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Actually it is no worse than baggage reclaim. Maybe the video is fake and was actually filmed in the baggage hall?
Sorry this was the only link I could find that is linked to the above story. I hope people won’t take offence as the link is provided as information only.
Sorry this was the only link I could find that is linked to the above story. I hope people won’t take offence as the link is provided as information only.
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easy “give me government bail out” Jet
easy “ 4500 redundancies on the cards” Jet
everyone on this thread knows your prejudice against Wizz, Eastern Europeans, and Muslims.
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Clearly Wizz thinks the numbers from Romania will continue to increase despite travel restrictions from January 1st.
Easyjet traditionally doesn’t operate Gibraltar flights from Luton in the peak summer months so will they abandon the summer months to Wizz?
Easyjet traditionally doesn’t operate Gibraltar flights from Luton in the peak summer months so will they abandon the summer months to Wizz?
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China Airlines moved their Gatwick to Taipei (in Taiwan) operations to Heathrow and say they will move back to Gatwick after a few months and then they continue to temporarily extend the Heathrow ops by another few months. Seems as long as the epidemic continues and China Airlines can get the slots into Heathrow they will continue.
I doubt Blue Air has the big money to purchase slots once things get back to normal.
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A very interesting move. I suppose it makes sense with W6 covering LTN, SEN and LGW and FR serving STN and SEN. LHR will be unique in that Blue Air will hold the advantage of lower fares over BA and Tarom on the same route. Will be interesting to see how this will affect Blue Air's future at LTN. No doubt W6 will increase LTN-OTP over time in place of Blue Air's withdrawal, but I wonder if Blue Air might shift more of it's remaining routes (Bacau, Cluj and Iasi) to LHR and abandon LTN completely? All three are currently in direct completion with Wizz who could easily raise frequency.
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Time will tell on whether this is a smart move by Blue Air, with no transfer agreements this could be a big cash burn whatever LHR have offered.
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”Heathrow is not only a preferred and more convenient option for London travelers, but also one of the most important intercontinental hubs for Europe. Blue Air intends to partner with several Heathrow carriers to enrich the connectivity for Romanian customers worldwide," he added.
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Construction update
Doppelmayl, who are the manufacture of the Dart trains have now confirmed that the Dart will open in the Autumn of 2021, which is some 6 months later than originally planned. The Dart will travel at 31.3mph and will take 3 minutes 45 seconds to complete each journey. The Dart will spend 45 seconds at each station before it departs. Despite the total time coming to 4 minutes 30 seconds the manufacture states that the trains can run every 4 minutes at peak times which indicates that there could well be longer gaps or single train running during the quieter times. Each train will consist of 4 cars with a capacity of 170 passengers per train. The peak delivery will be 2,700 passengers per hour.
The first vehicle to run on the Dart route shown on the viaduct.
The route crosses the bridge, which is seen in the background, before passing alongside the approach lights.
The Dart then passes through the approach lights. For most of the route passengers will see very little of the airport due to the tunnel and long cutting.
Meanwhile back at Parkway the existing passenger footbridge can be seen. This can connect to the Dart station and will be used if the new footbridge does not open on time.
The first vehicle to run on the Dart route shown on the viaduct.
The route crosses the bridge, which is seen in the background, before passing alongside the approach lights.
The Dart then passes through the approach lights. For most of the route passengers will see very little of the airport due to the tunnel and long cutting.
Meanwhile back at Parkway the existing passenger footbridge can be seen. This can connect to the Dart station and will be used if the new footbridge does not open on time.
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