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Squawk as you see fit (Off Topic Thread)

andy_g

Welcome to the off topic thread please remain civil but post anything non aviation aircraft related.

A big congratulation's to Phonypony who came up with the name of the thread.

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JCX BXC

Would love to be spotting in Lanzarote this evening!

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L1011

VS seem to be scooping connecting pax off before the bus to the terminal at Gatwick today. Large stag group connecting to Vegas so it may be due to that but I've never seen it before.

Separately, I'm really not up to getting the 5am airport hopper anymore. At least it wasn't raining

Manic Moran

Actually, I'm just off the Chunnel (Last time I was in Dover, the hovercraft were running), and am in Dunkirk.

I swung by the museum a couple years back. Thought it a little small for the price, but I'll give 'em another crack once they have finished teir planned expansion. What's an "Iremuse"?

Tenger

Manic Moran wrote: »

Finally got back up into the sky again in a non-airliner. Been a while.

G-ILDA

I'm pleased

You're in the UK I expect then?

Might be a little small for you but the Irish Military and War Museum in Meath has a opening this weekend of tbeir new expanded premises.

Edit: silly phone and my fat fingers do not happy couple make!

Manic Moran

Finally got back up into the sky again in a non-airliner. Been a while.

G-ILDA

I'm pleased

L1011

KLM were usually cheapest for me on DUB-AMS-DUB trips when they came in. Had to book one today for ~6 weeks away and I suspect they're getting an increase in connecting traffic and really don't want/care for point to point now:

Need to bring a small-ish checked bag so these prices include the lowest checked in option

KLM want €416 + whatever their debit card fee is; and this is after Flying Blue baggage discounts
EI want €181

I think I can buy my own €230 of sandwiches and Heineken!

FR are cheaper again - €125 at poor times, more at better times but not even exceeding EI

Beefy78

Zonda999 wrote: »

I see the latest season on Dragons Den on RTE is being sponsored by Stobart Group, who mention London Southend Airport in the clip, calling it "Londons next big airport". Does anyone have any idea what the play is here? Looking at wikipedia, there are currently no scheduled services between SEN and the island of Ireland.

JCX BXC wrote: »

Stobart Air themselves operated DUB-SEN and cut it due to poor loads.

Being honest I have no idea, it doesn't make sense in my head, maybe a sign of a route to come?

I still see a truck driving around every now and then advertising "Aer Lingus regional Dublin-Southend"

A month down the line and its been announced that Stobart are bringing DUB-SEN back from October under the Flybe banner.

Just as a point re the above, the story in the Independent cited poor passenger numbers as the reason for the 2015 cancellation - the numbers were poor because Flybe upped the cost to £250+ per seat which obviously wasn't competitive. They were just interested in protecting their route to/from London City.

Wise Old Elf

Had a short flight in EI-BJM this morning. Very enjoyable

Was a gift from herself. Got to take control for a few minutes, which was cool and a little nerve wracking!

angeldelight

JCX BXC wrote: »

Ground floor of the food court, few doors back from Starbucks.

Excellent thank you! Haven't been in T1 in ages but flying out of there this evening so that's dinner sorted

JCX BXC

angeldelight wrote: »

Where in T1 is it?

Ground floor of the food court, few doors back from Starbucks.

angeldelight

JCX BXC wrote: »

Have to say Chopped in T1 is great.

Where in T1 is it?

Pat Dunne

ED E wrote: »

When its 5AM and you've dragged yourself across from the southside garbage food suddenly has a huge appeal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNUr__-VZeQ

L1011

Didn't pay sufficient attention buying flights. Have now realised that Air France (direct, no agent/consolidator) have sold me a 45 minute connection at CDG.

Like that's going to happen...

JCX BXC

ED E wrote: »

When its 5AM and you've dragged yourself across from the southside garbage food suddenly has a huge appeal.

Try Clare

ED E

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Neither of them are a patch on real food

When its 5AM and you've dragged yourself across from the southside garbage food suddenly has a huge appeal.

JCX BXC

Have to say Chopped in T1 is great.

Pat Dunne

ED E wrote: »

Think we'll ever see McD's in T2? Burger king isnt a patch on them at all.

Neither of them are a patch on real food

faceman

I'm on a United 737-900ER at the mo over the middle of the US. First time with United (no volunteers asked on this one!

). You can almost smell the factory off it. Very noisy though. Then again I'm sitting in an exit row at the window.

Irish Steve

Changed a few days ago after complaints about confusion with the R116 thread. Once things settle down again, it will get named back to what it was.

Nekarsulm

When did the name of this thread change?

ED E

Think we'll ever see McD's in T2? Burger king isnt a patch on them at all.

jimbis

I was out flying a kite with my nephew earlier (brainwashing him into aviation early).
This plane flew right over us, turned back and done a tight circuit over us and continued on. I'd like to think the pilot seen us and made my nephews day.
Didn't have my specs though so I couldn't read the reg.

Video isn't the greatest because I only got my phone out at the last min.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3KD7_ZjiAg

billie1b

L1011 wrote: »

Always wondered why that route specifically has them. Its not due to there being no other operator who will take remains LON-NOC. I would imagine it has a slightly higher volume due to the high emigration from the West but even then.

NOC airport is the only airport in the Republic that has the license for the carraige of human remains, to get them carried into other airports in the Republic you need to get special permission now.

john boye

Did they not used to take them on the LGW-DUB route?

L1011

Always wondered why that route specifically has them. Its not due to there being no other operator who will take remains LON-NOC. I would imagine it has a slightly higher volume due to the high emigration from the West but even then.

JCX BXC

Found this quite interesting in the Ryanair FAQ's

"Does Ryanair carry human remains?
Ryanair will carry human remains, but only on the London Stanstead-Knock route.

If you would like to make a reservation please contact Skytrader in Birmingham on +44 870 4422979."

Especially quite funny that Ryanair themselves spelt Stansted wrong!

L1011

Zonda999 wrote: »

I wouldn't bother trying to justify what is just a run of the mill price rise

Media run riot when you don't reply, though. "Sources" get pulled out of darkened regions not appropriate to discus, for one,

Zonda999

http://www.independent.ie/life/travel/travel-news/baggage-fees-soar-to-240-per-couple-as-aer-lingus-hikes-prices-in-europe-35581259.html

Aer Lingus has defended the price changes, saying that 58pc of short-haul customers travel on its 30 'near' services, where it says prices have fallen.

"While guests travelling to 'mid' and 'far' destinations incur higher baggage fees, guests travelling to 'near' destinations in fact are paying 40pc less when compared to baggage fees at the same time last year," a spokesperson for Aer Lingus said.

I think the problem here is that people are way way more likely to want to bring a checked bag on the "mid" and "far" destinations, so if I were them, I wouldn't bother trying to justify what is just a run of the mill price rise

jimbis

Group hug everybody

robyntmorton

Emirates unveil plans for brand new triple decker jet, a new record for largest passenger jet.

https://www.facebook.com/Emirates/posts/1132500013526413