25check
23rd Jul 2006, 22:16
Half page article accusing Netjets of stealing too many slots at Northolt in today's Sunday Times...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2281818.html
qeduve
27th Jul 2006, 22:44
QUOTE from The Times link:
"Northolt is home to No 32 (the Royal) Squadron, formerly known at [sic] the Queen’s Flight. It is the main airport used by Tony Blair and ministers for international and domestic flights.
Although other private jets are allowed to use Northolt, they are not granted the access that NetJets has in the late evening or at weekends."
Maybe that's why the UK taxpayer recently had to pay a couple of hundred of quid over the odds for Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to land at LHR at 9:45pm recently.
Or is it because RAF Northolt had a do on that night and didn't want to keep the place open past 8pm?
I trust the MOD has already given the Base Commander a good rollocking.