Since Wizzair pulled out, the airport has to rely on Tui. The blame for the demise rests solely with Peel Holdings whose ambition has always been for the airport to deal with freight. Commercial traffic was only agreed so Peel could get the infrastructure to the airport more accessible. Even when the airport first opened, Peel were demanding deals with airlines that were on par with more established airports at the time, therefore airlines such as Virgin refused to agree any deals. Peel Holdings have always been the problemBeing backed by Truss and her transport secretary last week.
Yes sounds all desperate stuff. Wrong place for an airport, wrong time sadly. Couldn't make it pay. What future for Tees Durham Valley?Since Wizzair pulled out, the airport has to rely on Tui. The blame for the demise rests solely with Peel Holdings whose ambition has always been for the airport to deal with freight. Commercial traffic was only agreed so Peel could get the infrastructure to the airport more accessible. Even when the airport first opened, Peel were demanding deals with airlines that were on par with more established airports at the time, therefore airlines such as Virgin refused to agree any deals. Peel Holdings have always been the problem
Investment needs a return; whether it's local to you, somewhere else or nationally.Teesside was the same, you obviously don't like local investment.
Is throwing huge sums of money at something that will never be viable really the best use of money for the region? Two huge airports within 90 minutes that it wont ever be able to compete withTeesside was the same, you obviously don't like local investment.
That's like apples and oranges, you can't compare the two. No one is suggesting closing the railways.It seems @Redpete, according to the railways thread, approves of privatised rail but doesn't like the sound of privatised airports. The amount of money Teesside Airport has had thrown at it it may as well be publicly owned.
Or the most likely answer is he is a Tory and doesn't really have his own opinions, just ones forced upon him by the Daily Mail.
As for transport links, it's only marginally longer for me to get to Manchester airport than Donny despite one being approximately 15 miles further away.
I live four mile outside of Doncaster, takes me less that 20 minutes to get to Donny airport. Took me 1hr 20 to get to Manchester this yearI find that staggering, I hope you don't mind me asking but where in South Yorkshire are you? Is Stockport in South Yorkshire?
It's not government money.That's like apples and oranges, you can't compare the two. No one is suggesting closing the railways.
Plus no need to get personal, I am quite capable having my own opinion thankyou.
And as a good Socialist shouldn't you be applauding government money being invested in a local service or would you prefer it was closed just because that money came from a " Nasty Tory "
That's like apples and oranges, you can't compare the two. No one is suggesting closing the railways.
Plus no need to get personal, I am quite capable having my own opinion thankyou.
And as a good Socialist shouldn't you be applauding government money being invested in a local service or would you prefer it was closed just because that money came from a " Nasty Tory "