Skateboarding at T5!
Aug 22, 2012, 2:51 am
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Skateboarding at T5!
I am off to DOH again today and am sitting in the lounge at T5B. The aircraft looks like it will be G-VIIL, embodied with NF and, I hope, AVOD. 
On the way through T5A I encountered a gentleman skateboarding through the terminal!
He was not going too fast but he did knock me with his bag.
Anybody else seen anything like this!
On the way through T5A I encountered a gentleman skateboarding through the terminal!
He was not going too fast but he did knock me with his bag.
Anybody else seen anything like this!
Aug 22, 2012, 3:08 am
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You should claim AVIOS from him
I have seen children with the roller shoes at LHR. Always wanted a pair
I remember an airport, I think it was Bratislava or Prague I saw cleaners and some other staff had rollerblades on. For sure accident to happen if it gets busy.
I have seen children with the roller shoes at LHR. Always wanted a pair
I remember an airport, I think it was Bratislava or Prague I saw cleaners and some other staff had rollerblades on. For sure accident to happen if it gets busy.
Last edited by Polomarc; Aug 22, 2012 at 3:34 am
Aug 22, 2012, 3:24 am
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I think it's Copenhagen where I have seen staff cycle through the terminal on bikes. And, unless I am dreaming, I have a vague memory of police using Segways at one airport. Can anyone else confirm this?
I can't work out whether the OP is annoyed or jealous.
I can't work out whether the OP is annoyed or jealous.
Aug 22, 2012, 3:31 am
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Aug 22, 2012, 3:34 am
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I have also seen those on roller blades but not on a skateboard yet.
Aug 22, 2012, 3:40 am
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In HEL, Finavia staff get around the non-Schengen part of the terminal on push scooters. They can reach rather terrifying speeds when the terminal is empty; I've nearly collided with one or two coming off AY938 or BA798.
Aug 22, 2012, 3:43 am
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I saw a guy using one of these in T5 a couple of months ago...
Samsonite Micro Scooter Case
I gave chase to try to capture the moment for posterity, as I'd only seen it advertised in a Lufthansa in-flight magazine before and thought it was a spoof, but I couldn't get my phone out in time!
Samsonite Micro Scooter Case
I gave chase to try to capture the moment for posterity, as I'd only seen it advertised in a Lufthansa in-flight magazine before and thought it was a spoof, but I couldn't get my phone out in time!
Aug 22, 2012, 4:10 am
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I've definitely seen police / security staff on Segways at a couple of US airports, possibly Chicago and Dallas.
Aug 22, 2012, 4:58 am
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Aug 22, 2012, 5:06 am
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I've observed airline staff using bicycles at Zurich. Segways at multiple airports, but I don't remember which (you see a lot of police and security staff using Segways at shopping malls, my most recent being at the Boca Raton Town Center- given their linear layouts, using Segways at malls makes sense),