Manston 'Airport'
- Matey
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 11 Oct 2021
- Posts: 178
21 May 2024 20:56384836So it seems finally it’ll go ahead now…..victor matcham likes thisLife without a dog is like a salad without lettuce. - Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
22 May 2024 11:40384840Captain Haddock wrote:'There are investors - SO FAR UNAMED - ready to sink £800m into the site with the focus on cargo'.
Still waiting.
Ross Miller likes this"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Matey
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 11 Oct 2021
- Posts: 178
23 May 2024 11:42384862I think it will come…..eventually.victor matcham likes thisLife without a dog is like a salad without lettuce. - Matey
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 11 Oct 2021
- Posts: 178
1 June 2024 21:46384938Here it comes….
https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/work-expected-start-manston-airport-9314288?int_source=nbaLife without a dog is like a salad without lettuce. - Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
1 June 2024 23:02384939Matey wrote:Here it comes….
Still no mention of the mystery investors from Mr Fraudman I note ......................."The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
24 January 2025 11:56386548Good question?
'With ongoing legal battles and an uncertain future, Manston Airport was never going to be profitable, so why did local Conservative MPs support it?'
https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/manston-airport-a-controversial-political-trophy/?feed_id=241&_unique_id=67937ea599266"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson - Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
1 February 2025 08:30386597In surprised Mesdames Rayner and Reeves aren't fighting over Manston - or Doncaster https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dgz71712po(Not my real name.) - Button
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 22 Jul 2016
- Posts: 3,109
7 February 2025 10:35386623Spotted this advert and realised that yet another phenomenon I don't understand is airflight pricing, both overall and the differences between routes/aircraft types. How does anyone make a profit from this?
(Not my real name.) - Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
7 February 2025 10:48386625Number of bums on seats along with a huge lump of taxpayers money!Arte et Marte - Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,948
8 February 2025 18:06386645That sounds about rightALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
21 January 2026 12:03387782Manston airport owners confirm timeline setback, rising costs and final stage discussions with ‘European-based funding partner’ (!)
https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2026/01/20/manston-airport-owners-confirm-timeline-setback-rising-costs-and-final-discussions-with-european-based-funding-partner/"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
