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Air China
The new Air China service to Beijing was announced last October so not actually news although it has only recently commenced on 02nd May 2012 .
Not actually Peking the Capital city of the Peoples Republic of China has been known as Beijing since the mid 60s although the main international airport still holds the code of PEK.
Korean Air also started this week to Seoul, Air Nigeria to Lagos starts on the 17th May and on June 15th Caribbean Airlines start a service to Port of Spain and Barbados so a few new long haul airlines although it seems by the airport schedules Cubana have stopped flying from LGW!
All we want now is for Garuda Indonesian to recommence service to LGW from Jakarta/Bali and Philippine Airlines to Manila.
Not actually Peking the Capital city of the Peoples Republic of China has been known as Beijing since the mid 60s although the main international airport still holds the code of PEK.
Korean Air also started this week to Seoul, Air Nigeria to Lagos starts on the 17th May and on June 15th Caribbean Airlines start a service to Port of Spain and Barbados so a few new long haul airlines although it seems by the airport schedules Cubana have stopped flying from LGW!
All we want now is for Garuda Indonesian to recommence service to LGW from Jakarta/Bali and Philippine Airlines to Manila.
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It was great to see Air China A330 in the Star Alliance livery go down the approach closely followed by Air Hong Kong early yesterday morning!
Apparently a few large sized visitors POSSIBLY on 18th/19th /20th May ref Chelsea cup match at Munich
Apparently a few large sized visitors POSSIBLY on 18th/19th /20th May ref Chelsea cup match at Munich
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Quote: "Not actually Peking the Capital city of the Peoples Republic of China has been known as Beijing since the mid 60s although the main international airport still holds the code of PEK."
Isn't it just a translation "Beijing" in Mandarin, "Peking" in English, "Pekin" in French, etc.?
Isn't it just a translation "Beijing" in Mandarin, "Peking" in English, "Pekin" in French, etc.?
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Beijing/Peking?
Yes your correct about the spelling for Peking that is actually Mandarin but Beijing is more frequently used, I wasn't going to go into the full details but your correct in what you said.
Air China Peking Service
Just to wrap this up, as the poster of this bit of non-news, I picked up the info from a press release, and hadn't heard the original announcement. The press release was dated on the date the service commenced. Sorry!
As to the destination: I am English and deliberately refer to the anglicised versions of cities around the world. So I wouldn't report services to Bruxelles, or Roma, or Lisboa. To me they are Brussels, Rome and Lisbon, and always will be.
As to the destination: I am English and deliberately refer to the anglicised versions of cities around the world. So I wouldn't report services to Bruxelles, or Roma, or Lisboa. To me they are Brussels, Rome and Lisbon, and always will be.
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Titan ops for BA
BA have leased Titan's 757 (G-ZAPX) and a crew to operate a number of flights of the coming days from LGW. The aircraft will operate in a all economy configurations (202Y). Is this to cover for a tech 737 or A319?.
The aircraft is operating:
5th May to 8th May
BA2606/BA2607/BA2716/BA2717 - LGW-NAP-LGW-AGP-LGW
9th May
BA2712/BA2713/BA2716/BA2717 - LGW-AGP-LGW-AGP-LGW
Yesterday (4th) BA used G-POWC to operate LGW-NCE-LGW
The aircraft is operating:
5th May to 8th May
BA2606/BA2607/BA2716/BA2717 - LGW-NAP-LGW-AGP-LGW
9th May
BA2712/BA2713/BA2716/BA2717 - LGW-AGP-LGW-AGP-LGW
Yesterday (4th) BA used G-POWC to operate LGW-NCE-LGW
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Quote: "As to the destination: I am English and deliberately refer to the anglicised versions of cities around the world. So I wouldn't report services to Bruxelles, or Roma, or Lisboa. To me they are Brussels, Rome and Lisbon, and always will be."
Don't forget Bombay.....
Agree with you 100%, LGS6753. Why have English language names if we're not going to use them! It does appear to be very inconsistent, which implies some kind of political correctness. Is this correct?
Don't forget Bombay.....
Agree with you 100%, LGS6753. Why have English language names if we're not going to use them! It does appear to be very inconsistent, which implies some kind of political correctness. Is this correct?
FDFrank,
Yes, I'm sure there are sensitive flowers who are offended by my stance, but I am in no way politically "correct".
And how could I forget Bombay (or Calcutta, or Madras)????
