AirTalk.org Aviation discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Fly me, I'm ready          AirTalk.org Forum Index -> Glasgow Airport View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Jim Mason Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:23 am    Post subject: Fly me, I'm ready Fly me, I'm ready INTERVIEW DOUGLAS FRIEDLI Scotland on Sunday, 22/01/06 GIVEN the frugal nature of the low-cost airlines business, it would not have been a surprise to find Tom Dalrymple, the boss of Flyglobespan, headquartered in spartan offices between the toilets and the check-in desk. After all, Stelios Haji-Ioannou famously set up his easyJet operation in a tin shed at Luton Airport with two desks and three phones. Instead, Dalrymple's command post is in the converted former Scott's Porage Oats mill in Edinburgh's wealthy Colinton village. Nor has he fallen into line with his rivals' love of provocative soundbites and stunts. Full article at http://business.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=299&id=105332006 which is ©2006 Scotsman.com Extract posted with kind permission of the Scotsman Group Syndications Dept. Back to top bill Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:55 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready Jim Mason wrote: Quote: Nor has he fallen into line with his rivals' love of provocative soundbites and stunts. apart from the final paragraph, LOL - Local roots are a positive selling point, but they do have their downside. "The reality is that for two-thirds of the population of Scotland, it is easier to fly from Glasgow. But we are an Edinburgh company, and we are committed to flying from here. If we announce a route from Glasgow but not Edinburgh, the complaints come flooding in." Think I'll turn the killfile off today. -- Bill http://www.taxiwayalpha.com/phpBB2/ - first for Edinburgh Airport news Now 100% Guaranteed Joe Curry free - thank goodness for Yappers! Back to top Bryan Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:01 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready "bill" <boing (AT) boing (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Jim Mason wrote: Nor has he fallen into line with his rivals' love of provocative soundbites and stunts. apart from the final paragraph, LOL - Local roots are a positive selling point, but they do have their downside. "The reality is that for two-thirds of the population of Scotland, it is easier to fly from Glasgow. But we are an Edinburgh company, and we are committed to flying from here. If we announce a route from Glasgow but not Edinburgh, the complaints come flooding in." Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Back to top B Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:33 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready Bryan wrote: Quote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." B Back to top Bryan Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:45 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. ;-) Back to top B Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:08 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready Bryan wrote: Quote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137926019.533352.63760 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? B Back to top Bryan Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:23 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137926019.533352.63760 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. ;-) Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? it doesn't matter to me where they fly from but for many more EDI will be a good choice that's all. I wasn't wanting to get into a serious argument over the whole thing.. ;-) Back to top B Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:44 am    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready Bryan wrote: Quote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137928113.050093.279040 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137926019.533352.63760 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. ;-) Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? it doesn't matter to me where they fly from but for many more EDI will be a good choice that's all. I wasn't wanting to get into a serious argument over the whole thing.. You don't agree that you should fly local and support your (wherever it may be) local economy? B Back to top Bryan Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote Quote: Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137928113.050093.279040 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137926019.533352.63760 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. ;-) Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? it doesn't matter to me where they fly from but for many more EDI will be a good choice that's all. I wasn't wanting to get into a serious argument over the whole thing.. ;-) You don't agree that you should fly local and support your (wherever it may be) local economy? well maybe but of the last three times I've flown I haven't had any choice due to the destination and time of year. Once from EDI to LGW, twice from GLA to LAX and ACE. It would have been easier to fly from EDI if there had been flights. Anyway what is local to an airport you need to define that for me? I would say local is the nearest (and easiest to get to) airport with a flight to wherever I am going would be one definition. This could change on different days of the week and when new transport links are built. For many destinations GLA is my local airport but I would prefer if it was most often EDI as I like my journeys to be as fast as possible. Does that fit your definition of local? Back to top Bryan Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready "Bryan" <bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk> wrote Quote: Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? it doesn't matter to me where they fly from but for many more EDI will be a good choice that's all. I wasn't wanting to get into a serious argument over the whole thing.. ;-) You don't agree that you should fly local and support your (wherever it may be) local economy? I would add that if I found flying from EDI horrendously more expensive than somewhere else I would calculate if the extra time involved was worth the money saved before deciding. Heresy I hear some saying, lol.. Back to top B Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready Bryan wrote: Quote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137930293.512977.37070 (AT) g49g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137928113.050093.279040 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137926019.533352.63760 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. ;-) Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? it doesn't matter to me where they fly from but for many more EDI will be a good choice that's all. I wasn't wanting to get into a serious argument over the whole thing.. ;-) You don't agree that you should fly local and support your (wherever it may be) local economy? well maybe but of the last three times I've flown I haven't had any choice due to the destination and time of year. Once from EDI to LGW, twice from GLA to LAX and ACE. It would have been easier to fly from EDI if there had been flights. Anyway what is local to an airport you need to define that for me? I would say local is the nearest (and easiest to get to) airport with a flight to wherever I am going would be one definition. This could change on different days of the week and when new transport links are built. For many destinations GLA is my local airport but I would prefer if it was most often EDI as I like my journeys to be as fast as possible. Does that fit your definition of local? We'll leave it at that seeing that the 'fly local support the local economy" 'expert' just doesn't want involved in this discussion, wonder why.. B Back to top GLAGAZ Guest Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Fly me, I'm ready B wrote: Quote: Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137930293.512977.37070 (AT) g49g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137928113.050093.279040 (AT) z14g2000cwz (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "B" <blimpie (AT) btopenworld (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1137926019.533352.63760 (AT) g14g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com... Bryan wrote: "Joe Curry" <fox1 (AT) NOSPAM (DOT) edinburghairport.org.uk> wrote in message news:emm6t1ttdgfpj01utiveauhf7tkhtmgocj (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:01:36 -0000, "Bryan" [email]bhendersonNOSPAM (AT) freenet (DOT) co.uk[/email]> wrote: Think I'll turn the killfile off today. lol it's B/BBB/Blimpie exposed at last!! Will the sanctimonious acknowledge this or will they pursue the wrong guy as ever? I don't know but perhaps you should write to this guy and point out that EDI isn't such a bad choice after all. Yes, but as he said (of GLA) on a previous occassion - "That's where the population is." yea but when the EARL is built they will all want to fly from EDI.. ;-) Why should they, they have a perfectly convenient local airport(s) they can fly from, why endure long surface journeys and bankroll a far off not local economy? it doesn't matter to me where they fly from but for many more EDI will be a good choice that's all. I wasn't wanting to get into a serious argument over the whole thing.. ;-) You don't agree that you should fly local and support your (wherever it may be) local economy? well maybe but of the last three times I've flown I haven't had any choice due to the destination and time of year. Once from EDI to LGW, twice from GLA to LAX and ACE. It would have been easier to fly from EDI if there had been flights. Anyway what is local to an airport you need to define that for me? I would say local is the nearest (and easiest to get to) airport with a flight to wherever I am going would be one definition. This could change on different days of the week and when new transport links are built. For many destinations GLA is my local airport but I would prefer if it was most often EDI as I like my journeys to be as fast as possible. Does that fit your definition of local? We'll leave it at that seeing that the 'fly local support the local economy" 'expert' just doesn't want involved in this discussion, wonder why.. B Do any other LCC's offer online check-in? 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