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Old 4th Jul 2005, 06:28
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HZ123 - then the BA website lied (not a first I know .....!)

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Old 4th Jul 2005, 08:51
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Did you never see this HZ123? Oh well its the 4th today, so much for a flying petiton...

http://www.britishairways.com/travel...e/public/en_gb
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Old 4th Jul 2005, 09:57
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It was definitely a Boeing 737 BBJ, as it had (as the previous correspondent noted) eyebrow windows, AND built-in airstairs.

Airbus tend not to have airstairs, and certainly NOT eyebrow windows.


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HB-IIO

HB-IIO is a Boeing 737-700 BBJ with winglets. Based at Cointrin Airport, Geneva.
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With all the tech A320's etc I would be surprised if there was a spare aircraft anyway!
 
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Wonder how Mr Brown is going to put this on the tax books, I mean running a bill of $8000 per hour.

Sorry nothing in the world would make me want the olympics here, huge white elephant. So much tax payers expense and for what. Dont see anything like enough spent on health or education, so why bother another milleniuim dome style experiment. Delusional, irrational and totally unjustified expense. Give it to some one who already has the facilities built, let them run it again instead of trying to be something that they are not.

Rant over, toys out of pram. Going to work now, damn these early charters are killing me.
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Old 6th Jul 2005, 06:36
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Tony B needs a private jet because he is our Prime Minister and he is married to Cherry Bliar and she needs the space for all the 'Bling' we will have bought her in Singapore.

As for the olympic bid, we will never get it because our Two Jags, five houses, Prescott is in charge of the rebirth of the East End of London. So no chance there then John?

At least when we lose, there will be pictures of Prescott with two fingers in the air - as usual.

Thank God he was on the sea and not in the air when he was younger.

Oh and had Tony dropped dead with his heart thing, Prescott would have been our Prime Minister!!!!!

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Old 6th Jul 2005, 06:44
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'cause of course if any of you guys/girls were the PM you'd travel in Y on BA out of your own pocket.

Anyway, I expect the press members accompanying him paid for the trip as has happened with all previous Blair-aways. I have emailed # 10 on the matter and will let you know the answer asap.
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Old 6th Jul 2005, 06:47
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Beagle - It's nice that you share my confidence that there will still be a Labour Government in 2012.
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Old 7th Jul 2005, 08:44
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The present government have done much for UK PLC with its drive for quality, honesty and equality for all. We are even luckier to be the winner of the Olympics with the many benefits that it will bring us. I have to rest now.
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In the end - how did Blair get back from SIN to EDI?

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Old 16th Oct 2005, 14:57
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For those of you making the accusation that taking a BBJ1 to SIN was expensive, it would have been at least 40% cheaper than the smallest equivalent aircraft with the suitable range, a B767, and 70% cheaper than the return flight on a B777.

The BBJ is a bargain in the long haul non stop market - congratulations to UK Government procurement team for saving the UK taxpayer a six figure sum.
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