If we want to preserve Heathrow's hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.
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ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... What will happen if we go to 0 day? ... Everything has been wipe out from the techno... DEYTH BANGER The introduction of the only non-stop flights between Fort McMurray and Toronto links northern Alber... BEN SMITH Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it SARA SHEPARD Can I buy you a drink when you get off?" "I don't drink. Alcohol is bad for my legs." ERIC JEROME DICKEY My life is not mine - it is for my people – the humans – the humans of the thinking society. ABHIJIT NASKAR They taught me different was wrong. ANI DIFRANCO Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live. 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Enjoy the ride.
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