Spotty_Jag wrote:frank wrote:Hampshire Aviation wrote:How about flying from Shoreham - much cheaper
1) What's the biggest aircraft that could operate from the airfield?
2) Consider the positioning costs to/from Shoreham. (Whereas there are Charter operators with aircraft based at BHX).
3) Shoreham won't have a high enough crash category for passenger flights.
4) Target market for passengers, Birmingham is central to many more people.
My comments were to Hampshire Aviation to be honest - so if you really want to find out the answer to your questions then please feel free to do so and maybe post the answers back here.
Southampton could be another alternative
I would add
- Shoreham does do charter flights - I have arranged them before in a works capacity to the Continent.
- No idea what the capacity could be - but how many people would be really interested ?
- Regarding costs -it will still be cheaper for a smaller aircraft with all seats taken from a small airport rather than larger one with empty seats from BHX. If Hampshire Aviation wanted to inquire he could easily find it.
- Location wise - Agreed it may not be as central as Birmingham but is that really the over riding criteria.