And something like "East Midlands Nottingham Airport"? Best Paolo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ron Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:29 AM Subject: Re: A little off topic -EMA
> Ron, > > I bought a custom made penny whistle (for a lot more than a penny) from a > lad in the East Midlands several years ago (his lathe is older than he is, > but not older than I am). And for years I have sung of the Derby (Darbie) > Ram. My greatgrandfather was the mayor of Duns (Doonce) in the lowlands that > had passed between Northumberland and Scotland a few times. > > I'm sure that most who know of Nottingham associate it with Sherwood Forest > and Robin of Locksley, and have little knowledge of the location. I don't > think Nottingham International would draw better than East Midlands > (particularly if the runway length isn't "International" - that is the > definition of an International airport, the size of the planes they can > accomodate). There is an East Hartford International airport in > Connecticutt, USA. It doesn't draw any international flights, no one in > Europe wants to go to Connecticutt. In fact the most convenient > international airport to New York City is Newark (N.J.) international (now > called Newark Liberty International since 9/11). For years it has had > difficulty drawing flights from Europe as a traveller going to New York (and > not knowing the geography) wants to go to NYC, not New Jersey. But Newark, > N.J. is twenty minutes from Manhattan and Kennedy is in the wilds of Queens > nearly an hour away. (NYC is five boroughs, and the city limits are probably > bigger than several small countries). > > So I suggest that anyone who wants to go to the East Midlands will go, > whether it is Nottingham or East Midlands. > > Best, Jon > > >
