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IN SEARCH of the RED SQUIRREL Getting Back to Nature at Kielder Water EASTERN AIRWAYS IN-FLIGHT 36 | Summer 2011 IN SEARCH OF THE RED SQUIRREL getting back to nature at Kielder Water ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: OFFSHORE EUROPE 2011 – SPECIAL PREVIEW SUPPLEMENT NORWEGIAN SUMMER NIGHTS EATING BY THE SEASIDE This is your complimentary in-flight magazine, to read now or to take home Eleven employees are travelling to various places this week, but how do you keep track of the costs? ADVERT Nicola can help. Meet Nicola. She and her team are here to make sure your business travel arrangements are simple, cost effective and completely stress free. What’s more, by allowing her to arrange your flights, car hire, hotels, foreign exchange, and travel insurance, you will have better control on your company’s expenditure and our free online management reporting allows you to see a Aberdeen • Glasgow • Southampton breakdown, by department, who is doing what, where and when. Take control and see how Clyde Travel Kintyre House, Management can help you with your business travel. 209 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 1HJ Tel: 0141 427 9410 Email: [email protected] The Professionals’ Choice for Business, Marine and Offshore Travel www.clydetravel.com SPAA Best Scottish Business Travel Agent 2010/11 WELCOME Welcome to the Eastern Airways Magazine – please feel free to take it away with you and pass it round your family and friends! This issue includes our special preview supplement for the Our celebrity interview this time is with Welsh son, Anthony forthcoming Offshore Europe 2011 exhibition and Hopkins, starring as Odin in the highly acclaimed Thor conference in Aberdeen, when so many of the movers and movie. There’s a sample of celebrated author Adam Jacot shakers in this hugely important industry will get together. de Boinod’s musings about the meaning of odd English words, a reflection on life under Norway’s enduring This supplement demonstrates the importance of Eastern summer sun, and much more to enjoy besides. Airways to the offshore sector, as we provide so many strategic connections from around the UK and Norway to We hope the Eastern Airways Magazine reflects our core the UK oil and offshore capital of Aberdeen. values of punctuality, reliability and convenience, while recalling something of the “golden age of flying”. We aspire Through our relationship with Emirates airline, we provide to quality service and attention to detail, starting with links between Aberdeen and the oil centres of the Middle selecting your flight, and continuing through fast-track East via Emirates’ Dubai services at Newcastle. Now we security at many airports, business lounge access for are working with Azerbaijan Airlines to connect the UK customers on flexible tickets, and the high quality service and Norwegian industry to the oil-rich state of Azerbaijan. on board punctual, reliable flights. However, the magazine is about far more than the offshore Bon voyage and see you again soon! sector – we say Bienvenue to our French customers using our new service linking Dijon with Southampton and, of course, south east England as a whole. This is the first The Eastern Team service uniting our UK network and the new routes we have been developing within France from our base at Dijon. BIENVENUE VELKOMMEN FÀILTE CROESO Bienvenue à tous nos clients de Eastern Airways magasinet ønsker Tha Eastern Airways a’ cur fàilte Croeso gan Eastern Airways Grande-Bretagne et d’Europe våre kunder i Storbritannia og air ar luchd-cleachdaidh gu lèir magazine, i bob de la part de Eastern Airways Europa velkommen. bho Bhreatainn agus an Roinn un o’n cwsmeriaid ym mhob magazine. Eòrp. rhan o Brydain Fawr ac Ewrop. Eastern Airways er et av Eastern Airways figure parmi les Storbritannias ledende Tha Eastern Airways am measg Mae Eastern Airways ymhlith y principales compagnies aériennes ruteflyselskap. Vi håper at du vil prìomh làn-sheirbheisean adhair prif gwmnïau awyrennau yn y britan niques offrant un service de være fornøyd med servicen vår clàraichte na RA. Tha sinn an DU sy’n cynnig amserlen lawn vols réguliers. Nous espérons que – og at den tilbyr deg det lille dòchas gum meas sibh ar o wasanaethau. Gobeithio y vous nous trouverez attentifs à ekstra som er prikken over i-en. seirbheis, an dà chuid, cùramach gwelwch chi fod ein gwasanaeth vos besoins, avec ce petit plus Vi setter alltid pris på å motta dine agus beagan eadar-dhealaichte – yn un gofalus ac ychydig bach qui fait la différence, et sommes kommentarer om både servicen tha sinn an-còmhnaidh toilichte ur yn wahanol – rydyn ni bob amser toujours heureux de recevoir vos og magasinet. beachdan mun t-seirbheis againn, yn falch o gael eich sylwadau comment aires sur notre service Eastern-teamet is mu ar n-iris, a chluinntinn. am ein gwasanaeth ac am ein et notre magazine. Sgioba Eastern cylchgrawn. L’équipe Eastern Tîm Eastern emirates.com/uk With flights from Aberdeen to Newcastle on our partner, Eastern Connecting Aberdeen Airways, connecting with daily non-stop flights to Dubai, Emirates offers a seamless and relaxing way to travel to over 100 destinations worldwide. Enjoy gourmet cuisine, fine wines and award-winning to