London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford

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London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
Ross Lydall
17.08.09

It is almost 60 miles from London, but managers at Oxford airport did
not let an inconvenient geographical fact stand in the way when they
renamed it.

The airport at Kidlington, just outside the university town, has been
rebranded London Oxford Airport, dismaying heritage campaigners.

The company was operating under its new name today with a headline on
its website proclaiming: “Welcome to London Oxford Airport.” It serves
business customers, private plane owners and a flying school and joins
a growing number of airports which use the capital in their name.

Ros Weatherall, of the Oxford Civic Society, said: “Good grief. Oxford
is a great place in its own right and I find it insulting it is being
considered just another offshoot of London. Trying to make Oxford seem
like a suburb of London is very misleading. This is an insult to the
major historical and cultural impact Oxford has had.”

The society's transport secretary David Townsend added: “It seems
rather silly. Oxford isn't a London airport and we wouldn't want it to
be. I find it amazing. Oxford is quite capable of standing on its own
feet.”

The airport is owned by billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben
through a holding company, Aldersgate Investments. It denied the
change was to encourage charter flights to operate from Oxford.

The move also comes a month after revelations that the airport
operators were in talks with carriers about starting daily business
flights to European capitals, and weekly tourist charters.

James Dillon Godfray, marketing manager at the site, hopes to bring in
up to five more private business flights a day, on top of the current
10.

“We're not meaning to insult Oxford or play down its history,” he
said. “Oxford is probably the second best recognised city in the UK
throughout the entire world but people just don't realise how close it
is to London.

“This will help promote recognition of us globally to the overseas
business aviation sector, many of whom were not aware of the
availability of an airport to the north-west of London.”

The airport's proximity to London is a key theme on the site's front
page today. It read: “London Oxford Airport is the only commercial
airport between London Heathrow and Birmingham. Oxford lies just 40
miles to the north-west of the Greater London area, halfway to the
country's industrial heartland of the Midlands.”

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name “London” include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh wrote:


The airport at Kidlington, just outside the university town, has been
rebranded London Oxford Airport, dismaying heritage campaigners.

Who?

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William Black

"Any number under six"

The answer given by Englishman Richard Peeke when asked by the Duke of
Medina Sidonia how many Spanish sword and buckler men he could beat
single handed with a quarterstaff.

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:17:50 -0700 (PDT), "H.E. President Alhaji
Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh" wrote:

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London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
Ross Lydall
17.08.09

It is almost 60 miles from London, but managers at Oxford airport did
not let an inconvenient geographical fact stand in the way when they
renamed it.

The airport at Kidlington, just outside the university town, has been
rebranded London Oxford Airport, dismaying heritage campaigners.

Not much different from Stockholm Skavsta. But at least one
airline actually uses the airport.


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Hatunen wrote, On 08/17/2009 05:08 PM:

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:17:50 -0700 (PDT), "H.E. President Alhaji
Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh" wrote:


http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
Ross Lydall
17.08.09

It is almost 60 miles from London, but managers at Oxford airport did
not let an inconvenient geographical fact stand in the way when they
renamed it.

The airport at Kidlington, just outside the university town, has been
rebranded London Oxford Airport, dismaying heritage campaigners.


Not much different from Stockholm Skavsta. But at least one
airline actually uses the airport.

Also not much different from "Frankfurt Hahn," which is even farther
from Frankfurt am Main.

"H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh"
wrote in message
...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
....

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name “London” include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are the official airports. City and Biggin
Hill are actually in London, while Southend has a long history of being
London's main freight airport before Stansted opened. Renaming Lydd was
criticised at the time as it has even worse communications with London than
Oxford.

Colin Bignell

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:36:50 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh"
wrote in message
...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
...

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name “London” include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are the official airports. City and Biggin
Hill are actually in London, while Southend has a long history of being
London's main freight airport before Stansted opened. Renaming Lydd was
criticised at the time as it has even worse communications with London than
Oxford.

What makes those airports "official"?

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"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:36:50 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh"
wrote in message
...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
...

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name "London" include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are the official airports. City and Biggin
Hill are actually in London, while Southend has a long history of being
London's main freight airport before Stansted opened. Renaming Lydd was
criticised at the time as it has even worse communications with London
than
Oxford.

What makes those airports "official"?

The Government spent public money to develop them as airports to serve the
Capital. .

Colin Bignell

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:06 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"Hatunen" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:36:50 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh"
wrote in message
...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
...

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name "London" include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are the official airports. City and Biggin
Hill are actually in London, while Southend has a long history of being
London's main freight airport before Stansted opened. Renaming Lydd was
criticised at the time as it has even worse communications with London
than
Oxford.

What makes those airports "official"?

The Government spent public money to develop them as airports to serve the
Capital. .

So airports like City and Luton don't receive any government
money?

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"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:06 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:36:50 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh"

wrote in message
...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
...

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name "London" include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are the official airports. City and
Biggin
Hill are actually in London, while Southend has a long history of being
London's main freight airport before Stansted opened. Renaming Lydd was
criticised at the time as it has even worse communications with London
than
Oxford.

What makes those airports "official"?

The Government spent public money to develop them as airports to serve the
Capital. .

So airports like City and Luton don't receive any government
money?

Colin's post used the past tense.

Airports haven't received Government money for ages (though some receive
local authority money)

tim

On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:02:40 +0100, "tim....."
wrote:


"Hatunen" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:06 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"Hatunen" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:36:50 +0100, "nightjar" cpb@insert my
surname here.me.uk wrote:


"H.E. President Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh"

wrote in message
...
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa... rd/article.do

London gets a new airport... 60 miles away in Oxford
...

London Stansted airport, in Essex, is just over 40 miles from the
capital, while London Luton, in Bedfordshire, is 35 miles away.

Other airports in the region that use the name "London" include City;
Gatwick (28 miles); Biggin Hill in Kent (15 miles); Southend in Essex
(40 miles); and London Ashford airport in Lydd, Kent (56 miles).

Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are the official airports. City and
Biggin
Hill are actually in London, while Southend has a long history of being
London's main freight airport before Stansted opened. Renaming Lydd was
criticised at the time as it has even worse communications with London
than
Oxford.

What makes those airports "official"?

The Government spent public money to develop them as airports to serve the
Capital. .

So airports like City and Luton don't receive any government
money?

Colin's post used the past tense.

Airports haven't received Government money for ages (though some receive
local authority money)

Then that takes me back to my original question: what makes them
"official", but not City or Luton? Are they designated in some
offical way as THE London airports, or is it just a customary
recognition?

In the USA a number of important airports belong to the city or
region, such as SFO, or are "owned" by a special authority. I'm
not clear on the exact legal status of BAA and whether being
under BAA makes them "official" for London.

But checking BAA I see that it also has several Scottish airports
and one Italian (?!) airport.

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