Renaming airports
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Renaming airports
After John Lennon (Livrerpool), George Best (Belfast), Robin Hood (Doncaster)
does anyone have distinctive name suggestions for other UK airports?
eg Amy Johnson (Humberside), I K Brunel (Bristol)
I would keep Heathrow (London) and prefer Ringway (Manchester)
May I suggest Lorraine Kelly (Luton)
Re-branding should be fun so suggestions please before BAA is sold to a foreign operator
does anyone have distinctive name suggestions for other UK airports?
eg Amy Johnson (Humberside), I K Brunel (Bristol)
I would keep Heathrow (London) and prefer Ringway (Manchester)
May I suggest Lorraine Kelly (Luton)
Re-branding should be fun so suggestions please before BAA is sold to a foreign operator
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From: Walton on the Naze Essex.
Originally Posted by Nov71
Ringway (Manchester)
Er, are we on our way to Jet Blast yet?
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Nov71... Clever, but not that clever...
I think you mean Lorraine Chase and not Lorraine Kelly (of GMTV fame).
In any event - it is over a quarter of a century since Ms Chase had any connection with LTN, and most people's memories are now failing ojn the subject - in fact your misnomer is proof enough of that.
Luv
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I think you mean Lorraine Chase and not Lorraine Kelly (of GMTV fame).
In any event - it is over a quarter of a century since Ms Chase had any connection with LTN, and most people's memories are now failing ojn the subject - in fact your misnomer is proof enough of that.
Luv
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G-I-B Well said. Heathrow should revert to "London Airport" and Gatwick, Stansted and Luton should miss out "London" from their titles. As for London Ashford (Lydd) Airport, which I saw mentioned recently... words fail me!
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As I posted on another thread, the CAA is apparently getting fed up with airports adopting bizarre or misleading names and may clamp down in future, although George Best and Robin Hood should get away with it.
The one I heard about was Southampton becoming 'Reginald J. Mitchell' which at least has aeronautical connotations.
The one I heard about was Southampton becoming 'Reginald J. Mitchell' which at least has aeronautical connotations.
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From: Virtute et Industria, et Sumorsaete Ealle
I think airport names should reflect the main town or city they serve.
I will take the thread starter's comment that Bristol might be renamed IK Brunel Airport. How many people would know where that was? There is already a Brunel University which is located a hundred miles from Bristol. I wonder how many know where it is situated without looking it up on the Internet.
Locally, Bristol Airport is still referred to by many simply as Lulsgate or Lulsgate Airport (from the nearby charmingly named hamlet, if it even merits that description, of Lulsgate Bottom), whereas, officially, it is now Bristol International.
Using the appellation 'International' seems a bit presumptious to me for a still smallish regional airport although, in fairness, the nearby airports of Cardiff, Exeter and Bournemouth also call themselves 'International' with less reason to do so than Bristol.
I like simplicity and it will always be Bristol Airport to me.
I will take the thread starter's comment that Bristol might be renamed IK Brunel Airport. How many people would know where that was? There is already a Brunel University which is located a hundred miles from Bristol. I wonder how many know where it is situated without looking it up on the Internet.
Locally, Bristol Airport is still referred to by many simply as Lulsgate or Lulsgate Airport (from the nearby charmingly named hamlet, if it even merits that description, of Lulsgate Bottom), whereas, officially, it is now Bristol International.
Using the appellation 'International' seems a bit presumptious to me for a still smallish regional airport although, in fairness, the nearby airports of Cardiff, Exeter and Bournemouth also call themselves 'International' with less reason to do so than Bristol.
I like simplicity and it will always be Bristol Airport to me.
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On a marketing side you need to make the city/s name prominent as something like Ringway means little to vast SLF if they are not locals to south Manchester unless they are over 50yrs, its not like New York where the names are household names
Just a thought which i`m sure will stir up many differing ideas
Chiglet what are your thoughts?
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Just a thought which i`m sure will stir up many differing ideas
Chiglet what are your thoughts?
