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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Dec 2023, 19:27
Replies: 3,908
Views: 1,247,724
Posted By zed3

I cannot remember (!) is the HS2 line going via...

I cannot remember (!) is the HS2 line going via Heathrow... with a stop?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2023, 17:25
Replies: 153
Views: 76,053
Posted By zed3

N707ZS.. in all honesty, Manchester is just less...

N707ZS.. in all honesty, Manchester is just less than an hour away. I was trying to work out the timing from Teesside to LBA, probably over an hour. Just to make it clear I use Teesside and it is a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Mar 2023, 14:56
Replies: 6
Views: 1,105
Posted By zed3

I would presume that it's something to do with...

I would presume that it's something to do with being at the gate. The crew can see if someone is standing on the steps or on the pier before opening the door which swings outwards.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jan 2023, 15:02
Replies: 3,547
Views: 738,282
Posted By zed3

I am in Scarborough, more or less equidistant...

I am in Scarborough, more or less equidistant from Leeds, Humberside and Teesside airports. We have always used Leeds since moving here nine years ago. However the journey to Leeds is ever longer and...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Jun 2022, 19:00
Replies: 3,547
Views: 738,282
Posted By zed3

I used to be able to book LBA to AMS with KLM for...

I used to be able to book LBA to AMS with KLM for between 130-150 pounds return but two weeks ago was quoted L1200+ probably due to the problems in Amsterdam. They seemingly want to discourage people...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jun 2022, 20:01
Replies: 3,547
Views: 738,282
Posted By zed3

CO... I hope you do not include me in this...

CO... I hope you do not include me in this comment. I am positive to the extreme and have had 44 years very active experience in aviation. This was PR disaster, whomsoever is responsible. We, the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Jun 2022, 18:45
Replies: 3,547
Views: 738,282
Posted By zed3

There seems to be a hint of accuracy to HWAU's...

There seems to be a hint of accuracy to HWAU's response. We motored up from Scarborough dep. 0910 and were in Yarm by 1100, queues through there and upwards to the Tesco store roundabout... about 15...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Sep 2021, 18:15
Replies: 54
Views: 10,752
Posted By zed3

These costs will only rise above this. Khan's...

These costs will only rise above this. Khan's inner M25 charges on top of this makes delivering and picking up pax (what goes out comes in, and v.v.) very expensive. It won't stop here.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Jun 2021, 15:00
Replies: 5
Views: 2,475
Posted By zed3

Personally, I would say no, out of respect. When...

Personally, I would say no, out of respect. When on id90 I always wore decent trousers with jacket and tie, admittedly in the 80's and 90's. Decent dress will mostly get you on a flight, if possible...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
11th Mar 2021, 18:30
Replies: 132
Views: 19,078
Posted By zed3

As I don't and will not, do mobiles as many...

As I don't and will not, do mobiles as many others of the same ilk, there has to be another solution. I spent 42 years in The Netherlands and had a yellow Vaccination Book (Inentingsbewijs) where all...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
6th Mar 2021, 14:56
Replies: 16
Views: 2,574
Posted By zed3

S.o.S. ... to complete the circle back to...

S.o.S. ... to complete the circle back to Concorde and noise, I used to live in Bramhall in the late 50's and 60's. All the Vulcans flew over our house when testing. I will also never forget the...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2021, 15:10
Replies: 18
Views: 9,591
Posted By zed3

STN Ramp Rat, good theory but how did he know...

STN Ramp Rat, good theory but how did he know there was a final sector?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Nov 2020, 14:53
Replies: 5
Views: 1,101
Posted By zed3

Same story with me. Mid November flights to LAS...

Same story with me. Mid November flights to LAS cancelled at the end of October, rang them, more or less straight through and refund agreed, back on to my VISA within three days. Compared with July...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Oct 2020, 11:36
Replies: 40
Views: 31,449
Posted By zed3

So AC is no longer in charge. This morning my...

So AC is no longer in charge. This morning my vouchers for our cancelled July flights were changed to e-vouchers and I now know the value of the refund, which until this morning I didn't!...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Aug 2020, 14:54
Replies: 42
Views: 5,829
Posted By zed3

OC37... how very true. We were booked BA...

OC37... how very true. We were booked BA Manchester to Athens via Heathrow at the end of July returning a couple of weeks later. First the Manchester Heathrow flight was cancelled and then the...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
1st Jul 2020, 14:53
Replies: 42
Views: 5,829
Posted By zed3

With regard to my post above, applied for...

With regard to my post above, applied for vouchers yesterday and they were in my email box last night. However there are two voucher codes attached to the old PNR but there is no indication as to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
30th Jun 2020, 19:09
Replies: 42
Views: 5,829
Posted By zed3

Re my #15 post. After several phone calls and...

Re my #15 post. After several phone calls and being cut off after the usual 'sorry and we value your business and patience', I, in frustration went on the website and accepted vouchers. We shall be...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2020, 15:00
Replies: 111
Views: 137,020
Posted By zed3

I was driving along the Marine Drive in...

