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If you're flying in Thursday or out on Monday, your flight may be affected by the cabin crew strikes. Apparently everyone is being accomodated, but flights are being rescheduled.

Some details can be found here. You can phone them on 0845 084 4444.

Date: 2003-10-21 09:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daveon.livejournal.com
Just Aer Lingus then?

Fair enough. I'm risking my life on Ryan Air - the only airline where I have had an aborted landing because of mechanical failure.

Date: 2003-10-21 09:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lostcarpark.livejournal.com
Yes, just Aer Lingus - the only airline where I have had an aborted landing because the cabin crew spent so long on the inflight shopping service that there were still trollies in the aisle! Not that I would ever dis our national carrier...

Date: 2003-10-21 11:00 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] the-magician.livejournal.com
I've only flown across the atlantic a dozen times or so (maybe twenty) plus a couple of trips to Hong Kong, one to Sydney, one to Japan ... and the only aborted landing I've had was on Aer Lingus too!

Supposed to be landing into Cork but the landing gear down and locked light didn't come on, so they diverted us to Shannon (if I recall correctly, I was young!) so that if the wheels collapsed they had better emergency crews ... turned out to be a dodgy bulb/contact and we landed safely (it's *true* I didn't die in a ball of fire many years ago!)

Date: 2003-10-21 10:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] etherealfionna.livejournal.com
I'm risking my life on Ryan Air - the only airline where I have had an aborted landing because of mechanical failure
You've not flown Aeroflot, then?

Date: 2003-10-21 10:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daveon.livejournal.com
Nope, and nor do I intend to ;-)

Aeroflot are one of the few carriers my company won't use to cut prices.

I've heard China's internal carrier is pretty scary too.

Date: 2003-10-21 01:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] etherealfionna.livejournal.com
Very wise: "scary" doesn't even begin to cover it...

Date: 2003-10-21 01:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daveon.livejournal.com
We did have a developer who choose to fly Aeroflot Business Class because it was cheaper than BA Economy to Japan.

We gave him a cardboard toe-tag to take with him on the principle it would save the crash investigators time later.

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