Brits returning from China to be quarantined in a “Military Facility”
The less charitable side of me say the festering hole that is Tidworth and any empty quarters/barrack blocks there. After all if it is good enough for the troops then surely it is good enough for Joe Civvy .
From the Beeb...
"When passengers arrive at Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, they will be transported to former NHS staff accommodation in the north-west of England."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51314028
"When passengers arrive at Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, they will be transported to former NHS staff accommodation in the north-west of England."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51314028
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Apparently, they will be going to an NHS facility in the North West but, not a hospital. It will be a block of flats, previously used as nursing staff accommodation etc now not used since they no longer have the nurses etc to staff them.
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Cripes, I had no idea NOTAMs were required for a non-functioning khazi!
Around 150 Britons stranded in Wuhan by the coronavirus outbreak will be quarantined for two weeks in a facility on the Wirral after they are flown back to the UK, Sky News understands.
The flight to evacuate them from the Chinese city and the province of Hubei has been rescheduled - as new details of the plan to isolate them upon their return emerged.
The Britons were due to leave Wuhan - the epicentre of the deadly outbreak - on Thursday morning but the plane was not able to take off as Chinese authorities had not yet given clearance.
The flight is now expected to depart the city on Friday at 7am local time (11pm GMT on Thursday) and is due to land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday morning - thought to be around 10.45am.
The plane, which was chartered from a Spanish company, will also evacuate around 50 Europeans, and will then fly on to Spain.
The flight to evacuate them from the Chinese city and the province of Hubei has been rescheduled - as new details of the plan to isolate them upon their return emerged.
The Britons were due to leave Wuhan - the epicentre of the deadly outbreak - on Thursday morning but the plane was not able to take off as Chinese authorities had not yet given clearance.
The flight is now expected to depart the city on Friday at 7am local time (11pm GMT on Thursday) and is due to land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Friday morning - thought to be around 10.45am.
The plane, which was chartered from a Spanish company, will also evacuate around 50 Europeans, and will then fly on to Spain.
will they set fire to it after getting everyone off?
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Since it is a civilian aircraft with a civilian crew and pax bound for The Wirral, any idea why is it landing at Brize rather than Liverpool or Manchester?
Because that would be convenient for the final destination and avoid a very very long coach journey. If the usual suspects have done the chartering and planning, then it would take all the fun away doing that.
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The answer is no. Apart from the disruption it would cause to my business for the day, there is the big box of "what if's", and also I wouldn't be wild about footage of my airport with pilots in chemical suits taxiing around all the normal recognisable planes appearing on evening news bulletins around the world.
It pretty much boils down to the fact that.... If I owned Liverpool or Manchester airport, would I want that plane landing at my airport??
The answer is no. Apart from the disruption it would cause to my business for the day, there is the big box of "what if's", and also I wouldn't be wild about footage of my airport with pilots in chemical suits taxiing around all the normal recognisable planes appearing on evening news bulletins around the world.
The answer is no. Apart from the disruption it would cause to my business for the day, there is the big box of "what if's", and also I wouldn't be wild about footage of my airport with pilots in chemical suits taxiing around all the normal recognisable planes appearing on evening news bulletins around the world.
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Also both the same airfield. And not overly long for Public Transport - 1742M LDA becomes 1200M actual performance with Public Transport factoring, so a bit limiting for anything large & long haul. Beluga Operators are under different authed distances.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Good choice of locatior, right next to the crem at Landican Lane Cemetery.
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I understand Wamos Air have been chosen as this airlift is being partly paid for by leading travel and ex pat insurance provider Mapfre who are Spanish hence their choice.
i am a little surprised if the passengers are going to the hospital that there is not anywhere further North than Brize Norton that can accept a very light 747 especially as it’s only expected to have 100-120 onboard as some people couldn’t get to the airport
i am a little surprised if the passengers are going to the hospital that there is not anywhere further North than Brize Norton that can accept a very light 747 especially as it’s only expected to have 100-120 onboard as some people couldn’t get to the airport