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Post by eye2eye5 on Apr 4, 2022 12:42:29 GMT 1
What next for Freeports in the aviation sector? The extent to which Freeports drive benefits for the aviation sector will be very much a case of wait and see. Certainly for those airports within Freeport zones there should be benefits on the horizon. Some of the potential benefits to aviation might include the construction of new cargo logistic hubs at the airports within the Freeport zones. East Midlands Airport already has a significant cargo hub and plans are already being developed to roll out similar areas at the other airports. It must be remembered, however, that the large majority of UK airports, which will not be affiliated with a Freeport, will not see such benefits. There are concerns that airports outside of Freeport zones may see a shift of business to Freeports, as customers and service providers seek out more favourable trade rules.
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Post by kuga59 on Apr 4, 2022 13:00:44 GMT 1
East Midlands is also included., so Manchester could be the looser, although it could free up some slots for more passenger traffic. It then opens up discussion again about an extension to Liverpools runway. I know the airport has recently handled B777’s but presumably we would be looking at traffic from the US which will need such an extension. Time wil tell?
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Post by scottiedog on Apr 7, 2022 19:00:37 GMT 1
East Midlands is also included., so Manchester could be the looser, although it could free up some slots for more passenger traffic. It then opens up discussion again about an extension to Liverpools runway. I know the airport has recently handled B777’s but presumably we would be looking at traffic from the US which will need such an extension. Time wil tell? In all honesty Manchester has so few, if any, pure freight flights that there will be nil slots freed up.
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Post by andyh on Jul 25, 2022 10:01:22 GMT 1
I was reading through the public pack for the June meeting of the airport’s Consultative Committee over the weekend. In the Quarterly Business Report (which actually covers the four months from January to April) it notes that the airport handled 1.4 million kg of freight (1,400 tonnes) on 58 dedicated freight flights - and says that this is a record for the airport.
Thought that was worthy of note.
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Post by exaviator49 on Jul 25, 2022 22:12:30 GMT 1
I was reading through the public pack for the June meeting of the airport’s Consultative Committee over the weekend. In the Quarterly Business Report (which actually covers the four months from January to April) it notes that the airport handled 1.4 million kg of freight (1,400 tonnes) on 58 dedicated freight flights - and says that this is a record for the airport. Thought that was worthy of note. Can I ask how far back in history this record is based on. In the golden years, we had regular daily cargo flights. Newspapers to IOM. Cargo/passenger B737 flights to Dublin. The multiple Saturday night newspaper flights to Dublin. Sunday Newspapers are Very heavy, with all the supplrments etc. Maybe it refers to dedicated car part flights. Just asking.
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