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  • August 19, 2009 at 9:44 pm in reply to: Ryanair Ditch Manchester Routes #523658
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    Ah………so the legacy carriers didn’t spend half a century conspiring with their governments and each other to screw the punter then and anyone who tried to compete with them like Freddie Laker?….. and the farce of “affinity” flights where people got thrown off by officious DOT people for not being members of the Scunthorpe Mouth Organ Guild or suchlike (about the only way to legally qualify for a charter to the US) never happened,nor did BA and VS price fixing?
    I’m truly heartened to find this and must have read all the wrong papers for 50 years!
    Vive le prestige carrier!!

    August 19, 2009 at 8:30 pm in reply to: Ryanair Ditch Manchester Routes #523666
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    Interflug IL62m…..great ID by the way…….a proper plane

    I can understand if you’re in the business RYR must seem like Direct Line did to me when I lost a job with a “legacy” Insurer after 35 years but it’s hard nosed business driven by a price fanatical market.If people didn’t hanker after the silly fares there’d be no RYR etc.
    What I’ve never understood is,if one is just a true enthusiast perhaps not involved in the business,why the downer on the lo-cos?….surely it all enhances our scene photographically and in terms of getting to places to pursue our hobby.
    Indeed I flew to Hahn from the very MAN in the news last week…..£12 rtn all in,hired a car and did a pile of air and rail museums.Seems good to me and I leave it to the commercial outfits called airports to look after themselves.Can’t remember them doing me any favours!
    If I was putting my minimal life savings on EI or RYR to survive and prosper,it wouldn’t be on EI !!

    Barry

    August 19, 2009 at 11:56 am in reply to: Ryanair Ditch Manchester Routes #523808
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    Methinks short memories or maybe too young in some cases.EI are now on the brink of collapse (see PPrune in last few days) and serving many of the budget airports abroad that the LO-COs get ridiculed for.Like BA,they’ve pulled in and out of numerous UK airports when it suited them (BRS/CWL/LPL about three times since 1960!!).How is this prestige?
    I suspect the nitty gritty is MAN have too much opposition to doing a deal with FR from the likes of BMI Baby/Jet 2/MON/TUI and even EZ and had their hands tied.
    There’s virtually no serious economic commentator who doesn’t have FR and EZ as on the list of survivors along with LH even if there were only four left in Europe,so hoping for their demise could equate to nobody to fly with!!

    May 17, 2009 at 1:37 pm in reply to: Sunday morning at Glasgow #465452
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    The FlyDubai is a marvellous catch and nice to see the Saga in a “proper” scheme…..was at BRS last week

    May 17, 2009 at 8:32 am in reply to: Your top 3 best looking airliners…. #548311
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    707

    DC8

    and top by miles Ilyushin 18

    How about ATP for worst?

    April 27, 2009 at 7:18 am in reply to: Spotting at Birmingham. #553660
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    Even with little time,walk out of the terminals towards the road exits keeping terminals close on your right and in less than 5 minutes you can walk round the fence of terminal 2 into the long stay car park.The further up the slope in the car park,and the further across you walk,the better the views get,particularly if 33 is in use.If 15 is in use you need to get photos as a/c exit the runway.

    Barry

    April 20, 2009 at 1:13 pm in reply to: FlyBe New Route Leeds to Gatwick #554906
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    I don’t know but I suspect the target may not be entirely business travellers looking for a full day in London but passengers connecting with flights from the recently announced base at LGW (eg Dusseldorf x 3 daily).

    Barry

    April 16, 2009 at 7:58 am in reply to: FILTON THIS WEEKEND #469111
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    Many thanks for the comments guys

    Barry

    April 15, 2009 at 8:49 pm in reply to: LGW 14th April #469141
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    Nice variety Josh but dedicated chaps don’t go stuffing their faces in the car….they take the flask and bag of sarnies with them!!
    Where exactly do you stand to take these?They don’t look like the crash gate at the hold but back a bit towards the terminal end?

    Barry

    April 15, 2009 at 2:53 pm in reply to: Asiana OZ592 #469200
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    Hi. Lucky young man….make the most of it.
    The quality is good too

    Barry

    April 15, 2009 at 2:51 pm in reply to: Edinburgh, 5th April #469204
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    Unbelievable selection from one airport….were they taken from Ingliston market site and if so are the views over the fence still easy to achieve?
    Didn’t even know Primera had a 700 series and Omni DC10s keep eluding me….should have been there!

    Barry

    April 15, 2009 at 2:46 pm in reply to: FILTON THIS WEEKEND #469208
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    Thanks Rob I knew someone would pass a comment on what are probably two of the best UK pic opportunities last week!

    Barry

    April 12, 2009 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Gloucestershire Airport. #469394
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    Nice one….I always see a Metro when I go and often
    without titles

    Barry

    April 11, 2009 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Never Give Up #556764
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    Hi Rob

    Good on ya but see my PM to you.

    Barry

    March 4, 2009 at 7:18 am in reply to: N961BW @ MAN 13 Feb 2009 #472148
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    Pretty rare in UK nowadays…….nice catch

    barry

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