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Re: Stopover in MAD, best restaurants land side?

Thanks for that suggestion! I hadn't seen that first stop for Barajas. Loads of restaurants!

beakerltn

Stopover in MAD, best restaurants land side?

I'm staying overnight in MAD T4 in a couple of weeks, staying in a little hotel on the airport. I don't really want to go on a long trip into town so wondered if anyone knows of any decent restaurants landside at the airport? The airport website doesn't seem to really differentiate between land and ...

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Re: British Airways Fleet Thread - 2021

I’ve just booked one way A380 flight to Frankfurt for Monday 15th November! Flight departs Heathrow at 7.55am. To say I’m excited is an understatement! :) Very excited too! I never fly long haul these days and never been on an A380, so booked a return to MAD 12-13th Nov. A380 both ways! Question is...

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - December 2017

Just heard it's been cancelled, but not showing on system yet.

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Re: New Zealand Aviation Thread - December 2017

hello all, can anyone help with why NZ6 is heavily delayed Tonight? They've been told due to 'tech requirements'. Any insider info greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

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Re: ANZ2 AkL- LAX 9/12

They said delay due to 'tech requirements', so I'm assuming MEL.

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Re: ANZ2 AkL- LAX 9/12

Thanks, yes just found out it is actually nZ6.. thanks for the info!

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ANZ2 AkL- LAX 9/12

Hi, anyone 'in the know' knows why this flight is being continually delayed tonight? I have a very good friend on the flight and am trying to help..

Any info great fully received!

I thinks it's using NZ-OKN

Thanks.

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beakerltn

Re: UK - Luton rated Britain's worst airport for fifth year in a row

Ltn's my local.. last flight Ltn-muc. £59. 2nights in mid stay car park £81.

Both ticket machines at exit knackered, no one answering the 'help' button.

Sums it all up, really.

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RE: Air Austral Removes 777-200LR From Service, Why

I saw this flying over the UK a couple of days ago, heading towards the US as flight no. 9001.. thought it looked unusual then. - I wonder where it went?

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Bleed Air And Oxygen

I've just wondered, as there's very little oxygen at high altitude, where does the oxygen in the cabin come from during flight? Bleed air at altitude surely contains no oxygen?

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SQ322 15/Mar - Help?

I've got a good friend travelling on the above flight tonight, and she's got a terrible seat.. I know it's tough shot, but has anyone on here got any utlility (or access to anything) to see how busy their flight is? - I'm trying to help or suggest another seat. I kno wit will be pointless if it's a ...

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RE: How Do You Know Which Runway To Land?

Thanks for your very detailed replies, very much apprecited! I'm pretty sure the flight can't have done it's research!, or maybe did earlier and then things changed. Gordonsmall, the flight in question approached from the north east as normal for these flights, but instead of continuing around the n...

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RE: How Do You Know Which Runway To Land?

Thanks BiggerJets - but you're only cleared once handed to tower.. I'm talking a lot further out.. How you know which approach pattern you'll be taking?

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How Do You Know Which Runway To Land?

Hi all - sorry for this fairly basic question! I was watching the movements at my local airport yesterday morning, when I noticed one incoming flight start to fly the route to land the wrong way - into the oncoming departures. the error was spotted pretty quickly and the aircraft turned and correcte...

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RE: How Many Liveries By Landor?

...one of those odd times when you learn something...

I always thought the old BA scheme was just called 'Landor'.. I had no idea!!!!

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RE: Takeoff/Landing Priority: Commercial Or Private?

Is it possible your friend saw ATC sending out grouped departures? - eg small ac grouped together for a smaller gap between departures? That would look like the smaller private ac were being given priority. This happens at <acronym title="London - Heathrow (LHR / EGLL), United Kingdom">LHR</acronym>...

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RE: Air Asia QZ8501 SUB To SIN Missing - Part 4

It's being reported that some pictures shown on Indonesian TV are 'truly horrific'.. Be careful what you search for, people.

