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Re: Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.

#281 Post by G-CPTN » Mon May 18, 2020 11:57 am

Ibbie wrote:
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He is of the opinion that all the quarantine zones that have sprung up in Europe will be gone by end of June.
But does that mean that we can return to herd behaviour and crowd into aircraft, occupying every seat?

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#282 Post by Ibbie » Mon May 18, 2020 12:19 pm

If you are wearing a mask, which will be compulsory....Yes.

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#283 Post by llondel » Tue May 19, 2020 12:23 am

All they need to do is put a big tank of oxygen in the hold and de-pressurise the aircraft. :ymdevil:

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#284 Post by Capetonian » Wed May 20, 2020 9:07 am

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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#285 Post by Capetonian » Wed May 20, 2020 10:27 am

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.

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#286 Post by Woody » Thu May 21, 2020 6:26 pm

Remember watching them on training flights into LHR :((

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#287 Post by Undried Plum » Thu May 21, 2020 6:38 pm

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.

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#288 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Thu May 21, 2020 7:39 pm

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If he turns up 🙈

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#289 Post by Ibbie » Fri May 22, 2020 9:51 am

Madam Ugli with her far too late quarantine measure is causing more grief.

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#290 Post by Woody » Fri May 22, 2020 11:10 am

BA actually positioned A380 G-XLEH to Manila for maintenance yesterday :)
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#291 Post by Woody » Fri May 22, 2020 11:47 am

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#292 Post by barkingmad » Fri May 22, 2020 12:06 pm

Thanks Woody, signed.

My post # 11 in the "BA may not re-open LGW" thread might merit another thought? ~X(

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#293 Post by ian16th » Fri May 22, 2020 12:39 pm

Woody wrote:
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BA actually positioned A380 G-XLEH to Manila for maintenance yesterday :)
So it looks like they intend to use it again, CPT? JHB?
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#294 Post by Woody » Fri May 22, 2020 12:45 pm

So it looks like they intend to use it again, CPT? JHB?
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.
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#295 Post by ian16th » Fri May 22, 2020 1:46 pm

Woody wrote:
Fri May 22, 2020 12:45 pm
So it looks like they intend to use it again, CPT? JHB?
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.
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. :-bd
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#296 Post by Capetonian » Fri May 22, 2020 3:24 pm

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.

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#297 Post by Woody » Fri May 22, 2020 4:22 pm

People 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.
Is this the latest example ever involving stable doors being bolted :-o
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#298 Post by G-CPTN » Fri May 22, 2020 5:33 pm

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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#299 Post by Undried Plum » Fri May 22, 2020 5:57 pm

The South Deeside road, and the distillery road alongside it, will be a much nicer place without those **** Shearings and Wallace Arnold coaches. :-bd

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#300 Post by G-CPTN » Fri May 22, 2020 6:44 pm

Still got Lochs and Glens.

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