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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Jul 2016, 08:33
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,239,772
Posted By jerboy

What? The North East is one of the most deprived...

What? The North East is one of the most deprived areas of the UK!! Sure things are cheap, but average incomes are much lower.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jan 2014, 23:20
Replies: 1,534
Views: 701,555
Posted By jerboy

All over the BBC CI news this evening (about 4.35...

All over the BBC CI news this evening (about 4.35 in): BBC iPlayer - BBC Channel Islands News: 27/01/2014 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03sg9gt/BBC_Channel_Islands_News_27_01_2014/)

Clip...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th May 2013, 22:08
Replies: 1,534
Views: 701,555
Posted By jerboy

As in JER-LCY-SNN-JFK?? The Island would have...

As in JER-LCY-SNN-JFK?? The Island would have imploded into its own black hole before that ever happens.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Feb 2013, 04:48
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,335,218
Posted By jerboy

You know when somebody's 'flying the idea up the...

You know when somebody's 'flying the idea up the flagpole' that its got to be a joke.

Give him a break, he's just doing some blue sky thinking outside the box...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
5th Jan 2013, 17:46
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,099
Posted By jerboy

I don't post very often but BALHR is making this...

I don't post very often but BALHR is making this thread unreadable. It's Saturday, go out for a few drinks with your mates.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Nov 2012, 22:23
Replies: 20
Views: 4,635
Posted By jerboy

Careful, certain people on here will be pushing...

Careful, certain people on here will be pushing the case for an 5 x daily BA LHR link soon.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
6th Nov 2012, 22:28
Replies: 4,932
Views: 1,723,975
Posted By jerboy

Says it all! Although moving the rather tiny...

Says it all! Although moving the rather tiny numbers of <100 seat a/c would just mean more large jets over Windsor in the long run.



LGW is the only airport that anywhere near needs a second...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Oct 2012, 00:09
Replies: 926
Views: 406,810
Posted By jerboy

He tries picking fights with BA almost every day...

He tries picking fights with BA almost every day of the week. Gets him preceisely... err... nowhere.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2012, 22:32
Replies: 1,279
Views: 661,136
Posted By jerboy

Since when did BD's IT platform ever work...

Since when did BD's IT platform ever work properly? It was a running joke amongst frequent flyers for years!!

I've experienced it from both sides of the desk (i.e. as staff and fairly regular...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Sep 2012, 22:23
Replies: 9,241
Views: 5,239,772
Posted By jerboy

Agreed ash, it looks much prettier now, however...

Agreed ash, it looks much prettier now, however the queue length has remained pretty much the same.

No point in expanding if you ain't expanding the number of staff. On the plus side the NCL...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Sep 2012, 22:23
Replies: 1,279
Views: 661,136
Posted By jerboy

That capacity is shrinking is possibly true; and...

That capacity is shrinking is possibly true; and yes prices are probably very slowly creeping up. However pricing on short-haul flights is, for the most part, unsustainably low, and has been since...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Aug 2012, 22:29
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,099
Posted By jerboy

100% agree! :cool:

100% agree! :cool:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Aug 2012, 22:24
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,099
Posted By jerboy

If you whipped out a Blue Card and played the...

If you whipped out a Blue Card and played the DYKWIA game you wouldn't get much of a response. :rolleyes:

Its a tricky time, plenty of teething issues to work through - IT being one of them. BD's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Aug 2012, 23:12
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,099
Posted By jerboy

BA Citiexpress/BACON operated alongside mainline...

BA Citiexpress/BACON operated alongside mainline at LGW for many years remember... A while back now mind.

I know they never operated the same routes, but was there any 'friction' between crews, or...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Apr 2012, 22:17
Replies: 1,279
Views: 661,136
Posted By jerboy

Ahh, so that's why people are queuing out the...

Ahh, so that's why people are queuing out the door to buy it then...



Quite, however no matter how the books are cooked the fact remains that whilst companies have looked at baby and Regional's...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Mar 2012, 23:16
Replies: 992
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Views: 350,134
Posted By jerboy

Of course they will rationalise, there clearly...

Of course they will rationalise, there clearly isn't room for the current capacity on some of these domestic routes. However, regional feed will always be an important part of BA's LHR operation as...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Feb 2012, 22:17
Replies: 27
Views: 5,475
Posted By jerboy

Seriously? Can you hum the Intel tune? If you see...

Seriously? Can you hum the Intel tune? If you see the silhouette of an apple with a chunk bitten out of it what do you think of? When you see a white plane with an orange tail and orange writing......
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2012, 22:51
Replies: 992
BMI
Views: 350,134
Posted By jerboy

What an odd little place, you wouldn't think it...

What an odd little place, you wouldn't think it had been the HQ of a fairly large airline since the year dot. Everything looks so... temporary.

Its a stunning building mind and is sure to fetch a...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Feb 2012, 22:41
Replies: 1,886
Views: 677,020
Posted By jerboy

I have no word on how SI are doing on this route,...

