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I believe Titan's A318 actually operated BA001 yesterday as I saw it on FR24 routing Shannon-JFK. Can't think of any other reason why it would be doing that.
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It's not the first time a Hercules has visited London City - see YouTube for videos of previous occasions if interested
Certainly possible that it's Covid related but perhaps not 100% definite
Certainly possible that it's Covid related but perhaps not 100% definite
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I'd imagine that the RAF will transfer Covid-19 cases in via this method, thus the training re-familiarisation flight. Or, bringing troops rapidly in to East London?
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People are dying so there’s no way I’m trying to be smart here. But not every activity is related to the virus.
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I’m well aware it’s not the first time one has visited. However In other European countries the Air Force has been used to transfer patients in a similar way. As you say it may we’ll be training but I would be surprised if we don’t see this asset being used to assist in the fight given it’s close proximity to the Excel.
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You never know. Italian and French patients are airlifted to German ICUs. There could also be a need to airlift patients from London should hospitals become overwhelmed, given that London is the UK's COVID19 hotspot. Just like the French are airlifting patients from their hotspot in Alsace to hospitals in the south of France.
Airport to suspend commercial + private flights until the end of April
https://www.londoncityairport.com/coronavirus
https://www.londoncityairport.com/coronavirus
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As far as I can tell they were down to a morning KLM
and an evening BA to IOM, with 1x daily Dundee coming on Sunday.
The BA flight is still on sale all the way through and is the only link between London and IOM. I wonder if this will go to SEN perhaps along with Dundee given the Loganair connection (SEN itself will be down to just an evening Logan to Derry on most days), go into LHR with the rest of BA as I can’t imagine an ATR would be too much of an issue there right now, or even pulled altogether.
and an evening BA to IOM, with 1x daily Dundee coming on Sunday.
The BA flight is still on sale all the way through and is the only link between London and IOM. I wonder if this will go to SEN perhaps along with Dundee given the Loganair connection (SEN itself will be down to just an evening Logan to Derry on most days), go into LHR with the rest of BA as I can’t imagine an ATR would be too much of an issue there right now, or even pulled altogether.
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As far as I can tell they were down to a morning KLM
and an evening BA to IOM, with 1x daily Dundee coming on Sunday.
The BA flight is still on sale all the way through and is the only link between London and IOM. I wonder if this will go to SEN perhaps along with Dundee given the Loganair connection (SEN itself will be down to just an evening Logan to Derry on most days), go into LHR with the rest of BA as I can’t imagine an ATR would be too much of an issue there right now, or even pulled altogether.
and an evening BA to IOM, with 1x daily Dundee coming on Sunday.
The BA flight is still on sale all the way through and is the only link between London and IOM. I wonder if this will go to SEN perhaps along with Dundee given the Loganair connection (SEN itself will be down to just an evening Logan to Derry on most days), go into LHR with the rest of BA as I can’t imagine an ATR would be too much of an issue there right now, or even pulled altogether.