Please state caution on any posted links containing unmasked images of bodies.

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RE: 1st-Time Flyer Opens Wing Exit Upon Pre-T/O

oddly, the photo shows the passenger sitting on row 52. what's that all about???

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RE: Long Haul Flights At LTN & STN

But I think connections could work very well from luton. You'd pretty much have the entire long haul market to yourself. Just a case of marketting the benefits of a thru ticket versus flying u2, arriving late and forgoing your connection. I really can't see anyone going to london via luton, but the ...

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RE: Long Haul Flights At LTN & STN

El Al still fly regularly, adnywhere between 1-3 times daily. ..and Silverjet used to fly to <acronym title="Dubai - International (DXB / OMDB), United Arab Emirates">DXB</acronym> too! Was really hoping <acronym title="London - Luton (LTN / EGGW), United Kingdom">LTN</acronym> would get some main c...

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RE: London Luton (LTN) Evacuated Due To Suspect Packag

I only live under luton's flight path, but no traffic overhead at present, ob131 seems to have gone into lgw, but only after much deliberation.

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RE: London Luton (LTN) Evacuated Due To Suspect Packag

After 5 tours of suffolk, ob131 now heading down to kent at 12000ft. Very odd behaviour - either that or wonky flightradar24.

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RE: London Luton (LTN) Evacuated Due To Suspect Packag

Most flights diverting into straight into stn, with the exception of blue air ob131 which seems to be going around and around at 13000ft having a nice tour of suffolk for some odd reason. Maybe a lack of service agreement with stansted and hoping to wait it out??

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RE: A Very British Airline (BA) Starts 2nd June On BBC

Just watched Episode 2 - With Lord King. What an amazing insight into this character. Love the straight 'if you don't like the question, don't try to answer it, instead challenge the question' approach! he does this quite a lot. On a different note, It's a little odd the duration being 48mins. Seems...

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RE: Thomson B788 Diverting To London Stansted

I did think of that GPHOTO, but it was wasn't squarking anything odd.

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Thomson B788 Diverting To London Stansted

noticed Thomson 787 diverting to Stansted this morning (currently on approach 7:18am) Anyone have any information why? - <acronym title="London - Gatwick (LGW / EGKK), United Kingdom">LGW</acronym> (the normal dest) is operating normal, with aircraft flowing in and out as usual. I know Stansted isn'...

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RE: Amazing Video - Airbus Test Aircraft Yesterday

At about 1:15 in the video, what's coming out of the bottom of No.4 engine on the A380 as it takes off?

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RE: What Makes A Great Flight For You?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/type-rated" class="quote" target="_blank">type-rated</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i>I believe that the F/A's think that ...

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RE: Mediterranean Airport With Good On-airprt Hote

Thanks debonair - the Barcelona hotel look pretty good, particularly bcnevents. This is the kind of thing I'm looking for. To be able to fly someone nice and warm, walk on foot to an airport hotel and lay by the pool - then fly back. No taxis, and no travel (hotel shuttle is ok) any other airports a...

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RE: What Makes A Great Flight For You?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/baexecutive" class="quote" target="_blank">baexecutive</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>Premium passengers are allowed to bo...

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RE: What Makes A Great Flight For You?

Simple, but interesting topic! I guess it will throw up the same quandary that airlines phase.. For my wife it's all about IFE, whereas I'll sit and look at the map all flight. I like sideways seat space, so even european business class (which often has the middle seat blanked) always makes a great ...

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beakerltn

Mediterranean Airport With Good On-airprt Hotel?

Hi All,

Looking for an airport in the med region that has a great hotel on airport, or where the hotel offers a short dedicated minibus link? (eg not a taxi-ride)

hotel should include outside pool area and also a spa..

Any suggestions greatly received.

Cheers!!

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beakerltn

RE: Routes You Have Flown You Can No Longer Fly?

