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It was covered on another thread on here about the Canaries. They are supposed to be stamping and doing exit inspections at Lanzarote but they’re apparently understaffed and aren’t always doing it. I have been to both Tenerife and Gran Canaria where they are doing it properly.

I flew on an Air Explore 737-400 about 10 years or so ago when they were operating on behalf of Ryanair. The plane interior was aged as I recall but the flight was fine. 1713704969 I recall there is such a thing as a damp lease, with generally pilots being provided by the operating carrier...

The Isle of Man Government does not routinely check passports / IDs on arrival on flights from the UK and Ireland but there may be spot checks. There won’t be any routine checks either arriving back to the UK. You would have to check the IOM Government website on entry requirements for non UK /...

My local Tesco definitely became pricier when it went to an Express from a Metro. I can see from the app there’s a premium on lots of stuff, especially alcohol and other discretionary items. However, Lidl opened a store not too far away and it’s often busier than the Tesco at certain times of...

There were people on my Man Airport - Blackpool North service last week laughing out loud at this guy, sounded to me like a Yorkshire guy having a go at a Lancashire pronunciation of Bolton and Chorley. I find the best announcer in the north by far is the chap that does the Blackpool trams (and...

New Zealand allows UK passport holders to use their eGates. Also in the EU, many airports now in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and I believe now Belgium have special lanes which certain non-EU nationalities including UK can use with officers behind them stamping.

I travelled on that line last year down from Tirano into Milan on Interrail with no issues, also on other Trenord services. I can recall conductors walking up and down but not doing much in the way of inspecting tickets. I just thought they might not have revenue duties. However, i can recall...

For sure but I do think equally McGill‘s also have those same resources to be potentially very successful at securing those contracts to be a dominant player. They could even end up expanding their operations if they bid competitively. They’ve gone up against all the big players haven’t they...

I am neutral on DSA, only ever used it once when it was open but I will say that Ryanair can fill flights from almost anywhere to sunny destinations as they drop their prices to very low levels to stimulate demand. I doubt their DSA flights were not well loaded but probably not profitable hence...

The only thing that’s a bit odd about Emerald into Dublin is that they seem to park their aircraft in the most bizarre places or at least that’s what it seems like. Last time I flew them we parked near the Ryanair pier in Terminal 1 and were bussed all the way around it for about 15 minutes to a...

Interestingly, TUI has recently signed a deal with Ryanair actually to sell TUI holidays with Ryanair flights. If the fees are priced right, I could definitely see Ryanair operating flights into DSA from their bases in Spain / Portugal / Greece in the same way they do to airports like Teeside...

As someone who does Glasgow - London every other month or so for work events I will tell you the plane is slightly faster and means I can start earlier. I live about 15 mins walk from Glasgow Central too. When I go by train for a 10:00 meeting in the City of London, I catch the 04:28 Avanti off...

I actually had the same in Spain, stamp exiting Malaga plonked next to one entering Tenerife six months earlier. I get the impression they really do not care about the 90 day rule, actually seems more like fact as I read they have been lobbying the EU to remove the rule for British passport...

I can add in a few others from my experience; Austria - No questions, very brief check on previous stamps, then stamp (opposite of Germany and German speaking Switzerland). French-speaking Switzerland - No questions, brief look at previous stamps, then stamp Croatia - No questions, some brief...

Ryanair do accept other photo ID on their UK domestic services now, I travelled on my driving license from Edinburgh to Newquay last year so some passengers landing in Malaga may not have had them. I suspect the reason for crazy diversions like that is because they had spare aircraft and staff...