Teesside Airport - more route cuts

BaronSmoggie said:
I went to Ohio once, when I was going through TSA border control at Kentucky airport, he asked what I had in the bag. Told him chemical weapons. He looked at me sideways and I pulled out a tube of deodorant. Asked me if I was being funny.

'Apparently not' got me 2 hours being interviewed about why I was coming to the US.

Yanks have no sense of humour :)
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You have to be very careful coming to the US, as the border patrol don’t get Brit humour— as if we didn’t know already. My advice is to keep those lips sealed until you’re outside.
 
Why don't they just turn the airport into a pure cargo airport with occasional private plane use?
Makes sense with the addition of the new Amazon warehouses and the Teesport developments. Also I'm sure the runway is long enough as I seem to remember a story about a 747 landing there not long after it had opened?
 
Randy said:
Why don't they just turn the airport into a pure cargo airport with occasional private plane use?
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Because that's not what Houchen has staked his reputation on or why he has lumbered tax payers (us) with eye-watering bailouts.
 
Randy said:
Why don't they just turn the airport into a pure cargo airport with occasional private plane use?
Makes sense with the addition of the new Amazon warehouses and the Teesport developments. Also I'm sure the runway is long enough as I seem to remember a story about a 747 landing there not long after it had opened?
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www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

US aviation firm to create 200 new jobs at Teesside Airport with £25m investment

A global aviation company is to create 200 jobs as part of a £25m investment at Teesside Airport.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

A 747 landed there few weeks back on a cargo training flight. I remember Air Force One landed there when George Bush visited Sedgefield during Tony Blair’s healm. It flew over our school at break time, surreal.
 
It wouldn't be so bad if Houchen didn't just blatantly lie about the success or otherwise at the airport.

Lines like "2022 was our busiest summer in decades" don't help anyone.
 
bottom line is that Teesside doesn't have enough demand to maintain a profitable airport. There are perfectly functioning airports in Newcastle and Leeds that are 60-90mins drive or 2 hours train. It's one of the charms of being in a provincial town, less people, less air pollution
 
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