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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Aug 2009, 05:33
Replies: 9
Views: 1,681
Posted By qwertyplop

The draft coming through the door at 36,000ft can...

The draft coming through the door at 36,000ft can be tiresome. :E
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Jun 2009, 21:53
Replies: 24
Views: 6,921
Posted By qwertyplop

What's a UK Border Police Officer ? Do you...

What's a UK Border Police Officer ?

Do you mean SB?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jun 2009, 16:56
Replies: 10
Views: 1,578
Posted By qwertyplop

Wow- that's cheap. At that price, I can go...

Wow- that's cheap.

At that price, I can go to the nice bit at the front and the wife & kids can go to the back....

Happy days.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st May 2009, 07:39
Replies: 10
Views: 1,578
Posted By qwertyplop

Leave early August. Mid-August. Late August? ...

Leave early August. Mid-August. Late August?
How long for?
How many intermediate stops are you prepared to take?
i.e. How old are the children and have they done this journey before?
Are you...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th May 2009, 17:52
Replies: 10
Views: 1,578
Posted By qwertyplop

Cheapest flights to N.Z.

...can anyone point me in the direction of the cheapest flight to New Zealand in Aug?

Best seen so far is £1880 for two adults and two kids from Manchester - I suspect I can do a little better....
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2009, 05:58
Replies: 50
Views: 17,389
Posted By qwertyplop

Hostages held at Jamaica airport - CNN.com...

Hostages held at Jamaica airport - CNN.com (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/20/jamaica.security/index.html)
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Apr 2009, 06:59
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,213,172
Posted By qwertyplop

And to support you with the protective policing...

And to support you with the protective policing function they so ably provide 24/7. :p
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Apr 2009, 15:42
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

FTG, I agree wholeheartedly. I do not...

FTG, I agree wholeheartedly.

I do not recognise all of Capot's perspective, although some of it rings true and despite constant reassurance that I agree with some of his/her points, he/she still...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Apr 2009, 08:44
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Sometimes things happen for good reasons and...

Sometimes things happen for good reasons and those reasons are not always accessible to the general public I guess and it's something that I take for granted and don't really give a lot of thought...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Apr 2009, 21:07
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Capot, all very interesting but lost on me the...

Capot, all very interesting but lost on me the second you go into 'rude' mode. If this is how you behave towards total strangers in a public forum then perhaps you reap a little of what you sow.
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Apr 2009, 19:38
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,335,062
Posted By qwertyplop

Please don't pick your teeth when you admire...

Please don't pick your teeth when you admire yourself in them. It makes me sick looking back at you. :)

Especially you Capot. :ok:
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Apr 2009, 19:28
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Fiction based on nothing in particular I'm...

Fiction based on nothing in particular I'm afraid. Could either of you give me the benefit of your detailed understanding of the arrangements and laws governing the layout and execution of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Apr 2009, 19:25
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,335,062
Posted By qwertyplop

Could anyone explain why there is seperate...

Could anyone explain why there is seperate passport channel for people coming into Gatwick (and other airports?) from Ireland and the Channel Islands? Also, when there is a queue of 180 people...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Apr 2009, 07:32
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

I'm not disagreeing with you Foxxy, I would have...

I'm not disagreeing with you Foxxy, I would have been very happy to have a chat about general principles but I don't engage with people who seemingly are content with throwing insulting names around...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2009, 18:16
Replies: 2
Views: 1,095
Posted By qwertyplop

Heathrow airport first to fingerprint - Telegraph...

Heathrow airport first to fingerprint - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580993/Heathrow-airport-first-to-fingerprint.html)
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2009, 16:36
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Personally, I've seen as many photo driving...

Personally, I've seen as many photo driving licences as passports in the CTA channel.

Don't know/care what airlines do with boarding cards TBH and it's up to the Rozzers how many officers they...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Apr 2009, 05:41
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

It's called the Common Travel Area (CTA) - there...

It's called the Common Travel Area (CTA) - there is no immigration requirement or need to carry a passport as you are deemed, if you are a foreign national, to have already been seen by the Guards or...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Mar 2009, 20:36
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Life's inponderables eh Hartington? YouTube...

