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10th Oct 2020, 19:42
Replies: 139
Views: 46,540
Posted By johnnychips

I rarely write on here, but I can’t believe what...

I rarely write on here, but I can’t believe what I just read defending poor service on a customer-facing industry. Yes, stuff can happen, but you can handle it well, leaving the passenger annoyed but...
21st Aug 2020, 21:22
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,312
Posted By johnnychips

Which makes you wonder how many people have had...

Which makes you wonder how many people have had it and not known, when they were only testing people with clear symptoms.
14th Jul 2020, 19:02
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,312
Posted By johnnychips

Apart from the obnoxious behaviour, which is...

Apart from the obnoxious behaviour, which is hardly novel or unexpected, this will be sure to spread and cause a spike in CV.

Oh sorry, I wasn’t talking about The Balearic Islands but the Easter,...
27th May 2020, 12:46
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,312
Posted By johnnychips

Thirty times higher than what though? Eating a...

Thirty times higher than what though? Eating a lot of bacon increases your chance of bowel cancer by 33%. Closer inspection of the figures reveals the risk increases from three in a thousand to four...
21st May 2020, 01:39
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,312
Posted By johnnychips

Most teachers, unless they are vulnerable or...

Most teachers, unless they are vulnerable or living with someone who is, want to get back to work. The teaching unions don’t have that much influence; don’t believe all you read in the Express.
22nd Apr 2020, 12:11
Replies: 601
Views: 443,875
Posted By johnnychips

OT but have EasyJet applied for help: if so why...

OT but have EasyJet applied for help: if so why were they turned down?
21st Mar 2020, 22:58
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,312
Posted By johnnychips

I think the point I was trying to make was that...

I think the point I was trying to make was that if I was very ill with whatever ailment - corona, heart attack, car crash - I would not expect the standard of care to be the same as the NHS in a...
21st Mar 2020, 20:11
Replies: 2,907
Views: 634,312
Posted By johnnychips

Without wishing to seem heartless, surely this...

Without wishing to seem heartless, surely this applies to any illness you are unfortunate to contract in a less-developed country.
6th Mar 2019, 23:03
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,092
Posted By johnnychips

Or look three posts up.

Or look three posts up.
29th Nov 2018, 20:37
Replies: 354
Views: 185,004
Posted By johnnychips

Yes, it is an amazing tale. If you can’t read...

Yes, it is an amazing tale. If you can’t read Dutch, Google Translate gets about 95% of it. Well worth a read.
18th May 2018, 22:23
Replies: 492
Views: 406,313
Posted By johnnychips

Sorry if my post appeared to be negative - it...

Sorry if my post appeared to be negative - it wasn't. I don't know about Lublin, but there is a relatively substantial population in Doncaster and its surrounds from eastern Slovakia, so I would have...
18th May 2018, 18:28
Replies: 492
Views: 406,313
Posted By johnnychips

No, Wizz have never operated from Doncaster to...

No, Wizz have never operated from Doncaster to Budapest. Debrecen seems an unusual choice as there seem - I might be wrong - to be less Hungarian residents in Yorkshire and the adjacent counties...
20th Apr 2018, 14:40
Replies: 492
Views: 406,313
Posted By johnnychips

This happens reasonably frequently with Ryanair,...

This happens reasonably frequently with Ryanair, EasyJet and Flybe. I suppose it is convenient with the long, wide runway and most flights concentrated in the morning and evening.
22nd Jan 2018, 19:24
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,092
Posted By johnnychips

OT, but you can jump on an overnight ferry from...

OT, but you can jump on an overnight ferry from Hull. The Channel Tunnel finished off ferries from Dover/Ramsgate/Felixstowe to Oostende/Zeebrugge.
20th Jan 2018, 22:35
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,092
Posted By johnnychips

LAX_LHR It did seem to do reasonably a few...

LAX_LHR

It did seem to do reasonably a few years ago when it left MAN at 1930, its USP being that it was the last flight to Belgium of the day. Then it changed its departure time and/or Ryanair...
3rd Jan 2018, 22:19
Replies: 492
Views: 406,313
Posted By johnnychips

A ridiculously loud Antonov bound for Gothenburg...

A ridiculously loud Antonov bound for Gothenburg woke me at 0130 this morning, so I hope that one isn’t.
5th Nov 2017, 01:10
Replies: 2,734
Views: 1,451,433
Posted By johnnychips

Doncaster? It can land the AN 225.

