Gordonroxburgh From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2000, 550 posts, RR: 21 Reply 2, posted (11 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 625 times:
The PM flew back overnight subsonically so he could get a nights sleep and still be in London for 9am. Concorde would not have been able to depart till around 3am (UK) as it would not have been able to land at Heathrow too early because of the noise..it would simply wake up too many people!
I don't know when Alpha Foxtrot is due back.. I would expect it will wait on in Washington till they know that Alpha Echo is fine and has no problems in New York before re-positioning back to LHR/
Gocaps16 From Japan, joined Jan 2000, 4297 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (11 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 601 times:
Is it possible to have the callsign as "Blair Force One" with other passengers on the charter flight to IAD? Apparently, the news sources has said that there were other passengers instead of just Tony Blair and his "gang."
So would they have a charter flight number like Speedbird 8096 or something?
Gordonroxburgh From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2000, 550 posts, RR: 21 Reply 4, posted (11 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 594 times:
There were other passengers, but all asspociated with Tony Blair.
The UK political press pack travelled with him....and from what I understand payed Downing St for the Privillage.
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12701 posts, RR: 80 Reply 6, posted (11 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 561 times:
The outbound flight, carrying Blair, was the BA9093C.
Returning without him, it's the BA9094C, it goes from Andrews to JFK, then to LHR.
Blair chartered Concorde so he could spend the afternoon in Parliament, and still see Bush that afternoon/evening.
It's expected back at LHR at around 22.00 tonight.
David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 7143 posts, RR: 14 Reply 7, posted (11 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 536 times:
CWL has a maintenance facility there so I would expect to see some BA 744s! However, it you're talking their 742s, it's a different matter as it seems they will be taking winter hibernation there!
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