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Norwich could become 'Bernard Matthews International' or just 'Bootiful Airport', Carlisle could become 'Gretna Green International', Plymouth could become 'Francis Drake' or 'What A Load Of Balls International', Newquay could become, as the locals pronounce it, 'Nookie International', Halfpenny Green could allow for inflation and rename 'One Pound Fifty Airport' and Middleton/Durham Tees could be renamed 'Where The Fock Is It International Airport' 
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Chucking the feline amogst the avians, I personally think that the "average furriner" thinks that London is England, and it matters not, what the "minor airports" are called. [The g/f has memory probs, returning to the UK from Amsterdam, she couldn't remember the "Nottingham" in NEMA ] Ergo, if Hans Shmidt wants to fly from Munich to Manchester the Travel Agent or Airline web site will tell him that "Ringway" is Manchester, after all Paderborn[sp] attracts a lot of LoCo pax 
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] Ergo, if Hans Shmidt wants to fly from Munich to Manchester the Travel Agent or Airline web site will tell him that "Ringway" is Manchester, after all Paderborn[sp] attracts a lot of LoCo pax watp,iktch
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Chiglet
I used to be one of those travel agent or rather business travel and can honestly say I don`t ever remember anyone asking or being told Ringway except by my old boss who would be about 75 now
Having said that I am proud of my local airport even though I am from down south near that LAP!
G-I-B
I used to be one of those travel agent or rather business travel and can honestly say I don`t ever remember anyone asking or being told Ringway except by my old boss who would be about 75 now
Having said that I am proud of my local airport even though I am from down south near that LAP!
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Manchester is Manchester, Birmingham is Birmingham etc. to foreigners, it is clearly defined in the name.
Confusion can arise when an airport like 'Kent International' or 'Durham Tees' comes up, where the fock is Kent and where the fock is Tees a foreigner may well ask.
Ryanair have not helped the travellers geographical knowledge one iota, since when has Hahn been anywhere close to Frankfurt, it is closer to Cologne & Luxembourg than it is to FRA and that is just the tip of that iceberg.
Confusion can arise when an airport like 'Kent International' or 'Durham Tees' comes up, where the fock is Kent and where the fock is Tees a foreigner may well ask.
Ryanair have not helped the travellers geographical knowledge one iota, since when has Hahn been anywhere close to Frankfurt, it is closer to Cologne & Luxembourg than it is to FRA and that is just the tip of that iceberg.
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The point that i was trying to make,is that "Big City" airports already had names......
Manchester, Ringway
Birmingham, Elmdon
Leeds, Yeadon
Aberdeen, Dyce
Edinburgh, Turnhouse
London, Houndslow
Now, it's London.....A
DITTO B
D C
ETC.... A brilliant "Marketing tool"
watp,iktch
Manchester, Ringway
Birmingham, Elmdon
Leeds, Yeadon
Aberdeen, Dyce
Edinburgh, Turnhouse
London, Houndslow
Now, it's London.....A
DITTO B
D C
ETC.... A brilliant "Marketing tool"
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I agree with Chiglet, Airports should have 2 part-names eg Manchester Ringway or Liverpool John Lennon.
Where is Humberside? This administrative region was abolished several years ago so technically now N Lincolnshire International. Hull is the nearest city, over an expensive toll bridge in Yorkshire. Grimsby or Scunthorpe could be contenders (!) but Amy Johnson Kirmington International would satisfy residents on both sides of the Humber.
My apologies to both Lorraine Kelly & Lorraine Chase for my Luton gaff, thanks Eddie
Where is Humberside? This administrative region was abolished several years ago so technically now N Lincolnshire International. Hull is the nearest city, over an expensive toll bridge in Yorkshire. Grimsby or Scunthorpe could be contenders (!)
but Amy Johnson Kirmington International would satisfy residents on both sides of the Humber.My apologies to both Lorraine Kelly & Lorraine Chase for my Luton gaff, thanks Eddie
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Responding to the renaming suggestion for KIAD:
Tacking person's names onto airports has become very popular here in the colonies. Just one person's name is no longer enough:
KATL Atlanta is now Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Apparently it was originally name for another person, "Moissant".
KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. It was originally named Friendship Airport.
KDCA is Ronald Reagan Washington National AIrport, as we all know.
KSNA John Wayne-Orange County Airport. I once asked an airline employee if a flight went to Santa Anna - blank stare. Surely KSNA is named for Santa Anna, where it is located.
I now return you to UK airport names.......
Tacking person's names onto airports has become very popular here in the colonies. Just one person's name is no longer enough:
KATL Atlanta is now Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Apparently it was originally name for another person, "Moissant".
KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. It was originally named Friendship Airport.
KDCA is Ronald Reagan Washington National AIrport, as we all know.
KSNA John Wayne-Orange County Airport. I once asked an airline employee if a flight went to Santa Anna - blank stare. Surely KSNA is named for Santa Anna, where it is located.
I now return you to UK airport names.......