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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Jul 2015, 06:40
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,101
Posted By thrubwell

extension to departures opened 03.00 today, looks...

extension to departures opened 03.00 today, looks very smart especially the upstairs restaurants etc
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Nov 2014, 08:21
Replies: 23
Views: 7,103
Posted By thrubwell

The J41s and occasionally the ATPs of Manx/Ba...

The J41s and occasionally the ATPs of Manx/Ba cityexpress/eastern used to regularly powerback at ronaldsway, it was a very common sight.
Before anyone jumps in i know eastern didnot/do not fly...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Nov 2013, 10:00
Replies: 17
Views: 2,218
Posted By thrubwell

the other reason for using gloucester was the...

the other reason for using gloucester was the fares, whilst city wing are not cheap, they were (then) substantially cheaper than flybe from brs.

drive to glos 1 hour or thereabouts
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Oct 2013, 12:15
Replies: 17
Views: 2,218
Posted By thrubwell

hi i used to fly this route weekly for...

hi

i used to fly this route weekly for several years. i found flying from gloucester was the best option, smaller airport, free parking ( if i remember correctly) a lot less hassle all round....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Apr 2012, 11:36
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,101
Posted By thrubwell

some people in peasedown and bath claim to have...

some people in peasedown and bath claim to have seen a mysterious silver object at a higher altitude than the helicopter.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2012, 15:50
Replies: 11
Views: 1,918
Posted By thrubwell

i flew to perth from Singapore several times in...

i flew to perth from Singapore several times in the early 70s either to perth or enroute to Fiji. I always flew Air India.
i also flew from LHR to Singapore a number of times on BA but never...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jan 2012, 10:20
Replies: 82
Views: 35,389
Posted By thrubwell

used to fly IOM to LPL regularly on their...

used to fly IOM to LPL regularly on their viscounts, and subsequently on Manx.
enjoyed all my flights, short flights but always better than the alternative a 4 hour bumpy sea crossing
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2012, 12:31
Replies: 91
Views: 29,094
Posted By thrubwell

cambrian no one seems to have mentioned...

cambrian

no one seems to have mentioned them yet..if you have i apologise
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2012, 15:41
Replies: 91
Views: 29,094
Posted By thrubwell

british island Airways eastern provincial...

british island Airways
eastern provincial airlines
fiji airways
trans canada
ansett

flown on all of em, mind you i was a lot younger then
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
30th Nov 2011, 12:08
Replies: 7,044
Views: 2,228,214
Posted By thrubwell

flew in and out at the weekend, first time in...

flew in and out at the weekend, first time in years. domestic arrivals was not particularly inspiring but hey one only wants to get bag and get out .
departures was a lot better than i remember and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Nov 2011, 14:13
Replies: 106
Views: 21,741
Posted By thrubwell

perhaps it is something to do with mauritius...

perhaps it is something to do with mauritius flights, two years ago we were also called to the gate before the desks were set up which led to a fair bit of angst.
the outbound crew were excellent in...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Nov 2011, 10:13
Replies: 27
Views: 6,888
Posted By thrubwell

having grown up in HKG, kai Tak it has to be both...

having grown up in HKG, kai Tak it has to be both from from the air and also from the ground watching them come in over kowloon.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Jun 2011, 16:39
Replies: 4
Views: 1,367
Posted By thrubwell

island-images

this site has been around for a while, put up by a chap who is ATC at ronaldsway. his aircraft images go back over a decade with interesting specials re the atc from the war years. i have been a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th May 2011, 09:52
Replies: 4
Views: 1,357
Posted By thrubwell

re your curiosity

to answer your question, i live 1 mile from lulsgate when my car is in "dock" which it is on occasion being one of those italian jobs i use hire cars from lulsgate and have hired them this way for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2011, 11:55
Replies: 73
Views: 35,877
Posted By thrubwell

cambrian memories

hi all

i can remember regularly flying on Cambrian Viscounts from IOM-LPL and on their 1-11s from LHR-IOM ( terminal 1 if i recall correctly)
This would have been in the early to mid 70s.
i...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th May 2011, 07:38
Replies: 4
Views: 1,357
Posted By thrubwell

car hire bristol

funnily enough i have always found hertz at bristol airport to be as competitive as anyone, especially if you book as early as you can.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th May 2011, 16:24
Replies: 18
Views: 3,087
Posted By thrubwell

early to gate

last time i flew on Ryanair from BFS to BRS a year or so ago, they had us queueing up at the gate before the inbound flight had even landed, let alone parked at the gate!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th May 2011, 12:56
Replies: 3,125
Views: 1,015,101
Posted By thrubwell

re drop off parking charges

this was always going to happen from the time they shut off the forecourt for drop offs.
you have to pay for virtually everything else at bristol so there was no way they would miss out on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Dec 2010, 10:18
Replies: 301
Views: 97,514
Posted By thrubwell

MMA Perth

what about macrobertson miller airlines pride of west australia ended up being called ansett wa.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Jan 2008, 16:39
Replies: 5
Views: 1,039
Posted By thrubwell

flights to male

hi folks, first post. recently flew to male and return on Monarch. No problems , seat pitch was not the nightmare skytrax said it would be. A330 both ways, IFE was pretty basic unless you upgraded to...
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