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I was on frequency last night (fortunately not going to LTN). LTN inbounds were advised initially that the airport was closed; later this was changed to aircraft could land, but would be unable to disembark passengers; finally again to the airport being closed. This was from Brest ATC and later London Control, over the course of about 20 mins.
Some people elected to continue and I assume sit it out on the ground, others to divert, and one to slow down, wait for up to an hour and then decide.
FWIW my choice would have been to divert and find a parking space on the ground and get the pax away in a bus.
Some people elected to continue and I assume sit it out on the ground, others to divert, and one to slow down, wait for up to an hour and then decide.
FWIW my choice would have been to divert and find a parking space on the ground and get the pax away in a bus.
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Monarch Winter 07/08
From Luton, winter services to Almeria and Larnaca (Cyprus) will begin for the first time. To Almeria, flights will depart five times per week; to Larnaca there will be three weekly departures.
The following other routes have increased frequencies from Luton: Alicante (seven per week), Gibraltar (six per week), Malaga (seven per week), and Tenerife (six per week).
The following other routes have increased frequencies from Luton: Alicante (seven per week), Gibraltar (six per week), Malaga (seven per week), and Tenerife (six per week).
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The following other routes have increased frequencies from Luton: Alicante (seven per week), Gibraltar (six per week), Malaga (seven per week), and Tenerife (six per week
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Pax numbers for Jan were down some 30,000 to 592,125, a 4.8% reduction. The rolling 12 months consequently only shows a 2.2% increase to 9,384,638. These are the worst figures for many months and are likely to be repeated until at least the summer, if not longer.
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-4.8%, reminds me of post Debonair? Was this the last time such appalling monthly passenger figures (compared so far this century) were posted? Mind you, is ACDL income affected by this significant downturn? I bet LBC's is though?
If my income had reduced by such a significant figure, I would be rather alarmed! As I have stated before, hiatus til' post local government elections in May?
If an airport so close to the London conurbation can see such a reduction in passenger figures then either:
overall management of the airport is awful, or
the long term planning and investment are in regression?
All in all, quite sad to see a brilliant asset in decline, well as far as passengers numbers are concerned. Yield and income, well that is something else?
Declining passenger numbers might actually be an increase in income for ACDL, but not for LBC.
Headline passenger figures probably means someone is subsidising this success?
Unlike Stansted, Luton is miles away from overall tinminal, runway and airspace capacity and LBC should be doing more to ensure it utilises the local populations assets more fully?
If my income had reduced by such a significant figure, I would be rather alarmed! As I have stated before, hiatus til' post local government elections in May?
If an airport so close to the London conurbation can see such a reduction in passenger figures then either:
overall management of the airport is awful, or
the long term planning and investment are in regression?
All in all, quite sad to see a brilliant asset in decline, well as far as passengers numbers are concerned. Yield and income, well that is something else?
Declining passenger numbers might actually be an increase in income for ACDL, but not for LBC.
Headline passenger figures probably means someone is subsidising this success?
Unlike Stansted, Luton is miles away from overall tinminal, runway and airspace capacity and LBC should be doing more to ensure it utilises the local populations assets more fully?
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If there were a change in the council it would only go from Liberal to Labour. Would that make any difference to the airport?
What happened to the promised improved road layout in the central area and drop off zone? Looks like another budget cut.
What happened to the promised improved road layout in the central area and drop off zone? Looks like another budget cut.
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Bit of a joke really, did it really warrant the closure of the airfield?
If an airport so close to the London conurbation can see such a reduction in passenger figures then either overall management of the airport is awful, or the long term planning and investment are in regression...
On this issue, the jury's still out...
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I always thought that the police at the airport were there just for show and did next to nothing. Just after 7/7 I reported to two airport police who were having a cup of tea that a car had been abandoned by the entrance to the tunnel. I have to say that they were just not interested and did bugger all about it.
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...using cheaper police community support officers (PCSOs).
No doubt the police involved will now be redeployed to the local roads in an attempt to catch speeding motorists.
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SUPERB! Having been stood in a queue just like that fairly recently, I can fully appreciate the 'hell' of it all. Not the airport's fault, but a lack of HM Govt officials.
Whilst I fully condone the need to vet admissions into the UK, the lack of 'official staff' actually doing the job is inexcusable. If you happen to arrive at tea time then queues like in the video clip appear quite rapidly. The rear of the queue is a long wait to ‘freedom’!
Whilst I fully condone the need to vet admissions into the UK, the lack of 'official staff' actually doing the job is inexcusable. If you happen to arrive at tea time then queues like in the video clip appear quite rapidly. The rear of the queue is a long wait to ‘freedom’!
To be fair I arrived recently at Gatwick at 0700, and it was just as bad. About 6 wide bodies all arriving at the same time. It was only a bit quicker because a lot of passegers were non-EC, so used a different queue.
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I understand that easyJet are about to stage a staggered move from the 'shrink wrapped caravans' into Hangar 89 with a bit of media attention thrown in to boost advertising and no doubt some slant on how much this move will make their flights cheaper?
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I've been told that when Easyjet have moved out of their 'Easyland' then the area is to become a new multi-storey car park
According to the easy website it happened today. Opened the new HO that is.
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I think that the move from the 'trailer park' across to H89 will occur over a number of weeks. Rumour has it, that it is very modern inside with the office space built around the service areas for the aircraft?
The building is probably very environmentally friendly and powered by a team of bears chasing honey on a tread mill and their waste product used to warm the cockles of the Town Hall, thus fueling the rumour that the local council is full of ****?
The building is probably very environmentally friendly and powered by a team of bears chasing honey on a tread mill and their waste product used to warm the cockles of the Town Hall, thus fueling the rumour that the local council is full of ****?