Yorkie Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 It's Donny Airport. Sheffield tried..... .....and failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrH Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by Yorkie It's Donny Airport. Sheffield tried..... .....and failed. Sheffield City Airport is still open - and quite busy! Finningley will still be called Finningley to many people. Just think of the huge badges the staff will have to wear with all of that name on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t020 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 It is an absolutely stupid name. Who do these researchers talk to when deciding the name? Did they conduct any polls amongst the general public of South Yorkshire to try to get some kind of consensus, or did they just go straight ahead and have a brainstorming session and then pick the most ridiculous name there is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 You're missing the point. It's not about what people in South Yorkshire think in the slightest - and quite right too. They all know where it is and what it is, and quite frankly will use it anyway, regardless of what it's called. I use Liverpool John Lennon Airport even though it has an even more stupid name - but I fly from and to Liverpool! It's really about that ordinary bloke in the Congo that's got a deal on with a firm in Sheffield to supply steel to his brother in laws bicycle factory. He's the one who needs to know and remember the name - hence Robin Hood. I agree that its a daft name though, and I reckon it will shortly be shortened from Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport to the slightly more succinct and recognisable name of... Sheffield Airport. That's a proper name for an international airport (man in Congo say "where the hell is Doncaster?"). Peel Holdings are just keeping Doncaster Council happy for a year or two - they arent stupid! Long live Sheffield Airport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Absolutely disgraceful! Robin Hood is associated criminal activities in Sherwood Forest associated with Nottingham. WTF has Sheffield it to do with it, there airport failed miserably. The airport is in Finningley, Doncaster so why not call it Doncaster, Finningley Airport! Would you call Manchester Airport “Moors Murderers Chorley, Airport” or Leeds Bradford, “Nora Batty Sutcliff Airport? I think not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genesiscouch Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by markham A bit like calling Munich airport 'RUMPELSTILSKIN AIRPORT' Hilarious I agree...funny name. Maybe people in the UK think of Robin Hood as a serious real live historical person...but to the majority of the world he's either an animated Disney fox or Kevin Costner hmmm who else..maybe Errol Flynn or Cary Elwes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yea... they are good examples. Manchester Airport... Formerly known as Ringway... located in another county - Cheshire, 9 miles from Manchester (in a straight line). Leeds Bradford Airport... Formerly known as Yeadon, located 8 miles from Leeds, 7 from Bradford (in a straight line). Sheffield Airport (sorry Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport) Formerly known as Finningley located 19 miles from Sheffield. Let's be honest it, no-one knows where Donny in the outside world. Airports have to be recognised by people who don't know or care about the local geography. As for the Robin Hood bit - Peel Holdings (a great, succesful property co' incidently) have a bit of a rep' for silly names - like John Lennon Airport . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Personally, I think it's bloody disgraceful. There will be many of the "what's in a name" viewpoint, but I think it's very important. This is a proud county, with a history of standing firm despite being dumped on, and we're letting it happen again. Surely there was something relevant to Yorkshire that could have had a mention? The debate that the spinners are trying to ignite about Robin Hood being from round here is academic, and patronising. Rightly or wrongly, any schoolkid will tell you that Robin Hood was from Nottingham. I feel strongly about this. Unlike Peel, I'm proud of where I live, and think that a wonderful opportunity like Finningley should not be ashamed of it's surroundings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholarse Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I quite like it. Robin Hood's a folk hero, it's not a bad thing for our tourist industry to spark the "he's from here debate". It's one worth having if only to get a few more fat americans coming along and spending some of their cash to see The Robin Hood Pub for example... I was opposed to the idea of calling it Sheffield airport - that would have been totally wrong and utterly indefensable. In fact I'm dissapointed that this idea of calling it Sheffield airport was ever considered. It suggests there's a grain of truth in Toby's objection that they're ashamed of where it is located. In fact I think this is what's caused the bad feeling and if they'd suggested this new name in the first place I think most people wouldn't have minded at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalicefc3 Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 i can think of a few classic names that would work far more effectively ee bi gum international steel city international jenson button, jan wilson, not far t'pits international. i could go on but i shalln't. full credit nora batty, what a quality name for an airport. basically - when heathrow was built it would have beggared belief to call it that; why not West London or something to that tune. Heathrow sounds cooooool.......... its all about where you say you fly from, like what car you drive. Its a marketing push in some ways. I can see why they chose Robin Hood - its so different that its got people talking already. We are promoting them for them - saving heavy duty promotion push. Personally i'd call it ''Better than the M1 in rush hour International Airport'' but hey that would only appeal to my funky captive audience of daily irritated drivers!! Finningley would have worked, just like Sheffield International will once Catcliffe site redefines its site as ''Sheffield Heliport'' or the likes. Sorry but Donny is seen as a joke by many - lets be honest, can you suggest why any sane european would want to sleazyjet in from Madrid or Nice to check out the delights of Doncaster's vibrant scenic and social life..................rest my case WOO HOO SHEFFIELD FINNINGLEY INTERNATIONAL (Doncaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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