welshbairn Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Waspy said: Apparently Berlin Brandenburg will be opening October 2019. Berliners will hold a referendum on the 24th of September on whether Berlin Tegel should remain open. P.S. Just googled it, what a fucking disaster. It makes the Edinburgh tram debacle look like the pinnacle of efficiency. Come to think of it that was a German contractor too I think. Three times over budget and climbing. Edited August 31, 2017 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 It's incredible that Berlin-Brandenburg is still not open. I flew out of Schoenfeld in 2008 and it was a construction mess due to the new airport being built next to it and it's still not open. If this was being built in a country with a reputation for less organization and more corruption (like Italy, Greece or Russia as examples) I wouldn't be as surprised but Ze Germans are supposed to be the organized ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, senorsoupe said: It's incredible that Berlin-Brandenburg is still not open. I flew out of Schoenfeld in 2008 and it was a construction mess due to the new airport being built next to it and it's still not open. If this was being built in a country with a reputation for less organization and more corruption (like Italy, Greece or Russia as examples) I wouldn't be as surprised but Ze Germans are supposed to be the organized ones. They were days away from the opening ceremony in 2012 when they found out contractors had fucked up the wiring, lifts, sprinkler system and even the doors. They should probably just have knocked it down and started again. 8 years of fixing snags ffs. More details here. Mindboggling clusterfuck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Brandenburg_Airport#Construction_failures Edited August 31, 2017 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 It's weird driving to Schönefeld and you can see all the roads and signs for Brandenburg all covered up. It's crazy to think how this all went wrong for them and how they got away with it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I'll be going through Edinburgh at the end of October for the first time. Flight is early in the morning to Amsterdam so I assume the queues will be fairly quiet? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I have never spent more than 10 minutes going through security at Edinburgh. What the f**k are you all doing? I'll be there Friday morning and report back if my memory is tricking me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 52 minutes ago, Johnny Däpp said: 0550 KLM flight? Never had an issue. 10 minutes tops for security 0820 KLM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Have to agree with the poster a few above, I've been through Edinburgh four times this summer and it's been stress free and taken less than 15 minutes to get through security, and that includes when I was flying the same day as many of the tartan army were for the Lithuania game. On the way back, passport control easy and the checked luggage (which I never use apart from my last trip) was there as soon as I went round the corner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 CHanged my mind. Fucking shambles. Security was fine but 5 gates all queuing in one narrow corridor and taking about an hour to board 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Edinburgh is the best Scottish airport to fly from by some distance. An hour's drive from Lochee, easy parking, stress-free through the baggage checks and a decent choice of meals and drinks before your flight... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 58 minutes ago, Angusfifer said: Edinburgh is the best Scottish airport to fly from by some distance. An hour's drive from Lochee, easy parking, stress-free through the baggage checks and a decent choice of meals and drinks before your flight... Better than Dundee? Inverness is my favourite surprisingly enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Better than Dundee? Inverness is my favourite surprisingly enough. The expansion of Inverness airport seems nice. A new bar, for one thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 On 09/09/2017 at 20:21, Savage Henry said: The expansion of Inverness airport seems nice. A new bar, for one thing. Only downside is the long walk around the building when you arrive, worth it for the new bar though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I've never had an issue with Edinburgh. Will be flying from there next Thursday; fast track through security and the new airport lounge booked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 That reminds me queuing one in one out on airside bars at 6 am FFS. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 15 hours ago, welshbairn said: Only downside is the long walk around the building when you arrive, worth it for the new bar though. With one hand giveth, and with the other taketh away, I guess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I flew from Edinburgh this past week for the first time in several years. Going out not too bad but still far from an enjoyable experience. Coming back they seemed determined to hold you up at every stage - 1hr, 35 minutes from the time the plane touched down until I got to my car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 10 hours ago, Northboy said: I flew from Edinburgh this past week for the first time in several years. Going out not too bad but still far from an enjoyable experience. Coming back they seemed determined to hold you up at every stage - 1hr, 35 minutes from the time the plane touched down until I got to my car. Not good news for me, when I fly back into Edinburgh I'll maybe have about an hour to get the coach back to Glasgow. Is there a pub landside at Edinburgh (before security) - I'm usually hopelessly early for flights but I'm stickless for time. And can I get a pint at five or six in the morning, that'd be grand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 9 hours ago, Karpaty said: Not good news for me, when I fly back into Edinburgh I'll maybe have about an hour to get the coach back to Glasgow. Is there a pub landside at Edinburgh (before security) - I'm usually hopelessly early for flights but I'm stickless for time. And can I get a pint at five or six in the morning, that'd be grand. yip theres a spoons,go up the escalator towards security and its on the left hand side before you go through 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 On 13/09/2017 at 21:23, Johnny Däpp said: Add Frankfurt am Main airport to the Shitelist. Connected before and thought it was great, had a point to point flight at the weekend and was a fuckin shambles I like the idea of having the Lufthansa check in desks at the train station as well as in the main airport building. Makes it an absolute doddle to check in when you get off your train to the airport. Its huge though. And a pain in the hole when the smaller flights get bussed for about 10 minutes from the tarmac to the airport building. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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