Life's inponderables eh Hartington?

YouTube - Border force (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ZDGHcufXE)

Our glorious leader speaks. :}
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Mar 2009, 06:19
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Montag, When I read your initial post, I...

Montag,

When I read your initial post, I suspected that there might be some underlying agenda to it and your clear response (thank you) makes me think I was right. It all sounds very 'No Borders'....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Mar 2009, 20:49
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Montag wrote; You have to wonder what sort...

Montag wrote;

You have to wonder what sort of person denies someone entry, merely because they can. Or what sort of person would choose to make a career out of treating people like this merely on...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Mar 2009, 20:23
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Hi Foxxy - you really lucked out - fancy coming...

Hi Foxxy - you really lucked out - fancy coming to a pilots forum for a moan about immigration.....:ooh:

So, and with respect, some questions for context if you don't mind?

1) Which part of a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Mar 2009, 21:07
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

The infrastructure thing is spot on - the airport...

The infrastructure thing is spot on - the airport provide all that and are required to by law to all the control authorities. What can I say, you've clearly noticed the shabbiness too, the desks...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Mar 2009, 19:30
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

FTG - I do get it, I agree with part of it but I...

FTG - I do get it, I agree with part of it but I don't agree with all of it. I do not defend the airports either, they are mostly poo-holes.

I think you make some good points and it's these I...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Mar 2009, 12:01
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

DCS99 wrote; Please Bookmark this thread. ...

DCS99 wrote;

Please Bookmark this thread.

When you've lived abroad for a few years, you might end up agreeing with capot and Final 3 Greens. I promise you!

IMO, it's wrong to accept and it's...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
15th Mar 2009, 08:19
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Re-Heat, I agree on the signage, it is...

Re-Heat,

I agree on the signage, it is patronising and fails to deal with the fact that those it's aimed at don't give a toss one way or the other about anything approaching normal and reasonable...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2009, 18:38
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Capot wrote: The places are awful,...

Capot wrote:

The places are awful, especially, but not only in BAA airports, which is not the fault of the UKBA. It is up to the airport to supply the place in which UKBA personnel work. It can...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2009, 16:55
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

...throught window.... Are you from...

...throught window....

Are you from Yorkshire?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2009, 16:43
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Just because I do not agree with you it therefore...

Just because I do not agree with you it therefore does not follow that I am wrong. I do understand the issue you raise, I just don't agree.

Prove to me that the airport experience in this country...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2009, 15:19
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

I'd only be in denial if I did not understand the...

I'd only be in denial if I did not understand the issue at hand. Having spent most of my adult life in various border control locations, I believe I'm qualified to comment. I also go on holiday by...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2009, 09:32
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

It's a debate - I've listened to you and...

It's a debate - I've listened to you and concluded that you have a narrow and two dimensional view of the issue. Nothing more.

Leaving/going somewhere else is your choice FTG. It's called the free...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
14th Mar 2009, 09:16
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

All I can say is that the KPI's are an assurance...

All I can say is that the KPI's are an assurance given to the port operator.

They dictate, if memory serves, what the operator can expect in terms of queuing times. If someone is held up for more...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Mar 2009, 20:26
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Capot - how many flights were scheduled for...

Capot - how many flights were scheduled for arrival in the course of that day at that terminal?

Were they all on time?

Were any diverted in or out?

What was going on behind behind the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
12th Mar 2009, 12:29
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Capot wrote: Got to UK Borders ahead of the...

Capot wrote:

Got to UK Borders ahead of the main group of passengers and went through more or less without stopping; one of the staff on duty detached himself from the group of at least 8 who...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
7th Mar 2009, 16:41
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

It's worse than that - they've merged HMRC...

It's worse than that - they've merged HMRC detection (a contradiction in terms) with the the UK Immigration 'Service' now. So you can barked at for having your passport in a cover and then get your...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Mar 2009, 21:15
Replies: 116
Views: 13,024
Posted By qwertyplop

Yes, you are correct. And an airport...

Yes, you are correct.

And an airport manager, as Capot says he/she is, should know that the facility is down to the airport authority as a consequence of the Immigration Act and it's requirements...
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