Which UK airports have you ever used?

(I could only fit the 30 most-used into the poll. Obviously).

None.

Liverpool seems to be an early favourite.

London Heathrow:
to Larnaca and back
to Lille and back
to Bangkok-Sydney
back from Auckland-Nadi-Honolulu-Los Angeles
to Dubai-Bangkok and back
to Tokyo-Sapporo and back

London Gatwick:
back from Chambery
to Calgary and back
to Seville and back

London Stansted:
to Turin and back
to Chambery and back

Manchester:
to Bahrain-Singapore-Sydney and back
to Barcelona and back
to Rome and back
to Verona and back

Liverpool John Lennon:
to Dublin and back

Newcastle:
to Berlin and back

East Midlands:
to Chambery

Leeds Bradford:
to Amsterdam-Bonaire-Lima and back
to Dusseldorf and back
to Amsterdam and back

Kent International:
to Geneva and back

London Heathrow
London Gatwick
London Stansted
London Luton

I have missed London City :)

London Heathrow

New York and back

Manchester

Bastia and back
Paphos and back
St Lucia and back
London Heathrow-New York
New York and back (a second time!)
Chicago and back
Paris CDG and back
Milan and back
Chania and back

Liverpool

Faro and back (twice)
Pisa and back

Leeds Bradford
to Palma de Mallorca
Mahon
Ibiza
Lanzarote
Tenerife
London Heathrow
Alicante
Malaga

Manchester
to Newark
Palma de Mallorca
Ibiza
Corfu
Monastir
Faro
Reus
Alicante
Las Palmas
Frankfurt

London Heathrow
to Los Angeles
Auckland
Chicago O'hare
San Francisco

Manchester
East Midlands
Belfast International
Belfast City

Liverpool's my favourite airport. I managed to get off the plane, through passport control and pick up my suitcase within 5 minutes last time.

Birmingham's a nice airport because of the monorail.

I really dislike Heathrow

Yeah Liverpool is an easy airport to use. Doncaster is very similar (albeit quieter).

I've used

Heathrow
New York

Gatwick (where I arrived in the UK!)

Leeds
Barcelona
Dublin
Geneva
Malaga

Manchester
Crete

Doncaster
Prague

Liverpool
Madrid x2

Newcastle
Dubai

:yawn:

heathrow, gatwick, stansted, luton, manchester. from / to: hong kong, mumbai, sydney, minneapolis, LA, houston, orlando, new york, bangkok, singapore, dubai, frankfurt, amsterdam, gambia, tunisia, tenerife, gran canaria, south coast spain, germany, yadda yadda yadda.

None.

have you flown before, fox?

Heathrow
Luton
Manchester
Liverpool

have you flown before, fox?

Never. :cheers:

Blimey we've got some frequent flyers there. I've done Heathrow (to and from China), Standard (to Nimes and back), Birmingham (to and from China) and East Midlands (to Alicante and back).

All 5 London airports

Heathrow
Stansted
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool

Never. :cheers:

i've always wondered what it'd be like to fly for the first time as a fully-aware adult. even as a fairly frequent flyer it's still amazing to look down and map your location, etc. i remember flying over TN a while back and thinking: holy hotdogs, kara is down there somewhere! probably typing me a PM about how i suck.

if you could choose your first flight to anywhere right now, where would it be?

edit: also if splish becomes a BA pilot does that mean we all get free flights to the destination of our choice?

Technically, I've flown into pretty much every UK airport, on Google Earth Flight Simulator, including an airport I invented in Manchester called "Manchester Alan Turing Airport" :lol:

London Gatwick (to Dubai, Nairobi, Atlanta, Malaga, Tenerife)

London Heathrow (to New York JFK, Newark, Nairobi, Miami, Washington)

Never. :cheers:

Shocking :eek:

Why would he want to leave London ;)

Good point. My skins getting prickly in Scotland :yes:

hmm yes I have mate who took first flight just a few weeks ago.

Me on a plane about 6 times a month at least !

Heathrow - New York (JFK)
Luton - Geneva
Birmingham - Orlando (Sanford)
Manchester - Orlando (Sanford)

Any reason why you've never flown, Will? Fear of flying or anything....?

Gatwick, Heathrow, Bristol and Manchester.

Mostly from Manchester, but Bristol is catching up.

Extra credit: Filton, Barrow-in-Furness... kiss my face

Oops forgot Glasgow, if a mod cares enough, please alter the poll.

