Recent content by Aceshigh

Just for balance the shipping container concept currently being seen at BHX, was first used in Manchester at The Trafford Centre.

I was going to ask if there has been any developments re Airport City ? Must confess when it was annouced I expected a building site to emerge similar to what is happening re the T2 expansion but the progress here has been glacial by comparison. Hope the Enterprise Way route will get things...

I"m probably in the minority but i do hope Norwegian avoid Manchester re long haul to US "unless"they are new routes that definitely don't compete with our current structure. Some may view them as the future but they are most definitely not a Ryanair or EasyJet as far as the balance sheet goes...

One of those US EDI routes had some pretty poor load factors. I can't see 60% load factor lasting on an LCC.

My comment was framed as good news in the context of this being the Manchester thread.

They appear to have binned everything outside London other than Manch so good news.

Agree with all points. Dublin marketing has I would argue, been much sophisticated in terms of attracting traffic from UK regional airports compared to Manchester although EI / EI connectivity is possibly less cumbersome than a Flybe/TCX codeshare in terms of a seamless transfer. One other...

I suspect they are having second thoughts. Great example by Dobbo but not sure MAG would use creative accounting to see the bigger picture and the unique USP this would bring. The prestige element alone would create masses of publicity. Cowan may have brought in not just to oversee...

More than happy to have my musings put in rail etc. In mitigation I also read it as Manchester infastructure rather than specifically related to T2. If you cannot get to the airport there is no point expanding it ! ....and if the promised money to support that expansion (which will after all...

Must confess I refute the accusation we are "asking" the government for money begging more like ! The last time I checked I "thought" we had a government running the whole of the country rather than an elitist regime running London. That is the perception that Grayling is leaving in his wake ...

I spoke to a German enthusiast who had managed to get round Southside a couple of month back. He reckoned it was the best airport he had been to by a country mile for photography, variety, freq of operation etc ! I have said before quite how Manchester churns 27m on the size of its...

DOBBO you ref "The missing pier is I presume USPC ". Has that gone west ?

Indeed. It outrageous ! HS3 Would cost £2.8Bn. HS2 could be between £56Bn & £111Bn. https://t.co/K31e4MsotD As for Heathrow, well you can reckon between £6bn HAL figure and £18bn which is the Tfl Figure. So let's say £12bn ! AND the new chair of Transport Select Committee who is...

Grayling coming in for masses of criticism from a number Media and Business Leaders for his decison on Northern rail infastructure although the other mob are also a bunch of idiots. The new chair of the Transport Select Committee is Lilian Greenwood a Labour MP from Nottingham. She wants to...

Talking of letdowns..... Great insight by Brian Groom of the FT who I believe attended the TP launch but was shouted down when "connected infastructure " was mentioned. Seemingly want straight back to the FT office and filed this.... Grayling is conning us ! One commentary for Charlie...