Just noticed on the BBC newspage an article about the first choice salou flight sinking into the runway!
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6938110.stm
what next? when i did work experience there, we even had malfunctioning navigation equipment and 50% of the runway lights! :rolleyes:
By: andrewm - 10th August 2007 at 12:55
Monty,
I don’t think there is any doubt about it being a loss leader for the council. If they had more space and longer runway I think they may start to get back their money.
This did happen to bmi at Belfast City Airport before between the Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 (or is it 2 and 3) holds for for RWY 04. It resulted in all bmi traffic being sent out to Alpha 2 and backtracking to the runway resulting in a short time delay.
The airport put new foundations in and then re tarmaced resulting in a surface that any aircraft the airport is rated for can use.
I would be very surprised if this was a “new” issue at Londonderry as its not something that just appears one day, the ground would always have been prone to this problem just maybe lucky up to now.
EGAE really couldn’t give the local people campaigning against them any more fuel could they?
By: MontyP - 10th August 2007 at 11:55
Could do but weather on not it would make any money is another question. The airport essentially makes a loss as far as i know but is in turn propped up by the council at great expense.
By: cloud_9 - 10th August 2007 at 11:08
The airport does seem to be having quite a few problems indeed, and one suggestion to solve the problem…
[quote]”A regional airport.. can only be managed, run, progressed and built up in the private sector.”[quote]
I notice that alot of regional airprots are owned and managed by the private sector, so this could be a good thing for City of Derry Airport because it would bring further investment to help improve the facilities and re-develop its image as a suitable regional airport.
Anyone else agree?
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August 9, 2007 at 10:17 pm