Do heliports count too? I've flown(?) from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly on the helicopter too. :yes:

Any reason why you've never flown, Will? Fear of flying or anything....?

They've installed sanctimonious-prick barriers in most airports now.

Stansted
To Lyon then back through Chantilly

Manchester
To Copenhagen and back

Norwich
To Schipol and back (on my way to Budapest)

if you could choose your first flight to anywhere right now, where would it be?



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/NYC_Montage_16_by_Jleon.jpg

Go for it :yes: Im planning a visit late this year or early next year.

Heathrow - Tokyo Narita
Gatwick - Malta Luca
Gatwick - Orlando International
Luton - Berjerac

I've only used UK airports as transit stops, first time was when I flew to Toronto (Heathrow) and the second time was when I returned from Israel (Gatwick).

Blimey we've got some frequent flyers there. I've done Heathrow (to and from China), Standard (to Nimes and back), Birmingham (to and from China) and East Midlands (to Alicante and back).

Really? It seems as if people aren't flying much at all!

Does no one else take advantage of cheap flights and go over to Europe for a long weekend then? I must have flown out of Stansted 30 odd times and the other London airports a dozen each.

Really? It seems as if people aren't flying much at all!

Does no one else take advantage of cheap flights and go over to Europe for a long weekend then? I must have flown out of Stansted 30 odd times and the other London airports a dozen each.

I haven't flown for three years. Scares me.

Heathrow (Hong Kong via Zurich, Ho Chi Minh City via Kuala Lumpur)
Gatwick (Lanzarote, Majorca)
Stansted (Newquay)
Luton (Geneva a million times, Paris CDG, Alicante, Faro)
Newquay (Stansted)

Then I've done a few flights within Asia.

This thread has inspired me to have a look at some flights, 2 days in Ibiza for under 100quid will do

Heathrow (New York/ Lyon)

Stansted (Lyon)

Gatwick.(Heraklion/Lyon/Alicante/Copenhague/Split)

Ok, Im bored enough to answer:

Glasgow
Prestwick
Manchester
Heathrow
Stansted
Luton

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/NYC_Montage_16_by_Jleon.jpg

It's impressive for the buildings and even the culture and nightlife but the streets are dirty, the people aren't friendly (like any big city I guess but moreso than London, say) and is only good to visit; I wouldn't think it's that 'livable' if you're from London.

How come you've never flown? Have you taken the ferry/train to Europe?

^^

Not everyone has flown. Both my dad and sister have never flown but they've both been to parts of Europe on a coach.

I found people in New York to be relatively friendly. One time we were standing looking at a map wondering where somewhere was and this random middle aged man came up to us and asked if we needed any help. :happy:

Gatwick and Heathrow only.

Catwick and Heathrow only.

fixed it for you.

Catwick and Heathcliff only.

Fixed it for you.

It's strange how, on the poll, there's a sizable gap between the London Airports and Manchester, and then all the other airports receive roughly the same patronage

How can everyone remember where they flow to / from at each airport? Especially Heathrow and Gatwick which just merge into a single cesspit in my mind. I like to call Gatwick 'Shatwick' and Heathrow 'Shitrow'. Come to think of it, from now on I am going to call Stansted 'Shitsted'.

I'm creative like that.

I think from Heathrow I flew to New York and Toronto. I cant remember which of these were Gatwick or Heathrow but I have flown to Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Athens, Naples, Venice, Lisbon, Tunis, Cairo, Gibraltar, Madrid, Edinburgh, Inverness, Prestwick, Vienna, Larnaca, Arrecife (Lanzarote), Bratislava, Brno, Ostrava and perhaps a couple of others.
I have flown from Stansted to Prague and Brussels I think.
I flew from Luton Airport once but I have no idea where I was going.
I flew from City Airport to Edinburgh.

We should a train station thread so I can reminisce about my awesome eurotrip. :yes:

LHR LGW & EMA.

My girlfriend flew for the first time this month. She has taken a 26hr bus trip to Spain and back several times, I did it once and it was complete hell.
However being up in the air for 2hrs she was already complaining that she was bored.

I had a similar experience at EMA the other day as Gherkin did at Liverpool. Off the plane and out of the airport in less than 10 minutes.

We should a train station thread so I can reminisce about my awesome eurotrip. :yes:

Did you do the Eurorail thing? I really wanted to do that myself after graduation but I was skint.

I quite fancy the idea of doing a grand rail journey on one of the sleeper trains. I would wear a top hat and drink bourbon. Maybe solve a murder and have a fight on the roof with a ninja.

