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pyrman
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Got that wrong .. Copenhagen flight is Saturday morning ..
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cubsur
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So it's safe now for almost everyone to come here, except the British. Wonderful.
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Albufeira Resident
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Luis
Regular Joined: 17/May/2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 451 |
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There is also a flight from Oslo coming in this weekend and reports that Portugal is to be excluded from the Republic of Ireland air bridges
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Jock
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There was a plan some years ago to introduce Norwegian beaver into Scotland some years ago. Imagine my disappointment when I learned they were semiaquatic rodents.
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It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear. Douglas Adams
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Develd
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Don't think there is any hope of Portugal been included on Ireland's green list.
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JuliejH
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Not quite flight watch, but does anyone know if anything is open in the airport once you’re through baggage checks, ? thanks in advance
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ajmandon
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When I flew from Faro to UK early on the 7th:
- All the shops on the landside were closed, if I remember correctly the "coffee shop" was open - Airside (after security), the only shops open were the duty free and two of the "coffee shops".... the other shops/food outlets were closed. Normally at this time most would have already been open or show signs of preparing to open.
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S1gh
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Could have had return flights next week for £35!
If only I knew when my furlough was finishing 😤 |
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Big Col
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Interesting article of a low (ish) level A380 flight earlier this week.
"Hi Fly caused panic and joy as it flew over holidaymakers enjoying the beach. The Portuguese charter airline said the performance was planned and intended to raise awareness of marine conservation issues as well as give planespotters a treat. The A380, registered as 9H-MIP, flew just 230 meters above the Algarve coastline in a stunt that impressed many keen aviation enthusiasts. The airline’s vice president Carlos Mirpuri reportedly piloted the aircraft in a planned event. 9H-MIP was completing a functional flight check, which lasted just under an hour. It left Beja International Airport at 14:44 local time (UTC+1) and flew over Faro and Vilamoura. Before it left from Beja Airport, it had published an alert on its Twitter account urging lucky enthusiasts to look out for the aircraft as it passed over the Algarve." Anyone witness it? [IMG][/IMG] https://youtu.be/c4DR_JgxFSE |
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sidsmum
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Hi Big Col, wish I could find the video I watched on Facebook - it was like a scene from Jaws! People running out of the sea because they thought the plane was in difficulty and was going to ditch in the sea 😲
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Big Col
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Colin
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Jayjan
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Great video clips Big Col. The second one was shown on facebook. mmmmm was rather noisy being so low. They're noisy enough when coming over us especially when cloud is low and approaching to land in Manchester and they are approx 2000ft up then.
Apparently some of the aviation spotters and experts at Manchester airport where the video was shown on their facebook page said there is a legal limit on how low they can fly for safety unless coming into land and that this plane was below the legal specification. How true that is I do not know.
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Polli the dancing cat strikes again.
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cubsur
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I did read that they were flying well below the recommended limit - https://www.portugalresident.com/beachgoers-panic-as-worlds-largest-passenger-plane-flies-just-230-metres-over-algarve-coastline-video/ They announced the flight via Twitter. Perhaps one day someone will realise that not everyone sits glued to Twitter every day.
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Albufeira Resident
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Big Col
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I doubt the flight would have been illegal as it would have been under Faro air traffic control. Its also noticeable the it was over the sea not the beaches. Close enough to get everyone's attention though.
As a publicity stunt however I think it has been fairly successful. ✈ |
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Colin
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Jock
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Wish I had seen it.
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It is no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase 'As pretty as an Airport' appear. Douglas Adams
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