Road, Rail & Access Issues

[pug]

I think the clue to this idea is in Steve Gill's comment...;

""We are always talking to airlines but what they want to see is the enrichment of the catchment."

In that sense, and with the catchment area being relatively sparse (in airport terms) as Aviador has said, the other way is to bring other cities closer.

I can see the theory behind it, but the reality is that they've got the much vaunted link road, the final section is soon to be constructed. Is this now a suggestion that it isn't enough?

It's the old argument again of 'alleviating capacity in the south east', there is a reason that the South East airports are at capacity whilst the majority of regionals are way below capacity.. Demand.

 

[Cruzeiro do Sul]

Expansive talk on the subject of 20-fold growth. Then it transpires that Flybe are dropping the Dusseldorf route.

 

[Wardair166]

Shock as £300m Doncaster Sheffield Airport rail link to East Coast Mainline plan rejected

The government has rejected a proposal for a £300m airport rail link into Doncaster Sheffield Airport because it ‘would not offer value for money’.

www.thestar.co.uk

 

[Seasider]

I don't see why it is such a shock, as the only advantage was for DSA pax and there aren't many of them.

 

[Silvercity]

disappointing news for DSA and the north of England

 

[Rob c DSA]

I can see both sides of the argument what I can't understand is the idea the airport will only have 0.4-1.4m passengers a year in 2050.

 

[Silvercity]

I can see both sides of the argument what I can't understand is the idea the airport will only have 0.4-1.4m passengers a year in 2050.

Probably cooked up

 

[stars&sids]

It was always going to be a big ask, and that was before COVID struck. It is still a great idea, but going forward, especially with the changes coming up in the rail industry it just will not be financially viable, and therefore hard to justify.