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Kharkiv
 

To me a 3x weekly route from Luton to somewhere like Kharkiv is a bit of a jaw dropper. Eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, not that far from the region with a frozen conflict. Very few Brits will be going there either as tourists, for business or visiting friends / relatives. Ukrainian / Russian citizens generally don't have residency or employment rights in the UK. Furthermore eastern Ukraine tends to be much more pro-Russia compared to the pro-EU west of Ukraine

Yes I know there was a Luton-Donetsk route around 2012 but it didn't last long - the fighting around Donetsk and destruction of Donetsk airport didn't exactly help. Yes I know Wizz already fly from Kharkiv to Dortmund and Katowice. But all the same the announcement of the route still amazes me

Doesn't seem to stop Colombians, Brazilians or the whole of Africa settling here so there must be ways to get around the system.

Watching the routings being taken by Wizz and Ryanair this morning some coming over the KENT coast and others coming over Norfolk. Must say hats off to all at NATS but of course we had the moaners on aircraft complaining about the delays outbound. I see the little Englanders are out in force again!

India
 

Didn't see this coming on horizon https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/am...on/629556.html

Air India! They only have B777-200s or Boeing 787s. I did wonder if they were getting A321LRs, but no?

Probably not a field length problem for either to Amritsar if they don't haul much cargo. However I don't know if there are any stand/wingtip clearance issues.

I thought 787's were well equipped for shorter runways and both they and 777-200's already fly in/out of Luton occasionally with TUI and El-Al respectively?

The reason why there might seem to be many Brazilian and Colombian people here is because many of them have Portuguese and Spanish passports respectively. Although, frankly, there are not THAT many of them and I live near one of the major Brazilian and Colombian areas of London.
As to the "whole of Africa" being here. Just nonsense

And so long as there are lots of jobs that British people don't want to do, we will continue to need to bring in people from elsewhere, particularly from countries whose economies we have helped to ruin, whether by climate change or by the supply of arms.

This Google Earth image shows the remarked stands, although the 767 image has been superimposed for reasons which only Google can answer (it appears on their historical images as well, going back as far as 1945 :confused::confused:). Stand 42 is the normal spot for the 767-300 (180ft 5ins long), stand 42R is left of 42 in the picture with the forward stop bar and was intended for 777-200's (209ft 1ins long). There was an unsubstantiated rumour it wasn't long enough and, as LTNman says, El Al haven't sent us a 777 since October, although IIRC the stands were already marked before then. As for the 787-8 (length 186ft 1in), I don't believe it has been parked on a terminal contact stand yet and the only commercial flights I know of so far have been parked on the south apron. Wingspan shouldn't be an issue, 2ft 8ins less then the 777-200.

https://i.imgur.com/XoDRnDS.jpg

As for Air India operating Amritsar-Luton, well, the statement quoting Luton as the London airport due to a lack of slots at Heathrow seems to have come from a minister of some kind whose knowledge of aircraft performance from short runways, not to mention the suitability of the planned destination airport, is probably nil. Dream on.

Not long enough.
 

I recall 2 Boeing 747s parked (at the same time) on that very apron a few years ago for football charters. I further recall a 747 on the south apron and a Antanov 124 also parked on the south apron. Further more there was a Virgin 747 and another 747 that was parked in front of the current Britannia hangar many years ago. In effect most large transports can be accommodated but during quieter periods.

https://i.imgur.com/gld4eh6.jpg
9/3/04, Arsenal-Valencia football match IIRC. More 747 Luton photos on History & Nostalgia:-
tried to put a link in which keeps failing, 747 pictures pages 32-24.

What appears to be preventing aircraft landing currently ? Various holding patterns being taken !!!

Falcon, Thanks for the info.