Doncaster? It can land the AN 225.
10th Oct 2017, 21:19
Replies: 4,660
Views: 1,926,494
Posted By johnnychips

Freudian slip?

Freudian slip?
27th Jul 2017, 22:56
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

The new Stagecoach bus from Sheffield is proposed...

The new Stagecoach bus from Sheffield is proposed though details aren't available yet.

Any rail service from Sheffield would have to cross the East Coast Main Line in Doncaster station somehow...
25th Jul 2017, 20:22
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

Remember when the Romanian lions came on a Jet2...

Remember when the Romanian lions came on a Jet2 plane?
23rd Jul 2017, 22:15
Replies: 20
Views: 7,142
Posted By johnnychips

Do AF charge for food and drink on short-haul...

Do AF charge for food and drink on short-haul flights yet? Only been on them long-haul over the last few years. Apart from selling and charging these 'millennials' a lot for beer, wine and advocado...
8th Jul 2017, 00:24
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

The Leeds branch is electrified and uses electric...

The Leeds branch is electrified and uses electric trains; the Finningley route isn't. The trains would have to cross the East Coast Main Line in Doncaster station, which is approaching capacity. The...
6th Jul 2017, 20:27
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

We agree! The X4 bus from Donny Interchange...

We agree!

The X4 bus from Donny Interchange is half-hourly, takes 22 minutes and is rarely very busy.

Most other people park at the airport, relatively cheap I believe; or get a private...
7th May 2017, 21:11
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

Have to agree with you David. I always use...

Have to agree with you David. I always use public transport when I'm flying, and if there isn't a flight from Doncaster, I always use Manchester rather than EMA or LBA even though flights may be...
28th Apr 2017, 20:02
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

Travelex offer really good online rates, so I...

Travelex offer really good online rates, so I used to order money to be picked up at the airport, whether or not I was travelling from there and avoided courier fees/waiting for delivery. Oh well!
30th Mar 2017, 22:16
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,649
Posted By johnnychips

Quite. If you ever spend time looking at...

Quite. If you ever spend time looking at FlightRadar24, flights from places like Brussels can do the journey in about half the allocated time if they are lucky or at an off-peak time and get...
30th Mar 2017, 22:07
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,239,102
Posted By johnnychips

Well get yourselves promoted! Apparently there...

Well get yourselves promoted! Apparently there is a lot of weekend traffic from Scandinavia and Ireland to watch Liverpool and Manchester U***** (sorry, City fan) and I can imagine your St James'...
29th Mar 2017, 20:33
Replies: 2,038
Views: 660,159
Posted By johnnychips

What news?

What news?
26th Mar 2017, 21:01
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,009,956
Posted By johnnychips

That's why you ring for a taxi to take you to the...

That's why you ring for a taxi to take you to the hotels, free. Whether this service is signposted enough is another matter.
4th Mar 2017, 22:02
Replies: 8,557
Views: 4,009,956
Posted By johnnychips

Antwerp: I used to use this route...

Antwerp:



I used to use this route quite a bit a few years ago when it had the advantage of being the last flight to Belgium, at 1930, and it was usually about half-full on a Fokker 50. ...
21st Jan 2017, 22:20
Replies: 4,329
Views: 2,709,940
Posted By johnnychips

PPRuNe = Professional Pilots Rumour Network.

PPRuNe = Professional Pilots Rumour Network.
16th Dec 2016, 15:08
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

There are track capacity issues at Doncaster...

There are track capacity issues at Doncaster station, which explains why the line has such a limited service.

The half-hourly X4 bus only takes 22 minutes, and I've never seen it with more than...
14th Dec 2016, 22:05
Replies: 1,210
Views: 482,969
Posted By johnnychips

Rather a bizarre suggestion, reported in the...

Rather a bizarre suggestion, reported in the Doncaster Free Press:

http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/...port-1-8286699
17th Oct 2016, 21:46
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,649
Posted By johnnychips

£18,000,000,000m is £18,000,000,000,000,000. ...

£18,000,000,000m is £18,000,000,000,000,000.

Any reasons given why BA is pulling Chengdu? It didn't seem to be a 'major' city in China (though I know it probably has a huge population), so I...
11th Oct 2016, 21:27
Replies: 4,104
Views: 2,537,106
Posted By johnnychips

Ryanair used to do STN-CRL, but I expect it did...

Ryanair used to do STN-CRL, but I expect it did not compete with Eurostar with the messing about at both ends to get from and to the centres of London and Brussels.
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