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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 11:15:14 GMT
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Post by CS on Jun 20, 2013 11:33:54 GMT
The anticipated growth will come from slight tweaks in the current schedules this year compared to last year, as opposed to any planned new routes. It has already been debated on the other thread the relative merits of having a link road. Unfortunately with Peel owning both Doncaster and Sheffield City airports and the local authorities being uninterested, the motivation to properly assess the full potential of Sheffield City is zero. The FSB is right to lobby this, however it is likely that their voice will continue to be drowned out until such time that the runway at Sheffield is used for hardcore, presumably in the FARRRS scheme.
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Post by lysander on Jun 20, 2013 13:11:56 GMT
Having spent the best part of eight years being involved in trying to open minds into the real events leading to SCA's "early" closure, I can only agree with CS's analysis Thus far, apart from criticism from the Audit Commission, everybody else comes up with the cry of "the runway was too short"...and it was if all anyone wanted to do was to fly easyJet to Malaga. Sadly, they all delude themselves with this view yet the truth was/is that the Airport was built for use by the business community and was designed to emulate LCY where the Bae 146 opened up new possibilities.
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Post by CS on Jun 20, 2013 13:31:40 GMT
Don't get me wrong, if easyJet to Malaga were to be opened, then inevitably easyJet to Amsterdam, Paris, Prague and Geneva would be opened up. If FARRRS can make that happen then I will throw my weight behind it fully, afterall, easyJet dont operate from most of the close competitors with the exception of a signle seasonal route from Leeds. The problem is that easyJet have attempted to setup routes from Doncaster before, and despite Amsterdam being dreadfully timed yet the other routes attracting reasonable load factors, for whatever reason easyJet don't currently see Doncaster as a growth area.
As discussed on the other thread, Leeds Bradford, East Midlands and Manchester all offer exceptional deals to airlines, both new and incumbent, to fly from their airports. There is no longer a distinct cost advantage to operate from airports like Doncaster. Therefore, it is an inevitability that the 'low-cost' airlines will adapt their growth strategy, and once again the most attractive airports are the ones which have access to large markets on their doorstep. Unfortunately, whilst Doncaster is near Sheffield, and not too far from Leeds, Nottingham and Derby, it may just mean that the other airports are better placed, and have sufficient capacity along with a cost advantage owing to critical mass, to attract the operators which may have otherwise been strong contenders for growth at Doncaster.
Things change, they have done so to the detriment of Doncaster before it has really managed to prove it's worth, however aviation is notoriously cyclical and the current situation is by no means a foregone conclusion. However, as things stand, with the growth trends airlines are displaying, the people in charge at Doncaster have a big challenge on their hands over the coming years.
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Post by lysander on Jun 20, 2013 14:37:08 GMT
I used EasyJet as an example...It could be any airline using any of the current range of people movers to leisure destinations. EasyJet did indeed try DSA...for a very short time and, interestingly,at a time when Peel was looking to sell part of the Airport Group. My information was that whilst passenger numbers weren't far from the easyJet standard requirement, actual yield per passenger was sufficiently low to encourage them to abandon DSA.
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