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@RexKram55112378 @SebastianTA QR will often get 09R to get to T4. Saves the tower having to do a runway crossing.

@SebastianTA I managed 09R on a QR 777 not so long ago, it’s uncommon but generally only happens in the early morning. My best was a 09L departure with QF a few years ago, it completed the set for me!

In all my years of flying into LHR, my fist 09R landing.

@DaveReidReading @SebastianTA @HeathrowAirport The planning permission got blocked by local councils on taxiway works some years back.

@SebastianTA Ever since the Cranford Agreement was rescinded in 2009, @HeathrowAirport has been dragging its feet. Otherwise communities under the approach to the 09s could by now be benefitting from the same respite as those under the 27 approaches, and 09R landings would be commonplace.

@AlanJones0 @loulou12395997 @JSS779 And if I've upset you. I really don't care 🤣🤣

@AlanJones0 @loulou12395997 @JSS779 Likewise who are you to tell airlines what staff should and shouldn't receive as perks. Think you have influence? Go fly someone else if it causes you so much grief.

This isn't a great idea. Frequent flyers, who often book late, will be deprived of the best seats

@AlanJones0 @loulou12395997 @JSS779 It's the same across many airlines. The staff only get the premium seats if they are available on the day. If they're misbehaving then complaints will be taken seriously/suspension of ST privileges. It should be none of your business otherwise as you have got what you paid for

@loulou12395997 @JSS779 Exactly. BA Club World flight to Male with 10+ BA crew and family last year. I get the free perks but business class is a step too far.

@loulou12395997 @JSS779 @AvGeek4All One is travelling on company business. The other is personal travel. Julie is correct.

@JSS779 @AvGeek4All What’s duty travel vs ST? What’s ST?

@loulou12395997 @JSS779 Do let us know what perks you get for your job, so we can equally assess whether you should get them. You shouldn't be able to tell whether you're sat next to staff or not on a flight. If they're making a scene then it's your right to complain. Else it is none of your business.

@JSS779 I think it devalues what you have paid high fares for. Are you a BA employee?

@hiravaero @jetairways Towed rather

One @jetairways 777-300ER has been taxied to the Air India hanger in Mumbai for maintenance. Will they be brought back to life? #AvGeek

@Andrewinsussex @MikeMedFly Probably state backed insurance. Hence they're flying and very few private carriers are

@MikeMedFly It really will be the end of the DXB project if th Iranians get lucky just once with an A380 and that doesn’t bear thinking about. Credibility could be achieved with a defined pause - stop/start multiple times a day can’t go on - and how is the insurance risk here?

@MrDomi1685243 @Xking332 Now?

@Xking332 You are spreading fake news completely i am living in dubai and right away i am watching Emirates airlines operating.. living near the airport so please don’t spread fake news.. everything is normal here

Once again Dubai is playing with civilian lives. Massive explosions went off today. Dubai airport had to temporarily shut down. Flights heading to Dubai were diverted to Doha and Muscat. There was mid air panic. Departures were also paused. More international airlines are suspending their flights after this incident. Not sure why Dubai Airport is still operating when the threat level is high. This is clearly business over human life. Dubai airport should be shut down for at least a year and a half. Here's the worst part. Many locals are afraid to talk about any of this. They fear they will be arrested.

@ianmiles They already left

The UK canceled its “evacuation” flights out of the UAE because there wasn’t enough interest from the tens of thousands of British people who live in Dubai to return to Londonistan.

@yourownkanoo @jamiebsmith European airlines are hardly acting irrationally then! The situation at DXB has already been normalised by some individuals.

@redrocket551 @jamiebsmith Indeed. Four people injured only this morning by drone attacks. Passengers and staff told to shelter in place again. Incident came just hours after flights were suspended late on Tuesday night.

Back after 4 days to say we don’t be back until ‘later in the month’ with AUH postponed until next season. While Emirates have managed 12 departures to the UK today. Shocking Glad my friend didn’t listen to my initial advice of ‘wait, they’ll be back soon’ and booked on Emirates.

@SukhSidhuDXB Several injured from drone strikes says the UAE Government??

Morning update from Dubai > literally nothing going on > interceptions are happening somewhere but nobody I know in Dubai is hearing them > I haven't head any since Saturday > don't know a single person who has left/is leaving > woke up at 5am > enjoyed a 12km run in the rain > breakfast with kids > wife and kids have gone to the polo club to meet friends > work as normal for me Life is great

@yourownkanoo @jamiebsmith Virgin Atlantic also stopped flights after the weekend's drone attack on DXB. Glad to see the matter is taken seriously and as seen today, the airport is still a target.

Hmmm, let’s see what other airlines have ‘shockingly’ not returned to DXB yet: Lufthansa ❌ Air France ❌ KLM ❌ Iberia ❌ United ❌ Finnair ❌ Cathay Pacific ❌ But you could have driven 4 hours to Muscat. No shade against Emirates but clearly there are a number of airlines that have a different risk assessment to operating to DXB at the morning… dunno why 🤦‍♂️

@AirlinePilotmax Important clarification. This route only ran till the end of the month anyway. It's seasonal. It doesn't run in the summer schedules. Hence the cancellation till the end of the year.

British Airways has suspended all scheduled operations to Abu Dhabi with effect immediately and indefinitely through the remainder of calendar year 2026. No—not next week. Not next month. The rest of the bloody year. All pax bookings are grounded until further notice. Safety first, sitrep ongoing. Stand by for updates from command (BA ops centre).

@SimonWPatterson @bjdkiwi14 @GyllKing @warrior_joe1 B1s. Not B2s

@bjdkiwi14 @GyllKing @warrior_joe1 They were showing them land on BBC news, earlier. Two of them, one after the other.

There is every chance that if Trump decides to use a nuclear weapon against Iran it will bd delivers on a B2 bomber flying from an American air base in the U.K. You OK with that?

@JetSetGomez @Vinamralongani @flynorse @IndiGo6E Indian registered frames and airlines can't operate through Pakistani airspace though which has made this flight particularly vulnerable.

@Vinamralongani @flynorse @IndiGo6E Aircraft registration dictating real-world operations. European-registered frames facing constraints that Indian-registered aircraft simply don't.

.@IndiGo6E has resumed its London service today using the @flynorse B787-9, but with a significant detour. As these aircraft are registered in Europe, they fall under guidance of the European aviation regulator who has recommended airspace over Middle East to be avoided. #AvGeek

@Vinamralongani @IndiGo6E @flynorse Unfortunately with an Indian Carrier and a Norwegian registered aircraft both the Northern route through Pakistan/Afghanistan is out of action and same with Saudi Penninsula. Worst of both worlds for Norse and Indigo.

@StevePenk What's the alternative?

@_0lIIl0_ @angie_a Delusional