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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2020, 14:51
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Penzance Helicopters are now offering £125 day...

Penzance Helicopters are now offering £125 day returns bookable the day before travel. Details on their Facebook site. Bookable only day before travel.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2019, 00:55
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Tickets now on sale for the new helicopter...

Tickets now on sale for the new helicopter service from Penzance to St Marys and Tresco, See here. (https://penzancehelicopters.co.uk/) Services start in 2020. Interesting to note £1.9m grant from...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Mar 2019, 11:50
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Lands End to St Marys helicopter marketed by...

Lands End to St Marys helicopter marketed by Skybus has been cancelled from 2019 season onward. It was a spoiler for the 'other' service.

The other service is the Tresco Estate-sponsored service...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Aug 2018, 06:32
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

New Penzance heliport planning finally approved ...

New Penzance heliport planning finally approved
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-45042511
l am looking forward to a first flight in 2019....although it feels ambitious to have it up...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th May 2018, 11:43
Replies: 1,417
Views: 1,551,606
Posted By pennineuk

As a part-time Egham resident, I know this is not...

As a part-time Egham resident, I know this is not true. There were several weekend closures.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2018, 15:57
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

The Tresco Estate have just confirmed that the...

The Tresco Estate have just confirmed that the ISSCo helicopter service will not serve Tresco in 2018. The heliport is Tresco is closed and will not be ready for service until 2019 when hopefully...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Feb 2018, 12:31
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Correct, RD-S holds a long lease on Tresco and...

Correct, RD-S holds a long lease on Tresco and owns the hotel on the adjacent island of Bryher.

There were up to 6 choppers a day a few years ago, although the Gardens on Tresco now get many...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2018, 19:24
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Penzance has the better weather options, but the...

Penzance has the better weather options, but the question is whether it is up and running soon. Clearly this is a calculated attempt by the ISSC to undermine the option. They’ve had around 4 years...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Feb 2018, 17:44
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Lands End-Scilly helicopter

ISSC is to start a helicopter service in 2018, Lands End to Scilly, presumably to challenge the Tresco Estate plans to reinstate Penzance-Scilly.

https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Feb 2017, 20:51
Replies: 33
Views: 8,675
Posted By pennineuk

New Penzance heliport planning application...

New Penzance heliport planning application approved, with services planned to start in 2018
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2016, 17:41
Replies: 33
Views: 8,675
Posted By pennineuk

New heliport?

Planning application for new heliport now lodged!
Penzance Heliport Ltd - Proposal information (http://penzanceheliport.co.uk/)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Oct 2012, 13:47
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,082
Posted By pennineuk

You would have been flying on an ex-BMI service. ...

You would have been flying on an ex-BMI service. These T1 flights are being consolidated with the main BA LHR-MAN service that operates from T5 and the new service from the W12 timetable will...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2012, 17:07
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Exactly, in the same way Skybus didn't allow BIH...

Exactly, in the same way Skybus didn't allow BIH to relocate to Lands End.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2012, 21:09
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

I agree the proposed juidicial review was just...

I agree the proposed juidicial review was just the excuse BIH were looking for to drop the service. Although they spoke about a NQY-IOS service, flights were only loaded through to January 2013, not...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Jul 2012, 11:08
Replies: 15
Views: 2,226
Posted By pennineuk

You can get some pretty cheap flights MAN-LGW,...

You can get some pretty cheap flights MAN-LGW, although check the schedules acrefully as they are not that frequent these days and getting back may be an issue.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th May 2012, 16:45
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,082
Posted By pennineuk

I can't remember the exact date, but it was when...

I can't remember the exact date, but it was when the Japanese economy was seriously stalling.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Mar 2012, 13:19
Replies: 992
BMI
Views: 350,123
Posted By pennineuk

MAN is not an issue because of the now heavy...

MAN is not an issue because of the now heavy dominance of the rail operators who have taken the majority of the market share from BA/BD.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jan 2012, 12:15
Replies: 1,246
Views: 397,151
Posted By pennineuk

A disaster for Penzance town and much more...

A disaster for Penzance town and much more inconvenient for Scillonians and visitors.

BIH had previously said fares wouldn't change when operating from NQY; however that was when they were...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jan 2012, 17:03
Replies: 674
Views: 139,351
Posted By pennineuk

BIH annouced today that they will continue to...

BIH annouced today that they will continue to operate from Penzance until 31 October 2012. Sounds like they are looking at site close to the current heliport, so maybe we'll never see their choppers...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Dec 2011, 07:53
Replies: 992
BMI
Views: 350,123
Posted By pennineuk

LHR-MAN used to be one of BA's most profitable...

