merlin

The first fare-paying passengers are due to take off today from the UK's newest airport.

A Thomsonfly Boeing 737 will leave Robin Hood Airport near Doncaster bound for Palma in Majorca.

This is the first of many European destinations that will be served by flights from the former RAF base with transatlantic trips to follow in 2006.

The South Yorkshire airport - officially called Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield - has been developed by Peel Holdings which already operates Liverpool John Lennon, Durham Tees Valley and Sheffield City airports.

Charter flights

Within nine years, Robin Hood is expected to be handling more than two million passengers a year as well as large quantities of freight.

In addition to Thomsonfly, Ryanair and a number of charter airlines will use Robin Hood this summer.

Alex Hunter, from Thomsonfly, said: "This is a great day for us and the people of Yorkshire.

"Bookings show there is a high demand in the area for a low-fares flight service to European cities and holiday resorts.

http://www.robinhoodairport.com/


Destinations (Incl Dalaman)

http://www.robinhoodairport.com/pag...nations_29.html

Merv!

mik@jan

Merv
flying from doncaster(robin hood) on may 15th to bodrum with thompsons £246 14 days at orion
booked it last june think we got a bit of a bargin 7miles from our house
mik@jan

merlin

Be really interested to see what you have to say bout their setup when you return.

Apart from the noise problems associated with any airport, 7 miles is a real gift eh!

See Ryanair will also be using RH too.

Merv!

mik@jan

first day today 800 people flew to various destinations so far only good feedback from press and local news media. Being so close will save £70 parking and is only 10 mins in car from here regular bus service from local railway station to.
Ryan air thompson fly low cost airlines. and thompsons and thomas cook charter flights using it so far flying to 26 destinations so far
next year flying to florida mexico and dom republic
also airport is only one outside london that can take the new airbus runway is 2mile long
mik@jan

merlin

he he - thats gonna please the locals eh!

Merv!

mik@jan

there used to the noise Vulcans used to fly from there when it was a RAF base
mik@jan

merlin

Thats a toy and a half!

alain01

That wasn't a major V bomber base...they were in Lincs altho 230 OCU were there for a while...Scampton & Waddington were main bases...Finningley used twice as a minor along with Cottesmore & Akrotiri in Cyprus... served at Scampers & Wadders in the 70's... but you right about length of runway... see www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mongsoft/vulcan.htm Alan.