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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2017, 17:06
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

You may well feel so, but the substantial spread...

You may well feel so, but the substantial spread of both departure times and operators from Heathrow means that a (maybe considerable) proportion of those who appear geographically favourable to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Apr 2017, 09:38
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

No they didn't, it was a financial flop, which is...

No they didn't, it was a financial flop, which is why they were withdrawn. The economy cabin was filled through various discounters, business and first just didn't sell. If you thought there were pax...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Apr 2017, 23:10
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Here's the picture. It doesn't look particularly...

Here's the picture. It doesn't look particularly separate as it's just butted up as an extension of the current terminal. Which it would have to be to allow access to the train station etc.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Sep 2016, 01:41
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

I'm starting to get the feeling that Ryanair and...

I'm starting to get the feeling that Ryanair and Easy at their London bases are becoming a bit complacent; apparently a notably high proportion of their profits comes from there, as opposed to the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Feb 2016, 21:24
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Not a huge advance. A couple of Cityflyer E190s...

Not a huge advance. A couple of Cityflyer E190s are "locked in" at LCY during the Sat/Sun shutdown, this just positions one of them out to do something useful. BA Cityflyer typically have quite a bit...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Nov 2014, 14:00
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Easy did a 3x daily A319 some years ago, which I...

Easy did a 3x daily A319 some years ago, which I used from time to time and it was always well filled. Stansted is nowhere near Kings Cross train station, which unlike STN is a pig to reach by car...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Jul 2014, 16:45
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Hello from the over-hot STN departure lounge. ...

Hello from the over-hot STN departure lounge.

While I stand here (there being no seats left), may I ask a question. All the air conditioning units high upon the south-facing glass wall of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Sep 2013, 09:20
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Came through Stansted this week, first time for a...

Came through Stansted this week, first time for a while.

Previous excellent drop-off point from architects' original plan now closed - now have to enter what was once part of car park, well away...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Apr 2013, 07:42
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

That's entirely the fault of the commercial...

That's entirely the fault of the commercial organisation for choosing a trading name which is so readily mis-spelt. It is based on a common name but with a less-common spelling.

Likewise Easyjet....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2012, 21:36
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Somebody seems not to have noticed that the...

Somebody seems not to have noticed that the Chairman and biggest private shareholder of TPG Capital, David Bonderman, is also the Chairman of Ryanair, and TPG group is Ryanair's biggest investor.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Oct 2012, 10:52
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Stansted is the only London airport where road...

Stansted is the only London airport where road coach services to/from Central London continue to be a significant ground transport option, with two competing operators. This in itself reflects the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Oct 2012, 17:07
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Having last week been charged £72 for 27 hours of...

Having last week been charged £72 for 27 hours of parking at Stansted, I am just wondering what the costs of a parking space for a day are in the accounts, and what my profit contribution might be.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Aug 2012, 11:01
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

It's disappointing that the Competition...

It's disappointing that the Competition Commission couldn't see that Stansted serves quite a different market to Heathrow, and in fact seems to have been in decline for some years now (the pax...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Feb 2012, 12:03
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Hey ho. More Ferrovial money poured down the...

Hey ho. More Ferrovial money poured down the drain on lawyers' fees. Maybe they'll be told to flog off T5 at Heathrow next :ok:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Aug 2011, 18:52
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Came as pax through STN last night. While waiting...

Came as pax through STN last night. While waiting at the domestic baggage claim, made use of the car park payment machine installed there. £65 for a few hours over 24.

Straight out to car, drove...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jul 2011, 22:05
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

You are quite correct. The Competition Commission...

You are quite correct. The Competition Commission are one of those Quangos who ought to have been wound up a while ago. They are staffed by ludicrous self-seeking economics academics who want their...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jun 2011, 21:10
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Officially, I understand, since 1969 when the...

Officially, I understand, since 1969 when the small new terminal was built on the west side. It had virtually no passenger use for some years apart from Sunday charters to Scandinavia and odd Channel...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Jun 2011, 13:41
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

These automatic tray conveyors, now turning up at...

These automatic tray conveyors, now turning up at security points at an airport near you, are just the latest high-cost (though not necessarily high-tech) bit of kit for the Security Budget Wasting...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th May 2011, 11:09
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

I too can't believe either thal London City,...

I too can't believe either thal London City, Northolt, etc are happily turning their back on any executive jet operations, apart from those who want to depart in the overnight hours. But if you can...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Dec 2008, 16:26
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

The area at the north end is indeed for a 4th...

The area at the north end is indeed for a 4th satellite at some stage in the future. Gate utilisation is still not at the level to require this extra space, runway capacity at peak times and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Jun 2008, 09:09
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Sorry guys this just does not cut it. Example : ...

Sorry guys this just does not cut it. Example :

BA Heathrow to St Petersburg, Russia, a couple of months ago. Arrives early due to good tailwind. No BA staff, they use a handling agent. Airport...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Jun 2008, 21:33
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

This is a unique feature of UK airport handlers. ...

This is a unique feature of UK airport handlers.

Elsewhere in the world scheduled arrival times, as in the UK, are approximations. You can arrive early or late (sometimes very late). Despite this,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jun 2008, 09:51
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

So what is the airport's prime purpose then ? A...

So what is the airport's prime purpose then ? A naional transport resource or a revenue stream for BAA plc ?

It's a worthwhile point to consider because for many issues, such as noise for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Mar 2008, 17:08
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Then what idiot designed a building where an...

Then what idiot designed a building where an escalator carrying high passenger volumes leads directly into a congestion point ? This is architecture class 1.01 stuff. The "queueing area" seemed very...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Mar 2008, 07:04
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Came through Stansted last night, walked down...

Came through Stansted last night, walked down from the Ryanair satellite. When we came to the escalator that makes the quite considerable rise from the low level passageway up to the customs area...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jul 2007, 07:57
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Not long at Stansted, a few minutes. Go into the...

Not long at Stansted, a few minutes. Go into the first short-stay car park, park near the footpath, and just walk up.

Now the long-term car park is something else. I don't know another airport...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2007, 08:12
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

On reflection Isle of Dogs to London City has...

On reflection Isle of Dogs to London City has more traffic signals than to Stansted - yes, really. If only because there isn't a single traffic signal between Isle of Dogs and Stansted.

From...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jul 2007, 17:53
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

AA have of course been in Stansted before, what...

AA have of course been in Stansted before, what was it, 15 years ago now, with a service to Chicago.

Differences now are :

1. Maxjet/Eos have mad it a place for premium pax to know about.
2....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jun 2007, 17:18
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

We would all be interested to know what are the...

We would all be interested to know what are the aspects of particular concern.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Mar 2007, 08:34
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

Eos have enough spare aircraft capacity to be...

Eos have enough spare aircraft capacity to be able to offer ad-hoc charters. They have done quite a number of these since they started. Miami is too far for a 757 nonstop hence the stop at Gander. I...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2007, 20:35
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

They do some "quasi-VIP" work. Not with exec...

They do some "quasi-VIP" work. Not with exec interiors, but if you want a charter to the Formula One in Monaco for 100 guests, or that sort of thing, Titan is a good first call. At the other end of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Oct 2006, 07:24
Replies: 4,236
Views: 1,320,338
Posted By WHBM

More pax security checks incompetence

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6079250.stm

OK BAA Stansted. You have screwed up the pax's half-term holidays by your bungling handling of security checks (see so many posts above) which meant that...
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