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Subject: People Express to London
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Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 08:36:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 30 08:36:00 1985
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Nf-From: petrus!copp    Aug 30 08:36:00 1985

Last spring I asked for impressions of the People Express flights
to London.  I received only two brief responses, so here is an answer
to my own question.

I had expected the ambience of a charter flight with the reliability of
a (small) scheduled airline, and that's about the way it was.
Actually, much nicer than a charter.  People's 747s fly from the
C terminal building at Newark, which is a LOT better than the North Terminal
that they use for most flights.  C terminal has all the usual amenities.
We had to spend some time standing in lines, but once aloft the service
was great.  At the Gatwick end, things are even nicer--even the lines
are short.  Gatwick is modern and uncrowded, and only 30 minutes by train
to Victoria station.

Tips:  (a) For security reasons (?) it is no longer possible to go to
Newark several hours early, leave your bags and pick up a boarding pass.
Now everything must be done at check-in time.  (b) If you get a ticket
(not just a reservation) ahead of time, be warned that the ticket is
like a $200 bill--not refundable, even if lost or stolen.  It appears to
me that the better strategy is to RESERVE ahead, but PAY during the flight.