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Old December 25th 06, 01:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default A Most Amazingly Persistent Fog


Jose wrote:
Imagine our surprise when, as I entered an upwind, we noted that it
still lay PRECISELY over the very same grocery store...


I wonder if the grocery store provided any nucleation points for the
fog. Did you take any pictures?

Jose


When I saw the subject I, naturally, assumed that
it was refering to the little local fog problem here that has reduce
the
capacity of London Heathrow (LHR) by half for the last three days.
All domestic flights cancelled, many European flights cancelled,
only long haul unaffected. Also socked in were London Gatwick,
London Luton, London Stanstead and Birmingham, among others.

It's been the top story on the national news every day. Thousands
of people being turned away each day, ordered out of the terminal
and offered a chilly marquee and a cup of tea.

No similar incident has ever been known before.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757413/posts

"About 70,000 BA passengers have been hit by the delays and
cancellations and the airline has been fending off claims that
it cut domestic and short-haul services to protect the more
lucrative long-haul flights, especially to North America"

I'm please that you managed to make your flight. /Really./

Merry Christmas to you all.