Mostyn6 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Should they move it from France to country that isn't always on strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Each country has its own ATC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, McRamFan said: Each country has its own ATC... so why are flights cancelled just cos French air traffic control are on strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Mostyn6 said: so why are flights cancelled just cos French air traffic control are on strike? *Lights Gitane, shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 minute ago, Mostyn6 said: so why are flights cancelled just cos French air traffic control are on strike? France is a large country and a lot of routes cross over it from the UK, especially ones going to anywhere in the Med, Middle East, Australia etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inglorius Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 hour ago, McRamFan said: France is a large country and a lot of routes cross over it from the UK, especially ones going to anywhere in the Med, Middle East, Australia etc In theory the airlines could formulate routes which did not pass over French airspace to avoid the strikes however how practicable that would be is debatable it would also be likely to be more expensive for them regards fuel consumption and potentially dangerous if the plane had to emergency land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Who wants to be thrown through the air at 30,000ft in a tin can anyway, much better on the ground. Keep your money in this country, Cleethorpes has a beach and a Wetherspoons, what more do you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 46 minutes ago, David said: Who wants to be thrown through the air at 30,000ft in a tin can anyway, much better on the ground. Keep your money in this country, Cleethorpes has a beach and a Wetherspoons, what more do you need more likely to die in a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said: more likely to die in a car. We've got a train station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, David said: We've got a train station more likely to die in a train crash as a Brit, than on a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said: more likely to die in a train crash as a Brit, than on a plane. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 More likely to drown in the bath than die in a plane accident That's my mantra when I fly anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 1 minute ago, David said: Source? BBQ please (sorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, StivePesley said: More likely to drown in the bath than die in a plane accident That's my mantra when I fly anyway True, but if the bath has a catastrophic failure you go to Wicks and buy a new one. Not so with a plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 3 minutes ago, David said: Source? http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm 1 in 19,800,000 on a plane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_in_the_United_Kingdom http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/scientists-calculate-odd-ways-die-282884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 5 have died on trains in the last 10 years, you have 6 on planes in 2014 alone although that's not just UK based Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 27 reasons on why trains are better than planes, @Boycie will back me up on this http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/rail-journeys/27-reasons-trains-are-better-than-planes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 7 minutes ago, David said: 27 reasons on why trains are better than planes, @Boycie will back me up on this http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/rail-journeys/27-reasons-trains-are-better-than-planes/ If a train took me to Crete in 4 hours, I'd have no issues in travelling via that method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 29 minutes ago, WhiteHorseRam said: True, but if the bath has a catastrophic failure you go to Wicks and buy a new one. Not so with a plane. Not if you happen to be filming Last of the summer wine at the time and it develops a fault whilst racing down a hill for comedic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 29 minutes ago, Wolfie said: Not if you happen to be filming Last of the summer wine at the time and it develops a fault whilst racing down a hill for comedic effect. True, but they didn't have to try and find Clegg's dental records to identify his charred shriveled body. They just got straight back to checking out that babe Nora Batty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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