Yeah Eurail I think mine was called. It was awesome. My bank balance really suffered for it though, especially when you add in the return flights from New York.

I did Paris, Strasbourg, Amsterdam, Brussels, Bern, Rome, Florence, Venice, Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Berlin and Paris again.

Very nice.
What did you make of Budapest? I was thinking about going there for a long weekend when I can find the time / money.

It's impressive for the buildings and even the culture and nightlife but the streets are dirty, the people aren't friendly (like any big city I guess but moreso than London, say) and is only good to visit; I wouldn't think it's that 'livable' if you're from London.Noo Yoikers not friendly you say.:) On a very recent trip to the UK while at Heathrow Airport, I asked a person carrying a clipboard and wearing a navy blue uniform for directions. Her answer was, "Do I look like the information desk?". My retort; "No, you look more like a pit bull with lipstick", which drew much laughter from those near by.

London? I do like it but, I wouldn't think it livable if you you're from New York. Lots of UK celebrities, who have transplanted to NYC, would seem to agree with me.

Very nice.
What did you make of Budapest? I was thinking about going there for a long weekend when I can find the time / money.

I liked it. Definitely worth a weekend trip. Their parliament building is epic.

Noo Yoikers not friendly you say.:) On a very recent trip to the UK while at Heathrow Airport, I asked a person carrying a clipboard and wearing a navy blue uniform for directions. Her answer was, "Do I look like the information desk?". My retort; "No, you look more like a pit bull with lipstick", which drew much laughter from those near by.

London? I do like it but, I wouldn't think it livable if you you're from New York. Lots of UK celebrities, who have transplanted to NYC, would seem to agree with me.

Bullsheet.

Bullsheet.Which part?

Just because I am super cool here is my photo tour from my eurotrip that I posted on another forum:

Arrival in Paris

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Strasbourg

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Amsterdam

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Brussels

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Chartres

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Bern

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Rome

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Pisa

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Florence

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Venice

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Budapest

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Vienna

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Prague

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Berlin

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Paris

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Which part?

All of it.

Noo Yoikers not friendly you say.:) On a very recent trip to the UK while at Heathrow Airport, I asked a person carrying a clipboard and wearing a navy blue uniform for directions. Her answer was, "Do I look like the information desk?".

The proving New York isn't rude by telling one occasion where a Londoner was rude to you technique. Is London in New York now? Does that prove New Yorkers are all polite? What is the point you are making?

London? I do like it but, I wouldn't think it livable if you you're from New York. Lots of UK celebrities, who have transplanted to NYC, would seem to agree with me.

No reason why a New Yorker would find London unlivable when both cities are extremely similar. Celebrities living in New York most likely because they aren't famous there is also not evidence. But, again, why are you talking about London because someone mentioned New York?

In conclusion, shut up.

Strasbourg cathederal looks epic. I want to go and see it immediately.

Strasbourg cathederal looks epic. I want to go and see it immediately.

I have never been in another building that made me go so funny in the tummy. It is awesome and epic and ancient. Brilliant building. The choir was singing a very haunting song as well which compounded it.

I spent hours there both because it was awesome and because Strasbourg is boring as fook.

In conclusion, shut up.NO!

A lot of these routes I have done several times...

Manchester

Moscow, New York, Reykjavik, Girona, Paris, LA (via Zurich)

East Midlands

Girona

Liverpool

Girona

Birmingham

Girona

Leeds Bradford

Pisa

NO!

EuxTex; have you seen how sucessful Manchester is as an international aviation hub? This must hurt for you.

By the way, hope you liked my message on your page.

Manchester-Heathrow-Singapore-Sydney
Manchester-Amsterdam-Hong Kong-Sydney

EuxTex; have you seen how successful Manchester is as an international aviation hub? This must hurt for you.Successful? Detroit, a "rustbelt" midwestern US city, almost on it's knees (but still the worlds biggest centre for automobile manufacturing) operates the worlds 24th or 32nd., busiest airport (depending on whose stats you read) handling 38mil pax per annum (MAN 17mil,) with six runways and 140 gates and the McNamara Terminal is reputed to be the worlds longest and it even has a mono-rail inside the terminal. Detroit Wayne County Airport, handles twice as many passengers than does Manchester. I guess "success" is relative, but hey, you can just go on thinking your airport is something special.

By the way, hope you liked my message on your page.I read it and, it is a typical piece of filth one has come to expect from you.

