Old Aug 17, 2018, 12:24 am
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PHX or Bust

It can not have escaped your notice that there are a number of FTers traveling over the next 12 days from OTP - PHX and back
Here is a space where you can read it all as it happens (255 People Flights between 16th August and 28th August)

Please keep this for trip reporting an not general chatter

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Live Trip Report OTP- PHX

Old Aug 17, 2018, 12:22 am
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Live Trip Report OTP- PHX

With 46 FTers trying to get to PHX over the bank holiday weekend and round about what can go round.

Read about the fun, adventures and misadventures here.
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Old Aug 17, 2018, 12:32 am
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AS I only now dip on and out of FT what’s occurring in PHX ?


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Old Aug 17, 2018, 12:33 am
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Old Aug 17, 2018, 12:47 am
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Wishing you all the best and tbh about 50/50 that I'm not going on this one
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Old Aug 17, 2018, 2:07 am
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Reminds me of the Great Air Race film, that early 1970s thing with Terry Thomas and the usual crew....
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Old Aug 17, 2018, 2:18 am
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Reminds me of the Great Air Race film, that early 1970s thing with Terry Thomas and the usual crew....
"Those magnificent men in their flying machines" or "Monte Carlo or Bust"
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Old Aug 17, 2018, 2:20 am
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Originally Posted by cornishsimon
AS I only now dip on and out of FT what’s occurring in PHX ?


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check out: PHX mini DO Aug 2018
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 12:52 am
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Well here we are all starting to position for the mega trip to PHX... already the fun has started as some can't checkin for the party plane tomorrow etc.

From my side I have managed to checkin for both my positioning trip GVA - LHR - OTP and the first legs of the run OTP - LHR - JFK.

Reports of long queues at CBP in JFK terminal 7 are making me glad that I booked a hotel over night in JFK rather than trying to connect on to AA from the transcon.
Now at work trying to concentrate on a couple of bits of work before the fun starts. Looking forwards to meeting the other TPRunners along the way and filling you in on some of what happens.

Hopefully some of the other runner will participate in this and those of you at home over the bank holiday have some fun reading.

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Old Aug 23, 2018, 1:25 am
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Looking forward to seeing it all unfold. Enjoy, guys!
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 1:59 am
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Looking forward to reading the TR. I was going to join the party but it didn't work out so enjoy
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 2:44 am
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Wishing you all the best and tbh about 50/50 that I'm not going on this one
There are few travel experiences I can think of that would be worse than being on the party plane - for me, travel is a relaxed, solitary experience - even though the few FTers I have met on previous TP runs have been delightful company. I'll certainly look forward to the reports, though.
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 2:48 am
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Just left home and on the 09:41 bus to LHR T5 to catch 11:40 BA 886 from LHR to OTP. See you all on Party Plane tomorrow 😊
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 3:21 am
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Just closing up at work here will report from the Galleries Lounge in GVA... Train to the airport in 50 mins so hopefully lounge and first bubbles in about 90 min
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 3:32 am
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Have a great time all! Sorry to be missing the fun!
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Old Aug 23, 2018, 3:51 am
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Originally Posted by Misco60
There are few travel experiences I can think of that would be worse than being on the party plane - for me, travel is a relaxed, solitary experience - even though the few FTers I have met on previous TP runs have been delightful company. I'll certainly look forward to the reports, though.
I am glad it's not me - I am doing the run - but doing it very low key! Keep seeing FT bag tags and not introducing myself. How anti-social is that!
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