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The KLM AMS/LBA appeared to be diverting to Newcastle and was at 14,000 feet and close to Teesside (which would have closed for the night by that stage as it was getting quite late). The storm was getting worse as it moved up from the Irish Sea. The KLM AMS/NCL had just diverted to Edinburgh...

The reason for the fall in domestic passengers is that traffic on the Aberdeen route fell to zero from 812 in the equivalent month last year. This was caused by the demise of the operator, Eastern Airways.

According to KLM , the reason was "because of the measures taken by local government or Air traffic control ". This would seem to imply the Schiphol slot problem.

The political nature of the decision to invest public money in DSA was really put into perspective today by Sir Keir Starmer. At Prime Minister's Questions, in a remark that was completely out of context, he suddenly brought up the subject of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The message seemed to...

Lincoln already has an airport, which is highlighted by regular mileage boards on the A15 as Humberside (Lincoln is more or less equidistant from HUY and DSA at about 33 miles). By avoiding subsidies to low cost carriers and remaining a full-service airport it has been able to provide three...

To be fair, the annual St Leger meeting does generate inbound international tourism. Last September, Aidan O'Brien used Humberside for both personnel and horse transport to and from the meeting. However an annual event doesn't pay the yearly bills of an airport!

Peel would have seen this site as loss-making in the short to medium term and profitable in the long term due its development potential. Because the losses became unsustainable, its value as an airport was very low. Its value as a development site is considerable. Having invested a huge amount...

It looks as though this may have been caused by the Schiphol slot problem, which is particularly acute during the summer months. It seems as though the Cardiff nightstopper is bookable again when the winter timetable comes into operation. The other problem of aircraft availability is being...

KLM Flight Status is a useful webpage for keeping up with delays and cancellations. They have a standard range of causes from which they select for each problem. Most are rather vague, such as 'because of a technical reason'. Some offer more detail such as 'late arrival of the cabin crew from a...

It has taken a long time, but capacity at Humberside has been increasing recently with three flights daily on most weekdays. Yesterday, Saturday, there were only two arrivals but one was the first visit of an E295. Today's capacity is remarkably high considering that business travel is said to...

It might be worth another look at the load factor calculation on the ABZ route. The seats offered figure looks as if it may be overstated by the EBJ figure above it.

On the earlier topic of equipment choice at LBA, this morning is a good example. On this busy Monday morning an E175 will shortly arrive at LBA. An E190 is due at HUY at 10.05.

One of my earliest experiences was a Cruzeiro do Sul flight on the 125 mile route from Maceio to Recife. A sign above the entrance door of the DC-3 said 'Misto' (mixed). Inside there were only 14 seats, in doubles down the starboard side. The port side consisted of a long bench covered in...

On several occasions this week, Humberside has had an E190 at the same time of day as an E175 was employed on the LBA route. Unfortunately it will be a long wait for the January CAA traffic figures in order to surmise if the equipment choice was demand-driven!

Strategic Report referred to above.