I was driving along the Marine Drive in Scarborough at around 1140 and noticed that Filey Brigg and Flamborough Head to the south could not be seen due to mist.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jun 2020, 15:48
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,233
Posted By zed3

Mr A tis, it's not only security and check in....

Mr A tis, it's not only security and check in. The journey to the airport is also important, trains can be delayed, roads and car parking can be slow.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Jun 2020, 14:49
Replies: 42
Views: 5,829
Posted By zed3

BKS, that is my way of thinking. I am waiting for...

BKS, that is my way of thinking. I am waiting for a week or so to see if they cancel the Heathrow to Athens leg also.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jun 2020, 19:12
Replies: 42
Views: 5,829
Posted By zed3

We are booked at the end of July to fly from...

We are booked at the end of July to fly from Manchester via Heathrow to Athens, with return twelve days later. I have just received a mail from BA saying that our Manchester to Heathrow flight is...
Forum: ATC Issues
2nd Jun 2020, 18:59
Replies: 48
Views: 13,115
Posted By zed3

After 44 years in ATC, not in the UK, I am very...

After 44 years in ATC, not in the UK, I am very glad to be out of it. I miss my colleagues and friends, one is part of a family... BUT I have seen, over the years how 'management' has taken over the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Apr 2020, 15:09
Replies: 6
Views: 2,165
Posted By zed3

As an aside to this. FR-24 does not respond to my...

As an aside to this. FR-24 does not respond to my usual icon click on my Mac laptop, only the map and airfields but no a/c. Any expert out there any idea as to why?
Retired ATC, feeling lost.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Mar 2020, 20:58
Replies: 633
Views: 610,927
Posted By zed3

I seem to remember, possibly in Tony B'Liar's...

I seem to remember, possibly in Tony B'Liar's time that the number of active hospital beds were reduced to improve the NHS. Something to do with management efficiency. Does anyone else remember this?...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2020, 17:09
Replies: 22
Views: 10,284
Posted By zed3

So, if the GPS goes down, for example due to...

So, if the GPS goes down, for example due to conflict or jamming, there is no back up. At least VOR/DME is terrestrial and under control. This is something I've been thinking about for a few years....
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2019, 18:24
Replies: 21
Views: 10,289
Posted By zed3

sceh... You are wholly correct, unfortunately...

sceh... You are wholly correct, unfortunately logic doesn't play a role in life today. Who knows where it will end... I'll be in the madhouse anyway.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2019, 19:43
Replies: 13
Views: 2,183
Posted By zed3

Sorry, should have said, 'SOME people self...

Sorry, should have said, 'SOME people self absorbed'. I accept life as it is delivered, within reason, yet others are so self concerned or otherwise put, don't think of the grand scale of things. I...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
26th Sep 2019, 19:06
Replies: 13
Views: 2,183
Posted By zed3

Having been on a BA flight from Heathrow to the...

Having been on a BA flight from Heathrow to the Seychelles in Business class last June with an infant, not ours, (+/- 15months) on board at the front of the cabin I am biased. The child moaned for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2019, 16:44
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,233
Posted By zed3

Yes Sir, we are KLM card holders, my having lived...

Yes Sir, we are KLM card holders, my having lived 42 years there, with plenty of friends and family, including a Dutch wife, we visit regularly. We now live on The Island and are also BA card...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Aug 2019, 15:20
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,233
Posted By zed3

Mr A Tis, It's not only BA that cancel. KLM will...

Mr A Tis, It's not only BA that cancel. KLM will cancel from most UK airports to the Amsterdam connection if there is trouble at Schiphol, heavy wind or other weather. Got the t-shirt for that one....
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Jul 2019, 15:21
Replies: 3
Views: 2,362
Posted By zed3

I agree, it is almost back to the good old days....

I agree, it is almost back to the good old days. A couple of weeks ago we flew from Mahe to Praslin and back, in the Seychelles. That was a Twin Otter, front row seats and no cockpit door. Safety...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2019, 20:10
Replies: 22
Views: 8,851
Posted By zed3

If One looks back to the late sixties and early...

If One looks back to the late sixties and early seventies, the Eurocontrol plan and agreement was for European international ATC centres at Maastricht, Shannon and Karlsruhre, operated by...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Mar 2019, 19:30
Replies: 14
Views: 2,751
Posted By zed3

PAXboy... quad erat demonstrandum.

PAXboy... quad erat demonstrandum.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Mar 2019, 20:31
Replies: 14
Views: 2,751
Posted By zed3

These surveys seem to me to be a money making...

These surveys seem to me to be a money making machine. Last year we returned from Rotterdam to Hull by ferry... again. Upon my return there was a 'monkey' survey as to my thoughts. I filled it in,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Feb 2019, 18:26
Replies: 4,597
Views: 3,368,233
Posted By zed3

Oh dear... normally using LBA, where the security...

Oh dear... normally using LBA, where the security control is very efficient, we are due to use MAN in June. We fly MAN-LHR-SEZ with BA. Training it over the Pennines the day before and staying at the...
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