Have to agree, its not the flight thats the problem its the third world nausea thats MAN airport thats the problem , far more uplifting to take the civilised option

howard,

You are a strange person indeed then. I fly to Amsterdam usually twice/month and Brussels usually three times/month - I would NEVER consider getting the train. Brussels to recall my most recent and worst experience - with Flybe (no issue with the Airline at all on this occasion) - it was a smooth 45 minute process from parking to getting through to the gate lounges. Sure there was a queue for security - but there usually is at that time in the morning. Got to Brussels in good time, 30 mins from leaving plane to clearing security at Brussels in peak time also.

Total travel time - probably around 2 1/2 - 3 hours. I'm not going to get that on a 2hr train to London + the 4-5 hour Eurostar, am I?

Eurostar St Pancras - Brussels takes about two hours. But you've got the walk/taxi down Euston Rd off the Manchester train, then half an hour check-in. I go from Doncaster-Brussels or Antwerp a lot and the times by train/air are very similar. But if the price is OK I prefer train to MAN then Cityjet to Antwerp as you can be off the plane and outside in five minutes - no exaggeration.

Topspotter
Why don`t you take up train spotting and forget aircraft as you are so boring


Ian

what airline code is SVQ??

SVQ , Airport code for Seville Ryanair op ?

Tosspotter actually said exactly the same insult on the 24th so clearly Santa did not bring the longed for thesaurus :(

We don`t always agree Skipness but I certainly do your last post

Have a good new year

Ian

Frequency build for 2012?
 

Another forum reporting increased frequency for Summer 2012 on KLM - Amsterdam to 7 daily, and Turkish to 10 weekly. Also mentions a growing rumour about AA upgrading to B767-300 on Chicago.

Someone said a few months back, though can't find it now, that United were starting a daily MAN to DUL flight. Been on the timetable and it's not listed. Was this just a rumour??

Also just as a comment, I work for a Silicon valley company, and AA in it's infinite wisdom have stopped the daily morning flight from SJC to ORD, as from Jan 8th. It was always full and normally had standby passengers. No wonder this lot have gone into Chapter 11!!

Don't know where DUL is however they have announced IAD using the same flight number as the former 2nd EWR flight number

Sorry my mistake on code. Still can't find it in the online timetable though.

Strange. Have gone to the UA website and found it with no problems?

Also found in the news releases on the CO website

It`s bookable on United website in May UA100 the same flt number as used to be
2nd EWR flight

Ian

Thanks. That's just for my annual crabfest visit.

Now need to sort out another way to get to SJC, I hate SFO gets too many intercontinental flights in at the same time of the day. Germans and French don't know the word queue!!

Airport website has Decembers figures up.

Rise of 7.78% on year ago.

Moving annual figure now a smidgen below 19M.

Q) EGTT/QFULT/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5321N00217W005
B) FROM: 12/01/06 16:54C) TO: 12/01/09 17:00
E) FUEL, INBOUND FLIGHTS ARE ADVISED TO MAXIMISE FUEL UPTAKE AT ORIGIN AD, DUE ENGINEERING FAULT WITH FUEL SUPPLY. AD UNABLE TO ACCEPT DIVERSION ALTERNATES, UNLESS IN EMERGENCY anyone know what is wrong? is it causing many delays?

The pump which pumps fuel from Stanlow to the airport has broke, and a spare part can't be sourced until Tuesday at the earliest I hear. The airport is expected to 'run out' of fuel tomorrow, and all fuel will arrive via road until the problem is fixed.

Didn't hear anything about the completion of 23R/05L before Christmas? I take it all was completed on time? I flew to Malaga at 7AM on Christmas Eve with FR and crossing 23R/05L to take off from 23L/05R the LED lights were very bright and looks much better than 23L/05R.

Flying out to Hamburg on LH Friday 20th Jan at 8AM (ish) will this be a CRJ700 or 900? T1 gates 3-9 or 2 or 4?

Police Helicopter/BN-2?
 

From about 20:00 tonight, looking from my house (Withington) to the north-west I have seen a strange sounding prop aircraft that has been circling over near mine at about 1500/2000ft but for the last 10-15 minutes it has been hovering much further north-westerly around Salford? or town? (or possibly the motorway) and at a much higher altitude, also spotted what looks like another prop circling around that area too. As of now the hovering one is still in the same point and all I can see is one white nav light and a flashing beacon, any ideas what it could be? Certainly doesn't sound like the MD902 or the BN-2 Islander.. :confused: