The BA flight “to Turkey” departs soon
Jul 9, 2023, 10:48 pm
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The BA flight “to Turkey” departs soon
Quite an odd one on the departure board this morning. Are these not automated? I assume if so that someone would have corrected it by now…..
Jul 9, 2023, 11:54 pm
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Were there any flights to ‘America’ or ‘Asia’ displayed on the board? Or even Belfast (not the City)? 😂
Last edited by BA or bust; Jul 10, 2023 at 8:09 am
Jul 10, 2023, 1:16 am
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I once had a (charter) flight from MAN-SFJ displayed on the boards as "Mystery Tour". Apparently the airport staff were afraid of misspelling Kangerlussuaq.
Jul 10, 2023, 2:24 am
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Jul 10, 2023, 3:23 am
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Jul 10, 2023, 5:03 am
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I think we should have a historical names day on the departure board: Salonica, Constantinople, New Amsterdam
Any other current BA destinations? Former ones I can think of include Leningrad and Salisbury. Léopoldville was never a BA station though.
Bonus Avios for anyone who makes their flight and correctly identifies the destination without having to ask for help from any BA staff.
Any other current BA destinations? Former ones I can think of include Leningrad and Salisbury. Léopoldville was never a BA station though.
Bonus Avios for anyone who makes their flight and correctly identifies the destination without having to ask for help from any BA staff.
Jul 10, 2023, 5:07 am
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Jul 10, 2023, 5:14 am
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Ages ago (90s) I was at an airport in Spain to fly home to Hamburg (HAM) but did not see the destination on the board. I then checked by the flight number and found it.
It wasn't listed as "Hamburg" but "Fuhisbutte" which is a mangled version of the quarter of the city the airport is in (Fuhlsbüttel).
This name stuck more than the actual airport it was shown at
It wasn't listed as "Hamburg" but "Fuhisbutte" which is a mangled version of the quarter of the city the airport is in (Fuhlsbüttel).
This name stuck more than the actual airport it was shown at
Jul 10, 2023, 5:37 am
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Yes, I am sure you are right.....but it was definitely a Tuesday as was heading out to a major trade show in Berlin on the opening day. It's about 7 years ago but I do recall the flight number shown had a "T" suffix so I assumed may have been a training flight maybe,
Jul 10, 2023, 5:47 am
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I accompanied my mum on a Britannia nervous flyer flight from East Midlands to, err, East Midlands, with East Midlands showing on the screen!