From today’s Birmingham Post

What exactly is an initial public offering? is it some sort of grant?

I think what they’re trying to say is, they may look to float partially on the stock exchange, so as to earn extra income as shares initially get sold off (ie extra funds for “We have one new aircraft coming every month for the next five to six years and that takes a lot of financing,”)

Although, as it says, that’ll be up to the current owners (the government of Dubai)

It says the Groupfare us 50% off if booked between 7 days prior to, and the date of start of Travel. (70% off when booked at least 14 days prior to Travel, and 60% off between 7 and 14 days prior).

I reckon your best bet is to contact DB (by email?), and get them to give you a quote, and explain how to get the particular fare.

I make it €250 return for 5 adults Frankfurt Airport-Cologne by Train (although you’re right, that website is a nightmare trying to find anything out), however that’s a full fare, if you book a Group Ticket, you can get discounts (and the mimimum particiaption for a group fare is 6, so you’re in luck) of up to 70%.

As for flying, I can’t think of any low cost airlines that fly out of FRA except Germania Express (http://www.gexx.com), but they don’t fly from there to either CGN or DUS, sorry.

Pegasus and Sun Express are Turkish Charters. Sun Express is a member of the Lufthansa Group (you can see the similarity of font, and the way they place the logo below the cockpit, just like LH’s wee Crane there). Dunno Pegasus’ heritage, though.

Nice aren’t they?

A couple appeared at Glasgow last year carrying Russian sports teams to fixtures in Scotland.

That would have been CSKA Moscow, me thinks?

It’s unlikely to be them in Biarritz, as they’re home to Parma on Thursday.

Being owned by the big Russian Oil Companies would certainly tie the A/c in with CSKA, who’re sponsored by Abramovich’s Company.

Dosen’t look like I’m going to be able to get time off Work to join you (Weekends are not easiest to get off at the Pub…), after all, what with already taking time off later this Month for a trip Home.