Successful? Detroit, a "rustbelt" midwestern US city, almost on it's knees (but still the worlds biggest centre for automobile manufacturing) operates the worlds 24th or 32nd., busiest airport (depending on whose stats you read) handling 38mil pax per annum (MAN 17mil,) with six runways and 140 gates and the McNamara Terminal is reputed to be the worlds longest and it even has a mono-rail inside the terminal. Detroit Wayne County Airport, handles twice as many passengers than does Manchester. I guess "success" is relative, but hey, you can just go on thinking your airport is something special.



Ahh, but if it was Liverpool Airport ...

Ahh, but if it was Liverpool Airport ...You seem to have issues with Liverpool, and not just it's airport. Why do you think I would be interested in Liverpool, or it's airport? I don't know to much about it's airport, only that it is named for John Lennon the Beatle, however, the City of Liverpool beats the pants off the City of Manchester. For that matter, so does almost every other major UK city, including Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and Bristol.

Trolls be gone.

You seem to have issues with Liverpool, and not just it's airport. Why do you think I would be interested in Liverpool, or it's airport? I don't know to much about it's airport, only that it is named for John Lennon the Beatle, however, the City of Liverpool beats the pants off the City of Manchester. For that matter, so does almost every other major UK city, including Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle and Bristol.

I like Liverpool, I just hate you and the way you troll about Manchester. All. the. time. You spout complete crap about Manchester, such as that every UK city pisses all over it (clearly, when Manchester's third highest in pretty much every list of statistics for the UK). You try and back up your shite with long words which you think makes you sound clever, and I think makes you sound like a cock.

Actually, yeah, you are a cock. I don't know if you're like this in real life, but if you are, I pity you. Because you're the saddest, cockiest moron on here by a long way.

And as for Liverpool beating the pants off Manchester; okay, yeah, it has a better skyline, better buildings and certainly a better transport system (for the time being), but I hate to be the one to tell you that Manchester has more prospects, is the centre of the North's transport network, quite clearly has a bigger airport, bigger commuter base, GM has a much larger population, we get more tourists, we have a bigger finance base, bigger law base, etc etc etc.

Like I said, I like Liverpool, but you're a complete embarrassment towards it. :ohno:

You do realise if you complain about someone using big words it suggests you are a moron.

You do realise if you complain about someone using big words it suggests you are a moron.Like I said Ali, Karl Pilkington is not a one off.:)

I like Liverpool, I just hate you and the way you troll about Manchester. All. the. time. You spout complete crap about Manchester, such as that every UK city pisses all over it (clearly, when Manchester's third highest in pretty much every list of statistics for the UK). You try and back up your shite with long words which you think makes you sound clever, and I think makes you sound like a cock.

Actually, yeah, you are a cock. I don't know if you're like this in real life, but if you are, I pity you. Because you're the saddest, cockiest moron on here by a long way.

And as for Liverpool beating the pants off Manchester; okay, yeah, it has a better skyline, better buildings and certainly a better transport system (for the time being), but I hate to be the one to tell you that Manchester has more prospects, is the centre of the North's transport network, quite clearly has a bigger airport, bigger commuter base, GM has a much larger population, we get more tourists, we have a bigger finance base, bigger law base, etc etc etc.

Like I said, I like Liverpool, but you're a complete embarrassment towards it. :ohno:

How does Liverpool have a better transport system than Manchester?

Only 2!

Manchester
Toronto and back x6
Palma and back

Stansted
Frankfurt Hahn and back

How does Liverpool have a better transport system than Manchester?

Liverpool has ferry's, and Manchester doesn't.

Liverpool has an underground train network.

Convenience is always good, never more than 45 mins from these 2 airports: :)

From Manchester

Isle Of Man (Ronaldsway)
Cuba (Holguin)
Sweden (Gothenburg)

To Manchester

Isle Of Man (Ronaldsway)
Cuba (Holguin)
Sweden (Stockholm Arlanda)


From Liverpool

Spain (Madrid Barajas, Palma Mallorca)
Sweden (Stockholm Skavsta)
Ireland (Dublin)

To Liverpool

Spain (Palma Mallorca)
Sweden (Stockholm Skavsta)
Ireland (Dublin)
Poland (Katowice)

Liverpool has ferry's, and Manchester doesn't.

Excuse me! Manchester does have ferries...

http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/tca/image.asp?ID=1507

:cheers:

So far just London-Heathrow, London Luton, and Edinburgh.

