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Fine. Don’t provide revenue support but why not adopt the US approach where airports are recognised as essential infrastructure and so can qualify for federal funding for runways, terminal and security improvements and other technical kit. U.K. airports carry the full burden with very limited state aid. Not having to do so would reduce the pressure enormously.
I do think a national airport framework should have been developed (airport at Burtonwood and Ferrybridge in the case of the M62 corridor), but this idea was abandoned decades ago in favour of local governance determining their own airport provisions. Alongside privatisation and market driven growth, this has left Yorkshire in an unenviable position relative to the rest of the U.K.
Not sure what is going on behind the scenes, but I think Oliver Coppard is spot on when he says that DSA should be taken on by another private investment organisation if it is to remain open.
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Most airports in the US are publicly owned. Over 3,300 are eligible to receive funding from the FAA. The point is they see this as important in providing resilience to the system. Our private-sector approach is failing, in my view.
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Peel announce plans for a £100m canabis farm.
They will be waiting for the mayor or government to give them millions to walk off into the sunset. Which is what happened at MME.
In the meantime, the boss wants to build a £100m canabis farm offshore.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/28/bill...le-of-man.html
A more lucrative venture than airports.
MAN,LBA,HUY,EMA are all on extremes of the great County – Given no one will build a New airport in Yorkshire, Hypothetically speaking isn’t DSA the only viable semi central location, with Motorway & Rail access that has any potential for growth to say STN levels of traffic? Surely that would make it a vital part of National Infrastructure to the UK’s largest Counties of Yorkshire & Lincolnshire.
Strategic national airport infrastructure in the North will be firmly at MAN.
MAN,LBA,HUY,EMA are all on extremes of the great County – Given no one will build a New airport in Yorkshire, Hypothetically speaking isn’t DSA the only viable semi central location, with Motorway & Rail access that has any potential for growth to say STN levels of traffic? Surely that would make it a vital part of National Infrastructure to the UK’s largest Counties of Yorkshire & Lincolnshire.
MAN,LBA,HUY,EMA are all on extremes of the great County – Given no one will build a New airport in Yorkshire, Hypothetically speaking isn’t DSA the only viable semi central location, with Motorway & Rail access that has any potential for growth to say STN levels of traffic? Surely that would make it a vital part of National Infrastructure to the UK’s largest Counties of Yorkshire & Lincolnshire.
If LBA and DSA were publicly owned then there may be an argument for consolidating at DSA. Good luck with convincing AMP Capital to close LBA though, given it’s that Yorkshire airport that has doubled its passenger throughput since DSA opened and is still growing.
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Central yes, but peripheral to the main population centres it needs to draw from to be viable.
If LBA and DSA were publicly owned then there may be an argument for consolidating at DSA. Good luck with convincing AMP Capital to close LBA though, given it’s that Yorkshire airport that has doubled its passenger throughput since DSA opened and is still growing.
If LBA and DSA were publicly owned then there may be an argument for consolidating at DSA. Good luck with convincing AMP Capital to close LBA though, given it’s that Yorkshire airport that has doubled its passenger throughput since DSA opened and is still growing.
Not sure what you’re trying to allude to there? Jet2 started at LBA in 2003, before DSA opened. Ryanair opened a base there since DSA opened. Isn’t it more the case that the management of DSA have been trying to entice other operators to establish there but each time seem to struggle to attract sufficient passenger numbers to sustain the services? Hardly a case if wilfully putting all their eggs in one basket. Wizzair could have been a deal breaker - it’s been mentioned before that they had plans to base 5 aircraft at DSA not long ago - sadly they seem to have lost direction and for whatever reason that hasn’t worked. Why have easyJet shunned the Yorkshire market? By your logic surely DSA is ideal for them?
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I’m only alluding to the fact that Jet 2 are largely responsible for making LBA a success in the same way Ryanair have made STN a success.
All the launch blurb at DSA cited targets of 3m passengers, yet Peel have been unable or unwilling to incentivise the airlines that would give them the product to meet those numbers. When they have attracted other airlines they have been of the type that expect everyone to know they are there, without marketing, and have been less than consistent or reliable with all the expected results. Contrast this with Jet2 who have rammed Jess Glynn down peoples throats until they book a flight or holiday to the point now they don’t need to because they are well respected for their product and value and people will travel to LBA from the whole region to take one of their flights. DSA will only be as good as the airlines that serve it but I do see it has the potential to outserve all other airports in the Yorkshire area.
All the launch blurb at DSA cited targets of 3m passengers, yet Peel have been unable or unwilling to incentivise the airlines that would give them the product to meet those numbers. When they have attracted other airlines they have been of the type that expect everyone to know they are there, without marketing, and have been less than consistent or reliable with all the expected results. Contrast this with Jet2 who have rammed Jess Glynn down peoples throats until they book a flight or holiday to the point now they don’t need to because they are well respected for their product and value and people will travel to LBA from the whole region to take one of their flights. DSA will only be as good as the airlines that serve it but I do see it has the potential to outserve all other airports in the Yorkshire area.
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I’m only alluding to the fact that Jet 2 are largely responsible for making LBA a success in the same way Ryanair have made STN a success.
