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  • ecureilx
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 616

    #331
    Originally posted by Banuthev
    Umm.. Are you referring to Iran Air (IR)? I can find the Iran Air flight schedules in Amadeus without problem.

    @4R-SRD - Please check if you can view Iran Air (IR) flights in your GDS system? check route i.e IKA to DXB
    There was a notification, that IR is being off BSP for some GDS ..

    Can you do a GK booking ?? I guess not .. maybe the USD restrictions are biting somewhere ..

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    • banuthev
      Administrator
      • Dec 2010
      • 3947

      #332
      Originally posted by ecureilx
      There was a notification, that IR is being off BSP for some GDS ..

      Can you do a GK booking ?? I guess not .. maybe the USD restrictions are biting somewhere ..
      Jetstar Japan (GK) booking is available on Amadeus I tried with NRT-KIX route.. It seems to be Jetstar Japan serving two daily flights each way on NRT-KIX with a perfect schedule for office workers who fly from Tokyo to Osaka. Wonder why they don't fly morning flight from KIX to NRT.. Please advice

      GK101 NRT 06:25 KIX 07:50 1h 25m non-stop - Daily
      GK106 KIX 18:40 NRT 20:00 1h 20m non-stop - Daily

      GK103 NRT 07:25 KIX 08:50 1h 25m non-stop - Daiy
      GK108 KIX 20:05 NRT 21:25 1h 20m non-stop - Daiy

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      • ecureilx
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2010
        • 616

        #333
        oops: GK- I meant Passive segments

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        • banuthev
          Administrator
          • Dec 2010
          • 3947

          #334
          Heathrow has now released its counter proposal with three plans for a 3rd runway to the north, north west or south west;



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          • banuthev
            Administrator
            • Dec 2010
            • 3947

            #335
            Originally posted by Banuthev
            Heathrow has now released its counter proposal with three plans for a 3rd runway to the north, north west or south west;

            http://your.heathrow.com/dossier/1-2...ts-commission/
            I personally backing the third runway project! As per 2011, LHR is standing as 12th Busiest airports in the World for Aircraft Movements. Therefore 2 active runways are not sufficient to cater the growing aircraft movements. LHR faces so many aircraft delays due to the reason also not enough landing slots available. If you compare LHR with other European Airports, AMS is operating on a 6 runways, CDG operating on a 4 runways, MAD operating on a 4 runways and FRA operating on a 4 runways. LHR need to expand so third runway is seriously needed now.

            I clearly understand London Mayor Boris Johnson has dropped the plan of building brandnew airport in "Boris Island".

            What do you think guys? Do you like the idea of third runway for LHR? or does London need a brand new airport.

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            • UL-L10
              Member
              • Mar 2012
              • 48

              #336
              Originally posted by Banuthev
              I personally backing the third runway project! As per 2011, LHR is standing as 12th Busiest airports in the World for Aircraft Movements. Therefore 2 active runways are not sufficient to cater the growing aircraft movements. LHR faces so many aircraft delays due to the reason also not enough landing slots available. If you compare LHR with other European Airports, AMS is operating on a 6 runways, CDG operating on a 4 runways, MAD operating on a 4 runways and FRA operating on a 4 runways. LHR need to expand so third runway is seriously needed now.

              I clearly understand London Mayor Boris Johnson has dropped the plan of building brandnew airport in "Boris Island".

              What do you think guys? Do you like the idea of third runway for LHR? or does London need a brand new airport.
              Yes, LHR does need a 3rd runway, but it will not happen for years to come, there is too much opposition for it, with a UK General Election due in 2015, no politician will back it for fear of losing votes.
              Boris Island airport does make some sense in a way, but in other ways doesn't make sense, it would be too far away from the centre of London for airlines liking.
              Boris is now in favour of another similar 4 runway hub in north Kent area, but again too far from centre of London, he is also "suggesting" that the current LHR be closed down ! when a new hub is built, yeah i know Boris is losing the plot a bit.
              It will eventually be LHR, but sadly not for years to come, then probably too late..

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              • banuthev
                Administrator
                • Dec 2010
                • 3947

                #337
                Originally posted by Dave
                Diverted flights went to Gatwick, Stansted, but not that many, runways were only closed for a short time.
                Several local short hauls were cancelled...
                Plane was parked at a remote spot, having arrived in LHR at 6.30 am Friday..

                Worth noting the 787 that caught fire was in fact the first one back in service after the battery problems !, a little ironic i think.


                Hi Dave, Ethiopian B787 ET-AOP was moved to the remote-spot next to Terminal 4 after parked in BA Engineering Ramp for last few days.. See the above picture I took it today morning , you clearly see the burn at the rear fuselage. Any idea when will the aircraft will fly back to Addis Ababa?

