XPost: alt.airports.uk.edinburgh
From: BLIMPS@btopenworld.com
"Doug Maclean" wrote in message
news:cqnaaj$imh$1@hercules.btinternet.com...
>
> "Joe Curry" wrote in message
> news:2004122610510366937@zetnet.co.uk...
> > The message
> > from "Doug Maclean" contains these words:
> >
> >
> >> > Every other airline does..why should Ryanair be so different.?
> >
> >> Again Joe you have missed the point. The legal judgement is that BAA,
as
> >> the airport owner, share responsibility for this and will now share the
> >> cost. Much to the benefit of all the other airlines so well done
> >> Ryanair.
> >
> > Ryanair were the only airline at Stansted to impose the wheelchair
> > cgarges..
>
>
> and the legal judgement was that BAA should have been paying half the cost
> so well done RYR for exposing this .
Joe?
>
>
> >
> >> I simply don't understand what point you are trying to make. As far
as
> >> I
> >> know the arrangements for travel to all gates at Stansted are the same
> >> for
> >> all airlines.
> >
> > Ryanair do not pay BAA for its pax to use the STN shuttle....
>
>
> Where do you get this information from Joe ? Are you saying RYR pax walk
> across the tarmac to get to the remote gates at STN vecause I don't know
how
> you would get there otherwise
Joe?
>
>
> >
> >> Again you miss the point Joe. Who says the other airlines willingly
> >> pay for
> >> anything ? The legal judgement is now that BAA will share that cost
and
> >> it
> >> will not be imposed on airlines who have no control over the design and
> >> facilities of the terminals.
> >
> > Other airlines payed the costs willingly, Ryanair subjected wheelchair
pax
> > to
> > a charge..
> >
>
>
> Please quote me your source for saying the other airlines paid willingly.
Joe?
>
>
>
> >> All passengers using wheelchairs at Stansted are charged by BAA. Only
> >> RYR
> >> had the guts to stand up to BAA and say they would not pay the charge
> >> back
> >> to BAA and they have now been supported by the legal judgement.
> >
> > Only Ryanair pax faced the charge...
>
>
>
> All pax using wheelchairs had a charge imposed by BAA
Joe?
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>
>
> >
> >> > I'm no great fan of BAA but I feel Ryanair are expecting everyone to
> >> > kiss the ground
> >> > they walk on.
> >
> >> An unjustified personal opinion by you.
> >
> > Unjustified? Read past press reports and the saner personal opinions in
> > this newsgroup....
> >
>
>
> I haven't ever read a press report saying Ryanair expect everyone to kiss
> the ground they walk on. Perhaps you would like to quote the source.
Joe?
>
>
>
> >> > Ryanair are probably getting a free lunch at PIK - no wonder the
place
> >> > is falling apart,!
> >
> >> Why you gratuitously insult PIK in this discussion only you can
explain.
> >
> > Insult PIK? All those reports of ageing infrastructure are not true.?
:-(
> >
>
>
> Actually the PIK infrastructure is very good unless you can quote a source
> that says otherwise. You seem to be mixing it up with a comment by the
> airport owners who said the passenger reception area needs some cosmetic
> attention. Vastly different from airport infrastructure.
>
>
>
> > One thing blatantly obvious about these 'discussions' is the fact that
> > it's taboo to mention
> > PIK or GLA unless one is praising them, EDI on the other hand being the
> > eternal whipping
> > boy... SAD....
> >
>
>
> Only you would have such a biased opinion Joe.
Er, Joe?
>
>
>
> > BTW.... who pays for the wheelchairs at PIK?
>
>
> No idea but as the airport owners are in charge of all arrangements for
> parking aircraft and providing passenger access to those aircraft I expect
> they will heed the legal judgement that they are at least 50% required to
> absorb any charges.
>
>
> Doug
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>
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>
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