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16th July 2008, 03:19 AM

On 15 Jul, 22:45, "Iain" <iain1...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> "Zippy" <kwa0...@m> wrote in message
>
> news:07cbf331-1b90-4e88-a1ab-74577bdfe41c@2g2000hsn..com...
> On Jul 15, 9:54 pm, fly.scotl...@.uk wrote:
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> > Just a shame that there will be hardly any flights or passengers to
> > use it. 9 per cent drop in passengers since last year...... Methinks
> > most of this development will be retail led rather than for the
> > comfort of the passenger....
>
> >Yeah - the BAA's current TV ad speaks volumes ...
>
> That said, retailers are still unlikely to be happy with declining pax
> numbers, especially if other comparable airports are going up.

Retail isn't exactly flavour of the month either, what with the
economy the way it is!

16th July 2008, 03:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Danny Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	BAA: Countdown begins: 100 days to take off for Glasgow skyhub On 15 Jul, 22:45, "Iain" <iain1...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > "Zippy" <kwa0...@m> wrote in message > > news:07cbf331-1b90-4e88-a1ab-74577bdfe41c@2g2000hsn..com... > On Jul 15, 9:54 pm, fly.scotl...@.uk wrote: > > > Just a shame that there will be hardly any flights or passengers to > > use it. 9 per cent drop in passengers since last year...... Methinks > > most of this development will be retail led rather than for the > > comfort of the passenger.... > > >Yeah - the BAA's current TV ad speaks volumes ... > > That said, retailers are still unlikely to be happy with declining pax > numbers, especially if other comparable airports are going up. Retail isn't exactly flavour of the month either, what with the economy the way it is!