PIK

[Clive]

Airport workers set to strike

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/sco ... y-dispute/

Another public sector debacle!

Strike action has been postponed after an improved pay offer was put to Unite members.

[McG]

Genuine question:

With commercial energy prices going to be a lot higher than domestic energy prices this winter, can PIK afford to open for such limited flights per week?

[GKirk]

Perhaps the airport have asked Ryanair to only operate Thursday-Monday, in order to keep costs down?

[Bearsden]

Genuine question:

With commercial energy prices going to be a lot higher than domestic energy prices this winter, can PIK afford to open for such limited flights per week?

PIK will be part of Scottish Government's energy procurement programme which takes out forward contracts for forecast energy usage - a high percentage of this winter's forecast usage will have been bought 18-24 months ago

[Humberside]

Unless some are away based, that means there’s 2 aircraft required on 4 days and 0 on 3. Very odd schedule as it stands.

Not just PIK being operated in this manner - Ryanair's Zagreb base is only operating Fri-Mon this Winter as well (though they will be served by away based aircraft Tue-Thu)
https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/08/ry ... -jets.html

[Clive]

The airport management run the airport, not the government.

I agree re day-to-day operations but closing down pax ops is almost certainly a 'red line' from the owner ie Scottish Ministers (Government) which management cannot cross

I wonder if you or anyone else with a professional sort of air could make an FOI request to ascertain this. If it is true then myself and the likes of GLA bosses would rightly pressurise the current Scottish Government to remove this stipulation. Also if it’s not true we could just stop saying it.

Genuine question- does anyone have the wherewithal to make the above Freedom of Information request?

[Bearsden]

I agree re day-to-day operations but closing down pax ops is almost certainly a 'red line' from the owner ie Scottish Ministers (Government) which management cannot cross

I wonder if you or anyone else with a professional sort of air could make an FOI request to ascertain this. If it is true then myself and the likes of GLA bosses would rightly pressurise the current Scottish Government to remove this stipulation. Also if it’s not true we could just stop saying it.

Genuine question- does anyone have the wherewithal to make the above Freedom of Information request?

No 'wherewithal' required (see links below) BUT I would suggest that they will apply exemptions like 'Substantial prejudice to commercial interests' to avoid responding

Freedom of Information
For all Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations please read the link Freedom of Information and Environmental Request Policy and either populate our contact form or write to us using the details below.

Mail: FOI Request, HR Office, Executive Corridor, Aviation House. Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2PL or email foi@glasgowprestwick.com

[Clive]

I wonder if you or anyone else with a professional sort of air could make an FOI request to ascertain this. If it is true then myself and the likes of GLA bosses would rightly pressurise the current Scottish Government to remove this stipulation. Also if it’s not true we could just stop saying it.

Genuine question- does anyone have the wherewithal to make the above Freedom of Information request?

No 'wherewithal' required (see links below) BUT I would suggest that they will apply exemptions like 'Substantial prejudice to commercial interests' to avoid responding

Freedom of Information
For all Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations please read the link Freedom of Information and Environmental Request Policy and either populate our contact form or write to us using the details below.

Mail: FOI Request, HR Office, Executive Corridor, Aviation House. Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, KA9 2PL or email foi@glasgowprestwick.com

Would you like to make the request on behalf of the forum, so that we can hopefully clear up this matter? I vow to pressurise the SG if your claim, that the SG have a condition imposed on the management that prevents them from full commercial autonomy in regards the pax terminal ops, is confirmed.

[GeorgeNTravels]

The initial wave of S23 flights with FR are on sale

Gran Canaria: Tue, Sat
Lanzarote: Fri, Sun
Tenerife: Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun

Nothing else loaded but obviously subject to change and will update accordingly.

[GeorgeNTravels]

The initial wave of S23 flights with FR are on sale

Gran Canaria: Tue, Sat
Lanzarote: Fri, Sun
Tenerife: Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun

Nothing else loaded but obviously subject to change and will update accordingly.

Tfs added