Hi Bmused,

It’s taken from the BA website. It only shows the tail on there too, not the whole aircraft.

1L.

Absolutely agree with Softlad’s points.

Just to add that at First Choice they are really into appearance so immaculate personal grooming is a must.

Also whilst it’s really important to be outgoing, you also have to show a genuine interest in other people, so don’t try to be the sole centre of attention. Listening to others where appropriate and encouraging quieter candidates will get extra brownie points.

Wish her luck from me.

1L.

On the subject of airlines contacting you, or not…

I guess maybe this is one for airlines to learn about how you or I feel in this circumstance, but the simple fact is that they won’t contact you!

Put simply, you report your bag missing and fill in the report. They will (hopefully) find your bag, and deliver it to you, contacting you only at this stage if necessary to make arrangements.

As I said before, phone calls along the way don’t speed up the process, so they won’t make them, and they don’t expect you to.

Like I said, perhaps airlines need to appreciate that this is a bigger deal to us than they think and understand that a phone call would help reassure us.

1L.

Sorry to hear about your luggage problems. I have been there myself and know it can be a pain, but I have to say that I have always had good service in getting my bag back to me, both with BA and others.

I would like to think that in the interest of trying to appease you that your £8 would be refunded.

I suspect however that the answer will be that you didn’t HAVE to make the calls, and that you certainly didn’t HAVE to call at peak mobile rates, I think phone boxes still exist!

If you hadn’t made the calls the likelyhood is that the baggage tracing system would have got your bag back to you in the same amount of time. If you made the calls in the hope of hurrying things along a: they wouldn’t have done so, and b: making them will be viewed as your own choice.

That said I still hope you get your cash back.

1L.

ps: It’s a looooong time since BA claimed to be “the worlds favourite airline!”

I know it’s always disappointing for people affected by routes being withdrawn, but as I have said in other threads emotion aside, airlines are in business to produce a profit.

Full aeroplanes aren’t making money if you are having to heavily discount tickets in order to fill the aircraft.

PHX/SAN was split into stand alone routes a few years ago in order to allow the very successful PHX route to develop further. However as a seperate route SAN was never a business success, and in todays climate no airline can operate a route that doesn’t justify its existance.

1L.

When G-BEKG left Euroair it became G-DAAL with Emerald Airways before being withdrawn in 1997, by which time it was 34 years old, having been built in 1963.

During its time with Euroair it flew in the colours of Air Atlantique and British Independant Airways as well.

G-BKWB, built in 1978, also flew in the colours of Yorkshire European Airways. It became G-OEAB, then in due course went to BAC Leasing, before transferring to the Dutch register, then coming back to the UK as G-OBPL.

It’s sister aircraft G-BTAA, followed a similar career, becoming G-OEAA, but was detroyed in 1995. Not sure of the circumstances.

G-BLVG is proving a little ellusive, but leave it with me.

I don’t remember much about Euroair, but I do remember seeing them around the UK in the late 80’s/early 90’s. They tried to build a regional network with limited success (as many others did at that time) Would be interested if anyone else remebers more.

1L.

Extra Concorde

The ‘extra’ concorde was returning from an airtest following maintenance.

A third of the way across the atlantic and back is the usual.

1L

SAAB

From a passenger point of view I liked the 340.

I visitied GCI many times when my good mate Wys was living there. I flew on Aurigny SAABs several times, with Wys flying on a couple of occasions.

I much prefer the SAAB to the ATR. It’s a shame that the ATR fits Aurignys future needs better that the SAAB does. I’d like to have seen the 2000 in their colours.

1L