Omobono Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 hours ago, finlo said: I think that's more UV damage than dirt, although it is filthy. what about the lazy bastards on community service ? we could have all the dirty mouldy traffic signs all looking spick and span , you would have thought the when Fort North roundabout was out of action several weeks ago the DOI could have got the jet washer on the road sweeper to clean the black and white tiled surface , but sadly NO they have no pride in their work or in the environment , 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Just my twopennorth ...... imo the ills of the airport could be debated under various headings, which I would annotate thus, in no particular order. 1. Slow passenger recovery since Covid closures. 2. Larger aircraft and Lo-Cost carrier always going to erode frequency and routes. 3. Large amounts of money spent in wrong areas. 4. Open Skies. 5. Toxic and overbearing management, with no appreciation of the role of an island airport. 6. Too many chiefs and too few indians. 7. Introduction of reams of red tape and obstacles. That will do for now, even if you don't agree with them all, won't require many to be true to explain where we are ! 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weliveinhope Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 2/11/2024 at 11:01 AM, Amadeus said: Still haven’t managed to find a broom to sweep the place or maybe replace the knackered signs I see. First impressions and all that. irony being Douglas is no better....those in glass houses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yibble Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 19 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: Dirt is probably the only thing protecting it. It might disintegrate entirely. Yes, good summary of Douglas. However this is the airport thread. 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Quite a few issues for Loganair today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 9 hours ago, newaccount said: Quite a few issues for Loganair today Yes, their operations seemed to stabilize a bit last week, but it all fell apart again yesterday (Monday) and that is spillingover into today. It looks like Titan weren't available to bail them out. Many of us give EZY a lot of stick, but since October, they have cancelled six flights (three in and three out) to/from IOM, and they were all on 21st January, when the Airport was effectively closed by high winds. In the same period, Loganair cancelled well over a hundred. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Poppins Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/12/2024 at 7:22 AM, asitis said: 6. Too many chiefs and too few indians. Alfred Cannan is working hard on the latter part. Sadly he won't do anything about the first part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOM Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Nellie said: Yes, their operations seemed to stabilize a bit last week, but it all fell apart again yesterday (Monday) and that is spillingover into today. It looks like Titan weren't available to bail them out. Many of us give EZY a lot of stick, but since October, they have cancelled six flights (three in and three out) to/from IOM, and they were all on 21st January, when the Airport was effectively closed by high winds. In the same period, Loganair cancelled well over a hundred. Loganair are an absolute shambles at the moment very poor indeed. Also the new schedule for London Heathrow is odd especially having two flights within a couple of hours of each other on a Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Hairy Poppins said: Alfred Cannan is working hard on the latter part. Sadly he won't do anything about the first part. Oh, I dunno. I'd say he's working hard on the first part, unfortunately 180⁰ in the direction that he should be. That is, of course, assuming that he does have any say in the matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/12/2024 at 7:22 AM, asitis said: 6. Too many chiefs and too few indians. We've got 2 Raj's 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmanxpilot Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Another couple of days where aircraft and crews could have operated if only the airport was properly equipped to deal with the conditions. This sort of disruption is obviously an acceptable alternative to spending money on the upgrades. As far as I know, nothing more than the back of a fag packet type cost benefit analysis (CBA) has been done by people who would never be able to identify all of the costs borne by individuals and businesses alike. They probably haven’t even had a quote for the work required. A one off expenditure for decades of benefit is surely needed. CBA evidently stands for something different. Edited February 15 by madmanxpilot 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Yup, mrs Doc has been down there all morning waiting for the Gatwick flight now scheduled for 1-15. Hope it gets here cos otherwise its another trip down there to pick her up and then another tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Another huge Loganair mess at Ronaldsway today. All flights (except the early LPL) are two, three, four hours late. G-LMTD, which only seems to be able to fly for a couple of days, before it breaks down went tech last night meaning that the LCY was cancelled (again) and the evening LPL got back here just before 23.00. I do appreciate that our options are limited, but we can't go on like this. Equally, Loganair must be wondering how long they want to carry on. The disruption costs must be wiping out any profits, and the constant juggling of aircraft and passengers must be putting their wider operation under pressure. As I have said before, I do hope that DoI and/or DfE have a contingency plan for the day when Loganair finally throw in the towel. Have they, @Stu Peters 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 5 hours ago, Nellie said: Another huge Loganair mess at Ronaldsway today. All flights (except the early LPL) are two, three, four hours late. G-LMTD, which only seems to be able to fly for a couple of days, before it breaks down went tech last night meaning that the LCY was cancelled (again) and the evening LPL got back here just before 23.00. I do appreciate that our options are limited, but we can't go on like this. Equally, Loganair must be wondering how long they want to carry on. The disruption costs must be wiping out any profits, and the constant juggling of aircraft and passengers must be putting their wider operation under pressure. As I have said before, I do hope that DoI and/or DfE have a contingency plan for the day when Loganair finally throw in the towel. Have they, @Stu Peters That presumes Loganair (or anyone else) will ‘throw in the towel’. I’m not an industry expert but understand that as long as there are profitable routes there will always be airlines willing to service them. What we need is a grown-up discussion about how important the airport and its airlines are in The Great Scheme Of Things. Obviously those using it will say ‘very’, but there are many others who would score it way below healthcare, roads or education for example. If you agree with the User Pays principle, it could mean higher charges for using the airport, to pay for things like landing lights and body scanners. Unlike (say) Dublin, our airport makes a significant loss, and money is tight. Costs are high, not because of management bloat but because we have to comply with international regulations if we want to fly further than Jurby. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 20 minutes ago, Stu Peters said: money is tight @Stu Peters How much do you pay for parking in Douglas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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