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« on: September 14, 2008, 06:17:26 AM »
The one thing I can’t understand from this XL debacle is the necessity to charter spare aircraft to rescue their customers…?

XL clearly had aircraft in the right place, with crews ready to go and bring the passengers home… Why doesn’t the CAA ‘rescue plan’ involve retaining the services of the aircraft (leased anyway) and crews for say two weeks after the business goes bust?

Okay, so service from the trolley dollies might not be perfect on their last flight but at least they would have had two weeks more employment than their office-based colleagues…
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Re: XL
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2008, 10:09:39 AM »
LL had a five hour delay at Pafos... reason?

All the aircrew had been flying around in 'spare' planes (no doubt at premium rates) picking up XL customers - what a complete, utter farce...  noooo:
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Re: XL
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2008, 10:11:33 AM »
I heard on the wireless that one of the planes was flown by.......




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Re: XL
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2008, 10:28:06 AM »
I'm sure that means something to someone but ...............   noooo:


Meanwhile the reason for using chartered flights is that the XL planes have, in the main, been impounded by airport authorities under writs issued by various fuel suppliers. It will take weeks if not months of legal wrangling to get what are essentially rented aircraft returned to their rightful owners but, for the moment, they are deemed to be the property of XL who owe money and will therefore remain impounded until due legal process establishes rightful ownership. It is usual procedure and if nothing else should send the message to travellers that you take a risk of losing out if you book "deals" that are clearly to good to be true. Anyone with an atom of sense would have seen this coming to XL and many other cheapo holiday companies.
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Re: XL
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2008, 10:37:10 AM »
Quote from: Nick on September 14, 2008, 10:11:33 AM
I heard on the wireless that one of the planes was flown by.......




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His name is Bruce Dickinson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson

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Paul Bruce Dickinson (born August 7, 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer, airline pilot, radio show host, DJ, Historian, television presenter, fencer, producer, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.


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Dickinson was later expelled from Oundle for urinating in the headmaster's dinner.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2956597/Iron-Maiden-frontman-Bruce-Dickinson-piloted-XL-rescue-planes.html

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Re: XL
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2008, 10:38:30 AM »
Ta.



Changed a lot over the years hasn't he.
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Re: XL
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2008, 11:19:54 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on September 14, 2008, 10:28:06 AM
I'm sure that means something to someone but ...............   noooo:


Meanwhile the reason for using chartered flights is that the XL planes have, in the main, been impounded by airport authorities under writs issued by various fuel suppliers. It will take weeks if not months of legal wrangling to get what are essentially rented aircraft returned to their rightful owners but, for the moment, they are deemed to be the property of XL who owe money and will therefore remain impounded until due legal process establishes rightful ownership. It is usual procedure and if nothing else should send the message to travellers that you take a risk of losing out if you book "deals" that are clearly to good to be true. Anyone with an atom of sense would have seen this coming to XL and many other cheapo holiday companies.
Bah!  Banghead

You're sooo logical at times!  cussing:
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Re: XL
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2008, 01:20:58 PM »
Quote from: Barman on September 14, 2008, 11:19:54 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on September 14, 2008, 10:28:06 AM
I'm sure that means something to someone but ...............   noooo:


Meanwhile the reason for using chartered flights is that the XL planes have, in the main, been impounded by airport authorities under writs issued by various fuel suppliers. It will take weeks if not months of legal wrangling to get what are essentially rented aircraft returned to their rightful owners but, for the moment, they are deemed to be the property of XL who owe money and will therefore remain impounded until due legal process establishes rightful ownership. It is usual procedure and if nothing else should send the message to travellers that you take a risk of losing out if you book "deals" that are clearly to good to be true. Anyone with an atom of sense would have seen this coming to XL and many other cheapo holiday companies.
Bah!  Banghead

You're sooo logical at times!  cussing:

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Re: XL
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2008, 10:15:28 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 14, 2008, 10:37:10 AM
Quote from: Nick on September 14, 2008, 10:11:33 AM
I heard on the wireless that one of the planes was flown by.......




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His name is Bruce Dickinson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson

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Paul Bruce Dickinson (born August 7, 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer, airline pilot, radio show host, DJ, Historian, television presenter, fencer, producer, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.


Thank goodness for that. I heard the item on the wireless as well and was quite horrified.




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Re: XL
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2008, 06:20:36 AM »
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It would take some fuel to Clarissa airborne
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Re: XL
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2008, 06:48:04 AM »
Quote from: Nick on September 14, 2008, 10:11:33 AM
I heard on the wireless that one of the planes was flown by.......




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Given Bruce has an evil sense of humour l'd half expect to hear he was belting out Tailgunner &Aces High over the intercom
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Re: XL
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2008, 07:51:48 AM »
Mr Wench dropped off BIL Wench at Gatwick Saturday morning. He said there was a horrifying amount of idiot with clipboards hurrying around.
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Re: XL
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2008, 08:01:50 AM »
Our next door neighbour rents their house out to holiday makers… They prepared the place for new guests on Friday but nobody has turned up…  noooo:
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Re: XL
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2008, 08:06:11 AM »
Don't they have a 'phone?
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Re: XL
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