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Post by adrianc on Sept 5, 2024 11:37:58 GMT
Easyjet are the pits. A problem with the hold prevented luggage from being loaded but who decided the plane was safe to fly ?
only a Muppet would put necessary medication in hold baggage. and why have shoes in carry on rather than spare underwear etc. unless main bag was right on weight limit If only sunscreen was easily and widely available in shops in a sun-based holiday resort. Chrissakes, have none of this lot ever been on a plane before? Hold. Baggage. Sometimes. Goes. AWOL.
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Post by michaelc on Sept 5, 2024 11:49:24 GMT
only a Muppet would put necessary medication in hold baggage. and why have shoes in carry on rather than spare underwear etc. unless main bag was right on weight limit If only sunscreen was easily and widely available in shops in a sun-based holiday resort. Chrissakes, have none of this lot ever been on a plane before?Hold. Baggage. Sometimes. Goes. AWOL.I honestly think this would be a more reliable and comfortable way to travel. The windows are huge and so much space inside. 
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Post by benaj on Sept 5, 2024 12:16:39 GMT
Well, for those who prefer speed and water fun. This could be an option, just no luggage.
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Post by agent69 on Sept 5, 2024 12:17:47 GMT
I almost had a nightmare with BA when I flew back from Italy last month. Flights were delayed by 4 hours, the baggage was stuck in Gatwick for a couple of hours. Many passengers of other flights have been waiting 5 hours without baggage. At one point, I was contemplating ditching the baggage at Gatwick as the cab driver was waiting 100 minutes. No info at the airport whether the baggage was being unloaded. The only thing I heard was staffs couldnt cope with many cancelled flights so they were behind unloading baggage of cancelled flights. I would probably avoid Gatwick if I could. Thank goodness there was only £25 surcharge for the 2 hours waiting time and I got out the mini cab with all the baggage It is fairly routine for airlines to fly without hold bagge being loaded. Much of the time people aren't told until arrival, which prompts more discussionon when they should be told (and if they are told before departure should they be allowed to cause further delay by saying if the bags aren't travelling neither am I).
Just log an issue with the airline and the bags should get to you in a couple of days time. You can buy essentials at your destination and charge to the carrier.
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Post by benaj on Sept 5, 2024 12:33:50 GMT
Well, airlines are crafty these days avoid compensation. They will allow the passengers to “board” on time or just before compensation cut off time, then let them wait hours after the boarding pass check and claim it’s the airport or air traffic controller’s fault, not them.
That what happened to me with the BA flight from Italy. I was waiting on the plane a few hours before took off.
It’s absolutely disgusting the airline knows about the delay, google knows about the delay, but they tell airport not expecting delays on the departure screen
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Post by keitha on Sept 5, 2024 13:47:19 GMT
Well, airlines are crafty these days avoid compensation. They will allow the passengers to “board” on time or just before compensation cut off time, then let them wait hours after the boarding pass check and claim it’s the airport or air traffic controller’s fault, not them. That what happened to me with the BA flight from Italy. I was waiting on the plane a few hours before took off. It’s absolutely disgusting the airline knows about the delay, google knows about the delay, but they tell airport not expecting delays on the departure screen Had similar, was boarded 10 minutes before the 4 hour cut off, then sat on tarmac for another 2 hours, waiting for ATC to assign a slot
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Post by keitha on Sept 5, 2024 13:57:02 GMT
only a Muppet would put necessary medication in hold baggage. and why have shoes in carry on rather than spare underwear etc. unless main bag was right on weight limit If only sunscreen was easily and widely available in shops in a sun-based holiday resort. Chrissakes, have none of this lot ever been on a plane before? Hold. Baggage. Sometimes. Goes. AWOL.There was a news story last week someone complaining her child got badly burned using "dodgy foreign" sunscreen. I have a small sunscreen that goes in hand baggage, ditto epipen, a set of underwear, and a tee shirt. I also have a few of my bits in SWMBO's bag and vice versa that way if we mislay one bag we can survive a couple of days. I remember some years ago a young couple arriving at the hotel without either suitcase. They were given cash by the rep to buy essentials £200 each springs to mind and he went nuts screaming that £200 would only buy 1 pair of nike trainers and a tee shirt. some people are so entitled. £200 would get me flip flops, 2-3 tee shirts, 2-3 pairs of shorts, and something to wear of an evening.
