Newquay and Plymouth Airports - their rise and fall - ongoing discussion

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[Shazz]

Smokey may not be so far off the mark. I know an aero engineer. He never flys his own airline.

if that's the case, then his airline shouldn't be flying

Oh and i know a number of Engineers/ workers for Airbus. And suffice to say i know it takes substantially more than 2 bolts to fall off for a wing to go

[Chris from Nailsea]

"A decision to close Newquay Airport was difficult but responsible, the Civil Aviation Authority has said."

For the full article, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7757954.stm

Also video report, at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7759041.stm

[Super Guard]

Local news reporting that it may not reopen until at least January.

[Chris from Nailsea]

2009?   

[Super Guard]

 

[vacman]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) now have the perfect opportunity to promote their new enhanced Newquay service, whic, incidently, commences with the new timetable! I always remember GNER^▸ (Great North Eastern Railways)'s classic advert in a national newspaper at the time when everything was grounded at Heathrow due to fog, it went something "why do people fly to Scotland?...... We haven't the foggiest!"

[John R]

Though even with the new timetable you can only have 3 1/2 hours in London on a day trip.

I notice that two of the Newquay trains are timed to depart at exactly the same time as the service from Par arrives. Obviously the 3 or 4 minutes recovery time in the arriving service provides the buffer but I don't ever recall seeing that in a public timetable before. (Cue flood of examples to prove me wrong....)

[Chris from Nailsea]

"Newquay Airport closed for Christmas"

See BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) video report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7768539.stm

[eightf48544]

Though even with the new timetable you can only have 3 1/2 hours in London on a day trip.

I notice that two of the Newquay trains are timed to depart at exactly the same time as the service from Par arrives. Obviously the 3 or 4 minutes recovery time in the arriving service provides the buffer but I don't ever recall seeing that in a public timetable before. (Cue flood of examples to prove me wrong....)

Not sure about trains arriving and departing at a terminus at the same time, but when the line from Ruabon to Barmouth via Llangollen the timtable entry for Bala showed you departed before you arrived!

[smokey]

Though even with the new timetable you can only have 3 1/2 hours in London on a day trip.

 

Another reason the Night train is so important for Cornwall.

You can arrive London 05.41 (leaving Newquay 21.25)

or Leave London 23.45 arrive Newquay 07.44.

thats a long time in London if you take the Starlight Express both ways

[Tim]

Smokey may not be so far off the mark. I know an aero engineer. He never flys his own airline.

Completely irrelevent but I heard from an aero engineer that I know that Boeing have decided to transport their partially complete Dreamliner jets between factories by air rather than rail as they have done with previous models.

The reason behind this decison is that whilst being transported accross redneck teritory in the southern states the locals would take pot-shots at the fusulage and wing sections on the slow moving freight wagons.  If these parts were made of aluminium alloy Boeing could patch the bullet holes fairly easily, but the dreamliner uses composite materials that are not so easily patched so they have to go by air.  British train drivers should be grateful that they don't regularly have idiots shooting at their cargo for sport!

[woody]

Newquay Airport: Ryanair suspends flights until March
Ryanair has suspended its Newquay service to and from Stansted until March, the company announced today.

The low-cost airline blamed the decision on Cornwall County Council's inability to confirm a date when Newquay Airport will re-open.http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/Newquay-Airport-Ryanair-suspends-flights-March-2009/article-540967-detail/article.html

  However BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South West news said this morning that starting from February Exeter based Flybe is planning to introduce a 3 times daily Newquay/Gatwick service in direct competition with Air Southwests existing 5 times daily Newquay/Gatwick flights.

[vacman]

Newquay Airport: Ryanair suspends flights until March
Ryanair has suspended its Newquay service to and from Stansted until March, the company announced today.

The low-cost airline blamed the decision on Cornwall County Council's inability to confirm a date when Newquay Airport will re-open.http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/homepagenews/Newquay-Airport-Ryanair-suspends-flights-March-2009/article-540967-detail/article.html

  However BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) South West news said this morning that starting from February Exeter based Flybe is planning to introduce a 3 times daily Newquay/Gatwick service in direct competition with Air Southwests existing 5 times daily Newquay/Gatwick flights.

Ryanair are a bunch of to*sers anyway, they really don't give a flying f*ck about their customers at the best of times!

[G.Uard]

Would that be a low cost flying f*ck at all?

[woody]

Just for interest Flybe fares will start from ^29 one way under cutting the current Air Southwest offering by ^10.Needless to say Air South West are not happy about Cornwall County Council letting in Flybe at Newquay.With 7 or 8 daily flights from Newquay to Gatwick from mid February one wonders what effect this will have on railway business from Cornwall given that the number of intermediate station stops on many Penzance/Paddington services is now mind boggling.