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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2021, 20:38
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Money for nothing? ...

Money for nothing?
https://cumbriacrack.com/2021/01/30/potential-8-million-for-carlisle-airport-welcomed-by-mp/
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Nov 2020, 06:54
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Maybe so but not to and from Carlisle as it was...

Maybe so but not to and from Carlisle as it was not doing great even before Covid struck.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Aug 2020, 20:11
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Actually the airport reminds me of Swansea even...

Actually the airport reminds me of Swansea even though they are as different as chalk and cheese. Probably has something to do with their airline history.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Aug 2020, 03:53
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Dan-Air used to operated a HS 748 between...

Dan-Air used to operated a HS 748 between Newcastle, Carlisle and the Isle Of Man and a further service between Carlisle and Jersey for a number of years. Seem to remember Autair ran a service to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Aug 2020, 06:03
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

So £4.95m of tax payers money divided by the...

So £4.95m of tax payers money divided by the passengers that used the airport comes to what figure?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2020, 19:31
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

The question should be how many passengers were...

The question should be how many passengers were needed to pay for the passenger operation at the airport including the fire cover? The airport even had free parking.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jul 2020, 16:13
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Stobart invested in a distribution centre. The...

Stobart invested in a distribution centre. The terminal was never a going concern even in the “good days” and was just a ruse to get planning permission for their distribution centre.

Is the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2020, 14:31
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

All Carlisle routes operate with Government...

All Carlisle routes operate with Government subsidies. Without them the routes would not have got off the ground. Are the subsidies for a fixed time or permanent?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Mar 2020, 17:27
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

For a start there are not masses of businesses...

For a start there are not masses of businesses located around Carlisle as the population is quite small and of those businesses that are there how many sheep farmers, hotel and shop owners are...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Feb 2020, 20:22
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Has to be debatable allowing for a 1 hour train...

Has to be debatable allowing for a 1 hour train trip from London to Southend plus a 2 hour recommended check-in time whether catching a random plane is better than an hourly train service. Saying...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jan 2020, 12:55
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Lots of ££££ then in staff costs. What do they do...

Lots of ££££ then in staff costs. What do they do between the movements?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2020, 16:20
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Yes and some don’t like it

Yes and some don’t like it
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Jan 2020, 15:58
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

For a route like this and allowing for...

For a route like this and allowing for recommended check-in times plus onward travel to and from Southend travellers should be encouraged by taxation to use trains and not planes due to environmental...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Dec 2019, 17:50
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

And there I was thinking it is the Christmas/ New...

And there I was thinking it is the Christmas/ New Year break period so is a peak travel time.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2019, 17:34
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

https://saeninfo.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/gover...

https://saeninfo.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/government-to-fund-flights-from-southend-to-carlisle.pdf
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2019, 17:21
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

It has been discussed here quite a few times. ...

It has been discussed here quite a few times.

https://www.headforpoints.com/2016/01/29/why-your-tax-money-is-funding-a-new-southend-to-carlisle-flight/

plus the airport also got a handout
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2019, 15:10
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Route is being funded in part by the tax payer....

Route is being funded in part by the tax payer. Wonder what the subsidy per passenger is?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2019, 10:41
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Been there done it in and out of season. Much...

Been there done it in and out of season. Much prefer the Lakes out of season as I often seem to have the place to myself.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2019, 08:02
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

People power will decide but apart from the...

People power will decide but apart from the novelty of flying there seems alot of faffing around particularly when there are better alternatives from London. 4 flights a week at different random...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2019, 04:27
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

No airport based car hire but passengers are met...

No airport based car hire but passengers are met by a single car hire company which is a small local company whose booking website doesn’t work on my iPad. I have found that when there is little or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jun 2019, 15:57
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Quicker by train to London at a little over 3...

Quicker by train to London at a little over 3 hours while another train and a 50 minute rail journey has to be undertaken at Southend to reach London. Pointless air route.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Jun 2018, 17:57
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Shocking treatment by a company that on the...

Shocking treatment by a company that on the surface doesn't give a stuff about its tenants.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jun 2018, 16:37
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

So even if they had controllers the schedule...

So even if they had controllers the schedule would have been delayed.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th May 2018, 06:52
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

The bottom line is that starting scheduled...

The bottom line is that starting scheduled services on the day most kids go back to school is not a great start. I wonder when it dawned on Stobart they had a problem with no plan B.

Also no...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th May 2018, 16:22
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Cock-up, disappointing, PR disaster, take your...

Cock-up, disappointing, PR disaster, take your pick
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th May 2018, 09:18
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Carlisle is one of the best connected towns in...

Carlisle is one of the best connected towns in the country via motorway and the railway and has a half hourly services to London. By the time minimum check-in times are considered and then the hour...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th May 2018, 05:25
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Is the government subsidy paid per passenger, per...

Is the government subsidy paid per passenger, per flight or per route. While subsidies are fine for Island routes there is something fundamentally unsettling here.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2018, 04:39
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

The newspaper reports the creation of 50 new jobs...

The newspaper reports the creation of 50 new jobs when the terminal opens.

So how many passengers are likely to depart the airport each day? What fees would be generated by those passengers and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jan 2018, 23:44
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Routes out of Carlisle have all been historic...

Routes out of Carlisle have all been historic failures. The difference this time and the only reason they will operate is that the taxpayer will be putting money into Stobart’s pocket. While I would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Sep 2017, 04:51
Replies: 1,174
Views: 520,580
Posted By LTNman

Running an airfield that has no passengers will...

Running an airfield that has no passengers will always be substantially cheaper to run than an airfield used by just a few dozen passengers a day. So what would be the income generated by those...
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