Anyone know if it would be possible , Humberside to Southampton ?

We’ll need an A380

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We’ll need an A380

beats the A180

Contact Eastern Airways at Humberside Airport

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We’ll need an A380

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Ted Striker would bring us home safe

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Ted Striker would bring us home safe

roger

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Anyone know if it would be possible , Humberside to Southampton ?

Seriously need to look into this one - might be worthwhile given the the current travel issues.

Someone told me today that they’d been quoted £3500 for a 12 seater.

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Seriously need to look into this one - might be worthwhile given the the current travel issues.

I’m certain we could fill a plane , didn’t we fly to Exeter or somewhere in the south west years ago.  

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Someone told me today that they’d been quoted £3500 for a 12 seater.

It would work out cheaper for a bigger plane per passenger

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Someone told me today that they’d been quoted £3500 for a 12 seater.

Bigger plane cheaper price surely. Perhaps soccer express could organise one 😳😎

I think you need to look at a boring 737 or Airbus 320/319. The numbers might make it viable.

We once chartered 4 planes to fly to Reading, I was on one. Great day out.

I think the only thing stopping it would be the airport being closed for the evening.
Think the last flights around 10pm at Humberside

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Please get a bigger plane after what happened last year with that Cardiff player from France.

It was over 4 years ago and the size of the of plane wasn't the issue.

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I think the only thing stopping it would be the airport being closed for the evening.
Think the last flights around 10pm at Humberside

Then what the hell is going to happen next season ,when we have our big European nights?🤣🤣🤣

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It was over 4 years ago and the size of the of plane wasn't the issue.

Over 4 years blimey  doesn't time fly.

No pun intended.

Thinking about the fares RyanAir/Easyjet charge surely it cannot cost the earth to charter a plane that size. £25/£30 each way perperson plus a bus £5 each way, say £100 including a ticket. I think it's something Town should look at as I feel sure they would fill at least 2 planes if not more.

Two of us approached an amateur flyer friend to see about him flying us to Exeter away. He was up for it for just the cost of the fuel but enquiries showed he would have needed a commercial pilot's licence.

We were looking to go from Full Sutton airfield to Newton Abbot racecourse and then by taxi to Exeter.

All so we could be first on the 'Just Back' thread.

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https://www.trainchartering.com/private-train-chartering.html

Sure I contacted them about a train to Nottingham a few years back and they wanted about £65,000

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Sure I contacted them about a train to Nottingham a few years back and they wanted about £65,000

was that a single or a return?

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Sure I contacted them about a train to Nottingham a few years back and they wanted about £65,000

And you still wouldn’t be guaranteed a seat

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Sure I contacted them about a train to Nottingham a few years back and they wanted about £65,000

Kinnell!!!

Some town fans flew to Eastleigh in a small plane , about £65 each I think

Try this one. Prices seem a lot more acceptable. They do London to Glasgow for £45 which is a lot further than Grimsby to Sarfamptun

https://trainhire.co.uk/

Can actually get a return flight from Humberside to Southampton. Fly out on Tuesday, returning on Thursday. £399 return with KLM.  
1 hour from Humberside to Amsterdam, 4 hour layover in Amsterdam, then 1 hour from Amsterdam to Southampton.  

Or £230 return from Manchester. Flying out on Wednesday & returning on Thursday

https://www.skyscanner.net/transport/flights/man/sou/230301/230302/config/13880-2303010825--32360-0-16454-2303010930%7C16454-2303021700--32360-0-13880-2303021805?adultsv2=1&cabinclass=economy&childrenv2=&inboundaltsenabled=false&outboundaltsenabled=false&preferdirects=false&rtn=1

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Or £230 return from Manchester. Flying out on Wednesday & returning on Thursday

https://www.skyscanner.net/transport/flights/man/sou/230301/230302/config/13880-2303010825--32360-0-16454-2303010930%7C16454-2303021700--32360-0-13880-2303021805?adultsv2=1&cabinclass=economy&childrenv2=&inboundaltsenabled=false&outboundaltsenabled=false&preferdirects=false&rtn=1

It was £200 on Monday, cheeky profiteering twits!!

