(so klm won this one!!! lets hope they put there bloody fares down!!!)

Fares down to what? In my experience KLM fares are very competitive.
NCL is showing fares of 29GBP plus tax return.
If you fly onwards, they can be very very cheap.

People talk about the hump in LBA runway. Still on the subject of Madeira.
The first 3000ft of runway 05 appears to rise something like 140ft then falls again.Another gem is Bilbao which is located on the side of a hill.The apron is 40ft higher than the main runway which also falls away about 65ft at one end.
I have written before about being surprised how so many airports I have visited that are built on hills.

(I think a light bit of turbulence can be fun, Im fortunate enough to never have expierenced anything bad.)

There are a number of injuries every year through turbulence.
I have travelled on up 110 flights in 1 year alone and I dont like it.
You never know how bad it can become. Sometimes gentle undulations, other times as though huge rocks are hitting the aircraft.
On one occaision a colleague was on a flight in Asia and the drinks trolley hit the roof and came back down on top of the stewardess. She was very badly injured.I was on one flight when we hit unexpected turbulence and the cabin crew had to throw themselves on the deck spreadeagled trying to hang on to the seat frames with great difficulty.
When you travel a lot, you learn to respect mother nature.

There was a thread on prune I think a few weeks ago called Mountain Wave.
I think it was over the Pyrenees. The turbulence was so bad, pilots were loosing control.They were scared so I cannot imagine the passengers having fun.

If my memory is correct, I think a few years ago when Aer Lingus first received their A330`s or 340`s, not sure which.
But I think they considered LBA – DUB – NYC.
They actually did one flight from Leeds to Dublin with an A330/340.

Part of the fun of this website is speculation and rumour.
I am with Tommy on this one. There is no need to have automatic Tommy bashing everytime he posts. I admit I have bashed him in the past.He read the rumour and drew this conclusion.
And, so did others as the same is posted on other websites.
Don`t take things so seriously.
wawkrk

(Mind you, I wouldnt like to spend 7-8 hrs cooped up in a 757! )

But if you were a pop star, you might be travelling in a tiny exec jet.
Maybe its tough at the top.

As reported on UK Airport news.
The aircraft was trying to land on the runway :rolleyes:
http://www.uk-airport-news.info/

Used Iberia many times, cannot remember any particular delays except for bad weather. However, do you expect a big increase in quality for a 50 pound upgrade? I would expect at least 2 to 3 times economy price so this must be some symbolic extra service where you get the same seats but a 50 quid meal! Like KLM for example, Euroselect invented for brain donors who want 700pounds worth of food in economy seats.:rolleyes: