i know.....

i once went into work on an average friday - week before xmas - at brize norton a few years ago . Expecting just a routine day - Was offered to jump on a VC10 to bruggen germany, to go on a beer run for the lads......so my working day meant flying to germany, raiding the naafi of 10 crates of beer, 5 bottles of vodka, 5 bottles of brandy....

great day at work!

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on February 4th 2014 at 16:00:56

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Anyone know anything about airline jargon? What's "ASK traffic"? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 4, 15:33:59
- Air traffic control??? (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Feb 4, 17:58:38
- I'm ex RAF..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 15:41:57
  - Ever get to do anything like this? (General Chat) - Adster, Feb 4, 16:34:23
    - my wife used to get taken up lots with her Dad (RAF helo instructor) (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 4, 17:12:00
      - down south.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 17:18:07
    - kinda..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 17:06:51
  - gis some free flights. Wouldn't mind flying home and back for a pittance (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 4, 15:49:05
    - i know..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 16:00:56
      - Woofter (n/m) (General Chat) - colincanary, Feb 4, 16:06:32
        
        oooooosh! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 16:21:42
- what's the context? ASK is sometimes Available Seat Kilometres (ie capacity) (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 4, 15:40:52
  - yes, that must be it, they're talking about passenger capacity. Thanks! (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 4, 15:47:22
    - and now.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 15:48:18
      - Airline companies don't usually kill people intentionally (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 4, 15:53:32
        
        that can change in 2014! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 4, 16:12:04
        
        Ryanair and Squeezy Jet are trying their best (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Feb 4, 16:15:42
        
        Bizarrely Ryanair and Easyjet were up among the top-ranked airlines (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 4, 16:59:58
        
        that was 2012, last year was pretty much the same though (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Feb 4, 17:02:17

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