Dstc47 From Ireland, joined Sep 1999, 1358 posts, RR: 3 Posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1706 times:
An article in the Irish Times today says Donegal Airport, now just passing its 20th anniversary, had over 46,000 passengers in 2005. The highest ever number.
It also says there are 29 staff.
Now assuming operation for 364 days a year, that is 4.35 passengers per staff member per day. Cruel, place to have to work doubtless.
Vfw614 From Germany, joined Dec 2001, 3645 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1662 times:
17 weekly departures means 884 departures p.a. Even if all 46.000 pax were on those scheduled flights, it would only make it 26 per flight. So not too exciting, me thinks
ViveAF From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2001, 198 posts, RR: 9 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1599 times:
Wow... that brought back some memories !
Must have been around 8 or 9 years ago when I was invited on a "Fam Trip" by the Irish Tourist Board to visit the counties of Donegal, Sligo and Mayo - our trip began on a Loganair ATP from MAN to CFN (which was signed as "BUNBEG" on the check in desk) and was an excellent few days.
Don`t remember much about the flight - mostly low level across those emerald fields - but I can distinctly recall our approach to CFN across sheep filled fields and, on finals, whooshing over some local heads who were pointing up at us with a definite "W.T.F !!" look..
Must have been the biggest monster they`d ever seen flying over.
Seem to remember the airport being `cosy` and the baggage reclaim consisting of a dozen or so baggage trolleys being trundled out to the ATP, filled and rolled back again to us in the car park.
We came back from Knock Connaught, and, by comparison, the place looked the size of LHR !
Can`t recall the intevening days - but you have to remember it was Eire, we were guests of Bord Failte and that `hospitality` and `Eire` are the same words !
I say if you got Daniel O'Donnell in the waiting area to start some singing you would see the passenger numbers go from 46,000 to 1,000 (although all the passengers would be happy old grannies that would love to see wee Daniel and to have a cup of tea with him)
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