- The flight took off about an hour late, partly I think due to de-icing the wings.
- We were only in the air for 95 minutes, so landed just half an hour late. Mind you, we did land so heavily that some passengers squeaked and, because the plane was going to bed, we taxied to such a far flung area of Luton airport that we couldn't even see the terminal!
- The immigration desks were fully staffed and
- Best of all, our luggage was already on the carousel by the time we got to it.
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Showing posts with label Luton. Show all posts
Saturday, January 30, 2010
What Happened Next....
It was all pretty good:
First Out - Last Back
Last Saturday we caught a reasonably early flight from Luton airport.
So far as I can tell, the plane then then did a couple of return trips from Salzburg to other UK airports, before making a final trip back to Luton at the end of the day.
Tonight, we are on that final leg back to Luton, before the plane goes to sleep for the night.
These arrangements meant that (a) we were able to make our own arrangements to travel to Salzburg this morning, thus having the day free to look around the city and (b) there was always going to be the possibility of our flight being late, due to the compounding effect of 'issues' throughout the day.
Having had a good day, after having checked in we were told that our flight could be up to two hours late. The good news is that all involved appear to have made up some time and our cases are now loading and a departure about 45 minutes behind schedule looks likely. Not bad.
So far as I can tell, the plane then then did a couple of return trips from Salzburg to other UK airports, before making a final trip back to Luton at the end of the day.
Tonight, we are on that final leg back to Luton, before the plane goes to sleep for the night.
These arrangements meant that (a) we were able to make our own arrangements to travel to Salzburg this morning, thus having the day free to look around the city and (b) there was always going to be the possibility of our flight being late, due to the compounding effect of 'issues' throughout the day.
Having had a good day, after having checked in we were told that our flight could be up to two hours late. The good news is that all involved appear to have made up some time and our cases are now loading and a departure about 45 minutes behind schedule looks likely. Not bad.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Thameslink & Midland Mainline (Oh - and a bit of skiing!)
I was fortunate enough to be skiing last week in Kitzbuhel, Austria. This involved charter flights between 'London' Luton Airport and Salzburg.
The Thameslink fast service I caught was great and bang on time. The Midland Mainline service back to St Pancras last Saturday was even quicker (21 mins) and very comfortable. With my annual Gold Card, it was only £9.75 return. Bargain!
Mind you, I didn't think much of the station layout at St Pancras which is in the middle of a major redevelopment.
The skiing in Kitzbuhel was great. Claire, Elaine, Colin, Pauline, Frances and Zoe, thank you for putting up with me. It's been back to work with a bump this week.
A while to the next blog. Sorry.
The Thameslink fast service I caught was great and bang on time. The Midland Mainline service back to St Pancras last Saturday was even quicker (21 mins) and very comfortable. With my annual Gold Card, it was only £9.75 return. Bargain!
Mind you, I didn't think much of the station layout at St Pancras which is in the middle of a major redevelopment.
The skiing in Kitzbuhel was great. Claire, Elaine, Colin, Pauline, Frances and Zoe, thank you for putting up with me. It's been back to work with a bump this week.
A while to the next blog. Sorry.
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