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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2024, 09:13
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

That is often the case, especially where...

That is often the case, especially where politicians are involved!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Apr 2024, 19:59
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Can't disagree with that. The only concern would...

Can't disagree with that. The only concern would be if the advisors / consultants were telling their client, the council what they wanted to hear, rather than a warts and all picture.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 19:52
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

You have summed the conumdrum up to a tee.

You have summed the conumdrum up to a tee.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 14:24
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Well that rules out Global Airlines!! ...

Well that rules out Global Airlines!!

Seriously, I don't doubt the sustainability of the carrier, there aren't that many to choose from that aren't these days. However whoever it is will be making...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 11:17
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

That will teach me for scanning and making...

That will teach me for scanning and making (false) assumptions!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 10:56
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Didn't see that coming! Certainly has the...

Didn't see that coming!

Certainly has the potential to be a better bet than relying solely on commercial aviation.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2024, 10:00
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Whichever established operator it or they are...

Whichever established operator it or they are will need a very good business case and a very attractive offer to be lured in. That means repeating the previous business model - essentially paying an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Mar 2024, 11:23
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

I've just read the BBC article and I can't see...

I've just read the BBC article and I can't see any clear reference to returning the site to a fully functioning commercial airport.

I see a 125 year lease has been signed for 'the site' which to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Feb 2024, 06:21
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Given the woefully inadequate state of public...

Given the woefully inadequate state of public transport together with the road and rail infrastructure that everyone uses, wasting £140m on resurecting a failed commercial airport looks to be a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2024, 10:31
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Referring back to the Cardiff discussion the...

Referring back to the Cardiff discussion the Doncaster / Sheffield region suffers from many of the same socio-economic issues as does South Wales in terms of affluence. Solve those and, as with...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Feb 2024, 17:46
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

LBA is indeed in a stupid place, but it is at...

LBA is indeed in a stupid place, but it is at least close to Leeds and Bradford. Google tells me Finningley is over 40 miles from Leeds, so I can't see how DSA could replace Yeadon.

Does South...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Sep 2023, 18:45
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

There isn't an economic payback, there would...

There isn't an economic payback, there would however be an enormous regional political willy to wave.

If there was a massive inbound business and / or tourist market to serve the equation might be...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2023, 08:58
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

If you pitched this saga as a drama for TV it...

If you pitched this saga as a drama for TV it would be dismissed as too far fetched and unrealistic!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Aug 2023, 10:17
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

The only reasons for Wizz to move back to DSA (in...

The only reasons for Wizz to move back to DSA (in the extremely unlikely event it reopens to commercial passenger traffic) would be if revenue wasn't meeting their expectations at LBA, or the new...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2023, 10:23
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

I can perfectly well understand the civic pride...

I can perfectly well understand the civic pride argument for getting DSA back up and running as a commercial airport but I really struggle to understand what is the overall benefit to Doncaster and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jun 2023, 19:40
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

If he has £100m floating around I can envisage...

If he has £100m floating around I can envisage better use for it than resurecting a financially failed airport!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jun 2023, 18:14
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

One assumes Teresa May must have sent him a Magic...

One assumes Teresa May must have sent him a Magic Money Tree cutting that has now started to fruit!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Apr 2023, 21:20
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Add to that the regular freight operations with...

Add to that the regular freight operations with vegetables from Africa appears to have decamped (successfully) to the European mainland.

It is going to be hard to make a business case for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Apr 2023, 15:38
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

But then we are talking about local politicians...

But then we are talking about local politicians here!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Apr 2023, 12:47
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Having closed and lost all the business the...

Having closed and lost all the business the airport has, passenger and cargo what is the business case for resurrecting the site as a commercial airport?

Does anyone seriously believe the likes of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2023, 11:12
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

MAG is a commercial business owned by local...

MAG is a commercial business owned by local authorities. Correct me if I am wrong but I don't believe their owners have given MAN or EMA a blank cheque.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jan 2023, 10:49
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

As a tax payer I would be extremely disappointed...

As a tax payer I would be extremely disappointed if a penny of my money was frittered on savings a clearly unviable business especially given the dire situation of public finances. If I were the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Nov 2022, 09:16
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

You say that, but the Manston thread keeps...

You say that, but the Manston thread keeps popping up and it is even less likely to be reopened than DSA.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Nov 2022, 14:50
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

But what kind of outcome would be positive? The...

But what kind of outcome would be positive? The PAX operators have moved to pastures new, cargo similarly. Clearly they had no choice, but even if hypothetically a new buyer were found that took...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2022, 10:22
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Obviously I don't know what Magma / Chapman...

Obviously I don't know what Magma / Chapman Freeborne are bringing in from Kenya, but the supermarket shelves would suggest stuff like green beans which don't have the same shelf life as say citrus...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2022, 09:53
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

I can't imagine that flying UK destined for the...

I can't imagine that flying UK destined for the UK into an EU airport, and one three hours by road from the channel crossing is ideal. With perishables time is everything, and not just from a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Oct 2022, 15:53
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

[QUOTE=EGNXROB;11318609] That's interesting,...

[QUOTE=EGNXROB;11318609]
That's interesting, that must be the first flight then. Assume they must have gone elsewhere while putting the EMA operation in place. EMA is the best alternative to DSA...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Oct 2022, 15:19
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Can anyone enlighten me as to where the...

Can anyone enlighten me as to where the perishables freight operation has moved to? Doesn't appear to be EMA or BHX.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2022, 14:05
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

It looks very much as though this thread is going...

It looks very much as though this thread is going to take the same path as the Manston thread did when the plug was pulled there with eternal optimists continuing to clutch at straws. A shame, but...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2022, 16:15
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Got it! So DSA has so far lost 50% or...

Got it!

So DSA has so far lost 50% or thereabouts of its regular cargo business.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2022, 10:59
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

If that is so, and MAGMA have already left DSA,...

If that is so, and MAGMA have already left DSA, what is TF-AMU doing winging its way from NBO to DSA just now, and expected at DSA around 16:36 today? Are Astral flights not for MAGMA?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2022, 08:45
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

Exactly, if its a money pit then there is no...

Exactly, if its a money pit then there is no justification for public ownership. I didn't recommend such a course of action, just suggested that it may well be the only way of retaining a commercial...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Sep 2022, 08:08
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

The obvious way out is public ownership, but...

The obvious way out is public ownership, but Truss and even more so JR-M are ideologically opposed to such a plan.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2022, 14:50
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

I believe that #inOban has it about spot on. ...

I believe that #inOban has it about spot on. There way too many "airports" in England, and consolidating on the "wrong one" could be viewed as yet another infrastructure faux pas. Unfortunately...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Aug 2022, 11:31
Replies: 1,525
Views: 553,317
Posted By ATNotts

I agree, though perhaps "glass half full"...

I agree, though perhaps "glass half full" realistic.

As for the transfer of commercial flights, I suspect that EMA may put in a competitive bid for the Eastern European Wizz operation. They could...
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