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Re: Emirates
There’s an article on a key decision for Emirates at GLA behind the paywall in today’s Herald. If anyone can post the article here, please do.
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Re: Emirates
It's just a reference to the article with the quotes from Stuart Patrick from a few weeks ago.
https://archive.ph/RTPd6
https://archive.ph/RTPd6
Re: Emirates
Thanks.G-WATP wrote: ↑Sun Feb 09, 2025 3:06 pm It's just a reference to the article with the quotes from Stuart Patrick from a few weeks ago.
https://archive.ph/RTPd6
https://tinyurl.com/EGPFAmazon
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Re: Emirates
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/249 ... -decision/
It may be more than four years since the UK left the European single market but Brexit has been very much in focus in the opening month of the new quarter-century.
This very live issue has been the topic of several of my articles in the last month or so. Brexit, of course, continues to be the subject of much academic research and political debate.
Meanwhile, among other articles to have attracted much interest in recent weeks was an exclusive story on Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stuart Patrick declaring he was “disappointed” major airline Emirates had chosen to resume its Edinburgh Airport flights ahead of reinstating its double-daily service between Glasgow and Dubai.
Mr Patrick did at the same time hail the importance of Emirates’ daily A380 service to Glasgow Airport, the city and the local economy. The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
Returning to Brexit, one of my columns in The Herald on Sunday last month focused on former Member of the European Parliament Andrew Duff’s analysis on the idea of reversing the move.
The column argued that Mr Duff “makes a coherent and indeed compelling case for the UK rejoining the European Union”.
It observed that his analysis “highlights the benefits to the UK from such a move”.
And the column noted that “Mr Duff, a senior fellow at the European Policy Centre whose paper for this EU-funded organisation formed the basis of his analysis for the UK in a Changing Europe academic think-tank, is hopeful the EU would be amenable”.
It went on: “The analysis points out some simple truths. It highlights the futility of current efforts by the new Labour Government to tweak the post-Brexit arrangements with the EU, given Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out the UK rejoining the European single market or even the customs union.”
The column concluded: “Mr Duff offers his view that ‘reversing Brexit will not solve every problem, but it will put the country back on a promising trajectory, affirming that Britain is, after all, a modern European country’. This seems like a fair assessment of the positives if such a scenario were to arise. The demoralising current reality, however, cannot be dismissed. Sir Keir looks a long, long way from following the very reasonable path suggested by Mr Duff. That said, in these grim times, it is important not to lose hope.”
Another of my columns, in The Herald on January 1, focused on remarks by former prime minister Boris Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost.
This observed: “As another year dawns, Brexit remains the issue that will just not go away for the UK. Of course, so many Brexiters appear to have for so long now wanted it to disappear from public discourse. This might surprise some, given the fervour with which the cause was promoted by a Brexit camp which told the electorate that everything was going to be wonderful afterwards, when all of the evidence was that the reality would be quite the opposite of what the Leavers were saying. However, given the reality of Brexit unfolded as predictably as night follows day, it was not surprising to see first former prime minister Boris Johnson and then his successor, Rishi Sunak, dial down the volume on Brexit.”
The column noted “sadly, the Labour Government’s ‘red lines’, unless of course it decides to paint them out (which looks highly unlikely), mean we are stuck with the essence of the Tory hard Brexit”.
It observed: “With Labour having ruled out rejoining the European Union, single market or even the customs union, the UK will remain deprived of the two huge twin benefits it had when it was a member of the EU. These were, of course, frictionless trade with the country’s largest trading partner and free movement of people between the UK and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.
“So there looks to be little prospect of any significant mitigation of the huge ongoing damage to the UK economy and living standards from the Brexit nightmare. That is not to say, however, that Brexit will not be a political hot potato this year.
“The team of civil servants formed by Labour to try to improve the post-Brexit arrangements with the EU, with the aims of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in this regard lamentably small, has been referred to by Mr Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost, as a ‘surrender squad’.
“Given Lord Frost’s passion for the hard Brexit he played a part in bringing about, his use of such language is not surprising. However, in a political context, the words used by Lord Frost, a former chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, are most eye-catching.”
Elsewhere, there has been plenty going on in the hospitality sector. Auchrannie Resort on Arran expressing hopes of a rebound in winter occupancy with the long-delayed arrival of Caledonian MacBrayne’s Glen Sannox ferry on the Brodick route was another interesting story I covered last month.
