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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports
Posted by: Michael Robinson
Date/Time: 22/07/15 14:41:00

"It's not as if the airlines are going to fly their shiny new 380s from Glasgow instead."

Exactly zero new A380s were sold in 2014 and Malaysian are selling theirs off so the future for this plane isn't particularly rosy.  Maybe Glasgow could be served by a second hand A380, one careful owner, but it is more likely to be a smaller wide body plane like a 787 or A350.

There already are direct scheduled long haul flights from Glasgow to places like New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Dubai (where they can get on a A380...) Edinburgh has direct scheduled flights to the US and Middle East as well.

The Scots may need to pick one of Glasgow or Edinburgh to be their primary long haul airport, which will present its own problems given their local rivalries but they will clearly want more direct international flights from one, other or both of these airports, whatever happens in London.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
SNP and airports21/07/15 18:01:00 Rima Jones
   Re:SNP and airports21/07/15 18:29:00 Alex Thomas
   Re:SNP and airports21/07/15 18:33:00 Carl Wynne
      Re:Re:SNP and airports21/07/15 18:42:00 Alex Thomas
   Re:SNP and airports21/07/15 19:15:00 Claire Moran
      Re:Re:SNP and airports21/07/15 22:39:00 Rima Jones
         Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports21/07/15 22:45:00 Mark Perry
            Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 00:20:00 Rima Jones
         Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 00:29:00 Claire Moran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 07:34:00 Rima Jones
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 09:31:00 George Turner
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 09:52:00 Alan Clark
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 10:12:00 Michael Robinson
   Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 10:29:00 Michael Robinson
      Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 10:37:00 Claire Moran
         Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 11:21:00 Jonathan Bingham
            Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 11:43:00 Michael Robinson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 11:50:00 Claire Moran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 11:54:00 Jonathan Bingham
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 12:16:00 George Turner
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 12:55:00 Dave Robertson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 13:05:00 Cllr Sam Hearn
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 13:17:00 Michael Robinson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 14:01:00 Claire Moran
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 14:14:00 Jonathan Bingham
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 14:31:00 Claire Moran
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 14:41:00 Michael Robinson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 15:06:00 Richard Greenhough
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:SNP and airports22/07/15 16:09:00 Michael Robinson

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