asitis Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, asitis said: Nope which is why he should tell them to stick it and let Loganair take it on ! Hopefully people will vote with their feet and use alternatives. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, asitis said: Hopefully people will vote with their feet and use alternatives. Walk to Liverpool? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De nada Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: Walk to Liverpool? Jesus... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 4 hours ago, madmanxpilot said: Regarding the other issue that can cause delays and cancellations, here is a controversial suggestion., As funds are tight, put a £5 passenger charge on all departures from Ronaldsway to fund improvements to the all weather capability of the airport. If ‘sold’ properly, I would expect the scheme to have a large level of support. It might be a goer if there wasn't an annual Govt revenue gap of £150M. Nobody could ever have any confidence that their "compulsory contributions" were ever finding their way into the airport itself; look at VED for a similar example. People want a better airport, not payment of non-contributory pensions and they're already paying enough. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 3 hours ago, asitis said: Nope which is why he should tell them to stick it and let Loganair take it on ! Logan air couldn’t handle the extra traffic so non starter & how long are the6 going to be about, been for sale for some time & don’t have capital base or funds to expand more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, madmanxpilot said: As funds are tight, put a £5 passenger charge on all departures from Ronaldsway to fund improvements to the all weather capability of the airport Why? Ronaldsway already gets £26 per passenger departure, in addition to landing fees. Edited September 12, 2023 by Ringy Rose Wrong figure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Let passengers decide who they want to book with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 4 hours ago, asitis said: Hopefully people will vote with their feet and use alternatives Anecdotally I hear that they are. It's reached a very sad state of affairs when 'we' are thinking ourselves fortunate in the extreme if the flight even operates. It will be interesting to see the ferry pax numbers for this year set along the almost inevitable declining numberstrying to use air services. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Ringy Rose said: Why? Ronaldsway already gets £26 per passenger departure, in addition to landing fees. Ronaldsway gets it? I thought APD went into Treasury's big pot to be spent on all sorts of things, not specifically the airport. That is certainly the case in the UK. An airport user fee would be used solely to develop the airport, without putting further strain on IOMGs (allegedly) fragile finances. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, madmanxpilot said: Ronaldsway gets it? I thought APD went into Treasury's big pot to be spent on all sorts of things, not specifically the airport. That is certainly the case in the UK. An airport user fee would be used solely to develop the airport, without putting further strain on IOMGs (allegedly) fragile finances. What happened to all the airport user fees raised by Blackpool's now closed (well still general but not commercial) airport? I'm not convinced its a great idea. Edited September 12, 2023 by TheTeapot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Non-Believer said: It might be a goer if there wasn't an annual Govt revenue gap of £150M. Nobody could ever have any confidence that their "compulsory contributions" were ever finding their way into the airport itself; look at VED for a similar example. People want a better airport, not payment of non-contributory pensions and they're already paying enough. The money trail would be easy to follow though. The number of passengers is known, therefore so would the revenue generated.The capital expenditure is reported, so if the two didn't align, then any dodgy stuff would beastly identifiable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Did we get much of an increase in general aviation with the special offer they were running by the way? Or is it still going on? Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: What happened to all the airport user fees raised by Blackpool's now closed (well still general but not commercial) airport? I'm not convinced its a great idea. So do we do nothing with the place just in case it shuts? In any event, Blackpool and here cannot be compared, we have no alternative. Upgraded infrastructure at Ronaldsway will benefit us all for many years to come.The sooner it happens. the sooner we can benefit from it. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: Did we get much of an increase in general aviation with the special offer they were running by the way? Or is it still going on? Anyone know? Dickheads in shit planes blocking the runway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, madmanxpilot said: So do we do nothing with the place just in case it shuts? In any event, Blackpool and here cannot be compared, we have no alternative. Upgraded infrastructure at Ronaldsway will benefit us all for many years to come.The sooner it happens. the sooner we can benefit from it. should have said that 20 years ago , maybe you did and nobody listened then either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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