Oxford Airport gets another route
Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 17:43Oh cool! I will see if I can wangle a trip up to bonny Scotland [:)]
Thanks,
Sarah
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Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 17:43Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 23:07Posted: 21 Jan 2010, 23:16so not an option for a party plane?
Posted: 11 Feb 2010, 19:46Another new route from this start up - London (!) Oxford - Newcastle.
It appears the Edinburgh flights will stop in Newcastle in one direction.
Varsity Express
It appears the Edinburgh flights will stop in Newcastle in one direction.
Varsity Express
Posted: 12 Feb 2010, 22:58I saw this flight a couple of weeks ago. OXF are doing a great job at attracting some flights of late, and about time really.
What with Baboo's service and the Cityjet charter to Jersey next summer plus this route it seems that someone is going all out to get some proper services from Oxford.
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!), however it fell on hard times.
Personally I have no problem with Kidlington using London branding for the airport, after all there are a huge number of airports that use London in order to help them attract passengers, which are not really that much closer than Oxford to London and lets not forget that the Oxford-London coach service, is the worlds most frequent intercity bus service, so its not as if transport links are poor.
What with Baboo's service and the Cityjet charter to Jersey next summer plus this route it seems that someone is going all out to get some proper services from Oxford.
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!), however it fell on hard times.
Personally I have no problem with Kidlington using London branding for the airport, after all there are a huge number of airports that use London in order to help them attract passengers, which are not really that much closer than Oxford to London and lets not forget that the Oxford-London coach service, is the worlds most frequent intercity bus service, so its not as if transport links are poor.
Posted: 12 Feb 2010, 23:43quote:Originally posted by willd
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!), however it fell on hard times.
And it was run by a teenager [|:)]
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!), however it fell on hard times.
And it was run by a teenager [|:)]
Posted: 13 Feb 2010, 00:19quote:Originally posted by willd
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!)
And why exactly would a proper University city *want* links with a flat town in East Anglia most famous for producing traitors [:w].
To be fair, it's actually surprisingly quick and easy to drive between Oxford and Cambridge nowadays.
Paul
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!)
And why exactly would a proper University city *want* links with a flat town in East Anglia most famous for producing traitors [:w].
To be fair, it's actually surprisingly quick and easy to drive between Oxford and Cambridge nowadays.
Paul
Posted: 13 Feb 2010, 16:52quote:Originally posted by pjh
quote:Originally posted by willd
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!)
And why exactly would a proper University city *want* links with a flat town in East Anglia most famous for producing traitors [:w].
Well quite......after all take the University out of Oxford and you have a city...take the university out of Cambridge and errrr well you left with nothing!!! [}:)]
quote:Originally posted by willd
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!)
And why exactly would a proper University city *want* links with a flat town in East Anglia most famous for producing traitors [:w].
Well quite......after all take the University out of Oxford and you have a city...take the university out of Cambridge and errrr well you left with nothing!!! [}:)]
Posted: 24 Feb 2010, 10:21quote:Originally posted by willd
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!), however it fell on hard times.
It never actually started iirc - the 'next' Richard Branson was very good at generating press releases but it turned out to be all hot air, although he does seem to be involved with Varsity Express.
IIRC there was a similar Oxford-Cambridge service a couple of years back (after all these two cities, given the links, have very poor transport options....X5 coach anyone?! No thank you!), however it fell on hard times.
It never actually started iirc - the 'next' Richard Branson was very good at generating press releases but it turned out to be all hot air, although he does seem to be involved with Varsity Express.
Posted: 11 Mar 2010, 00:27Posted: 11 Mar 2010, 00:29quote:Originally posted by jtlc2345
And its suspended http://www.flyvarsity.com/
Yeh apparently according to the Oxford Mail, the carrier have fallen out with the company that were operating the aircraft for them.
A shame as there was a good TR on a.net on them and it looked to be a good idea. I wonder if someone like Air Southwest or Eastern will look into operating the route.
And its suspended http://www.flyvarsity.com/
Yeh apparently according to the Oxford Mail, the carrier have fallen out with the company that were operating the aircraft for them.
A shame as there was a good TR on a.net on them and it looked to be a good idea. I wonder if someone like Air Southwest or Eastern will look into operating the route.
Re: Oxford Airport gets another route
Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 16:16Looks like another twist on this story - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8570193.stm
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