Packing advice for passengers affected by airline strike

[Hugh]

Pack a copy of EC 261/2004 and the Montreal Convention/IATA Resolution 735D.

Pack a copy of a travel insurance policy-whose principle ulitility will be to allow you to pass the time in making paper darts from it.

(If you plan to use it for any other purpose also pack someone with wartime experience at Bletchley Park and/or a philosopher).

Optional packing extras include.

A lawyer ( junk yard dog/aviation specialilty preferred-who you should feed in preceding days on diet of red meat).

A journalist (-note: keep sober, as the more energetic and hysterical the better).

A travel agent with internet access.

A video/audio recording device/notary public.

A sleeping bag/tent-in case your team above fail to secure EC261/2004 Art 9 entitlements to care.

A good book (or travel scrabble-but don't play with the lawyer or the philosopher as it may end in tears/punch up).

A stoical attitude.

[Cityboy]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Pack a copy of EC 261/2004 and the Montreal Convention/IATA Resolution 735D.

Pack a copy of a travel insurance policy-whose principle ulitility will be to allow you to pass the time in making paper darts from it.

(If you plan to use it for any other purpose also pack someone with wartime experience at Bletchley Park and/or a philosopher).

Optional packing extras include.

A lawyer ( junk yard dog/aviation specialilty preferred-who you should feed in preceding days on diet of red meat).

A journalist (-note: keep sober, as the more energetic and hysterical the better).

A travel agent with internet access.

A video/audio recording device/notary public.

A sleeping bag/tent-in case your team above fail to secure EC261/2004 Art 9 entitlements to care.

A good book (or travel scrabble-but don't play with the lawyer or the philosopher as it may end in tears/punch up).

A stoical attitude.

So you are suggesting that this journey might be undertaken with such a motley crew comprising:

Aristotle - Philosopher, might even have better ability than Bletchley Park codebreakers;

Simon Calder - The Independent's answer to Thomas Cook;

Judith Chalmers - Travel Agent extraordinaire;

and an over-muscled Hugh Stewart (think Arny with brains)!!

Will this flight be undertaken on a low cost carrier for maximising the potential compensation claims? Or on a full service airline so that the travel agent and journalist can drink themselves silly in Club whilst the lawyer and philosopher engage in rather more weighty matters at the back of aircraft..........

Answers on a postcard to The Mole@Flightmole Towers!!

Any other suggestions?

Cityboy

[Hugh]

Simon Calder has shown himself pretty useful at Origarmi prior to a threatened strike of BA cabin crew-so could probably turn the e-ticket/travel policy into something resembling a swan for everyone's entertainment.

(But if he is the Thomas Cook of Journalists the rest of the team would need to wait a good 24 hours or more to join the assembled team because his transport to the airport would have broken down/been in collision with a Yeti).

Aristotle would soon admit defeat in trying to decipher the travel insurance policy-and probably lurk off for a tanning treatment/pedicure with Judith.

Maybe best to just travel light with the good book and a stock of Mars Bars-and a few bits of paper..