It had nothing to do with Southwest replacing the current workforce with scabs. The flight attendant group does not have the leverage the pilots do as anyone can become a flight attendant with 4 weeks of training whereas pilots take years and years and years of training and then accruing hours. The...
Jump to postTunisia is a good destination for spring and autumn . Very hot in the summer but is not winter sun. Easyjet ceo keeps saying they want to make money in the winter season . The only place really warm that they go to in Dec through Feb is egypt. To be fair, 'warm' is relative though, as is 'winter su...
Jump to postYour original assertion was "the simple truth regarding that is thousands come south every day to fly T/A or to destinations, primarily long haul, that neither Belfast airports have" - which is clearly not the simple truth. I'm not sure I've ever been on a flight out of Dublin to anywhere...
Jump to postThe simple truth is, Ireland is Dublin centric, hell despite Belfast having 2 airports there’s still thousands of people coming south every day to use DUB. Rather than trying to force people & airlines to use other airports, That's not a good, or accurate, comparison though because the simple t...
Jump to postThe simple truth is, Ireland is Dublin centric, hell despite Belfast having 2 airports there’s still thousands of people coming south every day to use DUB. Rather than trying to force people & airlines to use other airports, That's not a good, or accurate, comparison though because the simple t...
Jump to postThe simple truth is, Ireland is Dublin centric, hell despite Belfast having 2 airports there’s still thousands of people coming south every day to use DUB. Rather than trying to force people & airlines to use other airports, That's not a good, or accurate, comparison though because the simple t...
Jump to postRyanair has high fixed costs (eg paying for aircraft and salaries)... but very seasonal demand. A city break or trip to the beach is fun in June, but not fun in January. School holidays are primarily in the summer. Large corporates tend to choose other airlines for business travel. The result is ma...
Jump to postWow, that looks quite dramatic. What a crazy world we live in. I wonder what made that man so desperate. Hopefully everyone remains unharmed. No matter what this moron made so desperade! Kiddnapping a four years old child is a very bad thing which is maybe lasting for all the life of this kid. All ...
Jump to postThe only way for people without fire insurance to get some money for the damage is to sue someone and that will be very hard, especially against the Land Rover owner/manufacturer. In the UK, it would now be rare for a driver not to have fire cover on a vehicle. The majority of insurers don't even o...
Jump to postIs the A321 similar to the 757-200 in range and capacity? easyJet used to operate the 757, they definitely have lots of scope to fill them on existing high demand routes plus exotic new holiday routes hopefully. Four were wet leased for three months only thirteen years ago (2010)due to crew shortag...
Jump to postWith the rapid growth in holiday division I wonder if we could see some more exotic destinations . Unfortunately people really seem to have this great desire to go on holiday to the same set of places every year. The likes of Tenerife keep on attracting the crowds I don't see anything 'unfortunate'...
Jump to postWhat's going on with BA165, left LHR at 09:26 appears to have almost reached TLV and then turned round and is heading for LHR. Or a FR24 glitch. https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW165K/3264091d https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67081696 https://news.sky.com/story/ba-suspends-tel-aviv-flights-as-ham...
Jump to post[quote="mercure1"]UK Foreign Office issued travel advisory warning British nationals to avoid all but essential travel to Israel. This means regular travel insurance wont cover trips, and tour operators should repariate customers. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/advice/israel-travel-war...
Jump to posttimedoko wrote:No one has mentioned this in particular yet but I would love to see an order for the 777-8 - certainly the best looking next-gen aircraft
Quite literally the 77E replacement !
YYZSpeedbird939 wrote:Remember, BA must appeal to a younger audience, who may be alienated by a more formal, traditional-looking crew.
AnishReddi wrote:Luckily for Gemrnay they are pushing out LCCs by having very high airport fees.
Typically, airports have "Origin- and Destination" (O&D) and transfer passengers.. There are some big, major airports that have alomost no O&D-passengers, such as Las Vegas or Venice/Italy. Almost all passengers are going there, very few trips origante there . I don't know how you...
