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Old 15th Apr 2020, 09:32
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Apparently all passenger flights will cease on 22/4 but the airport will remain open........
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 10:18
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Interesting as Wizz will still let me book Budapest beyond that. Nothing official from the airport just a tweet from someone else
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 10:30
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Wizz was allowing people to pay for tickets on Luton-Romania while discussion was taking place on this website (ie well after Wizz would have known) that Romania was about to close its doors to those flights

I would not infer that Wizz flights being on sale means that those flights will take place at the moment
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 11:30
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Just means that they take customers money knowing they cannot provide the flights which they then won’t refund.
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 12:03
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It could well be true but in these times I am certainly taking information from “a source” with a pinch of salt
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 13:11
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Pictures can paint a thousand words. All the retail lighting and much of the terminal lighting has been switched off although the check-in area is fully lit.



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Old 15th Apr 2020, 19:52
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Originally Posted by boeing_eng
Apparently all passenger flights will cease on 22/4 but the airport will remain open........
Second source saying this, should have a NOTAM soon.
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 20:24
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Would a terminal closure be added to a Notam?
Wizz are still selling tickets for after 22/4

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Old 15th Apr 2020, 20:35
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Would a terminal closure be added to a Notam?
Not in those words but I think yes. Signature, Cargo and aircraft test flights continue as normal. Will result in reduced fire cover.
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Old 15th Apr 2020, 22:40
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A few charters being planned, no information as to where they will go but they talk about the South East.
BBC web news
Although some Brits have applied for the work:
Eastern Europeans to be flown in to pick fruit and veg

Brexit might be out of the headlines but we are still living with it, so I find this very amusing.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 04:33
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The reports I have seen have said Stansted. Not even sure one off charter flights using the terminal are allowed due to the seasonal passenger air transport limit imposed by ACL where batches of slots were allocated to airlines at the start of winter 2019 as part of the passenger capacity constraints to limit passengers to 18 million.

The same is true for the summer where the existing airlines that operated out of Luton were allocated so many passenger seats for the season. As they took them all there was nothing left for anyone else.

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Old 16th Apr 2020, 06:34
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STN may be preferred anyway since I’d imagine a number of these will be heading to Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and probably also Kent and Essex - key for the earlier crops.

Indeed Paxboy, the social media responses from supporters of Brexit is worth getting in the popcorn for...
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 07:03
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Originally Posted by LTNman
The reports I have seen have said Stansted. Not even sure one off charter flights using the terminal are allowed due to the seasonal passenger air transport limit imposed by ACL where batches of slots were allocated to airlines at the start of winter 2019 as part of the passenger capacity constraints to limit passengers to 18 million.

The same is true for the summer where the existing airlines that operated out of Luton were allocated so many passenger seats for the season. As they took them all there was nothing left for anyone else.
Can't think the ACL rule book even applies anymore. I would have thought the people who work there will now be sitting at home with nothing to do for S20.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 07:27
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Could not agree more Pabely about the slots. I cannot see summer 2021 being a lot better unless we have a vaccine. I for one would not be too keen to jump on an aircraft this summer/autumn even though I love travelling. Back in the UK more or less permanently as I lost my partner suddenly a little while ago in Spain, that is one of the reasons why I have been a little quiet recently as you could imagine I have had more important things to concern myself with.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 08:29
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Sorry for your loss compton3bravo. 2020 is a shocking year for all of us but doesn’t compare when a loved one dies.

ACL have not revised their published documents and seem to be still current but as stated above should now have no meaning for this year. There is also the question of the annual night restrictions on business jets from June 1st for the summer period.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 09:39
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Thanks LTNman. I will send a pm if ok.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 11:17
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Thanks LTNman. I will send a pm if ok.
Please do.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 11:40
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compton3bravo, I think everyone on Pprune will also send their sympathy and condolences.
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 12:00
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Originally Posted by LTNman
Sorry for your loss compton3bravo. 2020 is a shocking year for all of us but doesn’t compare when a loved one dies.

ACL have not revised their published documents and seem to be still current but as stated above should now have no meaning for this year. There is also the question of the annual night restrictions on business jets from June 1st for the summer period.
Yes sorry for your loss C3B, you have always been a valued contributor to this Forum.
Will there be any restrictions this year for 1st June, can't see anyone busting any noise footprints at the moment unless the C17 comes back after midnight!
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Old 16th Apr 2020, 13:36
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I would just like to add my condolences to those already expressed for your sad loss.
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