In May this year I had the opportunity to visit the Somme. It was an humbling time seeing first hand the memorials and grave yards that predominate this area We were able to find memorials and graves of relatives as well as see some of the more organised reminders of the horrors of World War 1.
We stayed in Albert, which is officially in Picade, a small functional town whose statue on the church tower became associated with the changing front line of the later part of the war.
I was interested to find that Albert has an airport with a runway long enough to take freight serving an Airbus factory on site. However I was surprised that there are no scheduled flights to the airport.
This area is the gateway to many well know battle fields of the war, with grave yards dotted all around the area. For anyone wishing to see these sight, this airport could be a gateway.
I met a pilot once who flew Jetstream aircraft for British Airways regional services. He informed me that if they had 6 passengers on board, they were breaking even. How many small companies fly these (and similar) aircraft who could open up a route from the North East, Scotland or the South West from airfields with lower landing fees to Albert?
In these times of remembering the great war I hope someone takes the plunge.
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