I think we should curtail this thread drift now though, or we will be exiled to Jet Blast!!!
Yes, I'm sure there are sensitive flowers who are offended by my stance, but I am in no way politically "correct".
And how could I forget Bombay (or Calcutta, or Madras)????
I think we should curtail this thread drift now though, or we will be exiled to Jet Blast!!!
This is to cover for a 737 which was damaged by ground equipment @ GOA
Rumour has it that the 734 might be beyond repair
Rumour has it that the 734 might be beyond repair
It can be repaired......... almost anything can be repaired ...(Qantas 747 for example ) but whether it is worth it is another matter for a 19 year old airframe with 43,000 hours.
Yes, I'm sure there are sensitive flowers who are offended by my stance, but I am in no way politically "correct".
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Quote: "So do you feel that the Windsors should only be referred to by their original Germanic name ?. After all that would be consistent would it not ?"
racedo, would imagine that LGS6753's point is the difference between a change of name and a simple translation.
The House of Windsor, formerly Saxe-Coburg, is clearly change of name, just like Salisbury/Harare or Leningrad/St Petersburg.
On the other hand, Bombay/Mumbai or Peking/Beijing is merely a translation.
Please correct me if this is wrong, LGS6753.
racedo, would imagine that LGS6753's point is the difference between a change of name and a simple translation.
The House of Windsor, formerly Saxe-Coburg, is clearly change of name, just like Salisbury/Harare or Leningrad/St Petersburg.
On the other hand, Bombay/Mumbai or Peking/Beijing is merely a translation.
Please correct me if this is wrong, LGS6753.
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All news outlets use Beijing and (I think) Mumbai these days, whilst at the same time saying Lisbon, Brussels etc. Of course it's inconsistent but what's so difficult about saying Beijing or Mumbai? You don't need to put on a foreign accent to say them properly...
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Quote: "All news outlets use Beijing and (I think) Mumbai these days, whilst at the same time saying Lisbon, Brussels etc. Of course it's inconsistent but what's so difficult about saying Beijing or Mumbai? You don't need to put on a foreign accent to say them properly..."
That isn't the point.
However you have illustrated nicely the point of inconsistency in the media (sloppy journalism?), in the aviation/travel industries and elsewhere.
The point is that people can use the terms they like, but it is significant that many of the inhabitants of places like Bombay, for example, use the term Bombay when speaking English and "Mumbai" when speaking Marathi. If it's good enough for those who live there.....
This discussion started because canberra97 (post #1087) appearedto be critical of LGS6753's use of the word Peking (in post #1085), and it's snowballed from there.
That isn't the point.
However you have illustrated nicely the point of inconsistency in the media (sloppy journalism?), in the aviation/travel industries and elsewhere.
The point is that people can use the terms they like, but it is significant that many of the inhabitants of places like Bombay, for example, use the term Bombay when speaking English and "Mumbai" when speaking Marathi. If it's good enough for those who live there.....
This discussion started because canberra97 (post #1087) appearedto be critical of LGS6753's use of the word Peking (in post #1085), and it's snowballed from there.
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Gatwick Passengers Held On Planes and 23 Flights Delayed Last Night After New Access
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Aer Lingus charter programme?
Just heard Aer Lingus provide charter flights on Sat/Sun from Gatwick just wondering if anyone could shed any light on this ? including destinations?
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2 weekly charter flights fitted into the schedule by reducing DUB and dropping the Saturday ORK flight since 29 April.
Saturdays
Lamezia Terme, Italy
14.55-18.55 LGW-SUF
20.20-22.20 SUF-LGW
5 May to 27 October
Sundays
Preveza, Greece
06.50-12.20 LGW-PVK
13.30-18.30 PVK-LGW
27 May to 7 October
They also have a winter progame which is larger than the summer one.
Saturdays
Lamezia Terme, Italy
14.55-18.55 LGW-SUF
20.20-22.20 SUF-LGW
5 May to 27 October
Sundays
Preveza, Greece
06.50-12.20 LGW-PVK
13.30-18.30 PVK-LGW
27 May to 7 October
They also have a winter progame which is larger than the summer one.
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Could anyone see Iberia possibly starting a LGW-MAD route fairly soon to make the most of Iberia's longhaul routes from MAD. Worth considering that Madrid form Gatwick grew significantly last year and with Ryanair's pullout(2 daily flights) there should be a reasonable gap in the market. Either that or Air Europa and the Orange will add an extra flight or two!
