Ferry / Flight disruption ? - Page 2

Fab · 5 Jun 2003, 13:17 (Ref:621768)

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Originally posted by Liz
Fab, Canada has not yet reached the 1980s so we are still plagued with strikes

Come on, she could vorbid car's races !

Fab · 5 Jun 2003, 13:20 (Ref:621771)

No further informations beyond the tuesday action day... planet France is still utrning round round round ro...(sound of a crash)... ouch !

I'm glad some of you already get their tickets... don't count too much on chance !

**Adam43** · 5 Jun 2003, 13:29 (Ref:621780)

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Originally posted by Liz
They never send the tickets until the last minute. We got ours three days before we left in 2001 and they never came at all in 2002.

Oh yeah. Every year it happens and every year we swear we shall not renew and just go through Just tickets (or something similar), well this year is definetly it, because in the end we didn't get what we wanted!

rcs · 5 Jun 2003, 13:39 (Ref:621796)

The ACO were not helpful when I phoned and neither they or Just Tickets could get me into Tribune 5. Airtrack did and they didn't make me pay over the odds and they also have this brilliant hospitality package which I'm going for - thats if I don't end up spending the week waiting in Dover for a ferry........

leeds56651 · 5 Jun 2003, 13:57 (Ref:621833)

Sorry to hear all you guys having problems with tickets and transport. I've got mine and are booked on Le Shuttle
wey hey!!!!!! Come on you Bentley Bouys..............

Kpy · 5 Jun 2003, 14:05 (Ref:621842)

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Originally posted by rcs
The ACO were not helpful when I phoned and neither they or Just Tickets could get me into Tribune 5. Airtrack did and they didn't make me pay over the odds

Airtrack normally charge a hefty premium for tickets. I sold two T 05 tickets for 53.5 stirling each (cost)last week. What did Airtrack charge?

TimD · 5 Jun 2003, 15:07 (Ref:621920)

Ayse, a few moments, literally, after I posted my concerns this morning, I got an emailed confirmation from SeaFrance that I was booked for 7am on Thursday 12th - not a squeak about industrial action. However, in amongst all the bumf about where I could spend my money on the boat, they did also mention the surcharge levied if I were to miss my sailing due to circumstances outside SeaFrance's control.

Nice.....

So I'm still dining on fingernails, and shall be doing so until I am securely on that boat.

Mal · 5 Jun 2003, 16:16 (Ref:621988)

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Originally posted by TimD

So I'm still dining on fingernails, and shall be doing so until I am securely on that boat. [/B]

Gettingon the quay in France is the thing. Boats have had to turn around in previous strikes!

rcs · 5 Jun 2003, 16:27 (Ref:622003)

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Originally posted by Kpy
Airtrack normally charge a hefty premium for tickets. I sold two T 05 tickets for 53.5 stirling each (cost)last week. What did Airtrack charge?

I can't remember what they charged - certainly more than what you quoted but to be honest I don't mind as long as I get the tickets. I am used to F1 prices so all this has been a saving to me !

Rob

stefan · 5 Jun 2003, 16:52 (Ref:622020)

We just changed our tickets from airtrack and saved about £116 each. We're in the campsite airtrack were supposed to be in and we got a more convinient ferry crossing too (assuming there is a ferry). Still - it'll be nice to have your own toilets and hospitality tent.

Lancs Se7en · 5 Jun 2003, 17:13 (Ref:622043)

I've got to collect some grand stand tickets upon arrival next Thursday. They were ordered by a friend in France and the ACO were unhappy to post them even to a French address because of the strike. Just spoken to P & O and they reckon that ferries on Wednesday night will be ok. Didnt ask about the rest, sorry

Liz · 6 Jun 2003, 01:26 (Ref:622427)

Still waiting to see what the air traffic controllers will do. Apparently they are forbidden to strike, but they can screw up the airport in some way if they dare to. Possibly they won't be able to figure out what devilment they can legally get up to until Saturday. I don't care what they do once I clear Canadian airspace. But I'm all packed and ready to go.

Fab · 6 Jun 2003, 05:25 (Ref:622500)

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Originally posted by Liz
Still waiting to see what the air traffic controllers will do. Apparently they are forbidden to strike

Are you kidding ??? THEY DO just these days, 3/4 of the traffic was canceled the day before yesterday...

Fab · 6 Jun 2003, 05:26 (Ref:622501)

Apparently, the problems become harder, but for less people concerned.

Not sure there'll be problems with transports... the main strikes movements are in education...

**Aysedasi** · 6 Jun 2003, 07:12 (Ref:622560)

Well Fab, I'm not planning on going to school, unless its to the Hawaian Tropic College......

Liz · 6 Jun 2003, 10:56 (Ref:622734)

The air traffic controllers apparently can't do much of anything but refuse to train replacements. And they have decided to do that next week. So I should get my flight as planned. Unless the Land of the Spanner In The Works comes up with anything new.

Won't it be good to get to the track and put all this silliness behind us?

**Aysedasi** · 6 Jun 2003, 12:00 (Ref:622783)

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Originally posted by Liz

Won't it be good to get to the track and put all this silliness behind us?

Won't it just Liz, won't it just.

I'm sitting here at lunch in the office, with only 2 and a half hours work to go before I disappear on leave. I get get away from the total paranoia that has been thrust upon me over the last few weeks - well, for a fortnight, anyway.

Am I looking forward to it - too right I am!

paul-collins · 6 Jun 2003, 13:49 (Ref:622909)

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Originally posted by Fab
the main strikes movements are in education...

Well, it is France, after all.

rdjones · 6 Jun 2003, 14:50 (Ref:622965)

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Originally posted by Aysedasi
I'm sitting here at lunch in the office, with only 2 and a half hours work to go before I disappear on leave. I get get away from the total paranoia that has been thrust upon me over the last few weeks - well, for a fortnight, anyway.

Ditto, but in an hours time I will be leaving here for the last, then two weeks off and then a new job

**Aysedasi** · 6 Jun 2003, 17:33 (Ref:623042)

Sounds mighty fine to me Rob.....

Mal · 6 Jun 2003, 17:45 (Ref:623053)

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Originally posted by Liz
Won't it be good to get to the track and put all this silliness behind us?

That is the trueist statemant I have heard. I had a major client go bust on me today for a lot of money and still getting to LeMans is number one priority in my mind. I can't wait to forget about normal life and just have a laugh for a few days away from it all. Roll on wednesday!!

Javi · 6 Jun 2003, 17:54 (Ref:623058)

I am working in france next week (Lyon). I have a flight to Bordeaux on thursday morning, meet my father who´s coming with the motorhome full of beers and expect to arrive at LM thursday afternoon. If there are strikes....well, maybe my flight won´t take off... I am a bit concerned, but have decided that, if there´s no flight, I´ll rent a car and drive to bourdeaux instead by night. I just HAVE TO GO TO LE MANS!!!!!

Mal · 6 Jun 2003, 17:56 (Ref:623062)

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Originally posted by Javi
I just HAVE TO GO TO LE MANS!!!!!

Thats the spirit!

rcs · 7 Jun 2003, 11:21 (Ref:623770)

I've even started to pack the car in readiness for the off on Weds ! My race and hospitality tickets arrived today so at least thats a relief !

Fab · 7 Jun 2003, 14:59 (Ref:623898)

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Originally posted by Javi
if there´s no flight, I´ll rent a car and drive to bourdeaux

You could try the TGV : much more confortable and faster, they're usualy unconcerned by strikes (well, I said usualy, did I ?) ; Lyon-Bordeaux by Montpellier/Toulouse... not so easy actually... well, just ask at SNCF (french railroads)...

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