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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

29th Apr 2024, 08:17

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Posted By willy wombat

Just by the by, African Safari go way back...

Just by the by, African Safari go way back further than the 1990s. I recall them operating a Britannia with the zebra striped tail from LGW in the 1970s.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

19th Mar 2024, 08:38

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Posted By willy wombat

Not entirely correct. There was quite a long...

Not entirely correct. There was quite a long period 80s/90s when the only operator LGWAMS was Transavia. Cityflyer Express started on the route late 1990s (as BA Express). It was one of CityFlyer’s...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Dec 2023, 18:19

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Posted By willy wombat

The Emirates Lounge at LGW is very nice but I...

The Emirates Lounge at LGW is very nice but I agree that the “pay to enter” lounges are a bit naff.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

12th Jul 2023, 12:05

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Posted By willy wombat

Well I think the airport is at least partly to...

Well I think the airport is at least partly to blame simply because, for whatever reason, ACL, when coordinating it, has allowed too many movements during certain hours. I remember when Gatwick was...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

30th Apr 2023, 05:49

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Posted By willy wombat

Hope you posters meas “alluded” rather than...

Hope you posters meas “alluded” rather than “eluded”.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

6th Jan 2023, 08:20

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Posted By willy wombat

That’s correct. According to Flight Global LGW...

That’s correct. According to Flight Global LGW JFK drops to once daily. How popular are day flights USA - Europe? Many, many years ago when I used to use staff travel I loved the BA daytime JFK LHR....

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

27th Feb 2022, 18:28

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Posted By willy wombat

Traveling through Gatwick this evening. You’d...

Traveling through Gatwick this evening. You’d have thought that, given the misery that the industry has been through that the airport would be pulling out the stops so that now that people are flying...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

30th Aug 2021, 07:13

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Posted By willy wombat

But surely that argues for different short haul...

But surely that argues for different short haul products at LGW and LHR. Despite BA’s best efforts (remember the “hub without the hubub”?) LGW has never been a hub in the way that LHR is/was.

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

28th Aug 2021, 11:56

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Posted By willy wombat

Unless BA “proper” is prepared to sell check in,...

Unless BA “proper” is prepared to sell check in, ground services, maintenance etc to the new EOG at rates comparable to those offered by third party providers, it won’t work. There’s a lot more to...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

26th Aug 2021, 19:35

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Posted By willy wombat

What can you say about BA? They bought a low cost...

What can you say about BA? They bought a low cost operation at Gatwick (Dan Air), merged it into BA and lost all the cost savings. They started a low cost operation (Go) and decided they didn’t like...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

16th Aug 2021, 21:26

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Posted By willy wombat

SOF - don’t forget EK 380 was three flights daily...

SOF - don’t forget EK 380 was three flights daily at LGW so maybe not as ridiculous as you suggest to build the new EK stand at LGW. GLA modified a stand for the 380 for one flight a day for only 6...

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