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[ladeside] 03/3/2020 10:26

OK Jacko, Yes, the budget airlines such as Ryanair & Easyjet get bad publicity and they do have their faults, however if you're only going on a 2 - 3 hour flight and you take time to understand their rules and regulations then you really can't beat them.

I'm quite lucky as I stay less than 20 mins drive from 2 airports and Prestwick especially is brilliant for ease of travel. It's very quiet (only Ryanair use it), has a direct rail link, security takes about 2 mins to clear (due to only having a couple of flights max leaving at the same time) and you only need to appear within 30 mins of your flight departure time.

I agree that Norwegian are good, nice planes, good service, free wifi on board and generally leave and arrive on time.

[poikka] 03/3/2020 10:24

Re. fishing, I read that the Danish fishermen are getting upset saying that they've been fishing in UK waters for "hundreds" of years - but not with the size and efficiency of today's fishing boats, chums.

Having said that, I dare say that a compromise will be reached.

Interestingly, I recall in the 70s Danish drifters being laid up because of some EU plan - can't remember what.

[jacko07] 03/3/2020 10:19

LADESIDE..wind your neck in..I agree BA, who used to be good are now awful. Budeget airlines do rule and by budget I mean cheap tickets.

Norwegian have the cleanest air, they also have new planes...I used them a couple of times last year to Tampa and have to admit, they are better than BA.

[mikemichael2] 03/3/2020 10:06

Emirates, A380-800, great plane and service.

[minerve 2] 03/3/2020 09:59

I can be the biggest fool going sometimes. The difference is I know when I have been. Unlike others I could mention.

[gotnorolex] 03/3/2020 09:52

Caledonian Airways!

[maxk] 03/3/2020 09:46

You, a fool Min?


Who'd ha thunk it?

[minerve 2] 03/3/2020 09:44

I never flew Thomas Cook. I should have done. It would have saved me a ton of money and aggravation. I always flew Virgin/BA to the US - more fool me.

[gbh2] 03/3/2020 09:42

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[ladeside] 03/3/2020 09:40

Yes, Both Monarch & Thomas Cook were good airlines, unfortunately neither publicised their flights well enough, they were in fact very competitive on price but both tended to focus too much on their package model.

[minerve 2] 03/3/2020 09:40

I fly to Buxton with Gammon Airways. :)

[minerve 2] 03/3/2020 09:39

"Me thinks Jacko has done very little travel abroad."

Nothing wrong with that of course, but why the facade?

[ladeside] 03/3/2020 09:38

Yes, you're probably right Minerve.

[minerve 2] 03/3/2020 09:37

I used to like Monarch for short haul into Europe. Slight premium to the cattle shifters but a better service. One of the reasons they went bust. It is all about the price. Morons know the price of everything but value of nothing.

[minerve 2] 03/3/2020 09:35

Me thinks Jacko has done very little travel abroad. :)

[ladeside] 03/3/2020 09:24

Jacko wouldn't fly with a "budget airline"

Is that right ?

I can only assume you don't travel abroad on short or medium haul flights then, as it's ONLY budget airlines such as Ryanair, Easyjet, Norwegian, Jet2, Vueling, Eurowings, Germanwings etc who fly on those routes from the UK, unless of course you fly BA from London which only an idiot would consider.

As for "old" budget airlines, that's a good one, considering that the aforementioned airlines have the newest and most economic fleet in the air. BA on the other hand have a fleet full of ancient wrecks which they actually struggle to find parts for, and I hate to burst your bubble but the air in which you breathe in the cabin circulates throughout the cabin irrespective of the airline of choice........

[gotnorolex] 03/3/2020 08:31

"Loyally dedicated to delivering this governments agenda" said Philip Rutnam of himself and his staff. If that was sincere, why did he quit and why were the first false briefings against her, not being kept in the loop by MI5 rejected before it hit the press.

"MI5 has rejected claims that its officials are withholding information from Priti Patel because they do not trust her".

[mikemichael2] 03/3/2020 08:13

The media love the doom and gloom, dow 'crashes' 1000 points last week, dow up 1200 ponts....nothing!!!

[xxxxxy] 03/3/2020 08:12

What it is really about. BREXIT has to be a sovereign independent BREXIT.That includes deals and much beyond considerations of money. Our Freedom and Democracy matters much much more SoNo Deal

[bargainbob] 03/3/2020 08:10

The best fishing waters are in Scotland . Independence would leave RUK with little fishing grounds . So xxxxy British fish rant , maybe a non issue.