sidcow Posted Tuesday at 09:18 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 09:18 I'd happily wave a EU flag over the Union Jack if I every went to the Last Night at the Proms. That is highly unlikely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted Tuesday at 09:54 VT Supporter Share Posted Tuesday at 09:54 36 minutes ago, Anthony said: I remember when the 'new' Stansted airport opened, it was such a leap forward; efficient, exciting, modern and clean. Nowadays, although it looks the same on the outside, it's simply a thoroughly unpleasant experience on every level. Huge queues, grubby and messy, things broken, toilets closed, deliberately enormously long winding walks to get to the gate, poor choice of food, again with massive queues. Thinking about it makes me depressed. London City on the other hand... As bad as Stansted is, I’d take it over LGW, every day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted Tuesday at 11:09 Moderator Share Posted Tuesday at 11:09 13 hours ago, Genie said: Are Ryanair paying out millions in compensation then, or is it always “extraordinary circumstances” 13 hours ago, Xann said: Not sure, I don't use them or Stansted? Stansted records its traffic stats by flight number. This is tonight, but we know it's not just tonight from the figures. WTF is that all about? 3 hours ago, mjmooney said: I've flown Ryanair in and out of Stansted. Admittedly it was a few years ago, but they were on time. I guess I got lucky. I use Ryanair into and out of Stansted on a very regular basis. Probably twice a month every month, and while there are delays the odd time, generally they're on time. I would hazard a guess that their Bucharest service might be getting affected by the continental European ATC mess spearheaded by the French. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted Tuesday at 20:23 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:23 13 hours ago, mjmooney said: I've flown Ryanair in and out of Stansted. Admittedly it was a few years ago, but they were on time. I guess I got lucky. I haven't They cancelled my flight last minute... Got the compo but I was flying out to cologne for a wedding, rebooked on the spot for a Brum to Dusseldorf flight, got caught speeding on the way between airports and had to book the parking spot right outside the terminal door in order to make it on time, cost me a bastard fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted Tuesday at 20:29 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:29 22 hours ago, Genie said: Are Ryanair paying out millions in compensation then, or is it always “extraordinary circumstances” Needs to be 3+ hours to get anything, not sure what those bandings actually entail, i've just had Lufthansa reject a claim for a cancelled flight, got a claims consultant involved who apparently took them to court (I very much doubt it) £120 for me and £140 for them x 6 Frustrating part of it is Lufthansa could have just paid me straight up rather than bullshitting me over not being their fault Would also be interested in the delayed departure but perfectly fine arrival, one thing I've learnt over the years flying between Germany and the UK is it's a 90 minute flight but they're not full speed in a straight line, I've taken off 30 mins late and landed on time, they can make it up, harder thing is losing that landing spot, I've also wasted time circling Frankfurt Also ryanair are the only airline I've ever seen that don't do a connecting flight, if I fly say Hahn to Brum via Dublin they quite specifically state it's 2 individual flights rather than a connecting one and it's all the passengers risk, for all the guff around ryanair it's quietly one of the worst things I think they do, not seen any other airline with that policy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted yesterday at 09:44 VT Supporter Share Posted yesterday at 09:44 (edited) 13 hours ago, villa4europe said: Needs to be 3+ hours to get anything, not sure what those bandings actually entail, i've just had Lufthansa reject a claim for a cancelled flight, got a claims consultant involved who apparently took them to court (I very much doubt it) £120 for me and £140 for them x 6 Frustrating part of it is Lufthansa could have just paid me straight up rather than bullshitting me over not being their fault Would also be interested in the delayed departure but perfectly fine arrival, one thing I've learnt over the years flying between Germany and the UK is it's a 90 minute flight but they're not full speed in a straight line, I've taken off 30 mins late and landed on time, they can make it up, harder thing is losing that landing spot, I've also wasted time circling Frankfurt Also ryanair are the only airline I've ever seen that don't do a connecting flight, if I fly say Hahn to Brum via Dublin they quite specifically state it's 2 individual flights rather than a connecting one and it's all the passengers risk, for all the guff around ryanair it's quietly one of the worst things I think they do, not seen any other airline with that policy Arrival time is when the plane door opens; departure time is irrelevant. I've had a Ryanair very late before and they absolutely tan it across the taxi and cabin crew pretty much open the door while it's still moving in order to beat the 3-hour mark. Edited yesterday at 09:45 by fightoffyour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted yesterday at 12:51 Share Posted yesterday at 12:51 Would prefer to put this on the UCL thread but it appears to be locked.....but....watching Madrid last night they had the sleeve badge of the trophy with 15 on it. Now my memory may be failing me but I am sure that's not 15 Champions League victories but ALL of them from day one of the European cup - I stand to be corrected. So....if that's true.....why cant/didn't we have our 1 trophy badge on our sleeves ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted yesterday at 12:56 VT Supporter Share Posted yesterday at 12:56 4 minutes ago, mottaloo said: Would prefer to put this on the UCL thread but it appears to be locked.....but....watching Madrid last night they had the sleeve badge of the trophy with 15 on it. Now my memory may be failing me but I am sure that's not 15 Champions League victories but ALL of them from day one of the European cup - I stand to be corrected. So....if that's true.....why cant/didn't we have our 1 trophy badge on our sleeves ? It's smalltime unless you've won 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted yesterday at 14:05 Share Posted yesterday at 14:05 We already have the star on the badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted yesterday at 14:10 Share Posted yesterday at 14:10 Yeah...the star.....WE know its meaning but does the rest of Europe ? I'm just nitpicking here Dave, I realise. I am just mildly surprised the club has missed a chance to make more money for the club shop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted yesterday at 14:27 Share Posted yesterday at 14:27 17 minutes ago, mottaloo said: I'm just nitpicking here Dave, I realise. I am just mildly surprised the club has missed a chance to make more money for the club shop I already paid £8 extra for the CL badge on the sleeve! