A question about 'the scrum'

You can't get off the tube without find 'the scrum' pushing you back on so I guess it is just human nature.

quote:Originally posted by kered
If you want to witness the scrum at it's best, go down to gates 80-90 at T1 & watch what happens when the EI flights to DUB or ORK are called for boarding [:0]

Or better still, book yourself on a flight & jump in to the experience feet first [B)]



Believe me, even though gates 80-90 in T1 provide some great entertainment, the best known scrum to date was when Virgin Express used to have open seating on their LHR-BRU services!

Oh jeez. That pier is a nightmare. I HATE that part of T1. With a passion.

S.

quote:Originally posted by Tinkerbelle
........the best known scrum to date was when Virgin Express used to have open seating on their LHR-BRU services!


Oh No, not Open Seating [:0]

Among the many, many, many, many reasons not to fly FR, Open seating is very near top of the list [:0]

quote:Originally posted by VAFFPAX
Oh jeez. That pier is a nightmare. I HATE that part of T1. With a passion.


Oh yeah, absolute hell hole [n]

At least now with the restructuring of T1, you can spend most of your time in the international departures area of T1, before going down 'the tube'.

Whereas before it was pure misery [:(]

It was pure joy when I discovered that you could skip down to the BMI domestic area which offers great views of the runway. Still do actually, very pleasant down there [y]

quote:Originally posted by kered
Whereas before it was pure misery [:(]


Pure misery that was colder than the arctic in the winter, hotter than the Sahara in the summer and shook like crazy in the years when Concorde used to take off.

[Darren Wheeler]

quote:Originally posted by kered
[quote]Originally posted by Tinkerbelle
........the best known scrum to date was when Virgin Express used to have open seating on their LHR-BRU services!


Oh No, not Open Seating [:0]

Among the many, many, many, many reasons not to fly FR, Open seating is very near top of the list [:0]

[quote]

Open seating can be so much fun for short trips. Board late and you have middle seats left. Then stalk the aisle looking for the best or worst person to sit next to.

The tube is not nice in the summer heat... I was boiling the last time I went down that way... and then all the old-fashioned aircons standing in the corridor, trying ineffectually to get the temperatures down...

S.

One flight I was on (not VS) was a short haul in a 3 - 3 config.

When I got to my row (I had window seat) the chap on the ailse was in his seat, legs stretched out and seat belt on. And he basically refused to move. Luckily cabin crew were in the area and basically told him he was a stupid sod ! Somehow, during the service they always managed to 'accidently' bump into him.

Seriously, there has been some research on boarding using different methods - by rows etc. Apparently the 'ideal' one mathematically involved boarding by row and seat - so window seats first etc. But although theoretically the best it wasnlt in practical terms.