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"it's beyond me why anyone would go to a country with such an arbitrary legal system (esp one that doesn't quite treat women as real people)!"
have you been there? Women own and run some pretty big businesses in the UAE - especially in Dubai. The main issue I understand is that affects local women is the inheritance laws which aren't very good. We know a couple of English girls in their 30's who are single and have moved there - one is a senior lawyer, the other has moved her UK business to Dubai because she can do so much better there. No problems, no hassles and they feel a lot safer than they did in the UK. We know several Arab girls who are non-residents but who run their own businesses or are in senior management positions in Dubai companies - again no problems.
As to arbitrary legal systems people go to places like Singapore and Turkey all the time.
Overseas is never the same as home sweet home but there are a lot worse places to be than the UAE
have you been there? Women own and run some pretty big businesses in the UAE - especially in Dubai. The main issue I understand is that affects local women is the inheritance laws which aren't very good. We know a couple of English girls in their 30's who are single and have moved there - one is a senior lawyer, the other has moved her UK business to Dubai because she can do so much better there. No problems, no hassles and they feel a lot safer than they did in the UK. We know several Arab girls who are non-residents but who run their own businesses or are in senior management positions in Dubai companies - again no problems.
As to arbitrary legal systems people go to places like Singapore and Turkey all the time.
Overseas is never the same as home sweet home but there are a lot worse places to be than the UAE
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https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-ad...ws-and-customs
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www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n674ua#2fdd3d90
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-airport-united-airlines-flight-from-chicago-to-london-makes-emergency-landing-in-edinburgh-4102002
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Off to JFK with Delta on Sunday - any recent experience of the check-in queue length? Last time I was there last summer, it was nearly 2 hours! Need to check a bag as i've some whisky to take ...
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The biggest challenge is the hour plus wait for immigration at JFK unfortunately
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I see that the Delta B763 that diverted from LHR to EDI is spending a third night at EDI and FR24 doesn't show a scheduled departure time yet. I originally thought there might have been a crew rest period needed before departure, hence the first and possibly second overnight stops but, given that it's now spending a third night at EDI, it can't be that. Maybe the emergency wasn't for fuel?
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It is the same at most or all TK’s UK destinations. I believe MAN today has 777, A333 and A321. It is the end of the Easter holidays.
Seanm1997 notes that in TK’s expansion plans it is looking at GLA. I think the market from there is likely to be larger than EDI.
Seanm1997 notes that in TK’s expansion plans it is looking at GLA. I think the market from there is likely to be larger than EDI.
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Eastbound connections beyond Europe was sewn up by EK at GLA. The first few years of QR and ill fated EY at EDI were not much to write home about so presume TK (no doubt with incentive) chose to grab the spoils at EDI. TK team were certainly seen at GLA back then. I personally wouldn’t thank you for another transfer through IST. Would be interesting to know the TK transfer percentage if EK etc is >75%
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It seems that longhaul carriers, whether flying east or south, have chosen to operate from either Edinburgh or Glasgow but not both. Makes business sense to me.
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A factor in the EDI/GLA debate is that Edinburgh is a far bigger draw for inbound, passengers than Glasgow. That’s the choice most overseas carriers have made in the past few years. Filling an aircraft from both ends of a route is the ideal scenario and Edinburgh ticks the box far better than Glasgow. I very much doubt that Edinburgh Airport is getting the cheque-book out these days.
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Then stood for an hour at JFK!!