LHR Further Drone Disruption 13th September
Sep 10, 2019, 3:14 am
#77
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Sep 10, 2019, 3:21 am
#78
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Really do not appreciate the insinuation that I am somehow adding to the issue.
Sep 10, 2019, 3:21 am
#79
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Sky news have posted a comment piece on this proposed action suggesting the protest could backfire:
https://news.sky.com/story/sky-views...006?inApp=true
https://news.sky.com/story/sky-views...006?inApp=true
Sep 10, 2019, 3:28 am
#80
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I'm due to fly to Munich at 8.30pm on Friday. I guess I'll see how it all looks on the day and hopefully it'll all be ok but is there anything I can do in advance to mitigate against the worst of it if flights do get cancelled? And best practice advice in handling this sort of disruption?
Sep 10, 2019, 3:35 am
#81
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I'm due to fly to Munich at 8.30pm on Friday. I guess I'll see how it all looks on the day and hopefully it'll all be ok but is there anything I can do in advance to mitigate against the worst of it if flights do get cancelled? And best practice advice in handling this sort of disruption?
Sep 10, 2019, 4:22 am
#82
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Thanks! Yeah I've got a couple of alternative options in case the worst happens. Not sure whether my travel insurance would cover me rebooking myself as I guess Drone protests might fall under an exemption. Hopefully it'll all be ok though!
Sep 10, 2019, 5:53 am
#83
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For what it's worth, a tweet I sent to LHR last week asking about the protests was picked up by a producer at Victoria Derbyshire's program on BBC2. I was asked to come on today and speak on air with some of the protesters. I can't make it but they will be airing the discussion at 10:30am ish BBC2 and should be on the iplayer after.
Sep 10, 2019, 6:49 am
#84
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Your insurer may invoke the ‘civil unrest’ get out. I would certainly call them before spending anything you are unwilling to pay for out of your own pocket.
Sep 10, 2019, 7:12 am
#85
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To be honest I don’t think they care about that. The extinction rebellion people that caused a traffic jam in which a man on the way to his father who was about to die were sorry thst the person didn’t make it before his father dies but are not sorry for the actions they took as nobody is listening to the climate change problem.
They aren't trying to win people over to their side. They're trying to make people realise that it's an immediate threat which needs immediate action.
Sep 10, 2019, 7:42 am
#86
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Thanks, that's a very good point. I've got insurance with my Amex Platinum card so I'll dig out the paperwork and give them a call on Friday if things go awry
Sep 11, 2019, 12:33 am
#87
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For what it's worth, I ended up canceling my flight and I'm flying from Manchester with Virgin. It pained me to give up my BA First Avios ticket and I still think flight will likely go ahead but I couldn't take even the tiniest risk of drones disrupting my flight and me missing this wedding. BA gave me a full refund and waived the redeposit fee, although this was due to the 13th being within a few days of the strikes.
Good luck to all!
Good luck to all!
Sep 11, 2019, 2:15 am
#88
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For what it's worth, I ended up canceling my flight and I'm flying from Manchester with Virgin. It pained me to give up my BA First Avios ticket and I still think flight will likely go ahead but I couldn't take even the tiniest risk of drones disrupting my flight and me missing this wedding. BA gave me a full refund and waived the redeposit fee, although this was due to the 13th being within a few days of the strikes.
Good luck to all!
Good luck to all!
Peter, I don't blame you for mitigating the risk this way. My flight is on Saturday so I'll see how it goes on Friday. Enjoy the wedding!
Sep 11, 2019, 2:25 am
#89
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Thanks TheChangingMan! Hope Saturday goes smoothly.
I know, its crazy, and now I have to take a 2hr train to Manchester which adds to emissions! My other option was to fly from LGW to AMS then to ATL would have resulted in an extra flight plus a longer international flight!
I know, its crazy, and now I have to take a 2hr train to Manchester which adds to emissions! My other option was to fly from LGW to AMS then to ATL would have resulted in an extra flight plus a longer international flight!