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Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Apr 2024, 15:35
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

Stability is the most inappropriate word I would...

Stability is the most inappropriate word I would use for Wizz. Instability i would agree with.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
21st Mar 2024, 20:10
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Having just used LTN for midday flights with...

Having just used LTN for midday flights with infants in tow for a change all I can say is what a miserable experience the airport was despite arriving two hours ahead of flight. Midterm drop off by...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Mar 2024, 05:02
Replies: 6
Views: 3,365
Posted By Alloy

Going slightly off topic but last time I looked...

Going slightly off topic but last time I looked £50 a month does not cover much of a health care package nowadays. Either that or I’m paying way over the odds for my BUPA healthcare.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
17th Jan 2024, 00:49
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

Only airline I know that bribes pilots with a...

Only airline I know that bribes pilots with a payment to go into discretion. Morally to me this is a totally wrong and a conflict of interests.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Jan 2024, 02:29
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

As well as Wizz engine issues, I think crew...

As well as Wizz engine issues, I think crew retention, particularly of captains (FOs are for better or worse, easier to replace) due to poor working conditions compared to what else is offered in the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Oct 2023, 02:42
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Monarch did do some A330-200 direct charters from...

Monarch did do some A330-200 direct charters from LTN to Florida in 2001 but 9/11 put an end to them. Main constraint was the end of runway turning circle due to nose gear angle limitations - at the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Aug 2023, 11:18
Replies: 551
Views: 246,898
Posted By Alloy

I could see Wizz using the Pratt issues as a fig...

I could see Wizz using the Pratt issues as a fig leaf for their own crewing issues.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Jul 2023, 05:28
Replies: 9
Views: 2,004
Posted By Alloy

It is voluntary, although some airlines ban it!

It is voluntary, although some airlines ban it!
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Jun 2023, 08:19
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

My experience is that Friday and Saturday nights...

My experience is that Friday and Saturday nights there is increased absenteeism of ground staff that is a reflection of the poor wages given thus producing very poor handling at LTN - all a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Jun 2023, 16:07
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

I can understand Sick's logic of questioning if...

I can understand Sick's logic of questioning if Wizzair UK will survive in it's present form, indeed I wonder how close they are to the point of no return. Wizzair Uk does not appear to be making...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th May 2023, 02:59
Replies: 551
Views: 246,898
Posted By Alloy

That sounds like the P&W Neo engines are not...

That sounds like the P&W Neo engines are not coping well in the UAE environment and this is a defensive reallocation of the fleet to reduce exposure to the Pratts’s problems.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2023, 06:39
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Iceland is, or very shortly will be no longer...

Iceland is, or very shortly will be no longer served by Wizz from LTN.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Apr 2023, 14:49
Replies: 551
Views: 246,898
Posted By Alloy

Wizzair U.K. is not an EASA but rather a U.K. AOC...

Wizzair U.K. is not an EASA but rather a U.K. AOC that the U.K. CAA is responsible for regulating. My personal view, having had significant involvement with Wizzair, is that it is a disgrace, both...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Mar 2023, 15:59
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

They have been cancelling summer flights already...

They have been cancelling summer flights already and not refunding the ticket money that is basically theft. It is also causing great inconvenience to many.

Many I know there are about to bail out.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Jan 2023, 20:05
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

I totally agree with Spanish eyes’s comments...

I totally agree with Spanish eyes’s comments having been on the receiving end of several now cancelled Wizzair flights from LTN this summer. I won’t be booking again unless I have no other choice....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Jan 2023, 18:04
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

To give an example of how basic it is, pay is not...

To give an example of how basic it is, pay is not even basic if sick for one day, rather it is statutory sick pay (£22/day ?!?) and absolutely nothing else that personally I consider a flight safety...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Jan 2023, 01:06
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

Not enough for the instability, shame and chaos...

Not enough for the instability, shame and chaos for working for this mob. For the U.K. AOC £60.5K basic (there is basically no additions worth speaking of) plus allowances that in good times...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Jan 2023, 04:58
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

I tend to agree with Pain in the R’s views. I’ve...

I tend to agree with Pain in the R’s views. I’ve operated out of the airport for about 30 years, it is a shameful experience predominately populated with passengers I do not want to associate with in...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
18th Dec 2022, 01:44
Replies: 551
Views: 246,898
Posted By Alloy

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/civil-aviation-...

