ANGLESEY, the virtual island of the north west coast of Wales (to the west of Chester and Liverpool for those who can”t place it), is looking into the possibility of running scheduled airline services from RAF Valley. The base, with its 2292m runway, 7 miles east of Holyhead, is home to No 4 Flying Training School (FTS), now the only Advanced Training and Tactics Unit, responsible for training all RAF and RN fast jet pilots to front-line Operational Conversion Unit entry standard for Harrier, Sea Harrier, Jaguar, Tornado F3 and GR4 and when it enters service, the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Isle of Anglesey Council is asking for tenders from qualified organisations to undertake a feasibility study into the establishment of civil airline operations. Holyhead itself is 100 miles from Liverpool and nearly 300 miles from London. [email protected]
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