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From: William Black on 7 Jun 2010 07:41 On 07/06/10 09:37, Joe Curry wrote: > Source: http://www.centreforaviation.com > > Once it was short haul services that were in demand from UK�s regional > airports, now it seems that the desire to avoid travelling via a hub > has spread to the mid to long haul arena, as difficult as it may be to > justify some of the proposed services. The latest airports to > investigate the level of demand for long haul flights are Newcastle > and Cardiff. There are already long haul flights from Newcastle. I took one a couple of years ago. Emirates to Dubai. -- William Black These are the gilded popinjays and murderous assassins of Perfidious Albion and they are about their Queen's business. Any man who impedes their passage does so at his own peril.
From: William Black on 8 Jun 2010 08:42 On 08/06/10 12:25, Joe Curry wrote: > On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:41:27 +0100, William Black > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > >> There are already long haul flights from Newcastle. > >> I took one a couple of years ago. > >> Emirates to Dubai. > > And long haul charters. I think the thrust of the article was > scheduled transatlantic services.? > They'd need a market. In my experience the bulk of people flying to Dubai from Newcastle were locals; either people heading for the Middle East to work or British South Asians heading to India or Pakistan for a holiday with the family. -- William Black These are the gilded popinjays and murderous assassins of Perfidious Albion and they are about their Queen's business. Any man who impedes their passage does so at his own peril.
From: William Black on 8 Jun 2010 18:00 On 08/06/10 14:04, Roland Perry wrote: > In message <huldrh$k87$3(a)news.eternal-september.org>, at 13:42:25 on > Tue, 8 Jun 2010, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> remarked: >> In my experience the bulk of people flying to Dubai from Newcastle >> were locals; either people heading for the Middle East to work or >> British South Asians heading to India or Pakistan for a holiday with >> the family. > > I fly to Dubai in order to catch an onward flight to the many > destinations they serve elsewhere in the world. Well yes, that's what I said. -- William Black These are the gilded popinjays and murderous assassins of Perfidious Albion and they are about their Queen's business. Any man who impedes their passage does so at his own peril.
From: William Black on 9 Jun 2010 09:29 On 09/06/10 08:31, Roland Perry wrote: > In message <humei9$req$3(a)news.eternal-september.org>, at 23:00:42 on > Tue, 8 Jun 2010, William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> remarked: >>>> In my experience the bulk of people flying to Dubai from Newcastle >>>> were locals; either people heading for the Middle East to work or >>>> British South Asians heading to India or Pakistan for a holiday with >>>> the family. >>> >>> I fly to Dubai in order to catch an onward flight to the many >>> destinations they serve elsewhere in the world. >> >> Well yes, that's what I said. > > As my ultimate destinations are rarely in the Middle East, I'm not > travelling to "work" in the "work permit" sense, nor am I a south > Asian or on holiday, I don't think I fall into any of your categories. > Sorry. Well, that's one... I fit into neither of the categories mentioned either, but the bulk of people on the flights I took seemed to. -- William Black These are the gilded popinjays and murderous assassins of Perfidious Albion and they are about their Queen's business. Any man who impedes their passage does so at his own peril.
From: William Black on 9 Jun 2010 18:23
On 09/06/10 21:03, Joe Curry wrote: > On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 19:23:08 +0100, Roland Perry<roland(a)perry.co.uk> > wrote: > > >>> Only a matter of time before BA and bmi London connections from ALL UK >>> regionals are bypassed by foreign airlines.? > >> There haven't been Birmingham-London flights for a long time, so it's >> already happening. > > Interesting..are there any alternatives? > Leeds, Manchester, get in a car and take an hour and a half drive, get on a train for an hour's journey. Security checks and long lead check-in times have killed a lot of UK domestic flights. Nobody wants to go through airport security or spend an hour in a departure lounge. They might as well spend the time on a train which is more comfortable, has no security issues, serves better food and drink, has a free wireless connection and you can use your phone. -- William Black These are the gilded popinjays and murderous assassins of Perfidious Albion and they are about their Queen's business. Any man who impedes their passage does so at his own peril. |