LHR-MAN used to be one of BA's most profitable routes a long time ago, but not so today. BMI can't rteally make it work and today's BA services are a shadow of what they were, because of fierce...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2011, 07:18
Replies: 674
Views: 139,351
Posted By pennineuk

It's all about the money in the end...not just...

It's all about the money in the end...not just the planning or even finding a site.

I love your very appropriate description of the Scillonian; one reason why I hope both BIH and Skybus continue...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2011, 06:32
Replies: 674
Views: 139,351
Posted By pennineuk

There were initial discussions for BIH to...

There were initial discussions for BIH to relocate to St Just by the ISS Group refused access. BIH can't afford to build a railway station as the sale of PZE is about releasing capital to buy new...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2011, 11:43
Replies: 674
Views: 139,351
Posted By pennineuk

The move to NQY is temporary. BIH are still...

The move to NQY is temporary. BIH are still looking for an alertnative site in West Cornwall, although they claim the best was the now dropped St.Erth site.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Nov 2011, 08:45
Replies: 674
Views: 139,351
Posted By pennineuk

BIH have now confirmed that they are transferring...

BIH have now confirmed that they are transferring to Newquay their helicopter service to St.Marys and Tresco, at least on an interim basis.

"British International will continue operating from its...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Nov 2011, 07:37
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

I imagine that BIH will only ever lease a site,...

I imagine that BIH will only ever lease a site, not buy it, otherwise it defeats the move out of PZE and releasing the capital value of the site to buy new machines for the North Sea and other...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Nov 2011, 10:52
Replies: 992
BMI
Views: 350,123
Posted By pennineuk

Whilst some routes might migrate from LGW to LHR,...

Whilst some routes might migrate from LGW to LHR, I am sure IAG would want to retain a presence at LGW for future expansion given the current stalling or R3 at LHR. It's the same reason BA maintain...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2011, 10:23
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,082
Posted By pennineuk

BA is updating its fleet of Boeing 747-400F with...

BA is updating its fleet of Boeing 747-400F with new Boeing 747-8F’s and will be leasing them through Global Supply Systems, which is 49% owned by Atlas Air. On the press release BA states, “It has...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2011, 11:14
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

A codeshare would be nice; it's the lack of a...

A codeshare would be nice; it's the lack of a through booking that has always put me off from flying into NQY and then onto St Marys. However Skybus charge very high fares which are essentially...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Oct 2011, 06:37
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

BIH are selling the PZE site to raise capital to...

BIH are selling the PZE site to raise capital to buy new machines to support their North Sea oil operations (without which they claim they can't support the wider business). I presume St.Erth will...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2011, 21:54
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,082
Posted By pennineuk

I doubt they'll add flights. If you look they...

I doubt they'll add flights. If you look they have chopped redemption fares during the games period and many flights seem to have lost the cheapest fare buckets during the same period.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2011, 21:52
Replies: 3,939
Views: 1,040,560
Posted By pennineuk

The reduction in LGW-MAN services to just 3 a day...

The reduction in LGW-MAN services to just 3 a day makes a day return useless. They have removed the first flight of the day from MAN to LGW and the last service in the day from LGW to MAN,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2011, 21:49
Replies: 261
Views: 84,287
Posted By pennineuk

Reported today (20.10.2011): "Cornwall...

Reported today (20.10.2011):

"Cornwall Council have approved Sainsbury’s planning application at the current heliport site [PZE], subject to conditions on the proportion of food and non-food...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2011, 06:30
Replies: 33
Views: 8,675
Posted By pennineuk

I understood that the sale of the Penzance site...

I understood that the sale of the Penzance site was to finance helicopters for the North Sea oil platform operation. I wouldn't expect any change on the IOS services soon!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Mar 2011, 09:13
Replies: 359
Views: 111,001
Posted By pennineuk

BA will not be vacating LHR T3 when T5C is open...

BA will not be vacating LHR T3 when T5C is open in a couple of months. BA has commercial reasons to maintain a presence in T3, not least after the big investment it has made in Galleries lounges in...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2010, 18:00
Replies: 49
Views: 16,663
Posted By pennineuk

Interesting development with this BIH...

Interesting development with this BIH announcement (http://www.businesscornwall.co.uk/news-categories/cornish-economy-news-categories/bih-hits-back-in-islands-link-row-123):

It is also reported ...
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