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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2016, 16:05
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

EastMids post was one of the most ill informed...

EastMids post was one of the most ill informed I've read on this topic for a very long time. He seems to have woken up in the late 1970s. I have only just caught up on this thread and he already...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2016, 17:28
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Mr A Tis, of course you could apply the argument...

Mr A Tis, of course you could apply the argument to anywhere outside the Home Counties. As I have said in a previous post "This is not just a Manchester problem, nor an air services problem. It is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2016, 08:23
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Trash, it isn't. If you are on PAYE the tax is...

Trash, it isn't. If you are on PAYE the tax is allocated to wherever your company reports from. The location of your tax office has no bearing on the matter. I have worked for companies in Watford...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Aug 2016, 01:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

The IFS may say that with regard to corporation...

The IFS may say that with regard to corporation tax and HMRC may try to approximate the value of the tax generated in the regions but, if they do, it is only a guesstimate and, as we know, they have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2016, 18:34
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Turtle Controller, I'm sorry if you have been...

Turtle Controller, I'm sorry if you have been bored by my little history lesson. You may be well aware of the facts, or maybe you couldn't care less. Either way there's no need to be so snotty.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Aug 2016, 13:25
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Bagso, a bit of history. The Court was...

Bagso, a bit of history. The Court was established in London and, from the Norman Conquest, anyone from the provinces who wanted to be seen as important either moved to or spent a great deal of time...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2016, 13:47
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

It depends how the figures are calculated. If...

It depends how the figures are calculated. If all cargo that passes through the airport is counted, the answer is no. If the amount of freight that flies in and out is counted, then there is a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2016, 00:09
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Air Anglia was formed in 1970. I am certainly...

Air Anglia was formed in 1970. I am certainly not saying Manchester Airport has been squeaky clean but it is a matter of record going back to the early 1950s that it faced obstacles at almost every...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2016, 20:13
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Skipness, that line about protecting British jobs...

Skipness, that line about protecting British jobs is total rubbish. What about the jobs at MAN which were affected when SABENA and Aer Lingus reduced their services.

If going back between forty...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2016, 17:04
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Probably a Lufthansa MD11 on their regular...

Probably a Lufthansa MD11 on their regular freight run from the USA.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Aug 2016, 17:03
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Bagso,it isn't a case of being dim, it's a case...

Bagso,it isn't a case of being dim, it's a case of the government will do what the hell it wants. Manchester suffered from this attitude prior to deregulation when BEA/BOAC/BA went crying to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2016, 17:38
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

I did not mention the word none, that's your...

I did not mention the word none, that's your inference. If you are restricting your events to Manchester and Chicago, there are no fewer than 15 conventions in Chicago which are expected to attract...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
31st Jul 2016, 16:27
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Just where did that come from? It is peak season...

Just where did that come from? It is peak season for academic, association and medical conferences around the world with their attendant trade shows and delegates' accompanying persons.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jul 2016, 21:30
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Una and Zooker, some US airports with parallel...

Una and Zooker, some US airports with parallel runways in close proximity with staggered thresholds. For brevity I have given one heading for each group of runways, you can work out the recips!
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jul 2016, 19:07
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Shed, you make a well reasoned argument and there...

Shed, you make a well reasoned argument and there is no doubt your points about priorities are valid, in the immediate future. My point is that, whilst I won't be around to see it, the airport is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2016, 23:34
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Shed, history is against you. A parallel taxiway...

Shed, history is against you. A parallel taxiway will be built sooner or later. Why? Because that runway will be used more frequently as the airport grows and will eventually have ILS at both ends....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2016, 08:01
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

In March, when I was still 68 and my wife 64, we...

In March, when I was still 68 and my wife 64, we walked from the tram station to T3 with 1 x20 kg pull along, a 7 kg camera bag on my back and my wife with a 10kg pull along plus handbag. No...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2016, 20:53
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Sounds like a tit for tat when Turkey closed its...

