I miss the Manston-Edinburgh flight! They also did a good Dublin run.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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One minute we're talking about climatic change, the next minute it's how to expand airports.
Surely there MUST be a contradiction somewhere along the line?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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The Manston - Edinburgh route still operates Bern, it was Manchester they stopped and introduced Belfast, not sure that Belfast will be a succes with the troubles starting up again.
Some reasonably priced European destinations would go down well I'm sure, but the emphasis has to be on reasonably priced.
We should be giving people at the other end of the routes a reason to come here, we seem to be good at getting people to fly/sail away, but not come in this direction - hence the importance of leaflets about the area, whether "Discover Dover" or some other one.
Roger
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Double post.
Roger
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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Eujet proved there was demand for destinations in Europe from Manston, particularly for leisure flights to the sun. They just expanded too quickly and their business model was flawed.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Exactly Kevin.
I know Infratil don't want ti expand too quickly and make the same misakes as EUJET did, but it does need extra routes.
Roger
Keith Sansum1
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it was nice to see the cruise touring double decker going around dover in past few days, does it go all over dover?
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Brian Dixon
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yep sure dose,castle etc.as well as the well known bomb sites.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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If it is the Dave Atkin's bus (es), then it goes from the cruise terminal to the Market Square, up to the Castle, back to the cruise terminal, Market Square etc.
Last year Dave had a concession to sell Dover Castle entrance tickets on his bus; good initiative and great for Dave and EH, but not much good for the Town and the places here.
There is so much to see up at the Castle, including refreshments, there'd be no need for passengers to come into Town - some do of course, but it must be diminished numbers.
Roger
Guest 697- Registered: 13 Apr 2010
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Shame they can't get their hands on an original London routemaster bus - I'm sure that would be a big draw for the cruise passengers. This is a good initiative, but I wonder what the passengers getting off the bus in the market square think from first impressions? The building that used to house the job centre is a disgrace. At least the fountain is now working!