evil_hippo
Member
I noticed the following advert on the platform of Central station metro that I found incredibly misleading:
Newcastle to London by rail: 2 hours 46 minutes
Newcastle to London by Eastern Airways: 85 minutes
This is a complete nonsense. Sure, you're only spending 85 minutes in the air, however:
Metro to Airport: 20 minutes
Check in (assuming no wait for metro or transfer from metro to terminal): 1 hour (at least)
Flying time: 85 minutes
Tube to Central London: 40 minutes
Total: 3 hours 25 minutes. And that excludes a lot of things such as walking through heathrow, so really 4 hours at the very least.
What's more, there are only 4 flights per day on that particular airline which means you're far less likely to have one at a convenient time.
Plus, is it me or is flying a whole load more stress and involve plane toilets, seatbelts, scanners, x-rays, wondering whther your luggage has gone to Brazil, etc. etc.
Newcastle to London by rail: 2 hours 46 minutes
Newcastle to London by Eastern Airways: 85 minutes
This is a complete nonsense. Sure, you're only spending 85 minutes in the air, however:
Metro to Airport: 20 minutes
Check in (assuming no wait for metro or transfer from metro to terminal): 1 hour (at least)
Flying time: 85 minutes
Tube to Central London: 40 minutes
Total: 3 hours 25 minutes. And that excludes a lot of things such as walking through heathrow, so really 4 hours at the very least.
What's more, there are only 4 flights per day on that particular airline which means you're far less likely to have one at a convenient time.
Plus, is it me or is flying a whole load more stress and involve plane toilets, seatbelts, scanners, x-rays, wondering whther your luggage has gone to Brazil, etc. etc.