The Voice of Reason Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, John Wright said: Long time since I flew into Newquay. It was Flybe then. Bags weren’t delivered to a belt, just dumped on the ramp for me to pick up. Had booked a hire car. No desk. Managed to find an airport staff member who told me my car would be in the car park, my name in window, unlocked and key on passenger visor. Bit like the IoM 50 years ago. Those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 32 minutes ago, swoopy2110 said: No, but we were on the 7am to Manchester the other week and they asked anyone flying to Newquay to remain onboard after getting to the gate in Manchester. They said security would come on and do a sweep of the cabin before letting other passengers on. Seemed like it would work pretty well. That's interesting because I think the flight is showing as direct on the Loganair website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 44 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Anyone on here tried the Loganair service to/from Newquay? Friends used it last summer and said it worked well, you stay on plane both ways whilst Manchester passengers get on/off . Good flight times, they hired a car which was very expensive but alternative is buses/taxis and trains if going to a larger town. They said Newquay airport is very small , less facilities then IOM and not many flights even in summertime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 34 minutes ago, John Wright said: Long time since I flew into Newquay. It was Flybe then. Bags weren’t delivered to a belt, just dumped on the ramp for me to pick up. Had booked a hire car. No desk. Managed to find an airport staff member who told me my car would be in the car park, my name in window, unlocked and key on passenger visor. Bit like the IoM 50 years ago. I think that was a wonderful time. l was just a teenager then. Your last comment made me smile. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: That's interesting because I think the flight is showing as direct on the Loganair website. direct non-stop terms oftern misunderstoof 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, newaccount said: direct non-stop terms oftern misunderstoof I suppose a train from Lancaster to London is direct even if it also stops at Crewe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Andy Onchan said: That's interesting because I think the flight is showing as direct on the Loganair website. It's direct as you don't have to leave the aircraft. But has a stopover in Manchester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 14 hours ago, Banker said: They said Newquay airport is very small So small that you can fly to Belfast, Dublin, Gatwick, Stansted,East Midlands, Humberside, Zurich, Manchester, Glasgow, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Alicante, Faro, Malaga, Copenhagen, Isles of Scilly. It's got a 9000' runway with ILS on both runways. one of which is CAT2/3 - not too shabby for a 'small' airport. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Utah 01 said: So small that you can fly to Belfast, Dublin, Gatwick, Stansted,East Midlands, Humberside, Zurich, Manchester, Glasgow, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Alicante, Faro, Malaga, Copenhagen, Isles of Scilly. It's got a 9000' runway with ILS on both runways. one of which is CAT2/3 - not too shabby for a 'small' airport. It was still RAF St Mawgan when I spent a week there as an air cadet in the late 60s. I presume the MoD paid for most of the infrastructure. I flew there with a friend a few years ago and there were very few passenger facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Stu Peters said: It was still RAF St Mawgan when I spent a week there as an air cadet in the late 60s. I presume the MoD paid for most of the infrastructure. I flew there with a friend a few years ago and there were very few passenger facilities. Did the MOD's predecessors not pay for much of the infrastructure at HMS Urley as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 8 hours ago, Utah 01 said: So small that you can fly to Belfast, Dublin, Gatwick, Stansted,East Midlands, Humberside, Zurich, Manchester, Glasgow, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Alicante, Faro, Malaga, Copenhagen, Isles of Scilly. It's got a 9000' runway with ILS on both runways. one of which is CAT2/3 - not too shabby for a 'small' airport. It’s a small airport with less facilities than IOM from people who’ve been there, the destinations you mentioned are not daily & hardly any flights in winter months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Utah 01 said: So small that you can fly to Belfast, Dublin, Gatwick, Stansted,East Midlands, Humberside, Zurich, Manchester, Glasgow, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Alicante, Faro, Malaga, Copenhagen, Isles of Scilly. It's got a 9000' runway with ILS on both runways. one of which is CAT2/3 - not too shabby for a 'small' airport. And we get Belfast ( international and City ), Dublin, Newquay, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Gatwick, Heathrow and London City. Plus Copenhagen, Lapland, Jersey, Palma, Madeira, Geneva as seasonal. Yes, they’ve a very long, very wide, runway at Newquay, but considering the population it serves passenger numbers are low and airport facilities much more limited, when compared to Ronaldsway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, John Wright said: And we get Belfast ( international and City ), Dublin, Newquay, Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Gatwick, Heathrow and London City. Plus Copenhagen, Lapland, Jersey, Palma, Madeira, Geneva as seasonal. Yes, they’ve a very long, very wide, runway at Newquay, but considering the population it serves passenger numbers are low and airport facilities much more limited, when compared to Ronaldsway. At least they'll be able to land when there's a bit of fog though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, swoopy2110 said: At least they'll be able to land when there's a bit of fog though. what everyone seems to miss is there are alternate transport options for getting to Newquay national coach , excellent rail inks motorway and multiple connections , when the planes don't go on the isle of man you are stuffed ! so its essential we have an all weather functioning airport , with decent airlines and connections sadly we have spent millions on the airport only to go backwards ! 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 The airport has two functions imo 1. To create a large number of highly paid and pensionable CS jobs. and secondly 2. To facilitate the loading of passengers onto and off aircraft which may or may not be able to land. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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