But does that mean that we can return to herd behaviour and crowd into aircraft, occupying every seat?
Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.
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Re: Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.
If you are wearing a mask, which will be compulsory....Yes.
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All they need to do is put a big tank of oxygen in the hold and de-pressurise the aircraft.
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Live Coronavirus and Aviation Committee on BBC Parliament now. I'm not sure how long I will be able to put up with it, but it is quite illuminating to see how those who are 'in charge' of our destinies behave.
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Just been listening to the Minister for Transport, Kelly Tolhurst, obfuscating, blustering, dithering, and generally showing a total lack of understanding of the industry, in fact of anything.
What a complete and utter waste of space she is.
What a complete and utter waste of space she is.
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Remember watching them on training flights into LHR
https://www.ifn.news/posts/air-france-r ... te-effect/
https://www.ifn.news/posts/air-france-r ... te-effect/
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It makes me feel so old to see A380s being turned into beercans.
I've almost certainly still got the shirt I was wearing the day I heard that they were starting to cut metal on the prototype.
I remember when the idea of airline passengers sipping Champagne at Mach Two at FL500 was a futuristic fantasy.
I remember when the notion of men playing golf on the moon was a pre-wanking-age dream.
Now, it's all in the past.
Night-hawk to shite-hawk, and back again. That's about the sum of it.
I've almost certainly still got the shirt I was wearing the day I heard that they were starting to cut metal on the prototype.
I remember when the idea of airline passengers sipping Champagne at Mach Two at FL500 was a futuristic fantasy.
I remember when the notion of men playing golf on the moon was a pre-wanking-age dream.
Now, it's all in the past.
Night-hawk to shite-hawk, and back again. That's about the sum of it.
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Sent to me by a denizen of this good place...
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
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Madam Ugli with her far too late quarantine measure is causing more grief.
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Re: Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.
BA actually positioned A380 G-XLEH to Manila for maintenance yesterday
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When all else fails, read the instructions.
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Thanks Woody, signed.
My post # 11 in the "BA may not re-open LGW" thread might merit another thought?
My post # 11 in the "BA may not re-open LGW" thread might merit another thought?
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So it looks like they intend to use it again, CPT? JHB?
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No idea, but it definitely won’t be CPT, as they don’t fit, although there were plans to upgrade before the crisis, they can fit into Durban.So it looks like they intend to use it again, CPT? JHB?
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Yeh, well, Durban King Shaka was a vanity project for the FIFA World Cup.
A brand new, from the ground up airport.
I must admit as SLF it is a pleasure to use, but it is still grossly under-utilised.
We have made 2 arrivals and 2 departures there, both domestic.
Son made an international arrival there, with Emirates in Feb, and he was through customs and immigration in a flash.
Kept our car parking fee down!
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SAA apparently starting JNB LHR on 01JUN, and BA LHR JNB and CPT on 01JUL.
It's in the GDSs, whether it will happen is another matter.
It's in the GDSs, whether it will happen is another matter.
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Is this the latest example ever involving stable doors being boltedPeople arriving in the UK must self-isolate for 14 days from 8 June to help slow the spread of coronavirus, the government has said.
Travellers will need to tell the government where they will quarantine, with enforcement through random spot checks and £1,000 fines in England.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the measure would "reduce the risk of cases crossing our border".
Lorry drivers, seasonal farm workers, and coronavirus medics will be exempt.
The requirement will also not apply to those travelling from the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
According to the Home Office, the new policy will be in place across the UK, although how it is enforced in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be determined by the devolved administrations.
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Shearings coach firm collapses into administration with 2,500 jobs lost and 64,000 holidays cancelled.
ABTA confirmed the vast majority were coach package holidays which are financially protected.
UK Breakaways, Coast & Country Hotels, Bay Hotels, Country Living Hotels, and Wallace Arnold Travel, have also folded.
The firm also runs Sportingbreaks.com, which organises trips to events such as the Grand Prix at Silverstone and Wimbledon.
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The South Deeside road, and the distillery road alongside it, will be a much nicer place without those **** Shearings and Wallace Arnold coaches.
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Still got Lochs and Glens.