On 23/04/2012 13:59, Robert Neville wrote:
Paul wrote:

Actually there is no great concern about Heathrow to London services
other than on the last day of the Olympics when there is a mass
departure. Arrivals are staggered over a much longer period and won't
overload the services. This is based on informed discussions I had
several months ago with a range of people who know what is planned.

Furthermore, it's not like the airlines are putting on extra flights to handle
extra passengers, even if slots were available - and there aren't. Given that
the flights are mostly full already and there aren't larger planes sitting
around waiting to be substituted in, I doubt it's even going to be noticable.

The main difference will be that a greater proportion than usual will
not be transit passengers but using LHR as their final destination.

--
Graeme Wall
This account not read, substitute trains for rail.
Railway Miscellany at http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail

In message , at 06:59:29 on
Mon, 23 Apr 2012, Robert Neville remarked:
Actually there is no great concern about Heathrow to London services
other than on the last day of the Olympics when there is a mass
departure. Arrivals are staggered over a much longer period and won't
overload the services. This is based on informed discussions I had
several months ago with a range of people who know what is planned.

Furthermore, it's not like the airlines are putting on extra flights to handle
extra passengers, even if slots were available - and there aren't. Given that
the flights are mostly full already and there aren't larger planes sitting
around waiting to be substituted in, I doubt it's even going to be noticable.

Actually, the major airlines can and do swap aircraft when there's a
"special event" going on. I've been on a 757 when normally there would
have been a 737, for example.

You can't do this unless you have a mixed fleet, of course.

I haven't looked, but are the Easyjet's and Ryanairs adding extra
services to Luton/Stansted (where there are plenty of free slots)
diverting them away from other intra-Europe flights, or is it too short
a period for them to be worried about?
--
Roland Perry

I haven't looked, but are the Easyjet's and Ryanairs adding extra
services to Luton/Stansted (where there are plenty of free slots)
diverting them away from other intra-Europe flights, or is it too short
a period for them to be worried about?


Don't forget they have London Southend Airport as well now.

allantracy wrote:
I haven't looked, but are the Easyjet's and Ryanairs adding extra
services to Luton/Stansted (where there are plenty of free slots)
diverting them away from other intra-Europe flights, or is it too short
a period for them to be worried about?


Don't forget they have London Southend Airport as well now.


And London Oxford Airport too, at Kidlington:
http://tinyurl.com/n7vcn3
or:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6042311/Oxford-Airport-rebranded-as-London-Oxford-Airport.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Oxford_Airport

It is "only" 100 km from London. ;-)

On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:38:10 -0700 (PDT), allantracy
wrote:


I haven't looked, but are the Easyjet's and Ryanairs adding extra
services to Luton/Stansted (where there are plenty of free slots)
diverting them away from other intra-Europe flights, or is it too short
a period for them to be worried about?


Don't forget they have London Southend Airport as well now.

.... which is on the right side of London for visitors to Stratford.
Indeed, could it be the most convenient airport apart from LCY for
Olympic visitors who are staying in or near Stratford?

In message , at 11:05:02 on
Tue, 24 Apr 2012, Recliner remarked:
Don't forget they have London Southend Airport as well now.

... which is on the right side of London for visitors to Stratford.
Indeed, could it be the most convenient airport apart from LCY for
Olympic visitors who are staying in or near Stratford?

It's a toss-up between Southend and Stansted.
--
Roland Perry

In article ,
(Recliner) wrote:

On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:38:10 -0700 (PDT), allantracy
wrote:

I haven't looked, but are the Easyjet's and Ryanairs adding extra
services to Luton/Stansted (where there are plenty of free slots)
diverting them away from other intra-Europe flights, or is it too short
a period for them to be worried about?

Don't forget they have London Southend Airport as well now.

... which is on the right side of London for visitors to Stratford.
Indeed, could it be the most convenient airport apart from LCY for
Olympic visitors who are staying in or near Stratford?

Marshall's like to think Cambridge will be good for Stratford too.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

On 23/04/12 11:14, Paul Corfield wrote:
The transport network starts from a position of being*less* busy
because the Games coincide with Summer holidays when demand always
falls.

Visitor numbers to London, before, during and after the Olympics, re
expected to be much lower than in normal summer.

Ian

In message , at 09:40:16 on Tue, 24 Apr
2012, The Real Doctor remarked:
The transport network starts from a position of being*less* busy
because the Games coincide with Summer holidays when demand always
falls.

Visitor numbers to London, before, during and after the Olympics, re
expected to be much lower than in normal summer.

It seems they are, but what's different about the Olympics is that the
travel in concentrated to a few places at a few times. It's got all the
potential of being like Cup Final Day in five places at once, seven days
a week.

And other parts of the network (and streets) will be quieter than
normal.
--
Roland Perry

On 24/04/12 09:56, Roland Perry wrote:
It seems they are, but what's different about the Olympics is that the
travel in concentrated to a few places at a few times. It's got all the
potential of being like Cup Final Day in five places at once, seven days
a week.

As a matter of idle curiosity, how does Olympic ticketing work for
really short events. If, for example, one has a ticket for the men's
100m final, is one ushered in to one's seat just before the gun and then
shown out again ten seconds later? Or do tickets cover particular
periods of occupancy including certain events?

The published hotspot information could be particularly useful to those
of evil intent.

Ian