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THIS is what UK security should be:
The 'Israelification' of airports: High security, little bother - thestar.com
Having used it in Israel, I can confirm it is quite a daunting experience but obviously very effective.
I used the domestic terminal and it took all over 15 minutes from leaving the coach to being sat in the departure area - fantastic.
The 'Israelification' of airports: High security, little bother - thestar.com
Having used it in Israel, I can confirm it is quite a daunting experience but obviously very effective.
I used the domestic terminal and it took all over 15 minutes from leaving the coach to being sat in the departure area - fantastic.
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There has been plenty of Press comment on the fact that MAN has got the scanners so why does it need someone from MA to front it up?
AFAIK these new scanners are on a trial from DFT to assess their suitability and it is being suggested in the press today - see MUFC_fan's post earlier - that they are not up to it.
So why should the MA press people get involved? And even if they wanted to comment - which I doubt for reasons explained by Skipness and 42psi -they may have been asked not to say anything by DFT
Suzeman
AFAIK these new scanners are on a trial from DFT to assess their suitability and it is being suggested in the press today - see MUFC_fan's post earlier - that they are not up to it.
So why should the MA press people get involved? And even if they wanted to comment - which I doubt for reasons explained by Skipness and 42psi -they may have been asked not to say anything by DFT
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I remember arriving at Manchester late one winters evening about 19 to 22 years ago and as I came out of customs in Terminal 1 there was a guy with a camera on a tripod and a TV set by the side. Intrigued as to what he was doing I asked him and he replied 'trialling a body scanner'. He very obligingly gave me a demonstration on a following passenger. Very impressive, you could clearly see the shape of quite a number of items being carried in the passengers various pockets but no personal details.
I would expect significant improvements to have been made since then unless the project was shelved.
I would expect significant improvements to have been made since then unless the project was shelved.
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The MUC route is so well served by LH and EZY, I cant think why anybody would bother with SQ, Are SQ interested in providing a feeder service for LH?
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VS remote parking
BetaBlockerUK,
With regard to your post #2368 I think you'll find that the reason for the VS flight parking on Stand 219 is a preference by the airline, and not at the airport's behest. There is a standing agreement between MA and the T2 airlines which assigns flights to remote stands on a planned, programmed basis, published weekly. This is the only way it can work in the morning peak and enables pax bussing resources to be at the ready. Airlines get a rebate for remote parking and so some airlines choose this for financial reasons.
With regard to your post #2368 I think you'll find that the reason for the VS flight parking on Stand 219 is a preference by the airline, and not at the airport's behest. There is a standing agreement between MA and the T2 airlines which assigns flights to remote stands on a planned, programmed basis, published weekly. This is the only way it can work in the morning peak and enables pax bussing resources to be at the ready. Airlines get a rebate for remote parking and so some airlines choose this for financial reasons.
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mybrico,
Singapore Airlines is interested in uplift between MAN and SIN, and between MUC and SIN (and onward to points beyond). Any traffic using the service between MAN and MUC is purely incidental and will be viewed as a bonus.
Regards. SHED.
Singapore Airlines is interested in uplift between MAN and SIN, and between MUC and SIN (and onward to points beyond). Any traffic using the service between MAN and MUC is purely incidental and will be viewed as a bonus.
Regards. SHED.
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Thanks for the info regarding my jetlag induced whinge. Apologies to MA Plc for my misdirected complaint.
To be fair, once they got 400+ pax off the plane onto waiting buses then everything worked fine.
Cold Betablockeruk
Thanks for the info regarding my jetlag induced whinge. Apologies to MA Plc for my misdirected complaint.
To be fair, once they got 400+ pax off the plane onto waiting buses then everything worked fine.
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Shed - I thought the routing was MAN-MUC-SIN and SIN-MUC-MAN
If so, then by default the sectors between MAN / MUC will have capacity exactly identical to the booked level between SIN / MUC. i.e. if 100 passengers are booked SIN-MUC, then there has to be 100 seats available MUC - MAN, regardless of the SIN / MAN loadings. Unless SQ are expecting the SIN-MUC sectors to be a basket case, I'd expect there to be a sizeable amount of capacity on the aircraft between MAN / MUC which any rev. manager worth his or her salt wouldn't be dismissing. Even 100 seats at £100 = £10,000 opportunity per leg, which would more than cover the additional handling costs / fuel burn of the extra turnarounds in the programme. Double-drops are really hard to make work optimally from a revenue perspective, so if someone from SQ has told you they aren't putting much effort into this it doesn't say much for their long term interest in maintaining the routing as it is.
If the routing is SIN-MUC-MAN-SIN, then that's a different story. Not a great sell to the Germans on the outbound leg though!