Employee-owned Auchrannie also revealed hopes that it could, if ferry services proved more reliable over the next 18 months to two years and enabled year-round occupancy to return to pre-pandemic levels of 90%-plus, then consider further expansion.
Auchrannie saw its pre-tax losses widen to £474,260 in the year to March 31, 2024, from £111,447 in the prior 12 months, amid significant disruption to ferry services during that period.
Among other exclusives in the last month was an interview with Chris Wayne-Wills, chief executive of Crerar Hotel Group. Mr Wayne-Wills highlighted the crucial role played by long-serving employees, while reporting significant advances in turnover and gross profit and hailing the fruits of major investment.
Crerar Hotel Group, which was acquired in spring 2023 by a joint venture between Blantyre Capital and operating partner Fairtree Hotel Investments, achieved a rise in turnover to £20.19 million in the period from March 26, 2023, to March 31, 2024, from £18.56m in the prior 12 months. Gross profit rose from £7.79m to £8.82m.
And the hotel group has achieved further rises in occupancy, room rates and food sales in its current financial year which will end in March, Mr Wayne-Wills revealed.
This article was first published in The Herald's Business HQ Monthly supplement
The Herald is partnering with The Scottish National Investment Bank to deliver its annual conference on March 3 in Glasgow - Investing with Impact: A Catalyst for Change. For more details, and to register your attendance, click here.
It may be more than four years since the UK left the European single market but Brexit has been very much in focus in the opening month of the new quarter-century.
This very live issue has been the topic of several of my articles in the last month or so. Brexit, of course, continues to be the subject of much academic research and political debate.
Meanwhile, among other articles to have attracted much interest in recent weeks was an exclusive story on Glasgow Chamber of Commerce chief executive Stuart Patrick declaring he was “disappointed” major airline Emirates had chosen to resume its Edinburgh Airport flights ahead of reinstating its double-daily service between Glasgow and Dubai.
Mr Patrick did at the same time hail the importance of Emirates’ daily A380 service to Glasgow Airport, the city and the local economy. The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
Returning to Brexit, one of my columns in The Herald on Sunday last month focused on former Member of the European Parliament Andrew Duff’s analysis on the idea of reversing the move.
The column argued that Mr Duff “makes a coherent and indeed compelling case for the UK rejoining the European Union”.
It observed that his analysis “highlights the benefits to the UK from such a move”.
And the column noted that “Mr Duff, a senior fellow at the European Policy Centre whose paper for this EU-funded organisation formed the basis of his analysis for the UK in a Changing Europe academic think-tank, is hopeful the EU would be amenable”.
It went on: “The analysis points out some simple truths. It highlights the futility of current efforts by the new Labour Government to tweak the post-Brexit arrangements with the EU, given Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out the UK rejoining the European single market or even the customs union.”
The column concluded: “Mr Duff offers his view that ‘reversing Brexit will not solve every problem, but it will put the country back on a promising trajectory, affirming that Britain is, after all, a modern European country’. This seems like a fair assessment of the positives if such a scenario were to arise. The demoralising current reality, however, cannot be dismissed. Sir Keir looks a long, long way from following the very reasonable path suggested by Mr Duff. That said, in these grim times, it is important not to lose hope.”
Another of my columns, in The Herald on January 1, focused on remarks by former prime minister Boris Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost.
This observed: “As another year dawns, Brexit remains the issue that will just not go away for the UK. Of course, so many Brexiters appear to have for so long now wanted it to disappear from public discourse. This might surprise some, given the fervour with which the cause was promoted by a Brexit camp which told the electorate that everything was going to be wonderful afterwards, when all of the evidence was that the reality would be quite the opposite of what the Leavers were saying. However, given the reality of Brexit unfolded as predictably as night follows day, it was not surprising to see first former prime minister Boris Johnson and then his successor, Rishi Sunak, dial down the volume on Brexit.”
The column noted “sadly, the Labour Government’s ‘red lines’, unless of course it decides to paint them out (which looks highly unlikely), mean we are stuck with the essence of the Tory hard Brexit”.
It observed: “With Labour having ruled out rejoining the European Union, single market or even the customs union, the UK will remain deprived of the two huge twin benefits it had when it was a member of the EU. These were, of course, frictionless trade with the country’s largest trading partner and free movement of people between the UK and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.
