Teesside International Airport - General Thread

[Cruzeiro do Sul]

MME seems to be affected by snow this afternoon. KL1537 (E175) which was due in from Amsterdam, has diverted to Humberside, where it landed at 16.29.
Departures to AMS, HUY and ABZ have been cancel- led.

 

[Jerry]

A £588m investment plan has been approved that will see the takeover of Durham Tees Valley Airport

https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/ne...eover-of-durham-tees-valley-airport-1-9554592

 

[jfy1999]

BH Air adds Durham/Tees Valley service in S19

 

[Silvercity]

BH Air adds Durham/Tees Valley service in S19

And S2020 think I read. Looks like things are happening for MME again.

 

[Jerry]

New route. PMI with Jetgo holidays operated by Albastar starts 19th July 2020 for 10 weeks. 1 weekly on Sundays.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1151059783631421443

 

[Seasider]

That is great news for Teeside, sorry DTV.

 

[Jerry]

Renamed to Teesside International airport.

Live updates as airport's new name confirmed

There was overwhelming public support for the name change

www.gazettelive.co.uk

 

[airforced]

New route. PMI with Jetgo holidays operated by Albastar starts 19th July 2020 for 10 weeks. 1 weekly on Sundays.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1151059783631421443

This news together with the BH flights started this year is good news for Teesside. It is a start which obviously will need to be added to if their projected 1 million passenger projection is to be met. After years of going downhill with Peel at the helm any growth in activity and passengers is good news for the airport and the local economy. The Locals commenting in the Gazette don't universally welcome this as they seem to have lost faith in the place which, under Peel, isn't surprising. But I wish them luck after a rotten period of decline. My view is that a lo-co airline is what they also need.

I hope that the Jetgo and BH operations work well and continue which will encourage others to give them a go too.

 

[Jerry]

Passenger numbers grow on key route from Teesside Airport

TEESSIDE International Airport has seen its best passenger numbers in 14 years on its Amsterdam route, latest figures show.

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

 

[Rob c DSA]

Good to see after years of struggle Teesside getting some good news how far the airport can progress is to be seen however it is probably in far better hands now than with Peel at the helm.

 

[Silvercity]

I've read elsewhere Eastern are about to launch some links from MME, how much is true or speculation ...not sure.
BFS DUB IOM CWL SOU and LCY

 

[Silvercity]

seems to be true.

 

[jfy1999]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1220665131987873792

 

[Jerry]

Good news for Teesside!

 

[Rob c DSA]

Superb news for the airport to be fair the only way the airport could go after the total wipe out of flights was upwards but they deserve credit bit by bit they are adding to the network after years of stale Peel ownership.

 

[Aviador]

Definitely didn't see that one coming, fair play to them.

 

[Silvercity]

Good luck to them

 

[Silvercity]

When i worked in the travel industry many years ago, I would go.on relief to our implant offices in ICI Witon and Billingham.

We sent a lot of passengers out of MME , using BMA to LHR , KLM and I think Dan Air to Amsterdam.

 

[Silvercity]

I might add the company I worked for also operated a shuttle for ICI employees from MME to MAN. It wa operated by Air Kilroe with a Jetstream 31. Went on it a few and recall a rather ' interesting ' landing in bad weather in MAN.
It operated Mon to Fri I think about four times a day and was popular.
A number of us who worked in the office booking these flights felt the route should be MME to LPL being closer for ICI Runcorn. However all a long time ago.

 

[airforced]

Those were the days eh Carl. ICI Wilton and Billingham plus the steel works in the area were the driving force for the Teesside economy. MME was a small but very busy little airport then but it has been downhill all the way for ICI and steel since then with the subsequent economic woes for all. It is good to see that someone is attempting to do something about this although I doubt we will see the same levels of economic activity without very large amounts of public money being pumped into the area. Only then will we see a proper MME revival.