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Or buy a fully refundable one way to Manila, Seoul or Taipei?

EU 261 does not cover extraordinary circumstances or events that could not be avoided under reasonable circumstances. I would imagine an airport fire would be considered extraordinary event.

If you live or work abroad (or have previously) To pay Class 2 or Class 3 voluntary contributions you must have either: previously lived in the UK for 3 years in a row paid contributions or had Class 2 contributions treated as having been paid for at least 3 years To pay Class 2 voluntary...

I phoned the Pensions department in the UK who ( i seem to remember ) put me through to the foreign pensions section and the man sorted it all out for me on the phone in about 5 minutes.

Yes, open a UK Government Gateway account. You may need your National insurance number. I think there has to be a few years of previous contributions to qualify for age pension

Agree with andye. ( and this is from my experience as I’m not a financial advisor) If you can get class 2 contributions it’s a no brainer. For the full pension you have to contribute for 35 years, but even pro rata the £170 p.a. NI contribution equates to over £300 extra per year…for the rest...

Yes, it’s a tax haven. In 2016 Apple moved its IP assets to Ireland which represented half of the countries GDP growth for that year.

You seem to have been inspiring others.

68.3% of statistics are made up.

Just tell them your an aircraft engineer 🤣

Exec15 gives you 15% off insureandgo

There’s a discussion on FT about this with a photo. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/2115705-ba-a321-exit-row.html

Thank you for an informative and enjoyable trip report.

No Crofty or Brundle commentating at Imola tonight. Being replaced by Harry Benjamin ( F2 commentator) and Karun Chandhok. Crofty will be absent for Austria and Azerbaijan too. He’s getting married later this year and has things to organise !

When in London those old haunts draw me in too. The Pubs are still there, but the customers seem younger. I don’t miss my clothes reeking of smoke the next morning though!

….and isn’t the food presentation nice !

Unless things have changed recently, there is no airside hotel at HKG. The Regal hotel is next to the terminal but you have to clear immigration. https://www.regalhotel.com/en/regal-airport-hotel

Before, in 1963, there was a letter at the end relating to the year it was first registered. e.g. T for 1979, N for 1974. In 1983 they ran out of letters of the alphabet , so the ” year” letter was moved to the front. Dealers and manufacturers complained that buyers would wait till August each...

Landing fees at LGW cheaper.…or slot availability?

Just a thought. Given the proximity of Europe and the ease of weekends there, should you be considering a provider that covers both the UK and continental Europe ?