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/civil-aviation-authority-ryanair-british-airways-luton-cardiff-b1047762.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2qg-HY6LQA25HbuaCJrUycZs2wbGRuGkM7sgxH5...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Jul 2022, 22:09
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Having flown out of LTN and TLV numerous times...

Having flown out of LTN and TLV numerous times recently, all I can say is that LTN is in a far worse state. El Al also has a very significant number of airframes still parked up at TLV including...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jul 2022, 07:15
Replies: 56
Views: 24,702
Posted By Alloy

Many years ago my opportunity to be join BA...

Many years ago my opportunity to be join BA slipped away due to external factors beyond my control. I ended up in a decent leisure carrier that was unfortunately run into the ground and had a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jul 2022, 18:33
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

"15 minutes for check-in, seven minutes for...

"15 minutes for check-in, seven minutes for security, and 11 minutes for passport control," is good but very selective use of statistics. Taking a look at on time performance paints a very different...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2022, 17:29
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

To say LTN has escaped the worst of the delays is...

To say LTN has escaped the worst of the delays is not my experience at all, in fact the exact opposite. The two main carriers out of LTN seem to be having a major breakdown with their respective...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Apr 2022, 05:56
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

Either way Wizz seem very keen to tie crew up...

Either way Wizz seem very keen to tie crew up with long bonds and/or longer than normal airline notice periods while having a low basic salary. This all seems to tie in with employers who have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Apr 2022, 20:58
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Well Wizz has three aircraft currently in Kiev...

Well Wizz has three aircraft currently in Kiev and one in Lviv...
...perhaps they want to fly them out asap?
Forum: Middle East
10th Apr 2022, 07:05
Replies: 139
Views: 87,555
Posted By Alloy

FO 87,480AED/year, distance pay 0.13AED/Km,...

FO 87,480AED/year, distance pay 0.13AED/Km, landing pay 65AED per landing.
SFO 102,060AED/year, distance pay 0.186AED/Km, landing pay 105AED per landing.

Above figures are all post line check....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Apr 2022, 06:43
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Surely if checkin allows you to checkin then it...

Surely if checkin allows you to checkin then it should be with at least minimum adequate time to get through security to the gate before gate closing time? This obviously implies going straight to...
Forum: Middle East
5th Apr 2022, 21:15
Replies: 139
Views: 87,555
Posted By Alloy

AED174,960 plus 130 per landing plus 0.259/Km. In...

AED174,960 plus 130 per landing plus 0.259/Km. In training, only the basic pay stated here. There is also a small housing allowance.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2022, 21:27
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

DoodsA320, sorry, not being interested in Abu...

DoodsA320, sorry, not being interested in Abu Dhabi, I have no idea what the average take home pay is but my knowledge of the area made me think it was not enough, particularly the accommodation...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2022, 05:06
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

AED174,960 plus 130 per landing plus 0.259/Km. In...

AED174,960 plus 130 per landing plus 0.259/Km. In training only the basic pay states here. There is also a small housing allowance.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2022, 08:23
Replies: 892
Views: 515,295
Posted By Alloy

Nicoli and frequen flyer, last type rated group...

Nicoli and frequen flyer, last type rated group I’m aware of from a few weeks ago, about 2/3rds failed, A very broad range of questions apparently.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Nov 2021, 09:32
Replies: 230
Views: 208,209
Posted By Alloy

Considering no T&Cs were given and basically...

Considering no T&Cs were given and basically anyone with airline experience could apply, in the current circumstances a better than one in ten odds was better than I expected for all applicants....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th May 2021, 20:57
Replies: 4,379
Views: 904,742
Posted By Alloy

Pabley and LTNman, there are several A320 sims...

Pabley and LTNman, there are several A320 sims close to LGW so perhaps a move to LTN makes a lot of commercial sense as regards, amongst other things, less local competition.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2021, 19:29
Replies: 278
Views: 59,286
Posted By Alloy

At this point any aircraft noise overhead is...

At this point any aircraft noise overhead is getting my attention.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Aug 2020, 16:26
Replies: 4,562
Views: 1,893,936
Posted By Alloy

Having used and operated out of LTN for several...

Having used and operated out of LTN for several decades, I’m no fan of the airport and all of it’s faults that are mostly in my mind due to cost cutting. There is much criticism above of the...
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