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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Aug 2008, 14:05
Replies: 2,686
Views: 1,141,205
Posted By alexss

Latest news report on elmundo.es (below) is at...

Latest news report on elmundo.es (below) is at least 50 dead and the number is rising. one of the left engines caught fire, hence the plane couldn't take off and went off the runway. Aircraft has...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2007, 12:20
Replies: 11
Views: 3,808
Posted By alexss

The ICAO director general for South America has...

The ICAO director general for South America has been reported as saying that flying in Argentina is safe despite the lack of radar and that increased separation requirements should not lead to delays...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2007, 20:46
Replies: 12
Views: 7,679
Posted By alexss

Subsidy does not have to be a direct grant from...

Subsidy does not have to be a direct grant from the government, like the payments after 9/11 or the state aids some European airlines have received. Subsidy can be indirect - such as the ability to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Nov 2006, 19:51
Replies: 7
Views: 2,827
Posted By alexss

They were. The regulated prices were the...

They were.

The regulated prices were the maximum, applying to fully flexible economy tickets only. In recent years few pax have bought these types of tickets.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Oct 2006, 15:34
Replies: 10
Views: 1,901
Posted By alexss

But of course the taxes and charges AREN'T passed...

But of course the taxes and charges AREN'T passed on to 3rd parties. :)
eg. on a Sky Europe fare STN-Bratislava, "taxes and charges" plus "service fee" total £20.06. The only per-passenger tax or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Oct 2006, 19:06
Replies: 291
Views: 75,107
Posted By alexss

It's probably because EZY and other low cost...

It's probably because EZY and other low cost carriers already have, or have announced, flights to most of these destinations. Contrary to what you might think from all the bluster in the press, EZY...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Oct 2006, 18:43
Replies: 291
Views: 75,107
Posted By alexss

Ryanair claim on their website: "We welcome...

Ryanair claim on their website:

"We welcome the development of facilities in Madrid Barajas airport to encourage low fares and competition which have won this new base for the Spanish capital."
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Oct 2006, 11:23
Replies: 291
Views: 75,107
Posted By alexss

For the reason I posted yesterday. We might not...

For the reason I posted yesterday. We might not expect FR to go head-to-head with EI on its profitable routes in order to squash it, but there will always be that risk, and investors will take that...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2006, 21:38
Replies: 291
Views: 75,107
Posted By alexss

From a market point of view, FR's bid should go...

From a market point of view, FR's bid should go ahead simply because EI is worth much more if owned by FR: potential FR competition is a key factor limiting the EI share price. Whenever he wants, MOL...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
24th Aug 2006, 21:47
Replies: 243
Views: 59,188
Posted By alexss

Even if they negotiate a great deal with AENA,...

Even if they negotiate a great deal with AENA, operationally the airport would be a big change for FR. You can often wait 15 minutes in a queue to take off, and the taxi distances are huge - doesn't...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Aug 2006, 12:56
Replies: 16
Views: 5,809
Posted By alexss

TAM and its predecessor airlines have had a...

TAM and its predecessor airlines have had a number of incidents with F100s, most recently two separate emergency landings on 30 August 2002 (see...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Aug 2006, 19:45
Replies: 13
Views: 1,591
Posted By alexss

The EC regulation isn't explicit about this...

The EC regulation isn't explicit about this although it implies that the airline should sort it out for you. As far as I'm aware, this has not yet been tested in court. In reality you will probably...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Aug 2006, 10:55
Replies: 13
Views: 1,591
Posted By alexss

Legally, this is quite clear. Provided the...

Legally, this is quite clear. Provided the cancellation was within the control of the airline and, if the flight was from outside the EU, it was operated by an EU carrier, you are entitled to cash...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Aug 2006, 10:50
Replies: 295
Views: 55,260
Posted By alexss

13:00 isn't such a bad arrival time in Madrid for...

13:00 isn't such a bad arrival time in Madrid for business pax. If you want to do a morning meeting there, you need to fly the night before anyhow: the first arrival from London (unless you want to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Aug 2006, 10:22
Replies: 13
Views: 1,591
Posted By alexss

This is a link to the law: ...

This is a link to the law:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2004/l_046/l_04620040217en00010007.pdf

You are always entitled to "assistance" if the airline cancels your flight,...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Jul 2006, 14:56
Replies: 16
Views: 2,091
Posted By alexss

Does anyone know why this is? It does seem to be...

Does anyone know why this is? It does seem to be much worse than other airports. Last time I arrived at North Terminal, there were so many people waiting in the holding area pre baggage reclaim, the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Jul 2006, 15:12
Replies: 30
Views: 3,913
Posted By alexss

Quite surprised by the timings for BA's...

Quite surprised by the timings for BA's additional LHR-GRU frequencies (which the website now says will be with a 744). A 12 hour day flight won't be very popular with business passengers, and if...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2006, 12:16
Replies: 30
Views: 3,913
Posted By alexss

Even if mix is poor, I struggle to believe that...

Even if mix is poor, I struggle to believe that the GRU/EZE route is not extremely profitable for BA at the moment, as its fares are so high compared to its other routes and also to other airlines to...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2006, 19:16
Replies: 30
Views: 3,913
Posted By alexss

That would be great if true, but sounds unlikely....

That would be great if true, but sounds unlikely. BA has been withdrawing most of its Latin American routes in favour of sending passengers via Madrid on Iberia (which, from an SLF perspective, is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jun 2006, 12:30
Replies: 30
Views: 3,913
Posted By alexss

UK-Brazil routes

I gather that the UK/Brazil bilateral air services agreement, which has long been one of the UK's most restrictive, has now been changed to double the number of flights.

Does anyone know which UK...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Apr 2006, 10:03
Replies: 86
Views: 16,391
Posted By alexss

Doors to Automatic

There should be a space in the market for a carrier such as Maxjet whilst the established carriers charge such astronomical fares for non-economy long haul travel.

Long haul economy has now got...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Feb 2006, 12:55
Replies: 33
Views: 12,219
Posted By alexss

Ryanair has now published the correspondance it...

Ryanair has now published the correspondance it had with C4 on its website:

....which I will not post here as it would be advertising.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
8th Jan 2006, 17:01
Replies: 36
Views: 7,646
Posted By alexss

Re: Ryanair slated on ITV

Why wouldn't the EU directive apply? Under the directive all airlines - even Ryanair - are obliged to pay for accommodation, food etc until they can get the pax home, even if the delay isn't their...
Forum: African Aviation
21st Sep 2005, 19:35
Replies: 79
Views: 11,176
Posted By alexss

Several countries are classified by the FAA as...

Several countries are classified by the FAA as not meeting ICAO standards, but their airlines are allowed to continue operations to the US (though not to increase frequency) - eg. Aerolineas...
Forum: Questions
6th Sep 2005, 15:15
Replies: 38
Views: 6,698
Posted By alexss

Safety statistics usually compare death/injury...

Safety statistics usually compare death/injury rates per passenger kilometre, but this is a bit misleading, because pax wouldn't make the type of long journeys they make by plane if they had to...
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