Very nice and that’s from someone who’s not a fan of paraffin burners.

I would rather watch a so called “paraffin burner” over something that looks and sounds like a clapped out lawnmower any day of the week.

Funnily enough I was there in Feb 2006 (we came back on the 11th) doing the Hollywood tourist bit with my daughter. I took a few photos at LAX but none are worthy enough to be posted.
As you went in Feb 2006 with Virgin, you should be elegible for a small refund due to the BA/Virgin price fixing. We went with BA and I have lodged mine and my daughters claims.

http://www.airpassengerrefund.co.uk

Wasnt me Old Git..but yes my friend had to make her own way back….

Sorry! not paying attention – just like I was at school:D
I think that is pretty shocking. Surely the airline had entered into a contract with the passenger to take them to a particular destination and is legally bound to get them there?? Some years back my son was on his way back from army camp at Catterick and the train was stuck for hours on the way. It arrived in London around 2am. The tube had stopped running and he had missed the last train from Paddington to Newbury. They paid for a taxi to take him all the way home from Kings Cross. I would have thought an airline had a similar obligation. It would have been bad enough in the middle of the afternoon but 3am really is shocking. If she had not enough money for a taxi, she would have had to wait a few hours for public transport to start.

Some good shots there Gary, thanks for posting. I was having a cup of tea outside a cafe in Newbury on Saturday when I heard an aircraft flying over and it was the B1 with wings extended, presumably in its way back to Fairford.

Good Shots – Thanks for posting Ian. What is the story behind the ETPS Gripen? Is it Swedish?

OG

this will kill of any idea of anvanced tickets for next year i doubt many will buy into it next year. pay on the day and see the weather first.

Fully agree – whilst it is most unlikely to happen two years in a row, I am not cherishing waiting upto 8 weeks for my money back and also getting the money back for the campsite. Having paid for all my family members I am out to the tune of nearly £350 at the moment.

Does anyone know if they will be allowing the public in at the park and view areas for departures day tomorrow? I already have a ticket

If the people we employ is a good indication of standards then I would say standards are getting lower all the time. We take on quite a few people in their late teens i.e. not that long out of school (there are two schools and one college in the district) and nearly all of them have difficulty with spelling and correct use of words. Coupled with “attitude”, it’s almost as if they need retraining to enter the world of work. We had an 18 year old temp a month ago who informed us that she “didn’t do phones” when asked to answer incoming calls. I don’t blame the children so much as the schools.