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Post by agent69 on Sept 5, 2024 14:37:24 GMT
Well, airlines are crafty these days avoid compensation. They will allow the passengers to “board” on time or just before compensation cut off time, then let them wait hours after the boarding pass check and claim it’s the airport or air traffic controller’s fault, not them. That what happened to me with the BA flight from Italy. I was waiting on the plane a few hours before took off. It’s absolutely disgusting the airline knows about the delay, google knows about the delay, but they tell airport not expecting delays on the departure screen Had similar, was boarded 10 minutes before the 4 hour cut off, then sat on tarmac for another 2 hours, waiting for ATC to assign a slot The cut off time for compensation has nothing to do with boarding. It's the arrival time, based on when the aircraft doors open and you are allowed to get off.
Airlines are reluctant to give compensation, and make up all sorts of reasons to avoid paying out. Recently BA claimed the dealy in departure was due to a medical emergency that delayed the inbound flight. What they didn't say was the emergency was caused when an emergency oxygen cylinder was incorrectly stowed in an overhead locker by cabin crew, and it fell out a hit a passenger on the head.
If you want to know the real reason for delay there is a very good thread on the Flyer Talk website, where people with inside knowledge will tell you what the official system is showing.
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Post by keitha on Sept 5, 2024 16:01:20 GMT
That's interesting because several times I've been lead to believe it's the time you get on the plane that counts.
One occasion was quite funny ( in a weird way ) we were delayed leaving Birmingham going to Greece, the crew handed out leaflets telling us how to claim but one said as it's likely the airline will go into liquidation at the end of the month don't expect to get anything.
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Post by adrianc on Sept 5, 2024 16:14:16 GMT
If only sunscreen was easily and widely available in shops in a sun-based holiday resort. There was a news story last week someone complaining her child got badly burned using "dodgy foreign" sunscreen. Any bets it was just a quick once-over of too light a factor, washed off in the sea, with an underestimation of the sun?
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Post by agent69 on Sept 5, 2024 16:14:25 GMT
That's interesting because several times I've been lead to believe it's the time you get on the plane that counts. One occasion was quite funny ( in a weird way ) we were delayed leaving Birmingham going to Greece, the crew handed out leaflets telling us how to claim but one said as it's likely the airline will go into liquidation at the end of the month don't expect to get anything. An extract from Flyer Talk
a flat delay, without rerouting and/or cancellation, needs at least 3 hours late against the advertised arrival time, and doors opened ready for passengers to leave. So probably for most passengers, where they find themselves waiting at an airport, or waiting for take off, for a long period - it's only the arrival time / door open that matters and if must be at least 3 hours for eligibility for any compensation applies. For longer trips - over 3,500 km (basically the distance from London to Beirut) - then you will get full compensation after a 4 hour delay, and a reduced 50% rate for delays between 3 and 4 hours. This is purely for delays, and it is calculated on arrival time, not all the hanging around at departure.
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Post by keitha on Sept 5, 2024 16:19:50 GMT
This www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/woman-who-requires-24-hour-29864200basically she is being evicted because years ago her step father too out an equity loan to be repaid on his or his wife's death ( whichever was the later ). whatever she says about mum leaving her the house in her will yes she did, but unfortunately at the point of mums death the loan came due for payment. of course the ideal would be for the Local Authority to purchase the house and for her to live in it until her demise as it is adapted to her needs, and in all honestly that cost plus maintenance would likely be less over her lifetime than the housing benefit etc that will be paid, but it's the normal short term views taken in the UK. |
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Post by agent69 on Sept 5, 2024 16:58:57 GMT
Germany wants to send EU migrants to Rwanda and use facilities left empty when Keir Starmer pulled UK out of £290million deal with African nation
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Post by captainconfident on Sept 5, 2024 17:33:29 GMT
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Post by michaelc on Sept 5, 2024 18:21:44 GMT
It doesn't say to which court they have received their summons from. If in the US does it matter ? Perhaps it would stop them from being able to visit the US if they just ignored it? If in the UK, presumably they'd have to fight it?
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