Originally posted by LGWboy
Is there still a limitation on how much alcohol, or how many cigs you can bring back home?

In theory, within the EU, you can import as much as is reasonable for personal consumption…

Selsport, it’s the same at GLA if you’re coming off a connecting domestic flight: There’s a seperate room with a luggage carousel for non EU-originating luggage with a phone on the wall at the back of the room with a sign saying please call HM Customs and Excise in the International Pier if you have anything to declare… :rolleyes:

nb I’m not condoning bringing back over your allowance, just questioning how many people can be bothered using the phone…

I bumped into Liam Gallagher and Alan White in a pub in Basel a couple of years ago (White is the oasis drummer, although no one actually seems to know what he looks like… I only realised it was him when Liam got him to sign me an autograph as well)

And, er, Paul Lambert when he played a club game in Basel (no, not that game… it was for Dortmund, a couple of months after they won the Champions League in 97)

I’ve also had a word with infamous highboard diver Peter Lovenkrands (at least, I *think* he’s a highboard diver ;))

And I once infamously stopped Lenny Kravitz going backstage before his own gig, as he didn’t have his backstage pass with him (hey, anyone could walk in with a towel over their heads to avoid the press, couldn’t they?)

The major new route has now been confirmed as Continental from Edinburgh to Newark (although this route was already planned two years ago, but put on the back burner after 9/11)

Nonetheless, I’m absolutely fuming as the Executive once again favours tiny Turnhouse over the way bigger Abbotsinch. 😡 :rolleyes:

The Evening Times hits it to a tee…

THERE was growing concern today for future transatlantic flights from Glasgow after rival Edinburgh secured a new route.

American carrier Continental Airlines announced new direct flights from Edinburgh to New York.

But the move raised fears it could have a knock-on effect on the airline’s daily Glasgow to New York route, which is its most successful UK route outside London.

Kenny MacAskill, the SNP’s transport spokesman, said: “I would worry about the viability of a new service replicating an existing service 50 miles away.

“We should be developing new routes to new destinations in North America and Glasgow is the obvious airport to handle such destinations.”

Continental had previously promised a transatlantic service from Edinburgh, but it was postponed in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in America. The new service is expected to start early next year.

The new flights will get Scottish Executive cash under the multi-million pound route development fund and a discount under a scheme operated by BAA, which owns Edinburgh and Glasgow airports.

Another new twice-daily service announced today from Inverness to Birmingham will get money from the fund, which started out at £6.8million but now has even more cash to spend.

So far, it has helped deliver six new services from Edinburgh and five from Prestwick, to destinations such

as Stockholm, Cologne, Oslo and also Milan.

But it has failed to do anything for Glasgow, which has struggled to forge new scheduled routes as its holiday charter business booms.

The announcement on the new route was made in Edinburgh today during a major international aviation conference, Routes 2003.

More than 1000 air industry executives were holding talks on where to fly next year.

First Minister Jack McConnell and Transport Minister Nicol Stephen hoped to use the event to showcase what Scotland has to offer.

Glasgow Airport bosses were also determined to get a chance to talk to key potential customers.

Managing director Stephen Baxter said: “I am getting my sleeves rolled up during two full days of meetings with airlines.

“I will not be missing the opportunity to get in there and sell Glasgow Airport. We have a lot to offer and I will be setting out our case, loud and clear.”

Despite today’s news, aviation insiders insisted Glasgow Airport would not lose out because of the announcement.

They said Continental had only been allowed

to fly from Edinburgh on condition it kept up

its highly successful Glasgow flights.

The airline will receive subsidies under the Scottish Executive Route Development Fund and under a discount scheme operated by airport giant BAA.

Insiders said the airline would lose these if it scaled back its Glasgow services.

Eddie Friel, chief executive of Greater Glasgow and Clyde Valley tourist board – who has previously warned a subsidised Edinburgh to New York service could hurt Glasgow Airport – said he would like to see exactly what the Continental deal involved.

He said: “The devil will be in the detail.”

Incidentally… why isn’t this Conference at the SECC? lemme guess… the Executive didn’t want it in a prosperous city… :rolleyes:

Either it’s that, or the Board of Glasgow airport is run by Msrs Desmond, Quinn, Sheehy, Riley etc. who wouldn’t know a thing about making an outlay when you’re ahead, to improve you r chances of staying ahead.

They showed it coming in during the Lord’s test, too, and I’m sure I saw her once or twice during Wimbledon, too.

New York’s too hot and stuffy during the summer… hell, even the locals head up to Martha’s Vineyard then…

wys could tell you a thing or two about VS A340-300’s at JNB, they need pretty much full power to lift off there, it’s just to do with the thinner air at altitude.

yup, Lufthansa Cityline CRJ700.