You do realise if you complain about someone using big words it suggests you are a moron.

Especially when the biggest word he used was "airport".

<Airport code geek>

LGW to LAS, MCO, SFB, TFS, MLA, PMI, IAH, CLT, GRO, LEI and VLC.

LHR to MCO, BOS, ARN and LAX.

STN to ACE and BFS.

LTN to MCO.

Flown into MAN on diversion.

Flying from LCY for the first time this October. :banana: Hate flying too.

</Airport code geek>

Newcastle:

Spain (Mallorca)
Toronto (Via Amsterdam)
Tunisia

London Gatwick:

Mexico
Newcastle

Stansted and Gatwick

Birmingham - My favourite airport - the size just seems so perfect - and I find it architecturally pleasing.
Rome
Gran Canaria
Edinburgh
Tenerife
Barcelona
Girona
Paphos
Zante
Ibiza
Majorca
Faro

London Heathrow - Chaoticaly planned hell hole.
Bangkok
Reykjavik
Budapest

London Gatwick
Valencia
Manchester

Manchester
Zante
Goa
Gatwick
Mombasa
Cairo
Bahrain

Edinburgh
Birmingham

I flew from the UK to Billund in 2000; can anyone tell me whether this would be Birmingham or Manchester? it was a very small plane that couldn't use the walkways.

I flew from the UK to Billund in 2000; can anyone tell me whether this would be Birmingham or Manchester? it was a very small plane that couldn't use the walkways.

It could have been either of them.

Ah, ok. It was probably Birmingham then as I seem to remember going through into the main concourse once.

Liverpool
Manchester
Heathrow

Heathrow

Istanbul
New York
Palma

Gatwick

Alicant
Malaga
Palma
Orlando
Budapest
Berlin

Stansted

Kerry

Luton

Paderborn
Dusseldorf
Berlin

Southhampton

Palma

As you can see I love the North coast of Majorca.


The best airport is Southampton, either a short walk from the train station or if you book more than 21 days in advance the short stay car park works out the same as the train fare, which is important as some of the earlier flights are impossible to get to by train.

It's such a little terminal, drop your bags off and boom the duty free and departure lounge are all in the same space. In fact you can see all of the 'gates' from your seat.

Also you tend to get smaller jets which load, via stairs front and back which means you are on and off the plane in a flash.

It's just Palma that's the problem with the interminable corridors.

Thanks for bumping my thread - I might as well update my list now. :)

London Heathrow:
to Larnaca and back
to Lille and back
to Bangkok-Sydney
back from Auckland-Nadi-Honolulu-Los Angeles
to Dubai-Bangkok and back
to Tokyo-Sapporo and back

London Gatwick:
back from Chambery
to Calgary and back
to Seville and back

London Stansted:
to Turin and back
to Chambery and back
to Seville and back

Manchester:
to Bahrain-Singapore-Sydney and back
to Barcelona and back
to Rome and back
to Verona and back
to Geneva and back

Liverpool John Lennon:
to Dublin and back

Newcastle:
to Berlin and back

East Midlands:
to Chambery

Leeds Bradford:
to Amsterdam-Bonaire-Lima and back
to Dusseldorf and back
to Amsterdam and back
to Amsterdam-Nice and back

Kent International:
to Geneva and back

Next up is London Heathrow to Bangkok and back. :)

Heathrow. Terminal 1 only, which is very old and looks like very enormous(but clean like a hospital) gym in average school.

In summary, it looks like something between hospital and gym

Heathrow. Terminal 1 only, which is very old and looks like very enormous(but clean like a hospital) gym in average school.

In summary, it looks like something between hospital and gym

It's a fucking dump and needs to be demolished.

My only other experience at Heathrow is T3...which is o.k. but a rabbit warren.

LHR 2 for Rome, remember it being claustrophobic with absurdly low ceilings and shiny wall panels everywhere.

LHR 5 for Stuttgart. Everything is too huge, disembarking from terminal 5C is absurd. Queues, noise, delays, barging tourists and overzealous customs.

Brum 1 for Stuttgart. Seemed cramped and dingy, not enough windows, closed down shops, empty cafes, disgusting toilets.

Bristol for Kos and Corfu. Small, easy to get around, airy open spaces without being T5-style imposing. The only UK airport I have ever liked.

Ooooh Rome Fiumicino is a hell hole. Considering it was built in the 1960's in open space how they mamaged to balls up the layout is beyond me.

Oh...Italian you say....gotcha!