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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jan 2018, 19:17
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The BAA sold 03/21 off to allow Freeport Scotland...

The BAA sold 03/21 off to allow Freeport Scotland to be built. It was fenced off and derelict in the late 80s. It was only the need for the BAe Flying College to fly in horrendous winter crosswinds...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jan 2018, 10:49
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

What's all this shouting?

As a former resident, I can attest to this. "It's a local airport for local people, we'll have no trouble here...."

What would any private buyer have to do at PIK to make money that the last two...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Dec 2017, 08:48
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sorry but unless the met has changed massively in...

Sorry but unless the met has changed massively in recent years, the main runway sufferered from major crosswinds, closing the airfield in winter in the years 03/21 was closed. The clue is that GLA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Dec 2017, 21:25
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Sadly no, it was sold from the PIK end, not sure...

Sadly no, it was sold from the PIK end, not sure what the reason was. Sat all day in bay 3. There were posters advertising the one off nature around the area. Anyone recall the reason?

03/21 was...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2017, 21:18
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Went via LHR back in 1994. Was the usual LHR...

Went via LHR back in 1994. Was the usual LHR daystopper.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Dec 2017, 19:25
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

That’s quite seriously uphill going north east...

That’s quite seriously uphill going north east sadly.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2017, 19:32
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I mean in the days of transatlantic flying. No...

I mean in the days of transatlantic flying. No westbound heavy going transatlantic can get off the short IIRC. Northwest once got a 747 off 21 but they only went as far as SNN back then. You would...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2017, 12:45
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The airfield used to close for days in winter to...

The airfield used to close for days in winter to all but the heaviest traffic when they closed it last time. The winter gales in the prevailing wind blow across the main runway.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2017, 09:38
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

I wonder if as a condition of any sale, a private...

I wonder if as a condition of any sale, a private buyer may insist the Scottish Gov takes the passenger terminal on and closes it allowing the viable non Ryanair operation to right size and continue?...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Nov 2017, 15:00
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

No serious business sets up a website and has a...

No serious business sets up a website and has a business model asking where you want to fly to. If you have to ask, you’re not serious. Please grasp at this straw.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Nov 2017, 20:12
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

That’s a student website project not an airline...

That’s a student website project not an airline sadly.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2017, 07:52
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

The thing is, FedEx walked away from PIK. They...

The thing is, FedEx walked away from PIK. They had a daily DC10 then MD11 service which they decided was better served via an....ATR42 out of GLA or an MD11 out of STN. Go figure. But FedEx is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2017, 12:34
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

OK some good points there, you're point is...

OK some good points there, you're point is clearer to me now, apologies if I misread your meaning.
I don't disagree that localism has hurt the Scottish economy in those areas. Given both GLA and EDI...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Oct 2017, 07:12
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

That’s a fundamentally wrong view. “It’s flying...

That’s a fundamentally wrong view. “It’s flying to Dubai that has restricted Scotland’s direct flights to Australia” or “Doha” and “Bangkok” for Qatar or “Abu Dhabi” and “Vietnam” for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Oct 2017, 14:37
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Is main deck cargo loading something GLA wants?...

Is main deck cargo loading something GLA wants? Without getting in the middle (again) of ye olde local airporte argument, is there an appetite for 747F operations at Glasgow? Assuming they could...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2017, 15:25
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Isn't all of PIK's scheduled heavy freight now...

Isn't all of PIK's scheduled heavy freight now only going as far as LUX or CDG? Hence stopping distance is more of the issue than departure?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2017, 09:56
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Why would Cargolux move? Freight doesn't care...

Why would Cargolux move? Freight doesn't care where it lands? And it is true that the shorter runway at Glasgow is sub optimal for a freighter at a heavy landing weight. I can see Ryanair making the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Sep 2017, 10:40
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

On the main pier, there are/were two glass rooms...

On the main pier, there are/were two glass rooms on top of the structure. The one nearest the runway is now boarded up. What were they used for? Always wondered....

Also has the Polar B747 been...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Sep 2017, 12:47
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

It's due to the redevelopment work causing stands...

It's due to the redevelopment work causing stands to be at a premium.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Sep 2017, 04:17
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Enlighten me why PIK still exists in terms of...

Enlighten me why PIK still exists in terms of what cannot be done sensibly elsewhere without raiding the schools and NHS budget to subsidise Michael O'Leary.

Do we really need a seperate airport...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Sep 2017, 22:48
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

What's the difference in profit and loss between...

What's the difference in profit and loss between PIK and BFS since we're keeping score?
2016 passenger volumes :
PIK 600K
BFS 4.3M‪

The number of weekly C130s is perhaps not the smartest...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2017, 16:13
Replies: 463
Views: 269,662
Posted By Skipness One Echo

Like what? Really, like what? This is a fantasy....

Like what? Really, like what? This is a fantasy. By all means support your local team but please, @TRN1K, select one airline that you honestly think will drive sufficient passangers through PIK to...
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