LHR or LGW
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This will be my last post on this topic, if people want to be delusional about how far Gatwick is, I guess that's my good luck.
In 2017 how many people are going from the City straight to LGW? You do realise there's nearly no overseas work left in the City after the financial crisis (2008), new non domicile laws (2011) and Brexit (now), even the poor people left working in the greatly important City will now have a chance to go home first and there's an equal chance they live in west or north London.
We are talking about Emirates here, their shortest flight from London is seven hours. I still mantain that most people taking seven hour or longer flights are not travelling with two sets of clothes. Either that or a lot of people are wearing a lot of very smelly and dirty clothes.
Because the 'tube timetable' is not how the tube works. Have you ever used the tube? Yes national rail does work according to timetables more or less, the tube on the other hand if you ever check works vastly differently. I get on at Knightsbridge to visit clients near Hatton Cross station, I've timed it a few times, I'm normally at Hatton Cross in 28 minutes, the timetable states a maximum journey time of 40 mins. Yes sometimes with 'signaling problems' it takes 40 minutes as well but your quote of the 'tube timetable' suggests you don't really use the tube. Also don't forget there is usually a train every 2-3 minutes on the tube not every half hour like on rail services. That makes a huge difference to the overall journey time in the real world.
Anyway, carry on with Gatwick if you love it so much. I'm out.
Any why do you keep droning on about baggage. It need not slow you down. Not everyone travels with a 30kg case.
as pointed out elsewhere the tube timetable has 57 minutes for the journey you mention....why do you keep making things up?
Anyway, carry on with Gatwick if you love it so much. I'm out.
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We are talking about Emirates here, their shortest flight from London is seven hours. I still mantain that most people taking seven hour or longer flights are not travelling with two sets of clothes. Either that or a lot of people are wearing a lot of very smelly and dirty clothes.
Because the 'tube timetable' is not how the tube works. Have you ever used the tube? Yes national rail does work according to timetables more or less, the tube on the other hand if you ever check works vastly differently. I get on at Knightsbridge to visit clients near Hatton Cross station, I've timed it a few times, I'm normally at Hatton Cross in 28 minutes, the timetable states a maximum journey time of 40 mins. Yes sometimes with 'signaling problems' it takes 40 minutes as well but your quote of the 'tube timetable' suggests you don't really use the tube. Also don't forget there is usually a train every 2-3 minutes on the tube not every half hour like on rail services. That makes a huge difference to the overall journey time in the real world.
Anyway, carry on with Gatwick if you love it so much. I'm out.
Because the 'tube timetable' is not how the tube works. Have you ever used the tube? Yes national rail does work according to timetables more or less, the tube on the other hand if you ever check works vastly differently. I get on at Knightsbridge to visit clients near Hatton Cross station, I've timed it a few times, I'm normally at Hatton Cross in 28 minutes, the timetable states a maximum journey time of 40 mins. Yes sometimes with 'signaling problems' it takes 40 minutes as well but your quote of the 'tube timetable' suggests you don't really use the tube. Also don't forget there is usually a train every 2-3 minutes on the tube not every half hour like on rail services. That makes a huge difference to the overall journey time in the real world.
Anyway, carry on with Gatwick if you love it so much. I'm out.
Plenty of people go to Dubai for a long weekend with a carry on of clothes. It really isn't hard to manage for 4/5 days particularly if you are sat by the pool for a chunk of it.
As for the tube, well you were talking about Blackfriars or Temple in 40 mins, now you have changed your tune to Knightsbridge. That's 5 or 6 stops less and doesn't involve a change. But keep making it up as you go along, it's good entertainment.
Victoria to Gatwick is 30 mins on the train - there may be a few minutes either way but its not like there is a lifetime of difference.
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And with that, you've outed yourself as a WUM.
What's that A318 that BA fly from LCY to JFK? Full of City workers or tourists I wonder?
Lots of people travel to Dubai or further on business (or pleasure) for a few days. 5 sets of underware, 5 shirts and a suit or 2. I've certainly done it.
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And with that, you've outed yourself as a WUM.
What's that A318 that BA fly from LCY to JFK? Full of City workers or tourists I wonder?
Lots of people travel to Dubai or further on business (or pleasure) for a few days. 5 sets of underware, 5 shirts and a suit or 2. I've certainly done it.
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And with that, you've outed yourself as a WUM.
What's that A318 that BA fly from LCY to JFK? Full of City workers or tourists I wonder?
Lots of people travel to Dubai or further on business (or pleasure) for a few days. 5 sets of underware, 5 shirts and a suit or 2. I've certainly done it.
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It's pretty much underwritten by Barclays from what I've read on the BA forum.
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Nobody said anything about its launch date, the idea was born in the City's golden days, which are now finite.
Do you know how many Japanese and American banks are moving their offices to Frankfurt after Brexit?
