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Author	Drunken_Begger88
Comment	It's not like air haulers don't know this. Fed Ex used to be huge at the airport used to be lines of their jumbos sitting. Now it's just the odd polarair. The haulers and the airlines are not daft and for some reason haulage didn't work, maybe milked too hard beyond my time to know I just remember them being there could be shipping got cheaper and faster for all I know. Then airlines have been and gone even Ryanair isnt flying as much from there as it used to other operators try but it never seems to get the footfall. As for the expansion idea no not cheaply there is a village on one side thats pretty much all listed buildings, then the A77 on the other, a town that's had no room to grow for the last 20 years thats over inflated the house prices (that village also suffers this plus the rich boys from the factories competing for the houses in that village so they don't have to drive their top range BMWs half a mile) then on the last side there is another major road the Ayr to Glasgow trainline and a golf course that people from movie stars to presidents have played on. However within the boundaries they have yeah they could build up on that but if the Antanov can land there then most other cargo planes more modern won't struggle. Also alot of the ground around that village has been rumoured for a super hospital when n if Ayr and Crosshouse hospital are done. (awaiting they are done already lol). So in short non of that ground is going to be cheap or feasible to build up n over. And the haulage industry ain't intrested and the airlines don't get the footfall. Winter like now that airports dead every flight is just baccy smugglers literally every passanger and they could be arms smugglers cause its deed no one to stop you just a hope Spanish authorities don't take a siesta at night. The last bit of magic of the airport died with 911 I think, alot of the areas became restricted as before public could go to a big balcony up the stairs and see the full runway and what was in now it would make a great wee place to have a coffee or tea and just chill but thats a huge no because you could be carrying a rocket propelled grenade and take out the half 1 Ryanaire to shagaluf.
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Created	Mon 20th Dec 2021 9:09pm
Status	normal ()

It's not like air haulers don't know this. Fed Ex used to be huge at the airport used to be lines of their jumbos sitting. Now it's just the odd polarair. The haulers and the airlines are not daft and for some reason haulage didn't work, maybe milked too hard beyond my time to know I just remember them being there could be shipping got cheaper and faster for all I know. Then airlines have been and gone even Ryanair isnt flying as much from there as it used to other operators try but it never seems to get the footfall.

As for the expansion idea no not cheaply there is a village on one side thats pretty much all listed buildings, then the A77 on the other, a town that's had no room to grow for the last 20 years thats over inflated the house prices (that village also suffers this plus the rich boys from the factories competing for the houses in that village so they don't have to drive their top range BMWs half a mile) then on the last side there is another major road the Ayr to Glasgow trainline and a golf course that people from movie stars to presidents have played on. However within the boundaries they have yeah they could build up on that but if the Antanov can land there then most other cargo planes more modern won't struggle. Also alot of the ground around that village has been rumoured for a super hospital when n if Ayr and Crosshouse hospital are done. (awaiting they are done already lol).

So in short non of that ground is going to be cheap or feasible to build up n over. And the haulage industry ain't intrested and the airlines don't get the footfall. Winter like now that airports dead every flight is just baccy smugglers literally every passanger and they could be arms smugglers cause its deed no one to stop you just a hope Spanish authorities don't take a siesta at night.

The last bit of magic of the airport died with 911 I think, alot of the areas became restricted as before public could go to a big balcony up the stairs and see the full runway and what was in now it would make a great wee place to have a coffee or tea and just chill but thats a huge no because you could be carrying a rocket propelled grenade and take out the half 1 Ryanaire to shagaluf.