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Post by tugman on Oct 10, 2014 20:35:23 GMT
According to media reports, BIA is ,sadly, no more. Does anyone believe that the events at Blackpool are isolated, or do we, at HUY, need to watch out? Blackpool did have Jet2 based there, which must have been something of a draw. Will Jet2 be looking for another base in the North? If so could HUY not attract them? More questions than answers.
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Post by filton75 on Oct 11, 2014 14:46:28 GMT
I suppose Humberside is in the same situation - a small airport with a limited catchment area, close to bigger airports. However, Blackpool and Durham Tees Valley are owned by developers and they seem to have their own agendas. It seems like Peel Holdings are slowly winding things down at Tees-side. Not sure why Bristow would invest in Eastern (and build a new SAR base) if they weren't in it for the long run, but who knows? I don't know what state the finances are in at Humberside, either. Jet2 are moving the Blackpool operations to Manchester, so I would be surprised if they are looking for another base.
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Post by john on Oct 12, 2014 10:49:51 GMT
I'm not sure how any airport can turn a profit if passenger numbers are less than 1 million/year. Humberside and Blackpool were in so many ways similar. Jet2 worked hard at promoting Blackpool to no avail, and the airport offered free parking up to 15 days. Yet passenger numbers halved in 6 years losing out to Manchester and Liverpool.
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Post by tugman on Oct 12, 2014 11:30:09 GMT
Tried and tested routes from HUY were taken away due to a decline in overall passenger numbers nationwide, due to the recession and airlines slimming down their own operating capacities to account for this. I would like to think that if a "big" player were to base an aircraft here and offer the likes of Faro, Teneriffe, Ibiza, Cyprus or similar destination, they would be very well accepted and prove popular with the locals. Maybe if we had still been a part of MAG, we could have got some of the surplus from Jet2??
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Post by kirmingtonuser on Oct 12, 2014 20:26:40 GMT
It is to be hoped that Humberside is in a stronger position as it is not relying on a low-cost carrier to generate a large proportion of its scheduled traffic. The Aberdeen and Amsterdam routes carry passengers who need to get to and from the Humber Region quickly and should therefore offer higher yields to all the service-providers. On the opportunity side of the coin, a Dublin route would be very welcome at HUY. Air Stobart / Aer Lingus have been expanding quite rapidly and the closure of Blackpool will leave them with even more spare capacity. They may be looking for a suitable destination. There is currently no clash with DSA on this route (as there was when it was operated by Ryanair).
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Post by elmfield on Oct 17, 2014 7:27:40 GMT
There is obviously some correlation between passenger numbers and an airports profitability... but that is not the whole story is it. Freight, as well as other income derived from aviation activities and rent of sales outlets are also important aspects of whether an airport is financially viable or not. For example, the late SCA's declared income in the Council assessment excluded all income, other than that generated directly from its aviation activities. Naturally, it was losing money...roughly as much in a year as DSA loses a month.
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Post by elmfield on Oct 17, 2014 7:31:17 GMT
DSA was also served by Aer Arran with a route to Dublin....This was quickly withdrawn!
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Post by pug on Oct 20, 2014 13:06:54 GMT
I'm not sure how any airport can turn a profit if passenger numbers are less than 1 million/year. Humberside and Blackpool were in so many ways similar. Jet2 worked hard at promoting Blackpool to no avail, and the airport offered free parking up to 15 days. Yet passenger numbers halved in 6 years losing out to Manchester and Liverpool. That post makes little sense, each airport has it's own revenue streams relevant only to itself. It is public knowledge that HUY is profitable when running at 500,000 p/a. It is not ideal for alternative use such as housing and would be near to worthless as an industrial estate. BLK is located well for alternative uses, thus the owners have clearly got their plan b. Much has been invested in the airport in recent years, and it has managed to diversify (in aviation markets) much more than it is credited for. Jet2 did not want to pull out of BLK, and the closure came as a great shock to all of my colleagues and superiors.
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Post by filton75 on Nov 20, 2014 15:23:49 GMT
According to the BBC, Balfour Beatty has set up a new company and the airport is likely to reopen in the next few weeks. Seems slightly dubious - wipe clean all the previous losses and start again with the same directors, but at least the airfield could be used again...
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Post by Humberside on Mar 21, 2015 19:08:38 GMT
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