Mayor Takes Step Towards Reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport

[Longcol]

8 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said:

I agree with others. It's a vanity project, the City Regional Mayor and the newly crowned 'city' of Doncaster wanting to show their ego and pee away lots of taxpayer money so they can play at running an Airport. 

 

Case in point, Teeside Airport which some seem to be  holding up as an example. Well that's been in public hands for 5 years and, although losses are narrowed, it's still losing £2.3 million.

 

2.3 million loss to handle a mere 178,000 passengers. Taxpayer money well spent.......hmmmm. 

Per the press release in the O/P - why would a  "creating a sustainable airport hub with the airport anchoring a sector specific focus on aviation-related advanced manufacturing, advanced engineering and the growing jet-zero and decarbonisation industries " require an airport  given the  Advanced Manafacturing Park off the Parway appears to be thriving without one next door?

 

If we're talking manafacturing, perhaps top class links with ports - eg Immingham, should be the priority for South Yorkshire?

 

 

[geared]

3 hours ago, Mkapaka said:

Have a look at some of the reports on the company with “experience” you are referring to.

 

And how they seem to have a habit of closing down airports

 

sheffield

Doncaster 

teeside 

 

Are you particularly stupid or something?

 

Teeside Airport is still in operation.  Furthermore Peel sold their share in this airport a long time ago.

 

Sheffield city airport was never a going concern, the runway was far too short to accommodate many of the regional jets operated by popular low cost airlines.

 

 

Edited February 5 by geared

[hackey lad]

54 minutes ago, geared said:

 

Are you particularly stupid or something?

 

Teeside Airport is still in operation.  Furthermore Peel sold their share in this airport a long time ago.

 

Sheffield city airport was never a going concern, the runway was far too short to accommodate many of the regional jets operated by popular low cost airlines.

 

 

But the council thought it was wonderful .

[Longcol]

30 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

But the council thought it was wonderful .

Developed by Sheffield Development Corporation which was established in 1988 by the Thatcher government - mainly built  with money from the EU .

[Guest busdriver1]

9 hours ago, Mkapaka said:

I don’t want an airport to tickle my ego.

 

I want an airport to use - but it was taken from us.

 

aren’t we the largest European city without one? 
 

who do you want to pay for it?

In order.

You may not but our politician friends do.

It was run for years and consistently failed. There are plenty of other options but sadly they are viable therefore busy

And? 

The passengers and that went well didnt it ?

[Mkapaka]

15 hours ago, geared said:

 

Are you particularly stupid or something?

 

Teeside Airport is still in operation.  Furthermore Peel sold their share in this airport a long time ago.

How rude. 

 

I’m aware the airport is in operation and have also read about how peel made £39.5m profit on the £40m sale (paid for by public finances) having intended instead to close the airport and develop housing there to make further profits.

 

 

[Mr. Johnson]

DSA was / is perfectly viable to run as a major and profitable airport.

They had enquiries from some of the larger airlines interested in operating there just before it  was closed down.

It's simply down to Peel who own the place wanting to finally realise their long term vision when acquiring the airport - to use the land for warehousing. They were never going to get the land in the first place if they stated such intentions.

Once they were in and over time, they made it harder and harder for established operators to make money by constantly increasing the fees to on be one of if not the most expensive in the UK which in turn put off any other interested airlines wanting to come in.

Eventually, Wizz told them to go forth and multiply and that set the chain reaction going for Peel to declare it unprofitable and they could then get their warehouse land all with the nice new roads ready made for them.

Don't be fooled by anyone saying it will be unprofitable or unpopular.

If a company comes in that wants to actually make it work as an airport, it will absolutely fly.

[Mkapaka]

18 hours ago, Mr. Johnson said:

DSA was / is perfectly viable to run as a major and profitable airport.

They had enquiries from some of the larger airlines interested in operating there just before it  was closed down.

It's simply down to Peel who own the place wanting to finally realise their long term vision when acquiring the airport - to use the land for warehousing. They were never going to get the land in the first place if they stated such intentions.

Once they were in and over time, they made it harder and harder for established operators to make money by constantly increasing the fees to on be one of if not the most expensive in the UK which in turn put off any other interested airlines wanting to come in.

Eventually, Wizz told them to go forth and multiply and that set the chain reaction going for Peel to declare it unprofitable and they could then get their warehouse land all with the nice new roads ready made for them.

Don't be fooled by anyone saying it will be unprofitable or unpopular.

If a company comes in that wants to actually make it work as an airport, it will absolutely fly.

Exactly this. 

[SheffieldForum]

Here’s an answer to the public money question…

 

 

[SheffieldForum]

The vote was approved today:

 

”On Tuesday, South Yorkshire Combined Authority's board unanimously gave the go-ahead to initial proposals which would see £138m of public money made available to fund the reopening.

 

“Another vote is expected in the summer to agree the release of the funding.

 

“The combined authority is now expected to move towards considering a full business case for the airport's reopening.“

 

More here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68284754