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 Possible Problem for BA Flights to UK 
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Yes, just talked agency and they say " dont worry, something will be arranged when u arrive in London " Yes, very promising :shock:


Thu, Dec 21 2006, 15:52 PM
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[quote user="David Simpson" post="74832"]Am I being a bit dim? (for a change no) What's the difference whether a flight is short or medium haul? They still have to land in fog don't they?

Are flights from Turkey ok because everyone here drives with their fog lights on all the time anyway, be it foggy, rainy or sunny?[/quote]

The reason for the delays is that due to the fog they increase the separation between landing planes for safety (from 3 miles to 6 in some cases). as a result of this only half as many planes can land at the airport. Therefore some flights must be cancelled and BA have chosen to cancel domestic rather than long haul presumably for economic reasons and the fact that internally people can find alternatives to flight. So now you know.

However this information is of absolutely no use to the 20000 people stuck in Heathrow with no way of getting anywhere. these delays will no doubt cause more backlogs as the fog here isn't clearing. good luck if you are travelling here


Thu, Dec 21 2006, 15:57 PM
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Yipppeee, they changed my flight to THY. So I m gona fly directly to Manchester. I m lucky I guess :lol:


Thu, Dec 21 2006, 18:42 PM
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We flew in with difficult-jet. landing was abit like htting the ground and the orange colour burned our eyes but we are here. and
never again! u know what I mean. :wink:


Sat, Dec 23 2006, 3:33 AM
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