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Old 21st Dec 2009, 07:18
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Peter47
 
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Eurostar

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question, but here goes.

Eurostar is in the news as technical problems with condensation are preventing their traind from running through the tunnel. One of my gripes is operators not arranging alternative travel arrangements when things go wrong.

It would cost a fortune to rebook pax on scheduled flights but what about chartering aircraft. My (probably hypothetical) question to anyone who knows is:

Is it easy to charter a large aircraft between London & Paris (or Brussels)at short notice - are aircraft, crews, slot, grounding handling etc readily (and affordably) available?

This of course raises another question - would it be possible to charter a Eurostar if it were running normally and airports were fogged out like a couple a Christmases ago - somehow I doubt it would happen!
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