000 pax in year 1. Looks fairly reasonable when the CAA projections are 5% a year across the industry as a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2006, 14:22
Replies: 272
Views: 65,730
Posted By Coasthugger

The benefit for Bournemouth is that it's a...

The benefit for Bournemouth is that it's a 'closed' route for competition - i.e. no-one else is realistically going to take it on.

If other operators know that that's the extent of FR's expansion...
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