HEATHROW
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Unattended bag left landside.
Bags left all over the place in Muscat - and what happens? Nothing!
Last time the place was bombed by an unattended bag? Never!
Last time a UK airport was blown up by an unattended bag? Never?... Yep.
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Fair enough Farrell, maybe not a british airport but through the many years of conflict with the IRA, unattended bags left in pubs, shopping streets, bins etc have blown up! Not unheard of.
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Because it has never happened are we to assume it never will. Personally I would rather be safe than sorry.
In potential risk terms I am not sure you would compare Muscat with Heathrow either.
In potential risk terms I am not sure you would compare Muscat with Heathrow either.
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No it's an over reaction. The modern threat is a suicide bomber willing to die, the IRA threat is pretty much over and has been for a long time. To allow life to completely grind to a halt gain because some eejit left their bag for five minutes lets the terrorists win. It's like being scared to have bins in railway stations but having them in airports......I mean get real.
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I do think sometimes it is a complete over-reaction, but there again the threat could be real - if they didnt react and baddaboom - they are damned for not doing anything - and if false alarm, they are damned for reacting.......
There is technology and devices that can be used within minutes to ascertain whether the bag is a risk or not....!!
There is technology and devices that can be used within minutes to ascertain whether the bag is a risk or not....!!
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If people caught wind that Heathrow weren't doing anything about unattended bags being left lying around, then would it not become a successful way to "terrorise" ??
Why should any lives be risked by attempting to ascertain the contents of the unattended bag?
There is more than enough information thrown at passengers about NOT leaving their bags unattended, so it is normal to assume an unattended bag is suspicious!
Whats the problem? They averted a major incident by taking the necessary precautions... regardless of risk, let it be.
Why should any lives be risked by attempting to ascertain the contents of the unattended bag?
There is more than enough information thrown at passengers about NOT leaving their bags unattended, so it is normal to assume an unattended bag is suspicious!
Whats the problem? They averted a major incident by taking the necessary precautions... regardless of risk, let it be.
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Paris CDG
I was in paris CDG in June and The terminal was evacuated as a bag was left unattended outside the front on a trolly. The police/army folk blew the bag up in front of us pax. A womans bra and panties strewn all over the place.
So not only a British over-reaction.
As said above you're damned if you do anything and you're damned if you don't.
Get a life guys..
So not only a British over-reaction.
As said above you're damned if you do anything and you're damned if you don't.
Get a life guys..
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Well for some nice news, dont all jump on me at once for saying this, am a fairly regular traveller through LHR but yesterday was my first time through T5 and i have to say i was mightly impressed.
Ok so i wasnt travelling at the most peak of times but everything ran like clockwork, we left slightly ahead of schedule and were on the tarmac in Munich 20 mins ahead of schedule....and yes my large heavy suitcase came off the conveyor belt within 5 minutes of arrival on stand (a little thumbs up to Munich there).
I know that is to be expected everytime you fly but i know (understandable in the past) there has been some T5/BA bashing.
Well done BAA and BA for an enjoyable journey
and a very smart terminal!
Ok so i wasnt travelling at the most peak of times but everything ran like clockwork, we left slightly ahead of schedule and were on the tarmac in Munich 20 mins ahead of schedule....and yes my large heavy suitcase came off the conveyor belt within 5 minutes of arrival on stand (a little thumbs up to Munich there).
I know that is to be expected everytime you fly but i know (understandable in the past) there has been some T5/BA bashing.
Well done BAA and BA for an enjoyable journey
and a very smart terminal!
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Air France are to cancel there LHR-Los Angeles service and start LHR-JFK!
There taking on a route with even more competition. Between them and delta its up to 3 daily flights. Even at that though taking on BA and Virgin who would usualy have between 5-8 flights a day between them!
Maybe its a retaliation aginst BA for FlyOpenSkies at CDG!
There taking on a route with even more competition. Between them and delta its up to 3 daily flights. Even at that though taking on BA and Virgin who would usualy have between 5-8 flights a day between them!
Maybe its a retaliation aginst BA for FlyOpenSkies at CDG!
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AF starting JFK is about providing a Skyteam first class product on the route, something Delta don't offer. I would see DL/AF as a joint operation rather than competitors on LHR-JFK
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Flights to Bilbao resume from the 29th of October from T2, operated by Clickair. It is interesting how Bilbao has been going back and forward from LHR to LGW.
It is also interesting how BA could not make money on this route in when they dropped it in 2004 and Air France did not even fly to Bilbao.
Now Air France has 5 daily flights from BIO to CDG offering hundreds of connections to their longhaul market.
It is also interesting how BA could not make money on this route in when they dropped it in 2004 and Air France did not even fly to Bilbao.
Now Air France has 5 daily flights from BIO to CDG offering hundreds of connections to their longhaul market.
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Can someone pls tell me, with the recent transfer to T5 of most of the remaining BA long haul flights from T4, are all the 744 and 777 stands served by airbridges, or are pax bussed to some of them? Just wondered.
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A number of T5 stands that will ultimately become 'pier served' when the second satellite building opens are currently being used as remote stands with passengers being coached to them. There are 7 dedicated coaching gates in the main T5A building (5 for international, 2 for domestic) to support coaching operations.
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3rd Runway for LHR
Gordon Brown will give green light to expand Heathrow within weeks - Telegraph
That must be the first thing Brown has done right in ages....
That must be the first thing Brown has done right in ages....