“So there looks to be little prospect of any significant mitigation of the huge ongoing damage to the UK economy and living standards from the Brexit nightmare. That is not to say, however, that Brexit will not be a political hot potato this year.
“The team of civil servants formed by Labour to try to improve the post-Brexit arrangements with the EU, with the aims of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in this regard lamentably small, has been referred to by Mr Johnson’s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost, as a ‘surrender squad’.
“Given Lord Frost’s passion for the hard Brexit he played a part in bringing about, his use of such language is not surprising. However, in a political context, the words used by Lord Frost, a former chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association, are most eye-catching.”
Elsewhere, there has been plenty going on in the hospitality sector. Auchrannie Resort on Arran expressing hopes of a rebound in winter occupancy with the long-delayed arrival of Caledonian MacBrayne’s Glen Sannox ferry on the Brodick route was another interesting story I covered last month.
Employee-owned Auchrannie also revealed hopes that it could, if ferry services proved more reliable over the next 18 months to two years and enabled year-round occupancy to return to pre-pandemic levels of 90%-plus, then consider further expansion.
Auchrannie saw its pre-tax losses widen to £474,260 in the year to March 31, 2024, from £111,447 in the prior 12 months, amid significant disruption to ferry services during that period.
Among other exclusives in the last month was an interview with Chris Wayne-Wills, chief executive of Crerar Hotel Group. Mr Wayne-Wills highlighted the crucial role played by long-serving employees, while reporting significant advances in turnover and gross profit and hailing the fruits of major investment.
Crerar Hotel Group, which was acquired in spring 2023 by a joint venture between Blantyre Capital and operating partner Fairtree Hotel Investments, achieved a rise in turnover to £20.19 million in the period from March 26, 2023, to March 31, 2024, from £18.56m in the prior 12 months. Gross profit rose from £7.79m to £8.82m.
And the hotel group has achieved further rises in occupancy, room rates and food sales in its current financial year which will end in March, Mr Wayne-Wills revealed.
This article was first published in The Herald's Business HQ Monthly supplement
The Herald is partnering with The Scottish National Investment Bank to deliver its annual conference on March 3 in Glasgow - Investing with Impact: A Catalyst for Change. For more details, and to register your attendance, click here.
Re: Emirates
Jeezo. An article reminding us of his previous articles. I remember when newspapers were meant to be news papers. The sooner they all go to the wall the better.
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Re: Emirates
Emirates 21st anniversary of serving GLA tomorrow.
I wonder if the airport will mark the occasion or announce the reinstatement of our second daily to coincide with this anniversary.
I wonder if the airport will mark the occasion or announce the reinstatement of our second daily to coincide with this anniversary.
Re: Emirates
I'm really looking forward to hearing from Emirates about their continued loyalty and commitment to Glasgow. 
Re: Emirates
be careful with what you wish for mate. Emirates are crucial to the mental well being of many members on here. If anything were to change , there would be a surge in admissions to leverndale.
Re: Emirates
Indeed. I don’t understand those on here who would be happy for EK to feck off.
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Re: Emirates
I doubt many would be pleased to see them leave entirely, but they no longer deserve to be treated as the star attraction, not after shifting 50% of their capacity down the M8. The days of rolling out the red carpet should be behind us. It's not just Glasgow Airport they've let down, it's also the loyal customers who’ve supported them for years.
Some of the most popular onward connections from Glasgow, such as Australia and New Zealand, are better served by the night flight. As a result, those same loyal travellers are now faced with three frustrating options:
1. Endure longer layovers in Dubai.
2. Deal with the logistical nightmare of flying out of one airport and returning to another, making things like airport parking or family drop-offs a hassle.
3. Switch to another carrier, such as Qatar, who may now offer a more convenient and consistent alternative.
Quick question: would members prefer to see Emirates restore the evening flight, or would they prioritise securing a direct service with Qatar to Doha instead?
Some of the most popular onward connections from Glasgow, such as Australia and New Zealand, are better served by the night flight. As a result, those same loyal travellers are now faced with three frustrating options:
1. Endure longer layovers in Dubai.
2. Deal with the logistical nightmare of flying out of one airport and returning to another, making things like airport parking or family drop-offs a hassle.
3. Switch to another carrier, such as Qatar, who may now offer a more convenient and consistent alternative.
Quick question: would members prefer to see Emirates restore the evening flight, or would they prioritise securing a direct service with Qatar to Doha instead?
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