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                • UL-L10
                  Member
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 48

                  #338
                  Hi again Banuthev, no i don't know anymore than you do about this aircraft, it is obviously not airworthy as it is, so will stay put until repairs are done, presumably waiting for insurance go ahead for this ?

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                  • dilushasg-bdavi
                    Senior Member
                    • Feb 2011
                    • 555

                    #339
                    hahaha "Dreamliner" more like "Nightmare Liner"!!!! . the only milestone left for this piece of sh!t is to get involved in a fatal crash and kill 200-250 people!!!!!!!

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                    • sfernando34
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2013
                      • 143

                      #340
                      Originally posted by Banuthev


                      Hi Dave, Ethiopian B787 ET-AOP was moved to the remote-spot next to Terminal 4 after parked in BA Engineering Ramp for last few days.. See the above picture I took it today morning , you clearly see the burn at the rear fuselage. Any idea when will the aircraft will fly back to Addis Ababa?
                      Great shot Banuthev. This was bad luck for Ethiopian, as they have invested so much in these aircraft for the future of their long haul fleet. They use it on all sorts of routes, anything from short hops to neighboring countries, high demand routes to Dubai, Rome and Milan, and their longest route to Washington Dulles. If there are anymore groundings, they will have to rely on their 777-200LRs to take care of these routes. Hope to see this beauty back up and running soon. I was lucky enough to see this bird one early morning driving near Dulles, couldn't get a picture of it though sadly cause I was at the wheel. As Dilushasg-bdavi said, the Dreamliner is really starting to turn into Boeing's nightmare...

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                      • ecureilx
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 616

                        #341
                        Saw this on another forum ... disclaimer: not my words ..

                        About 1 month ago all of the major travel web sites on the internet removed all Iranian airports as bookable destinations putting Iran firmly in the category of Cuba. I actually reached out to several of the major web sites, including the PR Relations contact at KAYAK, and received no answer whatsoever. The web sites I counted include all the major ones which are mostly US based companies including.

                        www.Kayak.com - No error message. Just removed everything.
                        www.Orbitz.com - " Sorry, we cannot find a match."
                        www.Expedia.com - "We could not find any airports that match your search for 'tehran'."
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                        Though it hasn't been confirmed, this action is probably encouraged at least tacitly by David Cohen (Under Secretary) at the Treasury Sanctions Office (OFAC) probably using some sanctions rule.

                        US law does not actually restrict anyone wishing to visit Iran including the 1 million emigres in the US.



                        www.Travelocity.com - still allows booking IKA. As do some European sites. The major airlines flying into Iran at present are:

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                        • banuthev
                          Administrator
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 3947

                          #342
                          Originally posted by sfernando34
                          It's a great time to go spotting at LHR! Within the last few weeks, the arrival of the 787 and the A380 must have been a very convenient photo opportunity for all spotters in London. Any idea which routes BA will use their new A380s on?
                          British Airways to use A380 to Johannesburg. Training Flights on A380 will be operated between Heathrow and Frankfurt. They also have plans to fly A380s to Los Angeles and Miami for revenue services. Any idea how many A380s BA planning to get?

                          Watch this guys!! Man vs Plane !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P66ISniQCqY

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                          • sfernando34
                            Senior Member
                            • Feb 2013
                            • 143

                            #343
                            Originally posted by Banuthev
                            British Airways to use A380 to Johannesburg. Training Flights on A380 will be operated between Heathrow and Frankfurt. They also have plans to fly A380s to Los Angeles and Miami for revenue services. Any idea how many A380s BA planning to get?

                            Watch this guys!! Man vs Plane !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P66ISniQCqY
                            Currently, I think British Airways has orders for 11 more Airbus A380s. These routes seem to make sense, although I would have expected Hong Kong to be included under these routes. I hope in the future they consider Washington Dulles as an A380 destination. Their gate at Dulles is immediately next to Air France's gate, who also operate A380s daily to IAD. It would be awesome to see those two beauties lined up next to each other.

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                            • banuthev
                              Administrator
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 3947

                              #344
                              Hong Kong Airlines and Cathay Pacific to serve Male' with nonstop flights, effective Winter 2013;

                              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - HX783 - 17:00 - 20:30 - 0 - HKG - MLE
                              _ _ 3 4 _ 6 7 - CX601 - 17:15 - 21:25 - 0 - HKG - MLE

                              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - HX784 - 21:30 - 07:00 - 0 - MLE - HKG
                              _ _ 3 4 _ 6 7 - CX602 - 23:35 - 08:55 - 0 - MLE - HKG

                              Any idea what aircraft Hong Kong Airlines and Cathay Pacific to use on Male' route?

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                              • Speedbird
                                Senior Member
                                • Feb 2012
                                • 616

                                #345
                                Another project...Spanish Mattala

                                http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ught-life.html

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