I have no word on how SI are doing on this route, however it was brave of them to set it up in the face of stiff competition to LON, especially with the failure of VG on the route several years ago....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
26th Dec 2011, 20:54
Replies: 15
Views: 8,637
Posted By jerboy

Exactly... Which is why Branson banging on about...

Exactly... Which is why Branson banging on about direct flights to Fiji doesn't quite fit, and it's yet another easy bit of PR for him. If there really was a market for a direct flight to Fiji,...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Nov 2011, 23:44
Replies: 3,930
Views: 1,919,112
Posted By jerboy

JER-LGW down to only 4 daily as well. Is it...

JER-LGW down to only 4 daily as well. Is it always that low through the winter? Seems a bit of a drop considering its been up to 7 daily in the past (although I'm not sure about this summer).
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Oct 2011, 23:37
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,335,218
Posted By jerboy

Apparently the new BA LGW checkin is pretty much...

Apparently the new BA LGW checkin is pretty much entirely self service. It's mentioned in this month's High Life rag. Its moving from Zones E and F (i.e. right in the centre of the check in hall) to...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
27th Aug 2011, 17:05
Replies: 19
Views: 3,811
Posted By jerboy

Best thing I saw was a bloke jump over the rope...

Best thing I saw was a bloke jump over the rope at the rear of the aircraft (he clearly heard me asking/shouting at him not too), stroll under the wing and then trip over the rope at the front of the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
22nd Aug 2011, 22:50
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,989
Posted By jerboy

Another peace of poor IT from (or used by) the...

Another peace of poor IT from (or used by) the bmi group. Although it actively doesn't split people up, sitting a 3 year old in 22A and its parent in 21F isn't exactly helpful. Sorting it out is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Aug 2011, 21:02
Replies: 2,747
Views: 824,099
Posted By jerboy

135,000/year = 370 pax per day flying MAN-LHR-HKG...

135,000/year = 370 pax per day flying MAN-LHR-HKG

Tomorrow there are 14 MAN-LHR flights (counted off the Manchester Airport website) on A320 type a/c with an average load of 100ish gives us 1400...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Mar 2011, 00:07
Replies: 1,886
Views: 677,020
Posted By jerboy

The absolute stars of CC operating between JER...

The absolute stars of CC operating between JER and LGW manage a Club Europe light meal, and a snack and drink service in Traveller, in 35mins with up to 140 pax on board!!

Agreed that more is...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
3rd Mar 2011, 00:23
Replies: 692
Views: 151,544
Posted By jerboy

My my its quiet around here....

Well apart from the otherwise thrilling news that SI are to introduce a £200 return JER-LCY service; I noticed earlier today that BA have re-timed the LGW schedule slightly for Summer '11:

The...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
1st Mar 2011, 23:16
Replies: 11
Views: 1,169
Posted By jerboy

I've neither the time nor inclination to further...

I've neither the time nor inclination to further look into it but if you play around with flightaware it actually shows two flights: SJU-PHL (op B767) and the next PHL-MAD (op A333). I can't be sure...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
14th Feb 2011, 23:59
Replies: 7
Views: 1,489
Posted By jerboy

Its a tricky one. As you've eluded to, airport...

Its a tricky one. As you've eluded to, airport work is pretty badly paid with highly antisocial hours and pretty poor working conditions. However it is a job which, if you're the right sort of...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
2nd Feb 2011, 22:43
Replies: 938
Views: 236,923
Posted By jerboy

Southend? Seriously? Why would SEN work if...

Southend? Seriously?

Why would SEN work if LGW didn't?

Gatwick has more connections - International, domestic, loco, full fare.
Gatwick has the same(ish) London catchment area plus the South...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
20th Jan 2011, 23:49
Replies: 44
Views: 20,911
Posted By jerboy

Sounds like a similar idea to Menzies' "KISS"...

Sounds like a similar idea to Menzies' "KISS" operation a few years back... Which sort of disappeared without a trace.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
8th Jan 2011, 01:20
Replies: 1,654
Views: 515,989
Posted By jerboy

This question has been asked again and again at...

This question has been asked again and again at around this time of year for a good few years now. Every year seems to be 'make or break' for WW, yet they have trundled on and must be doing OK at...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Jan 2011, 23:46
Replies: 14
Views: 1,843
Posted By jerboy

WHBM You serious? Isn't suggesting...

WHBM

You serious? Isn't suggesting 'canceling their AOC' pushing things a wee bit far for one cancelled flight with an airline that carries c. 48,000,000 pax a year and operates 175 aircraft?
...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
23rd Dec 2010, 21:06
Replies: 692
Views: 151,544
Posted By jerboy

Wakeup: Such a unique problem isn't it? It's not...

Wakeup: Such a unique problem isn't it? It's not like we saw almost every major West European airport shut down at some point this weekend.

The States apparently can't even afford to keep the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2010, 13:27
Replies: 3,499
Views: 1,335,218
Posted By jerboy

compton: In which case they would have to...

compton:

In which case they would have to look at BA at LHR, BE at SOU, ASW at PLH... Why should they?
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