 Poster: A snowHead
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Anecdotally I have heard that if they are having trouble fitting everything into an aircraft skis are the first things to be left behind. What is the real risk of this flying from Bournemouth to Geneva with EasyJet at half term?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Very little on an Easy A321, the holds are large. Plus not many kids travel with skis but take up a seat.
They do have problems with the smaller commuter jets that become ski flights at weekend, the late Flybe were prime examples, also with the BA Cityflyers.
It can also be an issue with the shorter runway places in the mountains like Sion or Chambery, if the wind is in the wrong direction, but not GVA or sunny Bournemouth.
One less thing to worry about.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@chocksaway, thank you!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| boredsurfin wrote: |
| Nicky - Rumour is that once Southamptons run way is extended Easy will pull out of Bmth in favour of Soton |
Not sure that make a lot of sense. The current runway is only declared as 5653 ft long, and the proposed extension adds 538 ft to that making it only 6191 ft. That's still a bit short for medium airliners - a B738 can require 8000 ft to get off fully loaded in bad weather. I know EJ operate A319/320/321 but I also know there are weight restrictions on these operating from Bristol - which is 6598 ft. Hurn is 7451 ft.
It will make it easier to operate the Embraer 135/145 class pencil jets at higher loads, but they're exactly the sort of thing that tend to offload baggage when the flight is full, so I'm not convinced it would be at all good for people in the South/South West who currently use BOH.
And last time I used SOU the price of the car parking (for 2 days) was more than the return flights!
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I have looked at Bournemouth airport occasionally and, as they have a monopoly on parking, their charges are outrageous and the bus service from Bournemouth station seems to be seriously lacking. I will stick to other airports.
The Embraers, as used to be flown by Flybe, could not take skis over a certain length, at least on Flybe rules. I think most of the A320 B737 range have pretty good hold size.
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@countryman, really? This is first time we have flown from our local airport. I was impressed by how cheap it was … saying that we normally only pay for parking at Heathrow. Gatwick just once, as normally for Gatwick park at parents and they drop us up there
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