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Title: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2008, 12:44:28 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7314816.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7314816.stm)

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Passengers were experiencing difficulties collecting their bags, and there were reports of delays in luggage being loaded onto planes.

Some passengers waited two hours for their bags from a Frankfurt flight that landed at around 0830 GMT.

British Airways confirmed it was experiencing delays on baggage reclaim for incoming flights, blaming staffing issues, in particular problems with "staff familiarisation".


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Another passenger, Klaus Hausler, said he had been delayed.

"I waited an hour and a half for my bags but could get no information from anyone. It was not good," he said.

There were also complaints about confusing road signs for T5, problems for some people attempting to pay at a car park, and an escalator that had broken down.




But look!

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BA chief executive Willie Walsh said "I'm absolutely delighted with the way things have gone so far. I think it's great."


So that'sall right then!! The man is clearly a sadist!



Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 27, 2008, 12:46:20 PM
Not necessarily, so far there hasnt been a plane crashing into T5 so all in all its been a great success.  whistle:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2008, 12:47:38 PM
Well, I shall have to pay it a visit then eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 12:49:01 PM
We are using T5 in May...  noooo:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2008, 12:51:30 PM
 point: point: point:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 12:53:16 PM
It's the newness of it I 'spec...  noooo:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2008, 12:54:28 PM
And in this country new things don't work properly.Yes?

Maybe they should take it back to the shop and get a refund.
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Snoopy on March 27, 2008, 12:54:46 PM
'Twas better when one flew into Croydon using BOAC
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2008, 12:55:11 PM
So handy for IKEA too

 drumroll:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 12:55:26 PM
Imagine the Olympics eh?  noooo:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Snoopy on March 27, 2008, 12:56:59 PM
Imagine the Olympics eh?  noooo:

I am trying hard to ignore that particular folly  evil:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Snoopy on March 27, 2008, 01:00:30 PM
So handy for IKEA too

 drumroll:

I though you'd have gone to Chester by now ................ Sorry ~ forgot to factor in the "Faffing about" time
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Nick on March 27, 2008, 01:01:27 PM
Faffing is happening.Oddly I am annoyed at the delay, even though I don't want to go shopping!! rubschin:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 01:02:09 PM
Faffing is happening.Oddly I am annoyed at the delay, even though I don't want to go shopping!! rubschin:
Give you more time to hide the laptop tho...  whistle:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 27, 2008, 06:17:19 PM
I see that check in at T5 has now been suspended  point:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7317352.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7317352.stm)
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 06:32:52 PM
I see that check in at T5 has now been suspended  point:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7317352.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7317352.stm)
noooo:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 27, 2008, 06:35:04 PM
Live on BBC News 24 - "it's an absolute shambles". Poor sod trying to get to Edinburgh. Another Frankfurt. All flights cancelled!

Corking!
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 06:43:15 PM
Do you remember when they moved Denver International Airport in Colorado – the whole thing over a weekend?

I think they stopped landings on Friday, moved the whole caboodle to a new airport several miles away and started landings again on Monday. We’re talking thousands of people, vehicles, aircraft, etc. New terminals, baggage systems… blah, blah, blah…

They had it planned to such a fine degree that they predicted (accurately) how many people would die of heart attacks during the move (two I think)…

BA and BAA between them can’t move business a few hundred meters across the airfield without fucking the whole thing up completely.

I despair, I truly do…  noooo:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: The Moan Ranger on March 27, 2008, 06:54:04 PM
They obvioulsy should have had a decent IT/Logistics Project Manager like wot I is.
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 06:54:35 PM
They obvioulsy should have had a decent IT/Logistics Project Manager like wot I is.
And me two!  whistle:
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Snoopy on March 27, 2008, 06:56:56 PM
I've marshalled aircraft many times and I have two table tennis bats.
Title: Re: Another British triumph.Up there with The Dome!!
Post by: Barman on March 27, 2008, 06:57:49 PM
I've marshalled aircraft many times and I have two table tennis bats.
You need to thwack those wankers at BA and BAA with them!  Banghead