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Originally Posted by D7666
Be interesting if similar criteria is imposed on BA - should they receive a gov dot uk bale out - as been imposed on Air France w.r.t. short domestic flights:
https://www.railjournal.com/passenge...ail-in-france/
That would surely kill LHR to both MAN and LBA, and even NCL GLA and EDI if the French 1 h 15 min flight became a UK 1 h 30 m.
And UK+FR for example and/or other lands acting together could kill off LHR CDG / BRU, and so on. in favour of channel tunnel - in terms of flight time, if 1 h 30 m were set.
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That would surely kill LHR to both MAN and LBA, and even NCL GLA and EDI if the French 1 h 15 min flight became a UK 1 h 30 m.
And UK+FR for example and/or other lands acting together could kill off LHR CDG / BRU, and so on. in favour of channel tunnel - in terms of flight time, if 1 h 30 m were set.
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Nick
Also, I seem to recall that France has ducked, dived and evaded the EU's railway liberalisation rules. With these in mind, I think that Air France were themselves proposing to run trains between Paris, Paris CDG, Lyon and the south, but AFAIK this came to nothing.
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And there's an independent operator in Italy also.
The EU may be slow to enforce its rules, but they do enforce them. The idea that only the UK obeys them is one of the founding myths of Brexit.
The EU may be slow to enforce its rules, but they do enforce them. The idea that only the UK obeys them is one of the founding myths of Brexit.
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And there's an independent operator in Italy also.
The EU may be slow to enforce its rules, but they do enforce them. The idea that only the UK obeys them is one of the founding myths of Brexit.
The EU may be slow to enforce its rules, but they do enforce them. The idea that only the UK obeys them is one of the founding myths of Brexit.
They haven’t enforced it in Italy up until now - they have been in special administration for 3 years.
I’m not saying it’s necessarily a bad thing that the Italian government have propped up Alitalia over all of these years, protecting livelihoods, but you can understand when the likes of RYR complain about this sort of thing; when there’s a perception of one rule for one...
I’m not saying it’s necessarily a bad thing that the Italian government have propped up Alitalia over all of these years, protecting livelihoods, but you can understand when the likes of RYR complain about this sort of thing; when there’s a perception of one rule for one...
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Those BA staff remaining to go onto zero hours contracts.
Those being made redundant get Govt minima only.
Ruthless and opportunist.
I see trouble ahead.
Those being made redundant get Govt minima only.
Ruthless and opportunist.
I see trouble ahead.
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Originally Posted by D7666
Be interesting if similar criteria is imposed on BA - should they receive a gov dot uk bale out - as been imposed on Air France w.r.t. short domestic flights:
https://www.railjournal.com/passenge...ail-in-france/
That would surely kill LHR to both MAN and LBA, and even NCL GLA and EDI if the French 1 h 15 min flight became a UK 1 h 30 m.
And UK+FR for example and/or other lands acting together could kill off LHR CDG / BRU, and so on. in favour of channel tunnel - in terms of flight time, if 1 h 30 m were set.
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Nick
https://www.railjournal.com/passenge...ail-in-france/
That would surely kill LHR to both MAN and LBA, and even NCL GLA and EDI if the French 1 h 15 min flight became a UK 1 h 30 m.
And UK+FR for example and/or other lands acting together could kill off LHR CDG / BRU, and so on. in favour of channel tunnel - in terms of flight time, if 1 h 30 m were set.
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Nick
The fastest Edinburgh to London train is OVER 4 hours.
Edinburgh to Manchester fastest is over 3 hours, Birmingham even longer
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Originally Posted by D7666
Be interesting if similar criteria is imposed on BA - should they receive a gov dot uk bale out - as been imposed on Air France w.r.t. short domestic flights:
https://www.railjournal.com/passenge...ail-in-france/
That would surely kill LHR to both MAN and LBA, and even NCL GLA and EDI if the French 1 h 15 min flight became a UK 1 h 30 m.
And UK+FR for example and/or other lands acting together could kill off LHR CDG / BRU, and so on. in favour of channel tunnel - in terms of flight time, if 1 h 30 m were set.
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Nick
https://www.railjournal.com/passenge...ail-in-france/
That would surely kill LHR to both MAN and LBA, and even NCL GLA and EDI if the French 1 h 15 min flight became a UK 1 h 30 m.
And UK+FR for example and/or other lands acting together could kill off LHR CDG / BRU, and so on. in favour of channel tunnel - in terms of flight time, if 1 h 30 m were set.
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Nick
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On the other hand, for Birmingham and Manchester at least, the train is much more frequent in normal times, and gives you uninterrupted work time.
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Scotland to Manchester will now always be a brand new 397 aka Nova 2. To Birmingham it will usually be a pendolino, but you will sometimes unfortunately get a Voyager. Avanti will replace them.
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Originally Posted by HZ123
I note that to often the reference is to BA! The reality is IAG are calling the shots and what counts are their plans. LGW can be operated by Vueling, Level and Iberia Express, particularly as IAG will in the future have a large fleet of surplus aircrafts. Indeed BA CityFlyer may also have a role to play at LHR and LGW, though immediate future of social distancing on an EMB will be a challenge. With the sad likelihood of at least 1 in 5 job losses it will be years before people have the finances to fly as frequently as they used to.
Also would they be able to increase seat count on their fleet and get the bigger E195s?
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This is supposed to be a thread about BA not a discussion about Thomas the tank engine
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Originally Posted by caaardiff
