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DaC Drivers’ Miraculous Escape! |
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Call Sign
featured Mark Stansbury (M94) in our last issue (A
Vito good read) when he was ‘hoping for the best’ after
taking delivery of his new Mercedes Vito taxi. But
unfortunately, Mark’s partnership with his new cab hasn’t lasted
too long because within a matter of just a few short weeks and
through no fault of his own, they have parted company! Mark takes up the story: "I was driving down Bond Street with passengers in the back and steadily approaching the junction with Brook Street. I remember entering the junction and suddenly hearing an almighty bang and instantly feeling an impact on the right hand side of my cab. I don’t really remember anything else after that except staggering away from my overturned cab," he told Call Sign. Grimacing as he recalled the accident, Mark continued: "I was really very lucky to have survived at all, and I am eternally grateful for that. I could have easily been killed. It appears that another cab that was travelling along Brook Street, entered the junction with Bond Street at the same time as me and collided into the offside of my Vito, spinning me around and actually flipping me over - such was the force of the impact!" Continuing, Mark said: "It proves the strength of the cab in that although my passengers were hurt, they were eventually able to continue their journey by other means. I don’t think |
the other driver was so lucky
and I believe he needed serious medical attention. I do hope he
recovers fully." © Call Sign Magazine MM9 |
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LCA owner buys Gatwick! |
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Gatwick is being
sold for £1.51 billion to London City Airport owner,
US-based Global Infrastructure Partners. BAA announced its plans
to sell Gatwick in September 2008, before the end of the
Competition Commission's UK airports market investigation. The agreement will lead to greater competition between airports serving London. Chief executive Colin Matthews said: "Gatwick and its people have long been a central part of BAA and we are proud of the airport's development as one of the world's leading international airports. BAA is changing and this marks a new beginning for both Gatwick and BAA. We wish Gatwick well for the future and are confident that the airport will flourish under new ownership. BAA will focus on improving Heathrow and our other airports." The company has also been ordered to sell Stansted and one of Glasgow or Edinburgh airports, but is appealing against the decision. The sale of Gatwick, which is subject to approval by the European Union, is due to be completed in December. Gatwick, which employs around 2,500 people, opened in 1958 and is the busiest single runway airport in the world, handling 32.2 million passengers in the year to September… |
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