Posted by: ERIC LOTHIAN, everywhere on 3:01pm Tue 28 Oct 08
with GA losing passengers at a faster rate than the pound against the dollar is there any point in spending more money on what will be a white elephant in about 2 years ??
with GA losing passengers at a faster rate than the pound against the dollar is there any point in spending more money on what will be a white elephant in about 2 years ??
Posted by: SPAMALOT, southside on 3:02pm Tue 28 Oct 08
This woman talks alot of cack they just want you airside because everything is 40% fecking dearer
This woman talks alot of cack they just want you airside because everything is 40% fecking dearer
Posted by: Ian on 4:28pm Tue 28 Oct 08
[quote][bold]ERIC LOTHIAN[/bold] wrote:
with GA losing passengers at a faster rate than the pound against the dollar is there any point in spending more money on what will be a white elephant in about 2 years ??[/quote] Seems all BAA airports are in decline. Indeed even the cash cow that used to be Edinburgh has seen its largest decline in over 10 years (3%) and worse is to follow, given the current economic problems in the UK
ERIC LOTHIAN wrote:
with GA losing passengers at a faster rate than the pound against the dollar is there any point in spending more money on what will be a white elephant in about 2 years ??
Seems all BAA airports are in decline. Indeed even the cash cow that used to be Edinburgh has seen its largest decline in over 10 years (3%) and worse is to follow, given the current economic problems in the UK
Posted by: mrpragmatist, kilmacolm on 6:13pm Tue 28 Oct 08
1. Let's see if I've got this straight: I'm travelling to a meeting in London, I arrive at the airport at 5.30am to find I'm in now the same queue for security as two 767s-worth of holidaymakers bound for Alicante and Palma, all with half-litre bottles of Factor 16 lotion to be checked and confiscated? Riiight, this is an improvement how?
2. Now that there is a common departure area where domestic and international passengers mix freely, will passengers now have to be photographed and barcoded, and in future fingerprinted, before travelling? No thanks. I'm not a criminal, so please don't treat me like one.
Two more reasons to take the train, then.
1. Let's see if I've got this straight: I'm travelling to a meeting in London, I arrive at the airport at 5.30am to find I'm in now the same queue for security as two 767s-worth of holidaymakers bound for Alicante and Palma, all with half-litre bottles of Factor 16 lotion to be checked and confiscated? Riiight, this is an improvement how?
2. Now that there is a common departure area where domestic and international passengers mix freely, will passengers now have to be photographed and barcoded, and in future fingerprinted, before travelling? No thanks. I'm not a criminal, so please don't treat me like one.
Two more reasons to take the train, then.
Posted by: Big Al, Paisley on 7:21pm Tue 28 Oct 08
[quote][bold]mrpragmatist[/bold] wrote:
1. Let's see if I've got this straight: I'm travelling to a meeting in London, I arrive at the airport at 5.30am to find I'm in now the same queue for security as two 767s-worth of holidaymakers bound for Alicante and Palma, all with half-litre bottles of Factor 16 lotion to be checked and confiscated? Riiight, this is an improvement how? 2. Now that there is a common departure area where domestic and international passengers mix freely, will passengers now have to be photographed and barcoded, and in future fingerprinted, before travelling? No thanks. I'm not a criminal, so please don't treat me like one. Two more reasons to take the train, then.[/quote] Ah well, it could be worse, try catching your London flight around lunchtime as a Boeing 777 load of Dubai bound passengers try to get through security...
Presumably we'll be advised to allow a four hour check in, after all there 's lot's of lovely shops ti rip us off now.
mrpragmatist wrote:
1. Let's see if I've got this straight: I'm travelling to a meeting in London, I arrive at the airport at 5.30am to find I'm in now the same queue for security as two 767s-worth of holidaymakers bound for Alicante and Palma, all with half-litre bottles of Factor 16 lotion to be checked and confiscated? Riiight, this is an improvement how? 2. Now that there is a common departure area where domestic and international passengers mix freely, will passengers now have to be photographed and barcoded, and in future fingerprinted, before travelling? No thanks. I'm not a criminal, so please don't treat me like one. Two more reasons to take the train, then.
Ah well, it could be worse, try catching your London flight around lunchtime as a Boeing 777 load of Dubai bound passengers try to get through security...
Presumably we'll be advised to allow a four hour check in, after all there 's lot's of lovely shops ti rip us off now.
Posted by: mkirsteen, Middle East on 4:42pm Wed 29 Oct 08
That's great having all these extra shops etc. But what's the point in having them selling anything liquid over 100mLs when the new security will only take it off you. They should have done all these things for after the security.
That's great having all these extra shops etc. But what's the point in having them selling anything liquid over 100mLs when the new security will only take it off you. They should have done all these things for after the security.
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