Random Stuff!

[TheLocalYokel]

Simon Calder obviously has little to do this week for his regular Saturday Column in the i newspaper. This week he is suggested whether BHX should become Shakespeare International Airport and offers some choices for various airports around the UK.

He thinks Shakespeare International is a given, but I dont think so. If we are looking to attract the Yanks, is Shakespeare more relevant to them than Ozzy Osbourne?

My list would include Olly Murs Airport for Southend. David Beckham International for Stansted. Sir Alex Ferguson Airport for Manchester. Boris Johnson International for Heathrow, just to wind up old foppy head. Churchill for Gatwick as Chartwell can be viewed on approach.

Struggling with East Midlands. Newcastle could be Haddaway which works if you know the non literal meaning.

Bristol Airport is referred to in some quarters in the West Country (and perhaps beyond) as Trumpton International as it's looked upon by some as an airstrip in a field. Amongst the very elderly generation it's simply Lulsgate Airport to most because it's next to the vaguely Shakespearean-sounding Lulsgate Bottom (to complete the Shakespeare theme).

Perhaps Mr Calder should be renamed. Any ideas? Mr Ubiquitiously Annoying?

 

[JENNYJET]

This could get silly...

Glasgow = Taggart

Edinburgh = Robbie Burns

Newcastle = Alan Shearer

Birmingham = Jasper Carrot

Norwich = Worzel Gummage


Does a Red Neck from Denver know where Shakespeare is? It is like naming one the Rome airports Julius Ceasar!

 

[Ray Finkle]

Struggling with East Midlands.

Robin Hood.....or did Doncaster nick that one?

Friar Tuck? Maid Marian International?

Perhaps Mr Calder should be renamed. Any ideas? Mr Ubiquitiously Annoying?

I'd go with that one

 

[Coathanger16]

Besides Liverpool (John Lennon) are there any airports that use other names in their name (in the UK)? I see Doncaster Sheffield Airport has actually dropped (or all but removed) the Robin Hood name.

Besides cities that have more than one airport, is there any real need for them?

And even then if asked where they're flying from, does anyone really say "I'm flying from Liverpool John Lennon Airport" or just "I'm flying from Liverpool"?

 

[JENNYJET]

The Americans like to name airports, Dulles and Reagan spring immediately to mind though I seriously doubt Trump will even get a Warship.

I think terminals within airports are best suitable for naming as at LAX and Bradley.

 

[Brum X]

This could get silly...

Glasgow = Taggart

Edinburgh = Robbie Burns

Newcastle = Alan Shearer

Birmingham = Jasper Carrot

Norwich = Worzel Gummage


Does a Red Neck from Denver know where Shakespeare is? It is like naming one the Rome airports Julius Ceasar!

Bristol is Worzel Gummage isnt it TheLocalYokel

 

[JENNYJET]

Ooops, I think Alan Partridge for Norwich in keeping with the silliness theme that is Calder.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Besides Liverpool (John Lennon) are there any airports that use other names in their name (in the UK)?

Didn't one of the Belfast airports name themselves after George Best?

 

[JENNYJET]

Belfast City on the Harland & Woolf site is George Best. I may be wrong though..

 

[JENNYJET]

As for East Midlands, a brain drainer but perhaps reverting back to Castle Donnington might be nice.

 

[Coathanger16]

Didn't one of the Belfast airports name themselves after George Best?

Belfast City on the Harland & Woolf site is George Best. I may be wrong though..

Indeed Belfast City Airport is named after George Best, but then Belfast has 2 airports. Even then I still refer to them as Belfast City and Belfast International

 

[JENNYJET]

Indeed for that represents their functionality. Keeping things simple is always a winning formula.

 

[Ianbutty]

This could get silly...

Glasgow = Taggart

Edinburgh = Robbie Burns

Newcastle = Alan Shearer

Birmingham = Jasper Carrot

Norwich = Worzel Gummage


Does a Red Neck from Denver know where Shakespeare is? It is like naming one the Rome airports Julius Ceasar!

This could get silly? It is downright silly. Mr Calder divides us all but today's column was just downright nothing A nice respite from depressing aviation news though and it feature a nice pic of BHX.

East Midlands is difficult. Brian Clough? Or just Whera Am I International Airport?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

A former Mancunian coleague on hearing that Doncaster airport was called 'Robin Hood' said that Manchester Airport should be named 'Robin Cars'

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

East Midlands is difficult. Brian Clough? Or just Whera Am I International Airport?

Ay Up Me Duck International?

They could put the slogan on the ATC Tower similar to our Flybe ad. It could give a great welcome to the region.

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Belfast City on the Harland & Woolf site is George Best. I may be wrong though..

You are correct Jenny, with a fabulous view of Samson and Goliath as you approach.

 

[JENNYJET]

Simon Calder is good for one thing, it has got this forum active and has given us some amusement on a dim January day!

 

[JENNYJET]

Changing the subject, a B.A. 747 will be introduced in a variant of the BOAC livery in February as one of the retro schemes celebrating the centenary courtesy of Flight Global via Google news.

 

[GliderPilot]

As far as i've read, that won't be the only retro livery BA are going to do either, more to announce apparently! exciting

 

[Ray Finkle]

The picture is from Twitter but I've lost where from, if anyone claims it I will add a credit