Author Topic: Carbon Footprints etc.  (Read 5162 times)

Drax

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Carbon Footprints etc.
« on: 22 Mar, 2020, 01:04:01 pm »
Looking at flights coming into land this morning I was astonished to see three in a row into Gatwick all from Bridgetown.
Checking the airport departures at Bridgetown, Barbados I see this for yesterday (Saturday) evening, overnight into the UK.

FlightDepartureArrivalDestination
Tui Airways16:5004:50LGWLondon
British Airways/Iberia17:0505:15LGWLondon
TUI Airways17:3005:25BHXBirmingham
TUI Airways17:5506:05MANManchester
Virgin Atlantic18:1506:20LGWLondon
TUI Airways18:2006:20LGWLondon
British Airways/Iberia20:0508:20LGWLondon
Virgin Atlantic20:0508:10MANManchester
Virgin Atlantic21:0509:10LGWLondon

The first 3 aircraft were:
Tui was a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
BA ran a Boeing 727-263
Virgin had an Airbus A330

That's one heck of a load of passengers... if the planes were full !!

nb: There are 6 similar flights today, Sunday into Manchester, Newcastle and 4 to Gatwick.
« Last Edit: 25 Mar, 2020, 07:58:24 am by Drax »

frankie

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« Reply #1 on: 22 Mar, 2020, 02:36:40 pm »
And obviously there will be people fully suited in the blue gowns and masks, with testing kits for every one of the passengers..... :shocked:

Drax

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« Reply #2 on: 22 Mar, 2020, 05:05:06 pm »
I didn't know Barbados was so big it warranted 10 flights to Gatwick over a weekend and 5 into Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham. All of them labelled as "Scheduled" at Bridgetown Departures.
« Last Edit: 25 Mar, 2020, 07:57:57 am by Drax »

frankie

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« Reply #3 on: 22 Mar, 2020, 05:47:21 pm »
Maybe they had been rescue flights and were grounded in Jamaica having previously been used to transport stranded holiday makers from the US?

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« Reply #4 on: 22 Mar, 2020, 07:04:42 pm »
Flights from China,Italy and Iran still being allowed in at Heathrow and Gatwick.

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« Reply #5 on: 22 Mar, 2020, 07:30:54 pm »
Drax, I read that the PM of Jamaica declared the country a disaster area over a week ago, seeking nurses from Cuba to come to the island. Will that amount of people be screened upon arrival...errm ! Perhaps planes full of cattle will be allowed in following Cummings "herd" policy.


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« Reply #6 on: 23 Mar, 2020, 09:43:57 am »
I think even Cummings has realised how ridiculous that idea was....  I notice he has been a tad quiet on the subject :laugh: