cloud_9From Wikipedia, therefore accuracy cannot be verified:
As of November 2010, 38 Boeing 767-400ERs have been delivered, with 16 to Continental Airlines and 21 to Delta Air Lines. A total of 37 of this variant were in airline service as of July 2010.
cloud_9I must confess I do not know all that much about Groningen itself, but whilst there might be potential from Groningen to London, I do wonder if there is enough demand to fulfill the London to Groningen sector, which maybe why other airlines have terminated the service in the past?
Also, I think that Mr van Amerongen should have GLM’s website translated into English to help those that don’t speak/understand Dutch and to see if it attracts any interest over here, especially if he wants to get started by spring?
cloud_9I think your title is somewhat exaggerating the situation…the Trent engine is hardly “plagued”, is it?
The incident involving the QF A380 will no doubt have been discussed at length between BA and RR in order to gain reassurances from them because after all safety is BA’s highest priority, but seeing as this contract has been under negotiation since September 2007, I think it would have been highly unlikely for an airline such as BA to simply stop negotiations just because of an incident involving the same engine type!
cloud_9Think this should cover it Tommy:
Taken from Canadian Affair’s Terms & Conditions:
Change to bookings: It is unlikely that we will have to make any changes to your travel arrangements, but we do plan the arrangements many months in advance. Occasionally, we may have to make changes and we reserve the right to do so at any time. Most of these changes will be minor and we will advise you at the earliest possible date. We also reserve the right in any circumstances to cancel your travel arrangements. Your booking may also have to be cancelled due to reasons of force majeure or failure by you to pay the final balance. If we are unable to provide the booked travel arrangements, you can either have a refund of all monies paid whereupon the liability of Canadian Affair ceases, or accept an offer of alternative travel arrangements of comparable standard from us, if available (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower value). If it is necessary to cancel your travel arrangements, we will in accordance with these terms. Please note that carriers used in the brochure may be subject to change. Such a change is deemed to be a minor change. Other examples of minor changes include alteration of your outward/return flights by less than 12 hours, changes to aircraft type or aircraft touch down/stop, change of accommodation to another of the same standard.
Did you book direct through Canadian Affair or via a local travel agent, who happen to make your booking through Canadian Affair…if so, Canadian Affair are obligated to tell your travel agent, and it is then your travel agent’s responsibility to inform you of any changes as you are their customer…officially you’re not a customer of Canadian Affair because you didnt book directly with them!?
To give you an example, my grandparents were flying LHR-SFO via YYZ with Air Canada. Air Canada informed their travel agent of a change to the departure time of the LHR-YYZ flight, which resulted in them missing their onward connection to SFO and they had to stay a night in YYZ. Air Canada didnt compensate them or offer to pay hotel accomodation for the unexpected overnight stop because they said that it was the responsibility of the travel agent who should have informed them of the change to the departure time from LHR, and then offered to change the onward flight! Ok, so Air Canada is a scheduled airline, but still, you get the picture! If an airline can possibly get away with passing responsibility onto another company/supplier, they’ll try anything possible to do so.
As for compensation, you’d be lucky to get a £5 light refreshment voucher…and thats for a 3hr delay on a scheduled airline, so for a 1 hour delay/time change on a charter airline you’ll probably get a shrug of the shoulders and/or a scowl…might stretch it to a “Sorry!”, but don’t hold your breath.
Sadly, thats what you get for booking a charter flight thesedays!:D
cloud_9Very nice pictures there Frakky…I really like the way you have framed them.
Welcome to the forum.:)
cloud_9Lets face facts, had they have remained in power, Labour would have also increased VAT, because if they chose not too, they would have had to make cuts elsewhere.
Ok, so they may have done it over a longer period of time, but this would have turned VAT into another “stealth” tax which they would have slowly increased on an annual basis without an end in sight, and I suspect that we would have an even higher rate of VAT than what we have now further down the line.
Yes, the rise up to 20% is a rather hard and fast move, but at least there should not be any further rise next year, which to me is a far better option.
I just cannot understand Labour’s reasoning as to why they feel it is necessary to make everyone suffer over a longer period of time when steps can (and have!) been made to reduce the deficit…
Just like with a credit card…if you simply pay off the bare minimum each month and end up accuring interest, it will take you much longer to pay off and will no doubt lead to further problems that will ultimately have even more of an impact for future generations.
cloud_9Lets face facts, had they have remained in power, Labour would have also increased VAT, because if they chose not too, they would have had to make cuts elsewhere.
Ok, so they may have done it over a longer period of time, but this would have turned VAT into another “stealth” tax which they would have slowly increased on an annual basis without an end in sight, and I suspect that we would have an even higher rate of VAT than what we have now further down the line.
Yes, the rise up to 20% is a rather hard and fast move, but at least there should not be any further rise next year, which to me is a far better option.
I just cannot understand Labour’s reasoning as to why they feel it is necessary to make everyone suffer over a longer period of time when steps can (and have!) been made to reduce the deficit…
Just like with a credit card…if you simply pay off the bare minimum each month and end up accuring interest, it will take you much longer to pay off and will no doubt lead to further problems that will ultimately have even more of an impact for future generations.
cloud_9LOL. Thats a good one Keith!;)
cloud_9LOL. Thats a good one Keith!;)
cloud_9Tax rises at the moment jeopardize the fragile economic recovery.
Just like Labour, you criticise the idea/plan, but then have nothing to offer as an alternative…so I ask you, how would you solve the crisis…what alternatives to tax rises/spending cuts can you suggest that won’t jeopardize the fragile economic recovery?
cloud_9Tax rises at the moment jeopardize the fragile economic recovery.
Just like Labour, you criticise the idea/plan, but then have nothing to offer as an alternative…so I ask you, how would you solve the crisis…what alternatives to tax rises/spending cuts can you suggest that won’t jeopardize the fragile economic recovery?
cloud_9What do you mean back to work tomorrow? I haven’t stopped.
I know what you mean Mike…I work at Heathrow, which is not the kind of place that can just close down for Christmas, in fact December was probably our most hectic month, what with the snow/ice debarcle here, and then the snow on the East Coast of the USA, really messed us (and a lot of others!) up, and then we had to contend with the usual pre and post Christmas rush of families/friends coming and going.
cloud_9What do you mean back to work tomorrow? I haven’t stopped.
I know what you mean Mike…I work at Heathrow, which is not the kind of place that can just close down for Christmas, in fact December was probably our most hectic month, what with the snow/ice debarcle here, and then the snow on the East Coast of the USA, really messed us (and a lot of others!) up, and then we had to contend with the usual pre and post Christmas rush of families/friends coming and going.
cloud_9Wow, a cracking start to 2011 for you Mr Noel, some very nice pics indeed so well done and thanks for sharing.
I have a quick question, not just for you though…looking for an answer from anyone if necessary.
I notice that the Air France ATR aircraft looks rather mucky on the side of the fuselage, is this a result of the exhaust fumes that come out of the back of the engine; if you compare it to the Aer Lingus one, there isnt that much dirt…or could it just be that the Irish just choose to keep their planes cleaner than the French!?:D
cloud_9You should pat yourself on the back at staying polite and professional to him.
His company probably paid for his seat and normally he would travel cattle class like the rest of us.
Its past me now, but at the time it just wound me up a bit, especially seeing as other passengers on the same flight were infact complementing me on the level of service.
It really is quite strange to see how different people have different expectations and perceptions about what they think they are entitled to and/or how they feel they should be treated…some think that they own the bloody world! Don’t get me wrong, I understand that they may have paid quite a bit of money, but at the end of the day that doesnt give him, or anyone for that matter, the right to be rude and obnoxious.
I try my very best to treat all the passengers I deal with (even if they are travelling in Economy!) the same level of customer service because it is something that I am very passionate about, just a shame that this particular person chose not to be as welcoming, greatful or respectful of that.
Ah, well its water off a duck’s back now, and as he told me earlier he won’t be flying with us again so I can just forget about him and move on…:D
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