What a performance - Little Tier Point Run goes Pete Tong
Aug 14, 2018, 11:27 am
#31
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One issue with Northolt is that there is not enough surface between the runway ends and the airfield boundary. The regulations don’t allow civilian scheduled flights (business jets don’t count) and I suspect the airline insurance companies wont either.
There would also be an impact on the likes of Luton Airport too.
Aug 14, 2018, 1:26 pm
#32
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Although Northolt is used for General Aviation, it would require a whole new approach to access if they were to use it for scheduled commercial flights. It has a hard perimeter as it operates under military protection and gaining access is a bit of a PIA, with all passengers having to pass through the (small) guard hut at the entrance showing photo ID, being stared at by a Gurkha for a few interminable seconds and then re-boarding transport to get to the terminal.
Aug 16, 2018, 1:18 am
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Quick Update No.1
BA via Twitter and Exec Club offered me a 2 week extension to the End of point collecting year, I have gone back to them and said as this was entirely BA's fault for cancelling my flights can I have ORC.
BA via Twitter and Exec Club offered me a 2 week extension to the End of point collecting year, I have gone back to them and said as this was entirely BA's fault for cancelling my flights can I have ORC.
Aug 16, 2018, 4:24 am
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That sounds odd given that there is still more at Northolt than at Southampton where the the runway almost touches the M27.
Aug 16, 2018, 4:52 am
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though it sounds like weather issues impacting quite a few pax travelling, it's worth considering going on the stand-by list.
I had a recent cancellation, was number 5 on the standby list for my preferred next flight (and confirmed later) and made it on no problem - even had window seat in emergency exit row!
so full doesn't always mean full but with weather impacting numerous flights those changes might have been less good.
I had a recent cancellation, was number 5 on the standby list for my preferred next flight (and confirmed later) and made it on no problem - even had window seat in emergency exit row!
so full doesn't always mean full but with weather impacting numerous flights those changes might have been less good.
Aug 16, 2018, 6:45 am
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Just realised i havent changed my side bar @all she wrote... doh
@chris1979 they werent putting anyone on standby as the only flight left was a flight to Manchester which the agent even said was overbooked by a fair few, as their was one flight to MAN, and the last LBA and a NCL flight was cancelled so no point.
The twitter team and exec club have pulled through and given me the Original Routing for BA1344 so 1 down 2 to go refund and expenses..
@chris1979 they werent putting anyone on standby as the only flight left was a flight to Manchester which the agent even said was overbooked by a fair few, as their was one flight to MAN, and the last LBA and a NCL flight was cancelled so no point.
The twitter team and exec club have pulled through and given me the Original Routing for BA1344 so 1 down 2 to go refund and expenses..
Aug 20, 2018, 7:26 am
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Update #2
Refund was paid into my bank this morning, not bad 5 working days, now just waiting my expenses :-)
So far not a bad service recovery from BA.... but 2 down 1 to go....,
Refund was paid into my bank this morning, not bad 5 working days, now just waiting my expenses :-)
So far not a bad service recovery from BA.... but 2 down 1 to go....,