Sounds like a tit for tat when Turkey closed its airspace to foreign military thus restricting anti ISIS ops for a period.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jul 2016, 23:38
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Homeland Security demanded security checks at an...

Homeland Security demanded security checks at an airport with accredited security, similar to that offered by MAN for the PIA flights.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jul 2016, 20:24
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

KU117 was the non-stop Kuwait City to JFK. ...

KU117 was the non-stop Kuwait City to JFK. Shannon was chosen because the flight arrives at a time when the airport is quiet. All passengers are deplaned as is the hold baggage and everything is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jul 2016, 15:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

A last point on the HS2. The West Coast Main Line...

A last point on the HS2. The West Coast Main Line is full and new pathways are at a premium. It cannot be upgraded and pathways are needed for freight. HS2 is not a vanity project it is an...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jul 2016, 06:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Ametyst1, why spend money on sticking plasters...

Ametyst1, why spend money on sticking plasters when a whole new system would improve speed and comfort between the cities? The French, Germans and Italiuans did it. Oh, sorry, forgot, we don't...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jul 2016, 20:58
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Leeds/Manchester/Birmingham/London ARE major...

Leeds/Manchester/Birmingham/London ARE major conurbations between which people commute, many daily.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jul 2016, 05:32
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Not sure why Brexit has anything to do with this...

Not sure why Brexit has anything to do with this topic. The Moscow stop has been under threat for two years with MAN mooted as the replacement for nearly as long. Eastbound connections to the cities...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2016, 23:46
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Shed, that's a well reasoned point and certainly...

Shed, that's a well reasoned point and certainly the code share and through ticketing opportunities are far greater at the IAH end for pax originating in MAN than the other way around. SAS's evening...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2016, 16:03
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

As I have previously mentioned, on SIN-DME-IAH...

As I have previously mentioned, on SIN-DME-IAH they don't code share to UA's destinations ex IAH nor do they through ticket as the norm
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jul 2016, 14:05
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

First of all let's be accurate about what I said:...

First of all let's be accurate about what I said:

There's quite a difference in both words and meaning between my sentence and yours. Also I didn't specifically use the word "transfers".

Now...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2016, 20:13
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Moscow died for SIA when Russia annexed the...

Moscow died for SIA when Russia annexed the Crimea and the West imposed sanctions. The profit on the SIN-DME sector was garnered from the financial and high end business travellers and by mid 2014...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2016, 19:34
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

The replacement of Moscow by MAN has been mooted...

The replacement of Moscow by MAN has been mooted since 2014 and was talked of by enthusiats and others in Houston on my visits there in 2014. A Scoot 787 would have damaged the SIA group's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2016, 19:20
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Whilst North Sea oil is in decline due to both...

Whilst North Sea oil is in decline due to both the run down of certain fields and over capacity worldwide, from observations on many LHR-IAH-LHR trips there is still a good deal of travel from and to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2016, 15:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Currently SIA does not code share as such over...

Currently SIA does not code share as such over IAH. For example, it offers Singapore to Austin and also Nashville, both served by United Express from IAH, over the Pacific and on from the US west...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2016, 20:00
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

The sooner SQ start this the better. Living in...

The sooner SQ start this the better. Living in the southwest of Ireland and having to regularly visit family in Houston I currently have a set of poor choices. Leaving SNN for the US east coast to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Jun 2016, 23:09
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

Remote stands are a fact of life. Not everywhere...

Remote stands are a fact of life. Not everywhere can throw billions at the infrastructure or is in the same geographical situation as Dubai. Northern European destinations with specific time slots...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Jun 2016, 17:35
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

If the Midlands start just south of Stoke, their...

If the Midlands start just south of Stoke, their view makes absolute sense and Birmingham is only 80 miles away. In terms of China, the distance is insignificant though the delays on the M6 result...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jun 2016, 17:07
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,014,366
Posted By philbky

As I've said many times before, a great deal of...

As I've said many times before, a great deal of the security is being seen to do something. I'm sure that Boots don't provide details of the person ordering so they can be profiled before picking up...
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