If so, then by default the sectors between MAN / MUC will have capacity exactly identical to the booked level between SIN / MUC. i.e. if 100 passengers are booked SIN-MUC, then there has to be 100 seats available MUC - MAN, regardless of the SIN / MAN loadings. Unless SQ are expecting the SIN-MUC sectors to be a basket case, I'd expect there to be a sizeable amount of capacity on the aircraft between MAN / MUC which any rev. manager worth his or her salt wouldn't be dismissing. Even 100 seats at £100 = £10,000 opportunity per leg, which would more than cover the additional handling costs / fuel burn of the extra turnarounds in the programme. Double-drops are really hard to make work optimally from a revenue perspective, so if someone from SQ has told you they aren't putting much effort into this it doesn't say much for their long term interest in maintaining the routing as it is.
If the routing is SIN-MUC-MAN-SIN, then that's a different story. Not a great sell to the Germans on the outbound leg though!
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6 Hour delay on CO22 departure to Newark. I noticed the aircraft was also 6 hours late on arrival. Is this all down to that security 'scare' at Newark the other day?
I believe a passenger walked through a no-entry door - away from security screening.
I believe a passenger walked through a no-entry door - away from security screening.
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RW23R is still CAT 1 (and still has no DME paired with the ILS, so we have to use MCT DME)
8028410q
Which begs the question, whilst the winds have been calm for the past few days why have they persisted in using 05L when they could have been getting some hours on 23R ??
Also notice that a notam has been issued stating we can not take any diversions again (except in emergency) and that 05R/23L will remain closed until the 11th as it is covered in Ice Ruts.
Time they invested in a second hairdryer with a longer flex imho.
RW23R is still CAT 1 (and still has no DME paired with the ILS, so we have to use MCT DME)
8028410q
Which begs the question, whilst the winds have been calm for the past few days why have they persisted in using 05L when they could have been getting some hours on 23R ??
Also notice that a notam has been issued stating we can not take any diversions again (except in emergency) and that 05R/23L will remain closed until the 11th as it is covered in Ice Ruts.
Time they invested in a second hairdryer with a longer flex imho.
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Why would you want MAN to spend money and use deicing fluid on a runway that at best is open around 8 hours a day only? Far better to use the resources on keeping 1 runway open and getting the taxiways done. As for the no diversion, perhaps the current TAF:
TAF AMD EGCC 041957Z 0419/0524 17006KT 9999 BKN020 TEMPO 0419/0509 2000 SN BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 0900 +SN BKN002 BECMG 0509/0511 9999 NSW TEMPO 0509/0518 4000 -SHSN BKN010=
indicates that there is a bit of snow forecast and it would be nice to keep on top of all regular services before having extra aircraft to sort out.
TAF AMD EGCC 041957Z 0419/0524 17006KT 9999 BKN020 TEMPO 0419/0509 2000 SN BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 0900 +SN BKN002 BECMG 0509/0511 9999 NSW TEMPO 0509/0518 4000 -SHSN BKN010=
indicates that there is a bit of snow forecast and it would be nice to keep on top of all regular services before having extra aircraft to sort out.
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As for the no diversion, perhaps the current TAF:
TAF AMD EGCC 041957Z 0419/0524 17006KT 9999 BKN020 TEMPO 0419/0509 2000 SN BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 0900 +SN BKN002 BECMG 0509/0511 9999 NSW TEMPO 0509/0518 4000 -SHSN BKN010=
indicates that there is a bit of snow forecast and it would be nice to keep on top of all regular services before having extra aircraft to sort out.
Err no....pretty sure its down to the ice ruts and frozen slush from the 1 cm of snow that fell on Saturday. No matter how you dress it up, Manchesters showing during the recent cold spell was pi$$ poor to say the least.
TAF AMD EGCC 041957Z 0419/0524 17006KT 9999 BKN020 TEMPO 0419/0509 2000 SN BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 0900 +SN BKN002 BECMG 0509/0511 9999 NSW TEMPO 0509/0518 4000 -SHSN BKN010=
indicates that there is a bit of snow forecast and it would be nice to keep on top of all regular services before having extra aircraft to sort out.
Err no....pretty sure its down to the ice ruts and frozen slush from the 1 cm of snow that fell on Saturday. No matter how you dress it up, Manchesters showing during the recent cold spell was pi$$ poor to say the least.
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I'm sorry to see that you think MAN has a special ability to control the weather. It's pointless having the 2nd runway open for just a few movements so it may as well be closed. if the "bigger" and "better" airports such as AMS and FRA have had chaos with this weather, what gives you the right to say it's been a piss poor effort by MAN?
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Easyjet not using an airbridge
here's a question then, bit sad but I'm interested. We took easyjet to malta (see past post on delays outbound) and both out and in the plane parked next to an airbridge, but we used steps. Why was that then? Seems a bit silly to build the things and not use them, and I cannot imagine the labour cost in moving an airbridge is that much more than driving steps up to an aircraft. I wasn't paying enough attention to see if both front and back doors had steps, as that would decrease delays in turnaround times of course...
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