Dubai and beyond. inflight entertainment every time you fly with Emirates. Fly from Aberdeen to Dubai daily via Newcastle. Fly Emirates. Keep discovering. Air Transport World 2011 Airline of the Year. Emirates flies from Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow via Dubai. To book or for more information, visit emirates.com/uk or your travel agent. Enrol at skywards.com to enjoy a world of rewards and privileges with Skywards, Emirates’ frequent fl yer programme. CONTENTS CONTENTS 12 KIELDER WATER 10 EMIRATES AIRBUS 20 SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS REGULARS FEATURES 06 EASTERN AIRWAYS NEWS 46 ESSENTIAL GUIDE: 12 TAKING THE WATERS Everything that’s happening EATING BY THE SEASIDE Tom Boden gets in touch with the around the Eastern Airways Cafés and restaurants within easy great outdoors around England’s network right now reach of our destinations most remote village 10 ON CLOUD NINE 50 THE LAST WORD 16 FANCY A TINGO? Travel in style with Emirates on the Sometimes life is just not cricket A guide to some unusual phrases Airbus A380 for Harry Pearson and meanings 18 LETTER FROM NORWAY 20 SIR ANTHONY HOPKINS Norwegians chill out under the COMPETITION The multi-talented actor talks Midnight Sun about life as comic-book hero and 30 Win a luxury weekend for two at as conductor with the City of 23 NEIL’S GADGETS Ackergill Tower in Caithness Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Scanners, projectors and apps for life on the move 26 ABERDEEN GUIDE DESTINATION Where to shop, stay, eat and be OFFSHORE EUROPE 24 EXPLORATION EXPRESS: A SUPPLEMENT PRODUCED FOR EASTERN AIRWAYS IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPE OFFSHORE6th–8th September EUROPE 2011| Aberdeen 2011 | UK entertained ABERDEEN POLAR The granite city offers golden PIONEER 28 ABERDEEN FOOD STRIKING OIL opportunities for business and IN THE Meet Paula McEwen – a chef with leisure BARENTS the right attitude ALSO INSIDE: CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION PREVIEW TAX ING PROBLEMS 35 BITTER EXPERIENCE ABERDEEN POWERS AHEAD 32 TOP HOLE Alastair Gilmour talks his favourite Celebrities hit it off at the UK’s language – beer! newest top golf course ccessible to 36 BARE ESSENTIALS 33 MOTORING Fly easternairways.com Eastern Airways’ network map, i One of the UK’s most iconic cars passenger information and SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT is saved from the scrapheap of destination guides history Offshore Europe 2011 Eastern Airways in-flight magazine is published © June 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this Eastern Airways, Schiphol House, Humberside for Eastern Airways by Gravity Magazines, Abbey magazine may be reproduced by any means, without International Airport, Kirmington, North Lincolnshire Anthony Hopkins image TM & ©2010 Marvel ©2010 MVLFFLLC. All Rights Reserved. Rights All MVLFFLLC. ©2010 Marvel ©2010 & TM image Hopkins Anthony Business Centre, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham, prior written permission of the copyright owners. DN39 6YH DH1 5JZ Although every effort has been made to ensure the Communications Manager: Darren Roberts Above: www.gravity-consulting.com accuracy of the information in this magazine, neither e-mail: [email protected] the publisher, nor Eastern Airways can accept any Telephone: + 44 (0)8703 669669 Telephone: +44 (0)191 383 2838 liability for errors or omissions. Reservations: + 44 (0)8703 669100 Publisher: Stan Abbott www.easternairways.com Design: Barbara Allen ISSN: 2044-7124 For magazine comments: Advertising: Liz Reekie Previously known as e-magazine, ISSN 1477-3031. [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0) 7563 796103 e-mail: [email protected] Print: Acorn Web Offset Ltd, Normanton, West Yorkshire Front cover by Blue RiverFrontcover by / 5 NEWS FROM EASTERN AIRWAYS DESTINATIONS NEWS FROM EASTERN AIRWAYS Place de la Libération in Dijon city centre EASTERN AIRWAYS NEWS YOUR NEW SUMMER ROUTE TO FRANCE FROM SOUTHAMPTON… Eastern Airways has launched a new summer service from Dijon since September 2010 and already serves Toulouse and Southampton to Dijon, in the Burgundy region of eastern Bordeaux 11 times weekly and most recently added a six France. times weekly service to Nantes, in May. The Southampton service is the first to link the airline’s UK and French networks. The three times a week service began early in June and operates on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays using 29-seater Kay Ryan, Eastern Airways’ Commercial Director, said: Jetstream 41 aircraft. Fares start from £75 one way, “Southampton Airport is a popular gateway for heading to including taxes, and can be booked on both the Eastern France and our service will save valuable time for business Airways UK and French websites or at travel agencies. The and leisure travellers visiting the Burgundy region.” French site is at www.easternairways.fr and UK site at Jan Halliday, Director of Marketing and Communications for www.easternairways.com Southampton Airport said: “This new service will be the first On Mondays, flights will depart Southampton at 1250, time regular air links have been established between the two arriving in Dijon at 1540.
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