Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
14/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Paulkaz , think you are spot on about Syd vs Mel customs ... In Mel , all pax are x-rayed regardless of flights - except maybe NZ. Possibly they do have more time as Syd is certainly busier ... was 32C at 6am this morning ... and sun is...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
13/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Paulkaz , not sure which Aust port you fly into ... but I fly to MEL regularly and move thru the APEC lines... in Melb all luggage is x-rayed unless they are extremely crowded or you are a regular business traveller when they sometimes let you...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
12/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Do not wish to appear as a 'broken record' .... but these problems go even further back than last year. It has always amazed me arriving at LHR how apparently non-existent the customs formalities are. Compare this to arriving in the US or...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
01/05/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

Whilst not a fan of WW , his comments about the situation at LHR were entirely accurate. What I also commend him on was the fact that he stated that this is not something new. As a non-resident who has been travelling to UK for about 20+ years ,...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
30/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

That really takes the biscuit ... what a bunch of bozos you have, sadly masquerading as politicians .... A long time since I have heard anything as ridiculous ... really shows how out of touch these idiots are .... and the extremes in lying...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
30/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

VK - yr posts are getting more and more repetitive mate ... The responsibility and accountability for the delays lays firmly at the feet of Brian Moore and the other management of the Border Force. They may not like that , they may or may...

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Heathrow Airport descends into fresh immigration chaos
29/04/12 | Forum post in reply to Bucksnet

I believe one rapid way to bring things to a 'head' so to speak ... and force even the politicians to take action, is to remove any special VIP or other entry to the UK. Everyone ... ( maybe not HRH and other members of the family) ... but...

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

Steve -- also with you on this .... sad it has to come to this though ... Also seems to blow a bit of a hole in VK's and HK Lady's non-sensical posts that all is well ... Lets hope it is sorted as soon as it can be .... for all the poor...

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Experiences of the B747 jumbo
01/03/12 | Forum post in reply to BusinessTraveller

I can still remember seeing my first 747 at JFK in 1970 .... a PanAm .. was in February or March ... just after they launched it .... amazing. It is still my favourite plane ... esp turning left after entering the front door ... it is...

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