Home Office in LHR delay cover-up
01/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Indeed, RichHI1 - like you, I have had meetings switched to Europe, the US and Asia and clients and colleagues just can be arsed to come to the UK and endure the chaos! With that, the UK loses: -cab fares -rail fares -hotel and restaurant...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
28/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Passing through T3 at peak morning arrival, it was chaos, but at least most desks were manned and queues were moving. Iris worked a treat for once, though a few thought they were theaa was e-readers and had to be re-routed. The Iris system should...

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T3.....UKBA chaos today 19/4/12
19/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Binman62

Just one immigration officer on duty at LCY this morning. There were queues down the hallway!

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First Heathrow or Club World London City?
16/04/12 | Forum post in reply to SpeedDog

Bermuda? Odd choice as you would lose any benefit of the stop in Ireland due to different immigration regime. Plus, I doubt the demand would be there. Having just done the LCY service once again, it is the best way across the pond - so easy...

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CX New Biz Class Seat Roll Out
16/04/12 | Forum post in reply to dsatrio

I'm booked on a 77W next month in First on SIN - BKK, but it also looks like It has new J due to number of seat rows.

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CX downgrade and pitiful comms from oneworld
24/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Binman62

Binman, Cathay are notorious for switching equipment around on Asian routes and dropping the F cabin. They also really don't seem to care one hoot, let alone two hoots when it comes to upsetting customers about these downgrades. Operational...

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BA -Undrinkable wine in Club Europe!
21/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Infidel

Perhaps QF have the time on an hour long-flight, with a max of 30 pax and the crewing levels that they have. Try the same with more pax, on a single aisle aircraft on a flight time of less than an hour (band 1 - AMS, BRU, CDG, ORY, etc.) and it...

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BA -Undrinkable wine in Club Europe!
20/03/12 | Forum post in reply to Infidel

In chatting with crew on a recent CE flight, I asked why they served CE wine not only in small bottles, but plastic ones at that, as they always used to be glass bottles. The response came with a weight / fuel issue, and also a time issue. Many...

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