| Subject: | Re: Capital bids to bridge flight Gulf |
| From: | Jim Mason |
| Posting date: | 11-05-2006 |
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jim.mason@spamtrappedukonline.co.uk says...
> Capital bids to bridge flight Gulf
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> Alan Roden Evening News Online 11/05/06
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> EDINBURGH is battling with Glasgow to secure new direct flights between=
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> Scotland and Middle East tourist hotspot Dubai.=20
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> A route to the popular city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would be a=
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> coup for the Capital.=20
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> Airline Emirates, which has bought the naming rights to Arsenal's new=20
> stadium, is understood to be planning additional services from Scotland t=
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> the UAE from next year.=20
The word on the street is the decision has already been made and GLA has=20
it. =20
Maybe this is the reason why
6.24 The length of the main runway at Edinburgh is sufficient for the=20
airport=E2=80=99s anticipated requirements in the medium term. We do, howev=
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support the RCD=E2=80=99s proposition that there could be demand for additi=
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long haul routes from Edinburgh to destinations such as Chicago, Los=20
Angeles or the Middle East, served principally by wide-bodied aircraft such=
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as the B777 and the A340. The current length of the main runway would=20
impose severe payload restrictions on these routes, possibly to the point=
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where they would become uneconomic.
Source BAA
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