Jump to postBy the way, I'm curious how treaties against double taxation will affect this. After all if costs are already taxed in one country, they cannot be taxed again in another country. This mostly applies to income tax, but can be subject to any tax including aviation tax. Not necessarily true....income ...
Jump to postAirWorthy99 wrote:I understand the Dutch are extreme when it comes to climate policy, but they keep this up, pretty soon they won't be able to afford basic things to survive, if they keep shooting themselves on the foot like this.
Good news for COMAC... Wikipedia shows their total orderbook at 698 aircraft, that's impressive. I think competition for Airbus & Boeing is essential to maintaining a healthy aerospace sector. Curious to see how the Chinese domestic industry for many of the foreign-made (i.e. avionics, engines ...
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Just about every crew member that has taken medication would then be a criminal.[/quote]
Taking prescribed medication and taking cocaine are two very, very different things!! The use of recreational drugs is also not a medical condition.
WHAT the HECK? I can’t imagine UK regulators being happy either. If he flew back to Heathrow under the influence of cocaine, I am surprised he didn’t get charged for a DUI depending on if an airplane is considered a motor vehicle. I don't know the answer so I hope this is a reasonable question - ho...
Jump to postYes, FR revolutionised Irish aviation (and European), but if Tony Ryan and MoL hadn’t of done it then someone else would have. MoL is a very smart and sharp individual, fair play to him. But he isn’t some aviation God to be genuflected in front of. I would have to respectfully disagree there in the...
Jump to postI would actually disagree because, if you're looking from that angle, then the whole of NI is the same catchment area. However, BFS and BHD don't really compete to a large extent with each other BFS and BHD absolutely have overlapping catchment areas and compete with each other. They're 14 miles ap...
Jump to postI would actually disagree because, if you're looking from that angle, then the whole of NI is the same catchment area. However, BFS and BHD don't really compete to a large extent with each other BFS and BHD absolutely have overlapping catchment areas and compete with each other. They're 14 miles ap...
Jump to postCould we see BFS regain a link to NYC? https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/northern-ireland-wants-flights-to-united-states-to-return Interesting enough but I, personally, just don't see the need for it. As the traffic would primarily be O&D and VFR, perhaps a 2x weekly flight would perhaps work,...
Jump to postI saw the headline early this morning when I first got up and was having coffee.....even before I read it I thought, 'here we go, more unnecessary sensationalist drama.'' Having pressurization troubles, of course he had to get down to low altitude ASAP but it was done it a controlled manner, not th...
Jump to postHow much are you prepared to pay extra in order to fly from that new airport compared to fares from EWR? Moreover, you'll encounter the same what you see elsewhere (and what's also an issue in The Netherlands). The small airports can hardly earn enough money to be sustainable (they need subsidies i...
Jump to postCould we see BFS regain a link to NYC? https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/northern-ireland-wants-flights-to-united-states-to-return Interesting enough but I, personally, just don't see the need for it. As the traffic would primarily be O&D and VFR, perhaps a 2x weekly flight would perhaps work,...
Jump to postI'm not sure I'm understanding your post, or perhaps I'm missing something? Political turmoil in what regard? EI don't fly from NI and I'm certainly not grasping your example of BHX being relevant to Emerald basing another aircraft at BHD. It is good to see Easyjet growing their presence again at B...
Jump to postA bit surprised to hear how well they're doing. Isn't the UK economy not too flash right now? Plus, lots of LCC competition ... Not really, plus there is not a lot of LCC competition at BHD.....only BA and a few routes by Easyjet. BHD's catchment area overlaps with that of BFS, at which U2, FR and ...
Jump to postA bit surprised to hear how well they're doing. Isn't the UK economy not too flash right now? Plus, lots of LCC competition ... Not really, plus there is not a lot of LCC competition at BHD.....only BA and a few routes by Easyjet. There is a lot of political turmoil for sure and EI have reported th...
