Bmi goes ahead with Tripoli launch
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at 12:05 by Phileasfoggtmc.
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hemispheresParticipantWhat we’re witnessing is shameful of the British authorities.
It is a reflection of what has been like a cancerous growth for many years … the failure for anyone to be accountable. Total lack of care !
24 Feb 2011
at 11:12
JohnnyFoxParticipantDon’t quite understand why it’s not ‘safe’ to send the BMI scheduled flight but it is ‘safe’ to send a UK charter carrier to do the same work.
Also, 71 people on a chartered 757, with the FO sending its lackeys round the airport terminal to chase up extra passengers … not exactly matching supply to demand, would have been better to subsidise BMI to operate.
24 Feb 2011
at 12:34
wingcommanderParticipantI agree with Tom. This too will sound harsh – exactly the same thoughts crossed my mind the other night when I heard radio and TV reports from ex-pat Brits.
They will not all be the same and I do not want to generalise however many have done very nicely out in north Africa from oil / gas. Bleating about the poor response from the FCO will not sit well with many Brits funding these mercy flights.
24 Feb 2011
at 18:57
VintageKrugParticipantI do think the government should have acted earlier to co-ordinate with private firms to get people back, but at the same time, why should my taxes pay for costly rescue missions for people who choose to stay in a risky area well after it is more than clear that unrest is imminent.
We should not abandon Britons abroad, but similarly I don’t see why some effort shouldn’t be made to recover a nominal cost from those individuals/companies who remained there longer than was advisable.
2 Mar 2011
at 07:38
PhileasfoggtmcParticipantpart of their strategy – know someone quite senior and it all about chasing the lucrative routes, and pulling at short notice if necessary – low cost carrier model on a different scale, and utilising the LH’s yield management systems to analyse the market and opportunity as effectively as possible
3 Mar 2011
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