Hi

Well on my first and last experience of DSA was really bad. The Shuttle Bus from Doncaster train station had to reverse back down a little country lane as another vehicle was coming up the other direction and couldn’t pass each other on this small road.

Dose this happen a lot?? Is there any plans for better road access to the airport from the A1(M) and M18. As it needs doing ASAP surely.

P.s this is not just DSA bashing from an LBA supporter

Leeds/Bradford Airport is just as bad to get to from the Motorway network. A1(M), M1, M62, M621 & M606. One day they might make a new road unto the airport instead of having to go on a detour around Horsforth and Rawdon and the Leeds outer ring road.

Its even worse just at the moment with all the road works happening on the A65 on the lead up to the airport. Theres tempory traffic lights all other the place and not to mention all them speed cameras.

Nice shots everyone

Oh how I miss them Ryanair Boeing 737-200’s in real life. Bring them back someone please.

So one of my LBA routes has just been announced Banjul.

Originally Posted by SHAMROCK321
There is some routes in the top 2 posts that wouldnt have a hope working and not just the CWL ones.

Thats as good as Tommy’s idea of SFO from LBA as well.

Maybe one day LBA might be able to sustain routes to New York Daily and Islamabad twice weekly. Weekly charters flights to Orlando, Banjul, Toronto and Shame el Sheik would be also nice.

But all this is a long way in the future still due to the runway restrictions and the terminal building capacity. It’s already at breaking point this summer. We are expected to pass the 3M passengers this year. But some expansion work is due this winter along with the opening of 4 new aircraft parking stands, which are currently been built

1. How many airports in the UK have regular flights to Palma de Mallorca? (1) (2 extra for listing them all)

It’s 25. As follows.
1.Gatwick, 2.Heathrow, 3.Luton, 4.Stansted, 5.Exeter, 6.Bristol, 7.Southampton, 8.Bournemouth, 9.Birmingham, 10.Coventry, 11.Norwich, 12.Cardiff, 13.Manchester, 14.Doncaster/Sheffield, 15.Leeds/Bradford, 16.Humberside, 17.Durham Tees Valley, 18.Newcastle, 19.Belfast Int’l, 20.Glasgow Int’l, 21.Glasgow Prestwick, 22.Edinburgh, 23.Aberdeen, 24, East Midlands, 25.Liverpool

2. How many airports do Eastern Airways (T3/EZE) serve with scheduled flights? (1) (2 extra for listing them all) (2 extra for adding the other 2 destinations that they regularly serve!)

18

1.Leeds, 2.Manchester, 3.Humberside, 4.Durham, 5.Aberdeen, 6.Wick, 7.Stornoway. 8.Inverness, 9.Newcastle, 10.East Midlands, 11.Norwich, 12.Birmingham, 13.Stansted, 14.London City, 15.Bristol, 16.Southampton, 17.Cardiff & 18.Brussels

3. What is the runway designation at Leeds Bradford (LBA/EGNM)? (1)

32/14

4. Which airline uses the code VSG? (1 for old name / 2 for correct name)

Virgin Atlantic.

5. How many aircraft do bmibaby have based at Durham Tees Valley (MME/EGNV)? (1) (2 extra for correct a/c type)

bmi baby currently have 2 X’s Boeing 737-300’s based at MME.

6. How many aircraft do Air Southwest have in their fleet as of 02/07/06? (1)

5 Dash 8-Q300 Aircraft
G-WOWA/B/C/D/E

7. What date does the Winter 2006/07 season start for scheduled flights? (2) (1 for being within 1 day either way)

October 29th 2006.

8. What is the G- registration of Flybe’s first Embraer ERJ-195? (1)

G-FBEA

9. How many Airbus A320-100’s do British Airways have? (2) (1 extra for listing them)

Well its the following 5.

GBUSB Airbus A320 111 Union Flag
GBUSC Airbus A320 111 Union Flag
GBUSD Airbus A320 111 Union Flag ‘Backing the Bid’ titles
GBUSE Airbus A320 111 Union Flag
GBUSF Airbus A320 111 Union Flag

10. What is the new name for Air Atlanta Europe? (1)
Excel Airways/ XL.Com

Bridge 2 was actually used by KLM last week, and seen it on there a few other times as well.

I think it’s just a matter of which air bridge KLM get to first. But 100% certain KLM city Hopper’s aircraft are guaranteed an Air Bridge every night at LBA. While bmi british midlands Airbuses are guaranteed stand 6 at LBA every night due to its close proximity to the bmi exec lounge. Plus the LHR flight crews like to be first to get out in the race for the runway between 06:45 and 07:10 every morning.

The second air bridge is normally left open for either the late inbound Astraeus B737-700 or Thomsonfly.com B757-200 based machines in the summer. While in the winter season it’s normally sheared with Thomsonfly and Jet2.com’s B757’s