Only time I ever flew on a 146, with Buzz (great airline) and on the very short run route Stansted to Blackpool. Anyone remember them?? <br/><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/photo/Buzz-(Ryanair)/British-Aerospace-BAe-146-300/0460286/L/" target="_blank"...

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beakerltn

Nearest Airport To Bourges, France

Hi all, looking for the nearest airport to Bourges, France with eaither direct flights, or one simple stop to the UK.

Any ideas, please post!

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RE: Your Experience Of Inflight Turbulence?

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/alaska737" class="quote" target="_blank">alaska737</a> (<a href="#12" class="quote">Reply 12</a>):<br/><i>The flying public's interpretation of ...

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RE: Can This Plane Ever Be Serviceable?

It's the undercarriage that gives it away to me.. far too good for it not to be put back into service. If an airframe was not going anywhere the tyres get deflated at it generally looks like it stuck where it's sitting. That one looks ready to go.

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RE: Best Airport Restaurant (2012 Ed.)

There's a fantastic restaurant in <acronym title="Rome - Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) (FCO / LIRF), Italy">FCO</acronym> - about as good as I've found in an airport - I think his may be called 'gusto'. Other than that, and as unbelievable as it sounds, the beer (real ale) at Wetherspoons at London ...

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RE: Longest Flights Of Every Aircraft

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/longhauler" class="quote" target="_blank">longhauler</a> (<a href="#16" class="quote">Reply 16</a>):<br/><i> As time was not a factor, a Cost In...

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RE: Longest Flights Of Every Aircraft

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/longhauler" class="quote" target="_blank">longhauler</a> (<a href="#14" class="quote">Reply 14</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> On these ...

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Easyjet Bag Drop Question (PMI)

Just a quickie..

Can anyone confirm if Easyjet has a fast bag drop facility at Palma de Mallorca (PMI)?

Thanks.

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Thomson 787 Advert, And Using The Dunsfold 747

Interesting few vids for a Saturday night... The 'how they made it' is interesting. They used the modified 747 at Dunsfold that featured in one of the recent Bond films as a canvas for the 787! <a href="http://holidaysjustgotbetter.thomson.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://holidaysjustgotbetter.thomson...

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RE: Rarest Airliner You've Flown On?

Does flying on a clean AF 77W count??!

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Several J Class Hops For The Price Of 1?

I remembered watching a programme a good number of years (maybe 5-10) ago in the UK where they showed a loop hole (or more like a way to exploit) the routing on a business class flight. I was wondering if anyone knows of this, or indeed if it is something you can still do. From memory (although I've...

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RE: Luton - New Master Plan - Growth For 18 Million...

Just on the subject of not backtracking.. I'm with you on this, I know the calculations must add up, but with some of those heavier 738's it must be extremely close to the edge by the time they get to V1 that they'd have enough braking to stop by the runway end in the event of a aborted takeoff - es...

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RE: British Airways Mauritius/Mahe Services

LHR-MRU was my first ever long haul flight, and yes it was on a BA 747-400, in 2003 (I think). I think it was also twice weekly.

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RE: Daylight JFK-LHR

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ManuCH" class="quote" target="_blank">ManuCH</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>is there anyone else who can't get *any* sleep...

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RE: Ever Had A Short Flight Between 2 Long Flights

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CXfirst" class="quote" target="_blank">CXfirst</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Don't know if it counts completely. <acronym...

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RE: Help With Easyjet Boarding At LTN

Thanks to all of you for your help with this.. I think if at all possible I'll try to check the pram into outsize luggage as Luton is only a small airport.

Anyone with good knowledge know where the outsize conveyor is at Luton?

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Help With Easyjet Boarding At LTN

Hi all, Looking for help with Easyjet boarding at Luton. Used to fly Easyjet all the time prior to my daughter being born, but now, two years later, we're planning our first holiday away, and I really can't remember how the boarding is done with prams. Used to see it all the time, but I guess I neve...

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