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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Apr 2024, 09:25
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Different drivers... No private company is...

Different drivers...

No private company is going to look at wider contribution to the regions economy. Local government might,

Whether the assessments make sense is a different question.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2024, 18:58
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

That's exactly the game they have been playing...

That's exactly the game they have been playing after buying a lot of agricultural land around the airport. It is not just brownfield land...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2024, 16:35
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

I disagree on why Wizz pulled out. They were...

I disagree on why Wizz pulled out. They were establishing new routes but at the same time being beaten up by not enough crew/planes at the established bases. They made a logical decision to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2024, 15:00
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

A little more from the Mayor today. Tui want...

A little more from the Mayor today.

Tui want to come back (no doubt subject to commercials) and have been kept in touch with.

Final stages of agreeing with the Operator.

Will be quiet for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2024, 18:54
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Spending cash upfront is inevitable when setting...

Spending cash upfront is inevitable when setting up an airport. Some of that capital spend of course would be recoverable to some extent if it shuts down again, and some won't.

But you have to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Mar 2024, 18:22
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

I would be surprised if they can't get Tui back,...

I would be surprised if they can't get Tui back, obviously commercials depending.

But they will not want to go through cancellations, so I would not expect to see them before 2026, and unless (and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2024, 21:54
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Even as a supporter of DSA I don't expect to see...

Even as a supporter of DSA I don't expect to see a sudden influx of airlines desperate to get in. It will be a steady slog with hopefully the experienced operator trying out new contacts...

Jet2...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Mar 2024, 15:30
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Timmy has never been reliable when it comes to...

Timmy has never been reliable when it comes to DSA, although eventually he got lucky with its closure.

Having said that any new entrant expecting to massively grow passenger traffic would be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 11:44
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Let's see who the Operator is? My prediction is...

Let's see who the Operator is? My prediction is it will not be a mickey mouse operator but a well funded and experiences operator who knows their market better than me or you...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 09:43
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

As I understand it the council are in very active...

As I understand it the council are in very active discussions with an established operator, with another in the wings as a backup.

Perhaps ask them?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Feb 2024, 13:11
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Latest rumour is Head Lease is agreed, and can be...

Latest rumour is Head Lease is agreed, and can be signed once the two mayors stop bickering about who is going to announce it. Progress.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2024, 14:25
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

By car. About 40 mins. Whereas the same...

By car. About 40 mins. Whereas the same journey took an hour on the bus last time I tried from LBA.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2024, 10:46
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

I'm assuming that the £138m includes a cover for...

I'm assuming that the £138m includes a cover for losses as they build up anticipated business as per a costed business plan. The details are obviously commercially sensitive.

The £138m is out of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Feb 2024, 14:58
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Outline budget approved. Now on to next stage...

Outline budget approved. Now on to next stage and full budget..
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 19:47
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Probably why he is supporting the airport. It's...

Probably why he is supporting the airport. It's a popular issue in the region.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 19:21
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

No one is being asked to do that. The mayor is...

No one is being asked to do that. The mayor is using some of his transport allocation at the airport. No extra funding is required.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 19:00
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

for South Yorkshire...

for South Yorkshire...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 18:47
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Principally this is a South Yorkshire issue, and...

Principally this is a South Yorkshire issue, and West Yorkshire can but out, especially Bradford Interchange. The money is coming from the SYMCA region, and if it makes financial sense for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 18:25
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

you are surely not new to the topic.. dsa...

you are surely not new to the topic..

dsa has a longer runway and far less affect from the weather. I can get to the centre of Leeds more quickly from finningley than from from Leeds Bradford..
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 17:11
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

. just close LBA. It’s in a stupid place...

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just close LBA. It’s in a stupid place anyway.

more seriously they have done a lot of work on the value to the region. If it’s accurate it’s sensible to reopen and even better if it turns out...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 16:20
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

New steps forward. Doncaster-Sheffield...

New steps forward.

Doncaster-Sheffield Airport: Major step toward re-opening airport with £138m for 10-year plan (msn.com)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
19th Nov 2023, 13:33
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

15 originally interested parties. 8 put...

15 originally interested parties. 8 put proposals in place.

Doncaster Council now selected 4 most promising proposals to take to formal Tender.

Peel / Council negotiating and seem to be at a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Sep 2023, 07:48
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Lots of vested interests etc. Couple of points. ...

Lots of vested interests etc. Couple of points.

1. The SYAC priorities will be different to commercial operators. They see the value that an airport brings to the greater area.
2. The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Aug 2023, 08:20
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Finningley did close. It was not a transition.

Finningley did close. It was not a transition.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Aug 2023, 16:21
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

I don't normally agree with Timmy. Will make an...

I don't normally agree with Timmy. Will make an exception this time!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2023, 19:29
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

When I get a chance I'll try and get some shots...

When I get a chance I'll try and get some shots of the airport's ownership. As ever there are layers of leases with different ownerships. Genuinely can't remember where the parking fell. However...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Jul 2023, 08:19
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

DSA had/has plenty of asset/surrounding land,...

DSA had/has plenty of asset/surrounding land, however it's property owner holding company has kept it well away from DSA's books. The only thing on the books is anything that is pure airfield and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jul 2023, 19:56
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

It will either be saved or not. I'd like it to...

It will either be saved or not. I'd like it to reopen, but I'm not naive enough to think iit's more than 50/50
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jul 2023, 18:50
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Systems and equipment are just costs. As long as...

Systems and equipment are just costs. As long as whoever is paying for them has budgeted them then its no obstacle.

Staff is more tricky. But I dare say it won't go zero to hero but ramp up. ...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2023, 20:22
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

The disciples will not let that happen The...

The disciples will not let that happen

The CAA has always said that it's not a difficult task to reinstate the airspace if it reopens. How true that is I have no idea.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jul 2023, 12:15
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

It is what it is. There was an early version of...

It is what it is. There was an early version of the announcement with an ugly worded statement that DMBC would be the leaseholder. I'm sure they have something different in place to make it worth...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2023, 07:44
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

It's being put to market as the council will be...

It's being put to market as the council will be the head leaseholder. What terms have been negotiated between the council and Peel will of course be commercially confidential.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2023, 19:58
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Tui and others have apparently said they would...

Tui and others have apparently said they would come back. I think for Tui it worked well.

Who knows whether that would happen or not. If the council buy the land, can't run an airport, they...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2023, 11:56
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

And many more editions.

And many more editions.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Apr 2023, 21:28
Replies: 1,525
Views: 554,232
Posted By davidjpowell

Hopefully, the council has spoken to Walkers, and...

Hopefully, the council has spoken to Walkers, and whoever owns the land on the opposite side. I was a bit perturbed at one of the postings which suggested the removal was perhaps more of a...
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