PIK

[PiperOne]

Looking back to 2019, PIK handled 13054 Tonnes, GLA was 12822 Tonnes. PIK's was its 2nd best year since 2009, GLA had a peak of 15935 in 2017, the growth at GLA coincided with the double Emirates arriving in 2012, 2019 perhaps reflecting on the reduced capacity on the A380. EDI in 2019 was 19410.

[jetblue497]

Looking back to 2019, PIK handled 13054 Tonnes, GLA was 12822 Tonnes. PIK's was its 2nd best year since 2009, GLA had a peak of 15935 in 2017, the growth at GLA coincided with the double Emirates arriving in 2012, 2019 perhaps reflecting on the reduced capacity on the A380. EDI in 2019 was 19410.

EDI numbers are grossly inflated by mail/package carriers no? As these are part of a "closed" system not truly available to normal air freight shippers then those numbers are not really part of the discussion which is the closing down of all commercial airline ops at PIK.

[Clive]

Looking back to 2019, PIK handled 13054 Tonnes, GLA was 12822 Tonnes. PIK's was its 2nd best year since 2009, GLA had a peak of 15935 in 2017, the growth at GLA coincided with the double Emirates arriving in 2012, 2019 perhaps reflecting on the reduced capacity on the A380. EDI in 2019 was 19410.

EDI numbers are grossly inflated by mail/package carriers no? As these are part of a "closed" system not truly available to normal air freight shippers then those numbers are not really part of the discussion which is the closing down of all commercial airline ops at PIK.

Indeed.

I still wouldn’t want us to lose PIK for all of the functions that it performs except the terminal pax ops which can be moved to GLA and built upon.

[jetblue497]

Looking back to 2019, PIK handled 13054 Tonnes, GLA was 12822 Tonnes. PIK's was its 2nd best year since 2009, GLA had a peak of 15935 in 2017, the growth at GLA coincided with the double Emirates arriving in 2012, 2019 perhaps reflecting on the reduced capacity on the A380. EDI in 2019 was 19410.

EDI numbers are grossly inflated by mail/package carriers no? As these are part of a "closed" system not truly available to normal air freight shippers then those numbers are not really part of the discussion which is the closing down of all commercial airline ops at PIK.

Indeed.

I still wouldn’t want us to lose PIK for all of the functions that it performs except the terminal pax ops which can be moved to GLA and built upon.

Unfortunately the fixation on pax numbers does not reflect the entirety of both airport and many non LCC/charter carrier air operations. I am sure that the airport and airline workers here all realize that. Splitting functions between 2 airports is like throwing money out the window.

[Bearsden]

What about this proposed shiny new cargo and MRO area for the east side of GLA's campus ? The one we've seen in fancy computer generated 'fly through' videos ? for the Glasgow City Deal ?

Is that not an opportunity to expand GLA business into other areas and is anyone seriously looking into it ? Or was the video just another example of 'Here's what you could have won' Bullseye BS ?

All pre-COVID-19 of course but I also suspect no knowledge of the competitive environment out there for cargo and MRO locally, domestically and worldwide

[atuk]

No surprise there, then. Carving out a niche re COP26. I’ve just read my staff mag where our handling, big boss and staff praised for their efforts at EDI/GLA. Perhaps time for PIK to take a visit to Central Scotland’s real airports rather than live in fairytale land!

[Clive]

Sale update: no longer being sold.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/ ... 2aO4TnhHkg

It’s not no longer being sold. It’s just not being sold to whoever was making a poor offer for it. The political commentators and brass necked airport boss quoted in the article would also be bealing if it had been sold at a loss to the taxpayer.

[atuk]

[quote=Davieboy post_id=5427 time=<a href="tel:1640102401">1640102401</a> user_id=401]
Sale update: no longer being sold.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/ ... 2aO4TnhHkg

It’s not no longer being sold. It’s just not being sold to whoever was making a poor offer for it. The political commentators and brass necked airport boss quoted in the article would also be bealing if it had been sold at a loss to the taxpayer.
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You’re correct. It’s no longer being sold as they can’t find any private company who would touch it with a barge pole.

The “ brass necked airport boss” knows his markets well and he is correct to be raging. So should the boss of GLA as all PIK does is stifle any expansion at commercially run, Un state subsidised, entities.

As for the “Finance Secretary “ a degree and two seconds worth of hands on financial expertise! It really beggars belief. A bit like Scotfail!

[Johnstone Bhoy]

A catastrophe since Infatril done a runner. Should have let them to complete their mission.

[Clive]

[quote=Davieboy post_id=5427 time=<a href="tel:1640102401">1640102401</a> user_id=401]
Sale update: no longer being sold.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/ ... 2aO4TnhHkg

It’s not no longer being sold. It’s just not being sold to whoever was making a poor offer for it. The political commentators and brass necked airport boss quoted in the article would also be bealing if it had been sold at a loss to the taxpayer.

You’re correct. It’s no longer being sold as they can’t find any private company who would touch it with a barge pole.

The “ brass necked airport boss” knows his markets well and he is correct to be raging. So should the boss of GLA as all PIK does is stifle any expansion at commercially run, Un state subsidised, entities.
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