Posts Tagged schiphol airport

CDG – Now I Remember Why I Don’t Like It

In Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris.  Haven’t been here for years, but remember vaguely not liking it.  Now I know why. It takes 15 minutes to get from the runway to the terminal building.  That’s not including the time required to get the gantries in place, etc – just taxiing time. Security is both shite [...]

November 9th, 2008 at 13:00 in Random Rocks, Security | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

-.-. –.- . .. – Arrived in VA

For anyone who was paying attention, I’ve just arrived in Virginia. Just…  Both my flights were delayed.  DUB-AMS had to turn back from the runway in DUB after one of the cockpit radios failed, and AMS-IAD was late, buffeted by the worst turbulence I’ve ever encountered in a commercial jet (although I’ve flown in worse [...]

October 25th, 2008 at 22:04 in Politics (Outside Ireland), Random Rocks | tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment