Problem for Blackpoll airport was that its so close to Manchester and Liverpool airports

Same is also true for Norwich. Once past Attleborough, Swaffham and Lowestoft, its just as quick to go to Stansted

Posted By: Pam Demic on November 17th 2023 at 09:42:13

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Just done a Heathrow Airport Run - £5 charge to do a drop off (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Nov 17, 07:29:25
- Last time i flew into LHR (General Chat) - Kev, Nov 17, 16:48:07
- reading your post and the ones below ..the lesson learnt (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 17, 09:17:31
  - Another option (General Chat) - BungysPie, Nov 17, 11:24:35
  - Well, people have suggested public transport for my trip below. (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 09:27:24
- Flying from Heathrow T4 tomorrow (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 09:14:24
  - have you checked that you have to pay it (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 17, 09:18:44
    - Yep. Checked twice. Car is 8year old Honda CRV diesel. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 09:25:15
      - yer probably will be caught by ULEZ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 17, 11:10:00
        
        and then fly over the ulez area in a big old jet spewing out over 50 lbs of co2 per mile (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 17, 11:19:06
        
        ULEZ is more about public health than Co2 (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Nov 17, 12:46:13
- Unreal shitbags. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 17, 09:02:20
- People from Yarmouth of a certain age will remember the ‘Still in Lisbon’ graffiti (General Chat) - Biggles, Nov 17, 09:01:30
- Only £4 drop off at Birmingham (but maybe a long way for you to travel) (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Nov 17, 08:58:08
- Same at Manchester. Will be taking my son next Thursday (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 17, 08:52:59
- Cheap. Think it's a tenner plus elsewhere for drop off.... Stansted Especially (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Nov 17, 08:00:20
- Reminds me of a cartoon of someone chilling in a field (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Nov 17, 07:54:45
- Cheaper than the tenner escape fee at Norwich I suppose. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 17, 07:47:52
  - I know a bit about NWI, we moved to Norfolk because dad worked there for Air Anglia and (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 17, 10:28:39
    - Yup, norwich isn't really big enough to sustain its own airport. 31st biggest place in (General Chat) - megson, Nov 17, 11:01:51
  - Ask those in Ipswich if they'd like an international airport on their doorstep? (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 17, 09:34:52
    - They have. Stansted 45 minutes away (n/m) (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 09:37:08
      - Blimey that Honda CRV diesel goes some if you can make that journey in 45 minutes (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 17, 10:19:49
        
        About 45 miles (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 14:14:41
        
        I guess so (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 17, 16:13:11
        
        I don't think anyone suggested people in ipswich use norwich airport. (General Chat) - megson, Nov 17, 14:40:55
        
        Well there are people who do (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 15:31:48
  - Still waiting to see the “development” (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 09:17:33
    - Dead right there.. (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 09:23:49
  - we flew from Blackpool once and they charged us a £10 developement fee (General Chat) - CB41, Nov 17, 08:54:28
    - Problem for Blackpoll airport was that its so close to Manchester and Liverpool airports (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 09:42:13
      - Flights are also usually a lot more expensive than Stansted (General Chat) - jamesward, Nov 17, 09:49:38
        
        Usually true. (General Chat) - Pam Demic, Nov 17, 10:01:32
    - I suppose that’s a development. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Nov 17, 09:21:44
  - Still have to pay 3 quid I think to drop off (General Chat) - ParrotPuncher, Nov 17, 07:53:56

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