Jump to postEIR ( Emerald ) Basing a 7th aircraft at BHD this Winter and increasing frequencies on existing routes . A bit surprised to hear how well they're doing. Isn't the UK economy not too flash right now? Plus, lots of LCC competition ... Not really, plus there is not a lot of LCC competition at BHD........
Jump to postThe countries you mention have no sanctions against Russia and, as sovereign nations, can do as they wish and what benefits the interests. US and EU law only applies to it's own entity and has no jurisdiction outside it's boundaries. Any 'difficulties' experienced by US/EU carriers is a matter betw...
Jump to postThe countries you mention have no sanctions against Russia and, as sovereign nations, can do as they wish and what benefits the interests. US and EU law only applies to it's own entity and has no jurisdiction outside it's boundaries. Any 'difficulties' experienced by US/EU carriers is a matter betwe...
Jump to postIs there any chance that BA will stop using the cattle bus to move their First Class passengers to the remote stands? Having experienced this farce of FC service to EWR a while back and queing up stairs in the drizzle of LHR it seems such a poor show. Would you rather be delayed for hours waiting f...
Jump to postYes as the DUB-LHR sector is classed as a Duty Free Flight as it is EU to non EU (did it myself 2 weeks ago when we had the SSK fiasco but that's never to be discussed again) But is BHD (as my final destination) classed as non EU? Nope, not on the LHR-BHD sector as this is UK domestic. However, if ...
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I must say the governments decision is quite uneducated.
[quote="ClassicLover" My view on it has always been the fact the airport has been there longer than any residents so suck it up and deal with it. I remember when I was a kid when fully loaded Boeing 707s would pass overhead. Now that was noise on a scale that today's aircraft just don't ha...
Jump to postSpiderguy252 wrote:Why is something is always broken on these European airports and airlines?
What is the concern? Is it damaging to the aircraft? 1. There are many surfaces on the wing labelled (NO STEP)- not sure the dancing and posing crew were watching for those areas. 2. Serious risk of injury from that height The man that comes out seems to be a pilot based on the white shirt (and I t...
Jump to postUSAirKid wrote:
I have sympathy for the dog being lost at Atlanta airport, but the owner was careless in this instance.
Elementalism wrote:How does one accidentally open a kennel?
Delta Air Lines not Delta Dog Sitting. Delta has a system that allows you to bring your pet on the plane and I’m sure that system works fine so long as you don’t throw a spanner in the works by getting yourself deported. Common sense tells us travelling with a dog on an invalid visa is setting your...
Jump to postdcajet wrote:
If someone comes to the US on a tourist visa supposedly on a 2-week vacation with a dog in tow, I am sorry, but it will raise all kind of red flags to the immigration officer. That is why most likely she was refused entry; a dog shows intent to stay.
So next we will hear the sentiment that all manufacturing should be returned in-house which is a physical, administrative, economical and manpower impossibility. However like ambulance chasing lawyers so will only blame the company at the top. But it is the company at the top's responsibility. They...
Jump to postThe FAA has said it’s not a safety of flight issue, hence no AD or immediate action for in service fleet. Boeing is being held to a higher standard - every airplane must conform with what was certified, regardless of whether any deviation is within acceptable limits. I know Airbus encounters simila...
Jump to postThe day Qantas flies Sydney to Dublin you will also see American flying from Little Rock to Tokyo. Not happening! Never say never. It’s not outside the realms of possibility. Besides you were convinced UA would add EWR-MAN in NS24, and that is certainly not happening, so I wouldn’t take your opines...
Jump to postLooking for some opinions here. Looking to send the parents to Las Vegas next year as a present. Narrowed it down to 2 carriers, Delta and BA. Delta is from DUB-ATL-LAS & returning on the new MPS flight. BA is via LHR on their A35K. Obviously pre clearance is the advantage of DL but landing wit...
Jump to postJust looking for some opinions on using the flight and hotel option on BA's website ? Looking at booking a holiday to LAS and prices seem very reasonable. Guessing there no messing about from them like you hear about other travel companies ? Packages are protected/bonded ect ? Thanks All packages f...
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