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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2023, 20:56
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By Tartiflette Fan

The airline is contractually obliged to get you...

The airline is contractually obliged to get you to Gibraltar. If they do so in a fashion that exposes you to harm ( physical or financial as I see it ) then they would be legally obliged to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2023, 20:27
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By DaveReidUK

We'll probably never know.

We'll probably never know.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2023, 17:27
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By davidjohnson6

Airline planned to fly me to Malaga and then bus...

Airline planned to fly me to Malaga and then bus to Gibraltar. Anyone with a UK passport was told to take this option or forfeit the cost of the ticket. And forfeit the cost of any other travel...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2023, 16:29
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By davidjohnson6

Because the handling agent in London did not know...

Because the handling agent in London did not know about the 90 days out of 180 rule for British citizens in Schengen. When I told the handling agent at the gate about the rule, they phoned their boss...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2023, 09:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By redsnail

Usually the airline is responsible for the cost...

Usually the airline is responsible for the cost of sending you back, as they should have checked your validity to travel.
I doubt it - you were booked to travel to Gibraltar, it is they who had the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Oct 2023, 05:46
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By davidjohnson6

Inadmissibility due to airline foul-up

I recently bought a ticket from London to Gibraltar to which a UK passport gives the right to stay for a long period of time. Gibraltar is tricky to fly to, and requires special training to land at....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Oct 2023, 18:23
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By PAXboy

Not just in the colonies. The 'mother' country...

Not just in the colonies. The 'mother' country have made much money by selling our data. Sometimes you have to look carefully to make sure to tick <or untick> the correct box.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Oct 2023, 15:04
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By IBMJunkman

One should/must supply real data to the...

One should/must supply real data to the Department of Motor Vehicles for drivers license and car registration. The problem here in the colonies is some states sell DMV data to marketing companies.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Oct 2023, 18:13
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By davidjohnson6

If I get a call from the police... I'll give them...

If I get a call from the police... I'll give them the real address - but they probably know what it is anyway. Otherwise, we're likely talking jobsworths and busybodies of no consequence.

Earlier...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Oct 2023, 17:31
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By davidjohnson6

Sonetimes I use a real address to which I have no...

Sonetimes I use a real address to which I have no connection... if they want a real address that passes verification check I sometimes use Buckingham Palace or 10 Downing Street in the UK. I thought...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Oct 2023, 09:00
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By PAXboy

When dealing with airlines, they get correct data...

When dealing with airlines, they get correct data as I have booked directly with them.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Oct 2023, 20:56
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By SWBKCB

Aren't airlines etc collecting the data to be...

Aren't airlines etc collecting the data to be transferred to the appropriate authorities in the destination country? Supplying incorrect data might raise red flags
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Oct 2023, 19:49
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By PAXboy

Increasingly, banks and card companies want to...

Increasingly, banks and card companies want to check that it is you by sending an SMS or using the app to verify. Then you can ignore address. I have noted the full address and postcode of my local...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
19th Oct 2023, 07:17
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By SpringHeeledJack

Business address is the solution, but not for...

Business address is the solution, but not for those travelling privately. Perhaps some form of pre-authenticated info would work, rather like being able to sign-in to various websites/apps using...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Oct 2023, 07:44
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By Asturias56

just putting the frighteners on the rest of the...

just putting the frighteners on the rest of the pax
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2023, 22:34
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By DaveReidUK

I hadn't even got out of my seat before meeting...

I hadn't even got out of my seat before meeting the reception committee. :O

When the Trident came to a halt on the ramp at TLV, the cabin crew asked everyone to remain seated. A couple of swarthy...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2023, 20:35
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By PAXboy

Ah yes. Mr Mac. Do they still have the Green...

Ah yes. Mr Mac. Do they still have the Green Rolls-Royces?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2023, 20:32
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By Mr Mac

The Peninsula Hotel in HK do it rather well as...

