FLYING DIRECT UK TO ABBEVILLE
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FLYING DIRECT UK TO ABBEVILLE
Can anyone advise if still ok with 4 hours notice to customs, and can one use the customs form as per calais /le touquet websites.
Anyone flown there very recently?
Anyone flown there very recently?
Customs outbound not required but advisable, no fixed time limit.
Customs inbound is min 4 hours notice.
Use a standard GAR form and it covers both legs.
Customs inbound is min 4 hours notice.
Use a standard GAR form and it covers both legs.
From the official info, the so-called "Carte VAC", date 17 Sept. 2015. Why they do mention a fax number but not an e-mail address, in the 21st century, don't ask me!
Don't be daunted by the term "agent" : apparently AE2AB is the name of the company (setup by the municipality, I should think) to operate the aerodrome.
Douanes, Police / Customs, Police : HJ PN 4 HR à l'agent AE2AB /
FAX douanes / customs : 03 22 20 31 97.
FAX douanes / customs : 03 22 20 31 97.
Exploitant d’aérodrome / AD operator : Association d'Exploitation de l'Aérodrome d'Abbeville-Buigny
(AE2AB). Sur / AD: agent AE2AB 0700-1000 ; 1200-1600 TEL : 09
75 41 00 91 - FAX : 03 22 24 44 69.
(AE2AB). Sur / AD: agent AE2AB 0700-1000 ; 1200-1600 TEL : 09
75 41 00 91 - FAX : 03 22 24 44 69.
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Don't be daunted by the term "agent" : apparently AE2AB is the name of the company (setup by the municipality, I should think) to operate the aerodrome.
Also (the French love replacing a repeated letter in an acronym by a number and the letter...) AE2AB is shorthand for AEAAB which really just means Association d'Exploitation de l'Aérodrome d'Abbeville-Buigny.
France is littered with "Associations under the law of 1901" which are all voluntary/benevolent and typically set up for socially beneficial projects like this one. More details e.g. here
Hence, "Agent AE2AB" should really be read as "the ops office at the AD"
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From the official info, the so-called "Carte VAC", date 17 Sept. 2015. Why they do mention a fax number but not an e-mail address, in the 21st century, don't ask me!
This e-mail address worked for me last month for Abbeville. They do require a min 4 hrs notice, best do it the day before I imagine.
I then flew direct back to my UK strip. But other years the opposite direction worked fine too
[email protected]
mike hallam
I then flew direct back to my UK strip. But other years the opposite direction worked fine too
[email protected]
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That email is correct, but it is the personal address of the man in charge. He told me to email his office at [email protected].
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The e-mail system works. We were met by the customs guy last month, who was in mufti and was almost mistaken for a gallic spotter. He wanted to see only passports & aircraft registration docs and that was that. All very friendly.
The OH met his colleague a few days later; offering to fill in the form and take some for future reference, he was told that 'that's my job!' - the impression was it's a good excuse to get out of the office.
The most recent visits weren't met at all. It was a Sunday, though
The OH met his colleague a few days later; offering to fill in the form and take some for future reference, he was told that 'that's my job!' - the impression was it's a good excuse to get out of the office.
The most recent visits weren't met at all. It was a Sunday, though
