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By: - 19th December 2004 at 15:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thats great news for local residents, the treading on other low-cost carrier's turf aren't they. Is that wise?
I thought Norwich, Cambridge and Manston can't handle B737.
By: - 19th December 2004 at 15:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
They all can
MSE has one of the UK's longest runways
NWI sees B757's on charters
Cambridge has B777's come in for maintenance
Dont forget these are possible bases
Manston seems good - if EU Jet fail, Planestation will need a new airline and will be able to make concessions to Thomson Fly, so they will get a good deal
Blackpool is also in a good location - some inbound traffic as well, I reckon AMS would work
By: - 19th December 2004 at 15:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
IF EUJet Fail, Planestation will go down with them - Planestation own EUJet.
By: - 19th December 2004 at 15:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
IF EUJet Fail, Planestation will go down with them - Planestation own EUJet.
Not nessacarily - EU Jet will be a separate company from Plane Station so EU Jet could go into administration, but not Plane Station
By: - 19th December 2004 at 16:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blackpool? Cambridge?
Come on - Get a reality check. EuJets loads are crap so why would TOM want to go in there?
By: - 19th December 2004 at 19:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Now i've driven right past cambridge airport and the runway looks short, barely capable of handling a B737, but i accept you word Humberside
By: - 19th December 2004 at 19:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cambridge's runway can handle B747 and B777s for servicing and modification, so a loaded B737 shouldn't have too much trouble.
By: - 19th December 2004 at 19:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cambridge's runway is 1965m, 100m longer than Blackpool's.
By: - 20th December 2004 at 10:54 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
ok, ok point taken. But i still don't think they should be considering opening a base in Cambridge.
By: - 20th December 2004 at 11:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Blackpool would need serious investment to be able to handle based a/c, they can only handle one 737 flight in the departure lounge at the moment.
By: - 20th December 2004 at 16:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
But i still don't think they should be considering opening a base in Cambridge.Why? Considering that you're talking about the principal town in one of the more prosperous areas of the country it seems to make good sense to me.
By: - 20th December 2004 at 17:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cambridge would need serious money spending on terminal infrastructure if there was to be regular 737 flights from the airport - it was OK for the Suckling / Scot Dorniers and the odd 737 charter but wouldn't be much good for more than that. Besides, CBG may be closing and the airfield used for housing development - rumours that if this happens then Marshalls may go to RAF Wyton, where commercial operations could be launched too but it'd need a similar terminal development to Doncaster to make anything of it.
Andy
By: - 20th December 2004 at 17:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Also, it is a bit close it STN.
By: - 20th December 2004 at 17:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Also, it is a bit close it STN.Closer than LPL to MAN? Traffic at both is expanding quite happily.
By: - 20th December 2004 at 18:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
rumours that if this happens then Marshalls may go to RAF Wyton, where commercial operations could be launched too but it'd need a similar terminal development to Doncaster to make anything of it.Andy
Where's Wyton?
By: - 20th December 2004 at 23:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
my dad works for marshalls and cambridge city council want to build houses on the airport site and marshalls to move to Raf Wyton or R.a.f Duxford but marshalls wont leave unless they get Loads of cash i.e tens of millions.
By: - 21st December 2004 at 11:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
If they did move and get tens of millions then then wouldn't move to Duxford would they? Grass runway, Imperial War Museum (they've recently built a new building i think)
Wheres RAF Wyton?
By: - 21st December 2004 at 18:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RAF Wyton is about 15 miles NW of Cambridge
By: - 21st December 2004 at 18:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RAF Wyton is about 15 miles NW of Cambridge
Thanks
By: - 21st December 2004 at 19:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wyton is a ridiculous idea! I fly from there regularly on AEF flights in the Grob Tutors, it's a University Air Squadron! Cambridge seems a much better option if they feel the need to expand in that area, seeing as it has atleast some infrastructure.
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By: Humberside - 19th December 2004 at 14:57
Reading in Air International (December), the Chief Commercial Officer mentioned possible new bases at Norwich, Manston, Cambridge and Blackpool