During my time on 21 shillings and 6 pence, ex members know what I mean, managed to string a Tristar wing engine change out to five days in Dubai. It was the middle of summer and the tempurature on the ramp was about 50`C. The whole episode cost a fortune. The only available means to get the engine and Bootstrap kit to Dubai was a Heavylift Belfast via Akrotiri, at 80K a day. Still had a good time and ended up in Cairns afterwards because it was cheaper to take us with them than send us home civvy club class. But the operating outbound crew went back to Akrotiri on the Belfast at short notice, no catering or drinks, just eight hours in a very hot, noisy, rattly Belfast.
Great fun.
