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[rettucs]

Sir Philip Boucher-Hayes III used to be a travel writer, did he not? Or was it ok to fly then but not now?

 

[Unicron]

There's a persecution that when they're not stationed abroad they're just sitting around doing fuck all.

Persecution? Perception

FFS

 

[Space]

Sir Philip Boucher-Hayes III used to be a travel writer, did he not? Or was it ok to fly then but not now?

He's a climate podcaster now and claims he's checking his privilege at every turn.

https://twitter.com/boucherhayes

 

[magicbastarder]

Sir Philip Boucher-Hayes III used to be a travel writer, did he not? Or was it ok to fly then but not now?

i don't recall that (not that i would, tbf) but there's no mention on his wikipedia entry about being a travel writer.

 

[Space]

i don't recall that (not that i would, tbf) but there's no mention on his wikipedia entry about being a travel writer.

He said on twitter that he'd visited over 50 countries thanks to his job.

 

[magicbastarder]

he's covered multiple international beats.

"Boucher-Hayes reported on the Kosovo War in 1999, Latin America, the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and Iran. He worked as RTÉ's reporter for numerous historic events, including stints in Southeast Asia (post Asian tsunami), New York City (for September 11 attacks) and Iraqi Kurdistan (during the American-led invasion which preceded the Iraq War in 2003). In 2006 he broke the Israeli blockade of Lebanon, becoming the first reporter to do so,[citation needed] and covered the duration of the July War from Beirut and Tyre."

 

[rettucs]

he's covered multiple international beats.

"Boucher-Hayes reported on the Kosovo War in 1999, Latin America, the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and Iran. He worked as RTÉ's reporter for numerous historic events, including stints in Southeast Asia (post Asian tsunami), New York City (for September 11 attacks) and Iraqi Kurdistan (during the American-led invasion which preceded the Iraq War in 2003). In 2006 he broke the Israeli blockade of Lebanon, becoming the first reporter to do so,[citation needed] and covered the duration of the July War from Beirut and Tyre."

well maybe it was a once-off

Reining in Morocco: A fantastic family adventure in Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains

I just put our six-year-old on a white Arab stallion and sent her off with a man called Ibrahim, who doesn't speak English.

www.independent.ie

 

[ann post]

Once we've got boucher Hayes DNA codes sorted here i suppose we could consider if he's making a valid point or not, but until then, continue the research

 

[rettucs]

this will definitely work

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[magicbastarder]

'if you don't come up with a solution, we're taking the airport home with us'.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I see there is an "evening before" check in option. "If you are flying from Dublin between 05:30 and 08:00 in the morning, you can check in and drop off bags at the airport between 16:00 and 19:45 the evening before". I don't know if this is a new customer experience initiative but I hope multiple trips to the airport prior to departure do not become the norm.

 

[magicbastarder]

FWIW my folks arrived at the airport before 5am this morning and got through with no delay.

 

[magicbastarder]

they've pretty much finished building the new runway at the airport; doesn't say much for their ability to deal with what they had hoped would be the increased capacity of the airport at rush hour.

 

[rettucs]

FWIW my folks arrived at the airport before 5am this morning and got through with no delay.

I hope they checked their privilege along with their bags

 

[ann post]

they've pretty much finished building the new runway at the airport; doesn't say much for their ability to deal with what they had hoped would be the increased capacity of the airport at rush hour.

Was thinking about that going through - the idea that they even built it without securing a rail connection the city centre / public transport hub is kinda madness.

 

[magicbastarder]

yeah, its construction seemed like really bad timing with covid hitting and the tales of apocalypse with the aviation industry, but it seems aviation is getting back on its feet, the above hiccups to one side.
if they could only get rid of those stupid fuel subsidies though.

 

[magicbastarder]

Was thinking about that going through - the idea that they even built it without securing a rail connection the city centre / public transport hub is kinda madness.

had to bear an amusing semi-rant from my father in law about that yesterday. he was saying it's criminal to have to dig up roads in dublin to facilitate building the metro, when they could just as easily dig a tunnel under the existing howth/belfast line, without impeding road traffic, and double its capacity, and it'd be easy (!) to just bus the rail passengers around for the year or so it'd take to complete.

 

[pete]

Once we've got boucher Hayes DNA codes sorted here i suppose we could consider if he's making a valid point or not, but until then, continue the research

He’s 100% right and is only getting stick over it because he used the P word.

 

[nuke terrorist]

boycott Dublin airport - that'll teach them.
why has this gotten especially bad in the last few days ? is this the start of summer holidays?
I know nowt about traveling because I always check my privilege before non departure.

 

[ernesto]

It's almost as if people want to travel to places on planes after two years of not being allowed.

Who Could have foreseen that one?!

Between that and cutting back on staff, they are rightly fucked