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August 8, 2003 at 8:26 pm in reply to: Britannia Question #703933

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They charge for the use of a television and radios? I know you have to pay for headphones, is that what you mean?

August 8, 2003 at 8:18 pm in reply to: Britannia Question #703940

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I don’t believe any airline charges for in-flight entertainment except for a few select carriers such as JetBlue. If it is a charter flight then no doubt it will be free and you will be treated to an array of old British repeats 🙂

August 8, 2003 at 7:07 pm in reply to: Aer Lingus Revival #703973

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Yeah, the times I have travelled Aer Lingus, only twice but still fond memories, I have always found there is a genuine willingness to serve from crew with an attitude that compliments their country very nicely. However, were I believe Aer Lingus has gone too far is with their service on European flights towards a Ryanair type product. Aer Lingus were in dire straits I know that and to come back with a profit is nothing but good news but the positive PR will ultimately disappear as they drown into the epitomes of a Ryanair style product. Drinks on short haul now only consist of tea, coffee or an OJ with no options for a different type of beverage. A meal even for premier class leaves a lot to be desired with only a sandwich being offered with a drink. Now I know they have to keep costs low but when you turn your product into this and your prices are not exactly of a low cost type, then you will lose that customer base that have before been pleased with your airline. In the end it will yet another “wanna be low cost carrier” with a poor service, this is not the style in my opinion that a national carrier should be aiming for and the uniqueness that Aer Lingus once offered should not be deserted as this is what distinguishes them from that Ryanair airline.

August 8, 2003 at 9:07 am in reply to: Longest regularly scheduled flight #704569

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How does the Continental Newark to Hong Kong flight rank?

August 8, 2003 at 8:59 am in reply to: Description of Heathrow #704574

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63,362,097 passengers passed through Heathrow in 2002, an increase of 4.27% on the previous year. 90 airlines serve the airport with 127 destinations, the most popular being New York, Paris, Amsterdam and Dublin.

Look here for more facts:
http://www.baa.com/main/airports/heathrow/about_heathrow_frame.html

August 7, 2003 at 9:47 pm in reply to: General Discussion #401561

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Originally posted by EN830
Some of us have to work you know !!!!

It’s Battle of Bloody Flowers week next week, the fun-fair’s arrived, the grand stands are up and secreted away in secluded dark corners of the island, strange people are sticking large bunches of flowers to wooden frames mounted on tractor chassis’s.

Me !!!! I’m making for the coast and the first boat out of hear, got to get out of this asylum.

I know, one of the joys of the long summer holidays, rubbing it into other peoples faces 🙂

Yes it is the Battle of Flowers soon isn’t it, lucky old you. I went to it once, awfully tedious. More for the tourists, if I want to I can watch the repeats on ITV. We have to usual annual North, South and West shows here, which are a bit more civilised. Unfortunately I don’t escape the Battle of Flowers and all those strange people but it is on a smaller scale if it is any consolation.

Alderney Week looks actually quite fun for an annual show….pallet racing in Braye Harbour and an Elvis impersonator 😉

August 7, 2003 at 9:47 pm in reply to: The summer is back! #1977893

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Originally posted by EN830
Some of us have to work you know !!!!

It’s Battle of Bloody Flowers week next week, the fun-fair’s arrived, the grand stands are up and secreted away in secluded dark corners of the island, strange people are sticking large bunches of flowers to wooden frames mounted on tractor chassis’s.

Me !!!! I’m making for the coast and the first boat out of hear, got to get out of this asylum.

I know, one of the joys of the long summer holidays, rubbing it into other peoples faces 🙂

Yes it is the Battle of Flowers soon isn’t it, lucky old you. I went to it once, awfully tedious. More for the tourists, if I want to I can watch the repeats on ITV. We have to usual annual North, South and West shows here, which are a bit more civilised. Unfortunately I don’t escape the Battle of Flowers and all those strange people but it is on a smaller scale if it is any consolation.

Alderney Week looks actually quite fun for an annual show….pallet racing in Braye Harbour and an Elvis impersonator 😉

August 7, 2003 at 9:23 pm in reply to: Aer Lingus Revival #705122

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I suppose it is a case of market adaptation more than saturation. Many of these airlines that are now in financial difficulties caused them by themselves with the “get big” syndrome. They have moved into markets that do not necessarily need their presence with passenger numbers not fit to sustain these routes. In a way they have moved out of profitable niches into a bigger world of competition where they are more vulnerable. A prime example being Swiss who have grown too big and have run unprofitable routes and aircraft for far too long, whereas its counterpart SNBA, learned that it should just grow small in its niche, Western Africa.

So really in my opinion, airlines that are posting a profit have realised there potential in certain areas and have adapted to it, it is no use being something to everybody or having a prestigious network anymore, which has been realised. An example is Aer Lingus who have kept costs down and efficiency up as well and so are now posting a profit whereas an airline like Swiss or Austrian don’t seem to realise this or do not take drastic enough measures, hence unprofitbaility.

There is more to it I know, however, it again stresses the need for consolidation in Europe.

August 7, 2003 at 5:56 pm in reply to: General Discussion #401714

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That fog was absolutely depressing yesterday and what made it worse was how BBC news was gloating about how hot London was. After Tuesdays stunning weather (hottest day in Guernsey’s record) it was a real come down with a bump. This morning was again very foggy though it brightened up and I was able to get on the beach so it looks like it is back to summer. 😉

August 7, 2003 at 5:56 pm in reply to: The summer is back! #1977982

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That fog was absolutely depressing yesterday and what made it worse was how BBC news was gloating about how hot London was. After Tuesdays stunning weather (hottest day in Guernsey’s record) it was a real come down with a bump. This morning was again very foggy though it brightened up and I was able to get on the beach so it looks like it is back to summer. 😉

August 7, 2003 at 5:35 pm in reply to: Smoking #705307

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Aeroflot banned smoking onboard in 2002 when they re-branded themselves with a western identity, much to the disgust of the Russian travellers who did not take kindly to not being able to smoke.

August 7, 2003 at 5:32 pm in reply to: Largest window on an aiirliner ? #705313

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The Shorts 360 windows are an asset to the aircraft of which there are few to be found. They can complement nicely some fantastic views. I commented on this in my earlier trip report.

August 6, 2003 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Hot. hot. hot ! #706664

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Jersey Airport reached the highest temperature in the UK yesterday at 34.8C although it was unofficial. Guernsey recorded its highest temperature on record, which is pretty good.

August 6, 2003 at 10:12 am in reply to: Should Virgin Blue consider Airbus #707318

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Well weren’t Airbus and Boeing each pretty even in the race for the order? However, each aircraft has relatively the same operating costs and would both complement their South Pacific expansion so why in the end should they have moved from their current fleet strategy?

August 5, 2003 at 11:38 am in reply to: What would you most like to see in an issue of Airliner World? #708957

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Originally posted by Bhoy
yeah, but Flight, being weekly, has an advantage over AW when it comes to reviews and stuff…

Anyway, Flight is more for people in the industry, with thorough technical baseknowledge, AW is more to keep the guy on Street up to date with what’s happening.

True there are subcategories in the market and if you want a different aspect then you have other choices. However, I would still like to see some thorough analysis rather than just the basic information, which is appreciated when looking at certain issues by even people who are outside the industry.
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