Oh and Barclays exited Dubai about a year and a half ago, won't be long till they have to exit other overseas markets too due to the UK's dwindling financial industry.
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#38
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Look up the word inception.
Nobody said anything about its launch date, the idea was born in the City's golden days, which are now finite.
Do you know how many Japanese and American banks are moving their offices to Frankfurt after Brexit?
Oh and Barclays exited Dubai about a year and a half ago, won't be long till they have to exit other overseas markets too due to the UK's dwindling financial industry.
Nobody said anything about its launch date, the idea was born in the City's golden days, which are now finite.
Do you know how many Japanese and American banks are moving their offices to Frankfurt after Brexit?
Oh and Barclays exited Dubai about a year and a half ago, won't be long till they have to exit other overseas markets too due to the UK's dwindling financial industry.
Incepted is not the same as inception.
What the heck does Barclays exiting Dubai have to do with this thread (other than both having been mentioned in completely different contexts)? Not that I've not checked the accuracy of this... But I guess it could be another of your made up facts.
ETA - Barclays seem to be alive and kicking in Dubai.
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If the question is the airport only and getting to either is not in the equation, then I prefer flying from Gatwick and returning to Heathrow for the following simple reasons
1) I hate the walk to immigration at Gatwick
2) it winds me up that you have to find coins for trolleys at Gatwick, it really does not feel tourist friendly, feels more like brits on tour airport
3) The lounge at Gatwick (although irrelevant for this question) feels more spacious
There is so little difference that it truly makes no difference for me and I live near Stansted so both airports to go or return by either car, CD or train makes little difference.
1) I hate the walk to immigration at Gatwick
2) it winds me up that you have to find coins for trolleys at Gatwick, it really does not feel tourist friendly, feels more like brits on tour airport
3) The lounge at Gatwick (although irrelevant for this question) feels more spacious
There is so little difference that it truly makes no difference for me and I live near Stansted so both airports to go or return by either car, CD or train makes little difference.
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And with that, you've outed yourself as a WUM.
What's that A318 that BA fly from LCY to JFK? Full of City workers or tourists I wonder?
Lots of people travel to Dubai or further on business (or pleasure) for a few days. 5 sets of underware, 5 shirts and a suit or 2. I've certainly done it.
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Incepted - “begin commence undertake"
Incepted is not the same as inception.
What the heck does Barclays exiting Dubai have to do with this thread (other than both having been mentioned in completely different contexts)? Not that I've not checked the accuracy of this... But I guess it could be another of your made up facts.
ETA - Barclays seem to be alive and kicking in Dubai.
Incepted is not the same as inception.
What the heck does Barclays exiting Dubai have to do with this thread (other than both having been mentioned in completely different contexts)? Not that I've not checked the accuracy of this... But I guess it could be another of your made up facts.
ETA - Barclays seem to be alive and kicking in Dubai.
incepted
simple past tense and past participle of incept
And thus,
incept (third-person singular simple present incepts, present participle incepting, simple past and past participle incepted)
To take in or ingest.
As for Barclays,
https://www.thenational.ae/business/...-unit-1.172306
And
https://www.thenational.ae/business/...-bank-1.263389
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If the question is the airport only and getting to either is not in the equation, then I prefer flying from Gatwick and returning to Heathrow for the following simple reasons
1) I hate the walk to immigration at Gatwick
2) it winds me up that you have to find coins for trolleys at Gatwick, it really does not feel tourist friendly, feels more like brits on tour airport
3) The lounge at Gatwick (although irrelevant for this question) feels more spacious
There is so little difference that it truly makes no difference for me and I live near Stansted so both airports to go or return by either car, CD or train makes little difference.
1) I hate the walk to immigration at Gatwick
2) it winds me up that you have to find coins for trolleys at Gatwick, it really does not feel tourist friendly, feels more like brits on tour airport
3) The lounge at Gatwick (although irrelevant for this question) feels more spacious
There is so little difference that it truly makes no difference for me and I live near Stansted so both airports to go or return by either car, CD or train makes little difference.
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The thread that just keeps giving. From your own link :-
Hardly pulling out of Dubai
Barclays will dismiss about 150 staff in Dubai as it restructures its Middle East corporate banking business, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
The bank will close its offices at Emaar Square and relocate bankers and support staff to its office at Dubai International Financial Centre, said the person, asking not to be identified as the dismissals aren’t public.
Barclays will keep its corporate branch in Abu Dhabi and wholesale banking license with UAE Central Bank, the person said.
The bank will close its offices at Emaar Square and relocate bankers and support staff to its office at Dubai International Financial Centre, said the person, asking not to be identified as the dismissals aren’t public.
Barclays will keep its corporate branch in Abu Dhabi and wholesale banking license with UAE Central Bank, the person said.
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