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I dare say this has been asked and answered already, but if you look at NCL on Google Earth, there's a perfectly plausible Emirates a/c surrounded by a dozen vehicles, and three dubious-looking images of other, deserted, airliners. If you look at these from the right, you can see one side of the a/c, and from the left, the other side.
Why add extra planes?
Why add extra planes?
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One Emirates B77W, one ERJ145 on the remotes, a stored B737 and Jet Provost and some light aircraft. Taken at the worst time when the based fleet is off making money.
I rely on Google Earth as the only way I know to find out whether a road has a footpath or not. I'm sure other people rely on it for other things. If they allow commercial interests to change their photos, it stops being factual and starts being advertising.
I could have a hotel surrounded by building sites and on Google Earth cause beautiful parkland to appear. That would mislead all my guests. Or I could move it closer to the sea.
Bing has a number of skeleton aircraft which, on zooming in, either disappear or in one case, turn into a real plane. Very odd.
I could have a hotel surrounded by building sites and on Google Earth cause beautiful parkland to appear. That would mislead all my guests. Or I could move it closer to the sea.
Bing has a number of skeleton aircraft which, on zooming in, either disappear or in one case, turn into a real plane. Very odd.
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There's one thing that motivates google, that's money and money alone. If businesses are prepared to pay to have things altered then google will allow it.
A good example; the hotel with the building site next door. Surely it'll put people off. So pay google to cover it up. Isn't it google who's motto is "don't be evil"?
A good example; the hotel with the building site next door. Surely it'll put people off. So pay google to cover it up. Isn't it google who's motto is "don't be evil"?
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Bing has a number of skeleton aircraft which, on zooming in, either disappear or in one case, turn into a real plane. Very odd.
When did google start offering to change the view for money? Link?
Good to see a bit of advance publicity but no mention of any new routes
Countdown to new Brussels flights from the North-East (From The Northern Echo)
Countdown to new Brussels flights from the North-East (From The Northern Echo)
The average member of the public wouldn't know (or care) about the difference, and as we don't know the cause of the problem it might be the airline or airport operators fault rather than the handling agents.
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50 minutes to get my luggage in the end. It doesn't matter which part of the system is terrible it all reflects on the airport and if you choose to use it again.
But yes, NCL must have the worst baggage handlers of any airport I have been to anywhere in the world, and there have been quite a few of those.
It is completely unacceptable and why I usually try and use another airport if I can despite living close to NCL.
But yes, NCL must have the worst baggage handlers of any airport I have been to anywhere in the world, and there have been quite a few of those.
It is completely unacceptable and why I usually try and use another airport if I can despite living close to NCL.
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While I totally agree with you this problem is definitely not unique to NCL I've also experienced it elsewhere and there was a fairly recent news story where police had to be called at MAN due to delays in getting luggage from inbound flights. However assuming your flight arrived at or near it's scheduled time and the airport really was deserted there is no excuse for this really.
Unlucky ?
Picked up a couple of friends of the Heathrow(no flight to DTV) from landing,luggage and exit took 14 minutes!! Now me thinks thats not too bad?
Ash...have you ever flown through Dubai? try an hour there!
Ash...have you ever flown through Dubai? try an hour there!