All the launch blurb at DSA cited targets of 3m passengers, yet Peel have been unable or unwilling to incentivise the airlines that would give them the product to meet those numbers. When they have attracted other airlines they have been of the type that expect everyone to know they are there, without marketing, and have been less than consistent or reliable with all the expected results. Contrast this with Jet2 who have rammed Jess Glynn down peoples throats until they book a flight or holiday to the point now they don’t need to because they are well respected for their product and value and people will travel to LBA from the whole region to take one of their flights. DSA will only be as good as the airlines that serve it but I do see it has the potential to outserve all other airports in the Yorkshire area.
All the launch blurb at DSA cited targets of 3m passengers, yet Peel have been unable or unwilling to incentivise the airlines that would give them the product to meet those numbers. When they have attracted other airlines they have been of the type that expect everyone to know they are there, without marketing, and have been less than consistent or reliable with all the expected results. Contrast this with Jet2 who have rammed Jess Glynn down peoples throats until they book a flight or holiday to the point now they don’t need to because they are well respected for their product and value and people will travel to LBA from the whole region to take one of their flights. DSA will only be as good as the airlines that serve it but I do see it has the potential to outserve all other airports in the Yorkshire area.
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Leeds is central in West Yorkshire, DSA is on the Eastern fringes of South Yorkshire with little population to the east.
People to the West of Leeds have Manchester as an alternative. They are not going to travel to DSA.
South Yorkshire tried an Airport on the fringes of Sheffield and it failed. The population of South Yorkshire will never support an airport whilst EMA and LBA are available.
Some very poor Geography on here. West Yorkshire has a population of 2.5 million South Yorkshire 1.4 million.
Leeds is central in West Yorkshire, DSA is on the Eastern fringes of South Yorkshire with little population to the east.
People to the West of Leeds have Manchester as an alternative. They are not going to travel to DSA.
South Yorkshire tried an Airport on the fringes of Sheffield and it failed. The population of South Yorkshire will never support an airport whilst EMA and LBA are available.
Leeds is central in West Yorkshire, DSA is on the Eastern fringes of South Yorkshire with little population to the east.
People to the West of Leeds have Manchester as an alternative. They are not going to travel to DSA.
South Yorkshire tried an Airport on the fringes of Sheffield and it failed. The population of South Yorkshire will never support an airport whilst EMA and LBA are available.
I’m only alluding to the fact that Jet 2 are largely responsible for making LBA a success in the same way Ryanair have made STN a success.
All the launch blurb at DSA cited targets of 3m passengers, yet Peel have been unable or unwilling to incentivise the airlines that would give them the product to meet those numbers. When they have attracted other airlines they have been of the type that expect everyone to know they are there, without marketing, and have been less than consistent or reliable with all the expected results. Contrast this with Jet2 who have rammed Jess Glynn down peoples throats until they book a flight or holiday to the point now they don’t need to because they are well respected for their product and value and people will travel to LBA from the whole region to take one of their flights. DSA will only be as good as the airlines that serve it but I do see it has the potential to outserve all other airports in the Yorkshire area.
All the launch blurb at DSA cited targets of 3m passengers, yet Peel have been unable or unwilling to incentivise the airlines that would give them the product to meet those numbers. When they have attracted other airlines they have been of the type that expect everyone to know they are there, without marketing, and have been less than consistent or reliable with all the expected results. Contrast this with Jet2 who have rammed Jess Glynn down peoples throats until they book a flight or holiday to the point now they don’t need to because they are well respected for their product and value and people will travel to LBA from the whole region to take one of their flights. DSA will only be as good as the airlines that serve it but I do see it has the potential to outserve all other airports in the Yorkshire area.
Handling and landing charges will be subject to commercial sensitivity so nobody except the airport management/development and relevant people in the respective airlines know what is/isn’t happening on that front. Advertising is also usually a combined effort, and I saw adverts for easyjet and FlyBe everywhere when they were operating from DSA, so that doesn’t wash. Agreements are most likely subject to a minimum passenger throughput to qualify for rebates and/or lower charges. Suspect this may be why Wizzair pulled their base.
Somebody on another forum calculated the cost per head to DSA of each passenger using the airport in 2019, it was discovered that it cost DSA/Peel £1.73 for each passenger using the airport. Caveat being that doesn’t account for the other aviation business on site. However, with that in mind at what point (I.e how many passengers are required) do the costs become offset and that turn into a positive figure?
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Some very poor Geography on here. West Yorkshire has a population of 2.5 million South Yorkshire 1.4 million.
Leeds is central in West Yorkshire, DSA is on the Eastern fringes of South Yorkshire with little population to the east.
People to the West of Leeds have Manchester as an alternative. They are not going to travel to DSA.
South Yorkshire tried an Airport on the fringes of Sheffield and it failed. The population of South Yorkshire will never support an airport whilst EMA and LBA are available.
Leeds is central in West Yorkshire, DSA is on the Eastern fringes of South Yorkshire with little population to the east.
People to the West of Leeds have Manchester as an alternative. They are not going to travel to DSA.
South Yorkshire tried an Airport on the fringes of Sheffield and it failed. The population of South Yorkshire will never support an airport whilst EMA and LBA are available.
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You misunderstand me, there is no blame on Jet2, only on Peel for their naive dependence and I suspect a level of honour to TUI, ignoring or offering less incentive to other opportunities to develop the airport. TUI alone were a gamble to give them 3m passengers, but I guess in 2005 nobody saw Jet 2 taking the market the way they have. By 2010 surely this should have been realised. Looking at other seemingly sustainable airports 3m passengers is the sweet spot where the negative turns into positive with the right retail and car parking returns, but they knew this from the beginning.