Easyjet

birminghamnewstreet · Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:22 am

I heard a while ago Easyjet are using airbuses as well as boaings. Is there much difference passenger wise? What would i be on tomorrow from stansted-bilbao?

Post by **martinhodgson** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:51 am

Stansted is primarily 737 currently, though there is one A319 based there (or there was this time last month; there may be more). As a passenger you probably won't notice much except the ambience. A319s are held to bemore airy and less cramped. You will probably also notice the LCD cabin controls at the front. And crew are often announcing the fact that it is a new Airbus too.

But from a seat PoV not much would be noticed.

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:06 pm

thanks

does stansted have a viewing point at all?

Post by **martinhodgson** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:26 pm

Nope! Though the terminal is all glass, so you can see plenty once you are airside.

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:53 pm

thanks for that. i will be bored out my head in stansted airport later this evening for 7 hours!
i dont suppose there is any entertainment there at all is there?

Post by **martinhodgson** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:21 pm

Not really. A few shops and thats it!

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:18 pm

martinhodgson wrote:Not really. A few shops and thats it!

I will have 7 hours to look round a few shops! Fun!

Post by **martinhodgson** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:22 pm

If it's overnight, most will be closed too. It's better airside, but you need your boarding pass for that.

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:04 pm

well, airside in the terminal after the transit is cool

. before that is rather boring.

never relised stansted had a 747.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:48 pm

Yep - freight. Asiana Cargo, BA World Cargo (Global Supply Systems)m Polar Cargo. There is also an AFX 742 stored on the airfield

birminghamnewstreet · Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:52 pm

the one i saw was opposite the terminal building.

my passion for planes has come back

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:15 pm

Yeah, the cargo ramp is opposite the terminal building. You can get some good movements there, FedEx are common too.

birminghamnewstreet · Post by **birminghamnewstreet** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 6:41 pm

i saw a fedex plane as we where taxiing to the runway, we even stopped next to it in a que for the run way.