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted yesterday at 14:32 VT Supporter Share Posted yesterday at 14:32 (edited) 1 hour ago, mottaloo said: Would prefer to put this on the UCL thread but it appears to be locked.....but....watching Madrid last night they had the sleeve badge of the trophy with 15 on it. Now my memory may be failing me but I am sure that's not 15 Champions League victories but ALL of them from day one of the European cup - I stand to be corrected. So....if that's true.....why cant/didn't we have our 1 trophy badge on our sleeves ? Serious answer, you only get that badge if you've won 5+ Champions Leagues (including European cups) or 3 in a row. So I believe the only teams you'll see with it are Real Madrid, Milan, Liverpool, Bayern, Barca and Ajax Ajax are the ones that have "only" won 4, but 3 of them were in a row so they get a badge I assume it's all just made up as they go along. But that's the logic I believe Edited yesterday at 14:32 by Stevo985 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted yesterday at 15:31 Administrator Share Posted yesterday at 15:31 2 hours ago, mottaloo said: Would prefer to put this on the UCL thread but it appears to be locked.....but....watching Madrid last night they had the sleeve badge of the trophy with 15 on it. Now my memory may be failing me but I am sure that's not 15 Champions League victories but ALL of them from day one of the European cup - I stand to be corrected. So....if that's true.....why cant/didn't we have our 1 trophy badge on our sleeves ? It's not locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Ryanair huh? Best summed up here for their target customer base NSFW Spoiler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seat68 Posted 20 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 20 hours ago Just had a drive back from Market Drayton and its in my wife’s car. She is playing Jo Whiley and The Shiny Happy Playlist, or The Shiny as it was **** referred to. It being on made me pissed off, but when I voiced the shitness and **** irritation that is Jo Whiley, my wife got arsey with me and said well it isnt **** aimed at country loving benders. Her words, not mine. I was more shocked that she was ready to fall on her sword for it. Any way back to staring at my Orville Peck pictures. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted 18 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Why has this whole drinking culture surrounding air travel developed? I really don't get it. Last thing I want to do in an airport or on a plane is get battered. Seems **** weird to me. But the industry has built it up and encouraged it so it's a bit rich them moaning about pissed up passengers now. Edited 8 hours ago by sidcow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Pick up at nursery. Kid comes out, dummy in mouth, can't have been more than 2 years probably closer to 18 months. Phone in hand so presume they went in with it. "Oh yeah we can't get it off him." The mother exclaimed. Well you can. You just take it out their hands. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 5 minutes ago, rodders0223 said: Pick up at nursery. Kid comes out, dummy in mouth, can't have been more than 2 years probably closer to 18 months. Phone in hand so presume they went in with it. "Oh yeah we can't get it off him." The mother exclaimed. Well you can. You just take it out their hands. Parenting little ones is a lesson in life. People who make the easy, often lazy choices will struggle long term. People who make the difficult, unpopular but ultimately correct choices early will be rewarded with better behaviour and an ongoing respect for the decisions you make. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted 9 hours ago Moderator Share Posted 9 hours ago 9 hours ago, sidcow said: But the industry has built it up and encouraged it so it's a bit rich them moaning about pissed up passengers now. its not "the industry" as a whole though is it. Its the airlines rightly complaining but its the airports that get them drunk Airports are incredibly difficult to make profitable. They rent out units to pubs (especially a cheap well known chain), pubs don't have the usual duty of care with regards to being drunk because people who are the problem will come in and down three or four pints in a short space of time, pub doesn't care because they'll be someone else's problem by the time the alcohol completely takes effect, same with the airports themselves. The idiots are also probably still relatively sober when they get on the plane. Airports are delivering pissed up timebombs onto planes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago (edited) 11 minutes ago, bickster said: its not "the industry" as a whole though is it. Its the airlines rightly complaining but its the airports that get them drunk Airports are incredibly difficult to make profitable. They rent out units to pubs (especially a cheap well known chain), pubs don't have the usual duty of care with regards to being drunk because people who are the problem will come in and down three or four pints in a short space of time, pub doesn't care because they'll be someone else's problem by the time the alcohol completely takes effect, same with the airports themselves. The idiots are also probably still relatively sober when they get on the plane. Airports are delivering pissed up timebombs onto planes Passengers are also very keen to get on the plane so won’t play up at the pub for risk of getting held back. Best behaviour until in the plane seat. I do have to add though I don’t think I’ve ever experienced any drunken behaviour on any flights I’ve been on. Edited 9 hours ago by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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