A quick call to Air Atlanta will sort them out.

Remember, its not just about getting people oput there. There are already people in florida who need to be brought back.

A couple of 747s will sort out the backlog in a day

Exactly. Charter airlines should be able to source standby aircraft fairly easily. Since they’re emerging from the peak summer season, it shouldn’t be a massive problem.

nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.

It is at Prestwick, apparently 😎

No, it can actually be hellishly quick – using an airbridge, you are moving the entire pax load through a SINGLE door. Last year, with a very switched on Servisair despatcher, we managed to turn round a wide body (moving over 650 pax off/on the aircraft) in 47 minutes, using three sets of steps and coaches.

From experience of having to board an A300 in the pouring rain at PMI using buses and air stairs some 8 or 9 years ago, it seemed very slow indeed 😡

Also, aren’t some airbridges able to connect to 2 doors (though I know they’re fairly uncommon)?

ETOPS on a quad? erm…. ok

LOL.

Any more ?

LOL @ Ren.

A couple more:

Almost There Going Nowhere – The Starting Line
Never Going Nowhere – Bluetones
Cheapskate – Supergrass
Essex Dogs (spoken) – Blur
Flight Attendant – Josh Rouse (particularly for the reference to Southwest)
Free Your Mind – En Vogue
New Boobs – Nofx

I think the answer is quite straightforward. Even if you’re airside, you’re bound by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you’re physically located. Eg: someone transiting through the UK could be charged under the UK anti-terrorist laws. Likewise, if you’re transiting through a country and buy a cup of coffee you’ll pay local tax on it. You might not have cleared immigration, but you’re definitely in the country.

I know it’s off topic, but surely manufacturing of aircraft, cars and marine vessels these days is globalised. Ford and Vauxhall are about as British as Coca Cola and Nike. Vauxhalls are merely Opels (a ‘German’ brand) re-badged for the UK and Irish market (my Corsa was made in Spain, for example). Likewise, the Peugeot 206 which most people would consider ‘French’ is manufactured in Coventry.

Same goes for aircraft. I think parts for Bombardier’s CRJ series (i.e. Boeing) are manufactured in the Shorts factory in Belfast.