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Old 24th Jul 2002, 14:28
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EGLD
 
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Hi

My problem isnt with the cost, as I believe Flight Explorer is nothing but a subcription service anyway

However, no-one gets to see flights over UK airspace without express permission from some organisation over here (not sure which) and that won't be granted unless they have a specific need to see that information, such as an Airline or similar

Whereas, in the US, you need only be willing to pay the subscription to have access to the data

I just wondered whether anyone knew why the flightpathuk.com seems to have been abandoned, and why we cant access UK data like those in the US can access data there

Seems to me someone saw it as a revenue oppurtunity, took away Flight Explorers rights to display that info, and then realised they dont have the means to provide a system
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