AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Air passenger rise slows          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Aberdeen Airport View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jim Mason Guest Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:43 pm    Post subject: Air passenger rise slows Air passenger rise slows Scotsman Online, 10/05/07 PASSENGER growth at Scotland's two largest airports has slowed to near its lowest level for 15 years, new figures show. The slowdown at Edinburgh and Glasgow is largely because more UK travellers are switching to rail, along with increases in air passenger duty and additional security putting off passengers. Full article at http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=299&id=722872007 which is ©2007 Scotsman.com Extract posted with the kind permission of the Scotsman Group Syndications Dept. -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Back to top Zippy Guest Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Air passenger rise slows On May 10, 2:43 pm, Jim Mason <jim.ma...@spamtrappedukonline.co.uk> wrote: Quote: Air passenger rise slows Scotsman Online, 10/05/07 PASSENGER growth at Scotland's two largest airports has slowed to near its lowest level for 15 years, new figures show. The slowdown at Edinburgh and Glasgow is largely because more UK travellers are switching to rail, along with increases in air passenger duty and additional security putting off passengers. Full article at http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=299&id=722872007 which is ©2007 Scotsman.com Extract posted with the kind permission of the Scotsman Group Syndications Dept. -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Reading this it does make you wonder where the predicted boom in air travel is going to come from. Both airports are significantly increasing capacity - but this article does not make good reading. Back to top Jim Mason Guest Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 7:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Air passenger rise slows In article <1178804956.414036.141740 (AT) q75g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com>, kwa0711 @hotmail.com says... Quote: Reading this it does make you wonder where the predicted boom in air travel is going to come from. Both airports are significantly increasing capacity - but this article does not make good reading. There is no way the upper figures from BAA re growth at their Scottish airports can possibly be achieved. 2nd runways, GARL and EARL are all based on these figures which suggest some people might be a tad premature in pushing ahead such plans. Jim -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Back to top Guest Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 7:52 pm    Post subject: Re: Air passenger rise slows On May 10, 3:04 pm, Jim Mason <jim.ma...@spamtrappedukonline.co.uk> wrote: Quote: In article <1178804956.414036.141...@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, kwa0711 @hotmail.com says... Reading this it does make you wonder where the predicted boom in air travel is going to come from. Both airports are significantly increasing capacity - but this article does not make good reading. There is no way the upper figures from BAA re growth at their Scottish airports can possibly be achieved. 2nd runways, GARL and EARL are all based on these figures which suggest some people might be a tad premature in pushing ahead such plans. Jim -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Hard to understand a reason for the drop, don't see the railways being responsible as suggested in the article.My guess would be that the previous year was a boom in terms of air travel and therefore will reflect badly on this years figures and maybe the good weather we had in April kept people at home and there is always the increases we had in interest rates which probably hit some people hard. As for the projected pax figures - well, somebody getting paid good money for plucking figures out of the sky I suspect.At least it wasn't only GLA that had a drop which is always something I suppose. Crawford Back to top Jim Mason Guest Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Air passenger rise slows In article <1178808772.612173.148670 (AT) h2g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>, hiddelston (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk says... Quote: On May 10, 3:04 pm, Jim Mason <jim.ma...@spamtrappedukonline.co.uk wrote: In article <1178804956.414036.141...@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, kwa0711 @hotmail.com says... Reading this it does make you wonder where the predicted boom in air travel is going to come from. Both airports are significantly increasing capacity - but this article does not make good reading. There is no way the upper figures from BAA re growth at their Scottish airports can possibly be achieved. 2nd runways, GARL and EARL are all based on these figures which suggest some people might be a tad premature in pushing ahead such plans. Jim -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Hard to understand a reason for the drop, don't see the railways being responsible as suggested in the article.My guess would be that the previous year was a boom in terms of air travel and therefore will reflect badly on this years figures and maybe the good weather we had in April kept people at home and there is always the increases we had in interest rates which probably hit some people hard. As for the projected pax figures - well, somebody getting paid good money for plucking figures out of the sky I suspect.At least it wasn't only GLA that had a drop which is always something I suppose. Whatever the reason the BAA max projection figures are simply unattainable. Jim -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Back to top Scotsbeef Guest Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 10:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Air passenger rise slows On May 10, 3:52 pm, hiddels...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Quote: On May 10, 3:04 pm, Jim Mason <jim.ma...@spamtrappedukonline.co.uk wrote: In article <1178804956.414036.141...@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, kwa0711 @hotmail.com says... Reading this it does make you wonder where the predicted boom in air travel is going to come from. Both airports are significantly increasing capacity - but this article does not make good reading. There is no way the upper figures from BAA re growth at their Scottish airports can possibly be achieved. 2nd runways, GARL and EARL are all based on these figures which suggest some people might be a tad premature in pushing ahead such plans. Jim -- Remove `spamtrapped` to reply off-list http://jim-mason.fotopic.net/ Hard to understand a reason for the drop, don't see the railways being responsible as suggested in the article.My guess would be that the previous year was a boom in terms of air travel and therefore will reflect badly on this years figures and maybe the good weather we had in April kept people at home and there is always the increases we had in interest rates which probably hit some people hard. As for the projected pax figures - well, somebody getting paid good money for plucking figures out of the sky I suspect. At least it wasn't only GLA that had a drop which is always something I suppose. 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