So, as anyone contacted Eastern Airways regarding chartering a flight from Humberside?

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So, as anyone contacted Eastern Airways regarding chartering a flight from Humberside?

Given the match is the 5th round of the cup, which we haven't been in for years, I would have thought the club or supporters' Trust should look into this.

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So, as anyone contacted Eastern Airways regarding chartering a flight from Humberside?

Yep.

Best they can do is 68 seater and, as the airport is shut after the match, you’d have to sort accommodation out down there and come back in the morning.

Didn’t get a price but there’s a request form on the website if anyone’s interested and they got back to me in about half an hour.

Quoted from ska face

Yep.

Best they can do is 68 seater and, as the airport is shut after the match, you’d have to sort accommodation out down there and come back in the morning.

Didn’t get a price but there’s a request form on the website if anyone’s interested and they got back to me in about half an hour.

If only there was an airport somewhere like Doncaster that we could use...

Thanks Tories.

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If only there was an airport somewhere like Doncaster that we could use...

Thanks Tories.

I thought it had been owned by a private company?

Quoted from WOZOFGRIMSBY

I thought it had been owned by a private company?

The 44 day PM pledged to keep it open though.

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The closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport closure will go ahead as planned, despite Liz Truss insisting that she will “do what she can” to make sure it survives

So I presume someone asked if the airport could be kept open a little later. I’m sure it used to be, if the Amsterdam flight was running late.

Look mate, pick the phone up and ask yourself.

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So I presume someone asked if the airport could be kept open a little later. I’m sure it used to be, if the Amsterdam flight was running late.

Massive fine if the night time closure was delayed

SOCCER EXPRESS Guaranteed to supply a 56 seater for £1120 return with pilot ( 24 hours experience ) Surcharge for 56 parachutes ( highly recommended - made from Russian silkworms )  Takeoff time guaranteed.  Flight from Southampton to Carlisle half price

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The 44 day PM pledged to keep it open though.

So the business went on it’s bottom then expected the government to help out?

Sounds like a great business plan. Surprised more companies don’t do it

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The 44 day PM pledged to keep it open though.

How?, it wasn’t hers to keep open

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So I presume someone asked if the airport could be kept open a little later. I’m sure it used to be, if the Amsterdam flight was running late.

Seriously ? Do you realise how many staff would need paying for this to happen

Sorry I asked about planes and airport extended opening. Didn’t realise it was a touchy subject to some.
I’ll back off and sort myself out then.

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How?, it wasn’t hers to keep open

Government can provide funding assistance to keep it operating. Allowing a northern airport to close hardly fits with the Leveling Up agenda does it?

Yes it was a private company but there was plenty that the government COULD have done. I'm not debating whether or not they should have done, just that the then PM said she would do everything she could to keep it open and didn't.

The owners were set in their ways to close it, gonna be houses or retail or both isn’t it ? Worth lots of cash to them

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Government can provide funding assistance to keep it operating. Allowing a northern airport to close hardly fits with the Leveling Up agenda does it?

Yes it was a private company but there was plenty that the government COULD have done. I'm not debating whether or not they should have done, just that the then PM said she would do everything she could to keep it open and didn't.

The owners wanted it shut didn't they? worth more to them being sold off for housing

HUY used to stay open until 2am on a Wednesday night/Thursday morning as it had two Cyprus flights with late departures. They could apply for an extension with only an hours notice given to  the CAA.

Yes there may be additional costs for staff etc, as previously mentioned, but the biggest cost is most likely to be landing fees at Southampton Airport, which they can charge what they want for one-off flights. Ryanair can charge low prices because they strike deals for years with airports who then charge them reduced landing fees etc