Just seen on the news that MEA have gotten the heck out of dodge.
Using the longest taxiway at Beirut Int. they flew their stranded aircraft to Cyprus. It seems that’s where they’ll stay till the conflict is over.
One wonders what this will do to MEA. I understand they were not in the best of positions financially, but were keeping their heads above water.
By: Newforest - 14th July 2006 at 21:40
No what i meant mate was that ive never heard of them.
Well here they are!
British Airways plans to introduce a new Russian regional route and increase the number of flights on its existing routes to the country, a company official said on Tuesday. Daniel Burkard, regional commercial manager for Eastern Europe, said BA franchisee British Mediterannean Airways British Mediterannean Airwayswould operate three flights a week from London to the Urals city of Yekaterinburg from May 10. The new route will push the number of British Airways’ flights to Russia to 50 each week and more are planned. “We are planning to increase the number of flights on the London-St Petersburg route from five to seven a week,” Burkard told reporters. “We are also planning to add one flight on the London-Moscow route during the summer period.” British Airways’ Moscow flights use the city’s Domodedovo Airport after the airline moved from Moscow’s outdated and uncomfortable main hub Sheremetyevo last year
By: lukeylad - 14th July 2006 at 12:55
No.. it’s not :rolleyes:
No what i meant mate was that ive never heard of them.
By: T5 - 14th July 2006 at 12:50
British MED?? thats a new one.
No.. it’s not :rolleyes:
By: Grey Area - 14th July 2006 at 12:21
Moderator Comment
I’d just like to remind you all that this is not an appropriate place to discuss the rights and wrongs of the current situation in the Middle East.
As others have pointed out there are already threads on ModMil and General Discussion dealing with the wider issues, so let’s confine ourselves in here to discussion of the impact of these events on the world of Commercial Aviation.
GA
By: lukeylad - 14th July 2006 at 11:16
British Med serve Beirut on behalf of BA. It was a good money spinner aswell from what I understand!
British MED?? thats a new one.
By: rdc1000 - 14th July 2006 at 11:15
Do BA operate to Beruit?
British Med serve Beirut on behalf of BA. It was a good money spinner aswell from what I understand!
By: lukeylad - 14th July 2006 at 10:56
Do BA operate to Beruit?
By: lukeylad - 14th July 2006 at 10:50
Why, what’s happening in Beirut?
All started when hesbolla (sp) kidnapped to israeli solders and killed 7. Isreal responded with air raids on the main airport knocking out the runways. and then its navy bombarded the oil tanks at the airport.
Nothing much now commercialy wise mate all the runways are out of action at the airport a few airbase’s have been attacked, all the ports are blocked off by the navy. Me thinks it will get worse before it gets better. Theres a discussion thread over in military aviation about it.
By: LBARULES - 14th July 2006 at 10:37
By: A330-300 - 14th July 2006 at 10:35
Why, what’s happening in Beirut?
By: rdc1000 - 14th July 2006 at 09:54
It is like a replica of the original time when MEA had to do similar and flee with their aircraft.
By: steve rowell - 14th July 2006 at 09:39
That’d be a nervous take off!!
By: philgatwick05 - 14th July 2006 at 09:12
I think there was an Azerbaijan Airlines (?) a/c in some of the shots. Disturbing events though.
By: Bmused55 - 14th July 2006 at 08:48
Unknown, but its possible.
By: RingwaySam - 14th July 2006 at 08:45
Yeah I saw a few aircraft when it was showing the bombings, did wonder what was doing to happen with them. Glad there out of there! Was there any other airlines there at the time?
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