The Peninsula Hotel in HK do it rather well as well , however at a cost 😉

Cheers
Mr Mac
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Oct 2023, 12:36
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By redsnail

PAXboy, That still happens re Border Force...

PAXboy,

That still happens re Border Force meeting aircraft before immigration. This does happen in other European airports as well. I just smile and wave :D
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Oct 2023, 09:30
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By PAXboy

dj6 If I was greeted like that, I think I would...

dj6 If I was greeted like that, I think I would need the loo very quickly! On a more cheerful note when I was recognised on disembarcation ... LHR T2 in the mid-1990s. I was returning from a biz trip...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Oct 2023, 21:57
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By davidjohnson6

I've never before or since had the equivalent of...

I've never before or since had the equivalent of MI5 waiting for me as a greeting party on the apron before I even walked down the aircraft steps, recognising me and saying "Hi, we would like a chat"...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Oct 2023, 11:07
Replies: 9
Views: 1,370
Posted By redsnail

They do a good job and they are professionals and...

They do a good job and they are professionals and very well trained. The first time I went in, the full monty re interviews and passport search. Extremely thorough and no point in lying, they already...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Oct 2023, 16:42
Replies: 17
Views: 1,654
Posted By 24138

Yes I can tell you as I was a passenger on this...

Yes I can tell you as I was a passenger on this flight. An iPhone got trapped in Club Class Business seat and started smoking, we were approaching the Artic Circle and as the phone could not be...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Sep 2023, 16:03
Replies: 7
Views: 973
Posted By Helol

I was in F for the LHR-JNB flight in May, and to...

I was in F for the LHR-JNB flight in May, and to be honest, group 1 for boarding was hardly any different to the other groups; it was just a large crowd, milling around. I'm sure we were called...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
18th Sep 2023, 15:13
Replies: 7
Views: 973
Posted By DaveReidUK

Group 8 is always used for the trouble-makers ...

Group 8 is always used for the trouble-makers ...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Sep 2023, 17:01
Replies: 10
Views: 1,242
Posted By Kiltrash

The King called up and said he was having a...

The King called up and said he was having a snooze?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2023, 14:55
Replies: 24
Views: 3,422
Posted By MechEngr

The goal of cults is to convince members the only...

The goal of cults is to convince members the only safety to be found is in the cult and to do so they encourage members to do public annoyances to humiliate the members. Those members return to the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2023, 11:24
Replies: 24
Views: 3,422
Posted By DaveReidUK

Surely "quiet preaching" is an oxymoron...

Surely "quiet preaching" is an oxymoron ?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2023, 11:24
Replies: 24
Views: 3,422
Posted By jolihokistix

Hare Krishna is a good one.

Hare Krishna is a good one.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2023, 11:18
Replies: 24
Views: 3,422
Posted By davidjohnson6

People had been queuing up at stupid o'clock in...

People had been queuing up at stupid o'clock in the very early morning at departures to check their luggage... so presumably had woken up at even more stupid o'clock. Singing kumbaya at Heathrow on a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Sep 2023, 11:10
Replies: 24
Views: 3,422
Posted By Asturias56

You should start a sing-song......................

You should start a sing-song......................
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Feb 2023, 18:02
Replies: 29
Views: 2,721
Posted By PAXboy

I agree that most companies want data for no good...

I agree that most companies want data for no good reason. Perhaps they think it will be useful for marketing or to sell - I do try to restrict what I give out. Last night we went to a pub restaurant...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jan 2023, 15:32
Replies: 196
Views: 29,434
Posted By S.o.S.

That is very neat advice Asturias56.

That is very neat advice Asturias56.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jan 2023, 08:56
Replies: 196
Views: 29,434
Posted By Asturias56

always choose the Airport Hotel................

always choose the Airport Hotel................
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Jan 2023, 16:41
Replies: 196
Views: 29,434
Posted By Asturias56

I thought the Age of buying expensive luggage for...

I thought the Age of buying expensive luggage for scheduled flights was long gone. You want something as strong and as light as possible and it should look like you've had it for years. I have a...
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