Welcome home b55mused (Part Two!)

Ha-HAAAAH!!!! Proves how much you know, Sandy me bhoy! 😉 :p

That’s exactly where it comes from – that way the sun wouldn’t be shining directly through the cabin window (or porthole on the lower decks) on the journey through the tropics, resulting in a cooler cabin.

A higher charge was levied for this privilege, and the tickets were endorsed P.O.S.H. – and thus it was that the word “posh” entered our fair tongue.

he he

Oh, I dunno – I’ve been on some pretty posh ships in my time. Even Senora Beckham would feel at ease.

Ironically enough, the word “posh” itself comes from the great days of the liners.

Port Out Starboard Home ?

Oh, I dunno – I’ve been on some pretty posh ships in my time. Even Senora Beckham would feel at ease.

Ironically enough, the word “posh” itself comes from the great days of the liners.

Surely a load that large could only be moved by sea? :diablo:

Not posh enough for Posh

Surely a load that large could only be moved by sea? :diablo:

Nah It’ll be the contents of Mrs Beckham’s wardrobe being shipped to Madrid. A bigger job than the Berlin airlift apparently? :diablo:

Hey – I’m only telling you what’s in the CAA stats, guys. As I said, it came as a surprise to me.

Joe could be nearer the truth than he thinks so far as the MUFC strips are concerned, though. 😉

No to mention the population demographic.

26M against 5M ? Perhaps the cargo at MAN was primarily
Man United strips? 😉

The catchment area for MAN is probably alot bigger than our three, sorry, four airports put together 😛

No to mention the population demographic.

We had that in Manchester too, Ren. 😀

According to the CAA statistics for June, Ringway handled around twice as much freight as PIK, EDI and GLA put together.

Which surprised me, I have to admit. 😮

It had just touched down from MAN that day Grey.

We had that in Manchester too, Ren. 😀

According to the CAA Statistics for June, Ringway handled around twice as much freight as PIK, EDI and GLA put together.

Which surprised me, I have to admit. 😮

There is a Virgin Atlantic Cargo building in GLA, no idea why lol…came across it on my way to my medical 😛 GLA isn’t a big cargo airport…just the belly stuff……now prestwick….:D

That’s the building round the back of BAMG isn’t it ? There are a few “cargo” sheds around that area, mainly belonging to the likes of Fed-Ex and UPS etc… As has been said GLA only really deals with belly cargo, one of the reasons the CO 764 is so popular too I’m told?

You’ll find lot’s of smaller ad-hoc cargo operators using the likes of F27’s, ATP’s and the like carrying cargo such as mail and newspapers on a daily basis.

Prestwick is the daddy of cargo airports in Scotland with planes like this coming in it’s very hard to argue otherwise (lol). 🙂

There is a Virgin Atlantic Cargo building in GLA, no idea why lol…came across it on my way to my medical 😛 GLA isn’t a big cargo airport…just the belly stuff……now prestwick….:D

Yup, Prestwick is the undisputed cargo hub for sure.

EDI is second and GLA third. There’s no sense trying to claim otherwise

GLA’s cago is growing at a amazing rate and now carrys a hell of alot more than EDI

*Sigh* Don’t want an argument here, I’m just showing you the facts from BAA. Granted it is growing super fast at GLA, but clearly not carrying more. 🙂

Cargo

12 months to Aug 04 %change

Glasgow 6,891 33.0
Edinburgh 26,471 9.6

Another reason for the upgrade mentioned at EDI could be cargo?
Obviously, just now a lot of cargo goes through EDI, in the form of belly cargo and dedicated post/freight services.
I have no idea what sort of amount of cargo CO are carrying on the service, but it being the only EDI-USA service, there may well be a fair amount?

GLA has a far bigger population area than EDI, remember the Scottish Executive (most biased edinburgh government EVER) keep making Glasgow’s boundry smaller to make it look like it has a much smaller population and if Glasgow had the same size of boundry as the SE handed to Edinburgh on a plate then Glasgow would have a population off over 1.5million people

travelling between edinburgh and glasgow can be a very stressfull affair.
Bad roads, bad congestion at all times but the very early hours (23:00-04:00)

C’mon it’s not that bad, peak time congestion but a dawdle at most other times of the day. 😉

The Firth of Forth is set to be drained, filled with concrete and have hooses built on it ? (lol) 😀

LMAO!

A two hour advisory time would be ‘generous’ in the circumstances.? :rolleyes:

I officially get 90 minutes to travel between the two when I’m working in Edinburgh, it’s only taken me longer when the hard shoulder works at Baillieston were on last year.

The best way to avoid the Kingston Bridge bottleneck is to A: avoid rush hour or B: come off the motorway at Townhead or earlier and take one of the alternative routes, preferably through the west end and towards the Clyde Tunnel. Works everytime for me. 😀

A quick look at a map before leaving can work wonders you know.