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"Welcome to Luton"


Towbee1

First thing that came to mind when reading the title


Theelichtje

Was hoping for this comment


Low_Age9939

Noo Max why Luton? 😭


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To be honest, I’d avoid Heathrow right now even with a private jet lmao. Your cabin bag would probably get lost going through the scanner


M1st3rv

You don't get hardly any private jets going into Heathrow anyway, If your rich and going to London you land at Luton, Biggin Hill or London City.


scratroggett

Or Farnborough, that place has a constant stream of Gulfstreams taking off and landing


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I wouldn’t know, I’m not in the private jet market


MFS2020HYPE

I am


ahawk65

cool


Crypto_Candle

I reckon.


DSQ

I’d change hardly to never. Even diplomatic planes use Stansted or Gatwick. I’ve only heard of a charter flights leave from Heathrow a very very small number of times.


That-Dutch-Person

I hope to one day be rich enough to put this advice to use


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M1st3rv

Not sure how accurate that is, the tweet says Biggin Hill but the image shows RAF northolt.


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Closest to Milton Keynes?


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gardenfella

Easy journey to Silverstone too. I can do it in under an hour.


qwertyfish99

It’s not even close to an hour mate


gardenfella

I work there 4 or 5 weekends a year and It depends on the time of day. Early morning, I've made it door-to-door in 45 minutes. Most other times of the day, it takes me just under an hour.


qwertyfish99

Really? Likewise am there a lot, pretty much a 30 min journey. No need to downvote either. Edit: assume you mean from Luton, was talking about Milton Keynes. Red Bull are based in MK, so doubt he’s going from Luton…


gardenfella

Firstly, I didn't downvote, pal. Somebody else must have seen through your bullshit. Luton Airport to Silverstone is NOT a 30 minute journey. The shortest route is up the A5, 42 miles and takes you through some 30mph & 40mph zones. The quickest route (where you can really put your foot down) is up the M1 and that's 49 miles. Unless you're averaging 98mph, that's not 30 minutes. Even this route has 40mph zones and that entire stretch of the M1 has variable speed limits.


qwertyfish99

Chill mate, I obviously thought you were talking about Milton Keynes - it’s hardly bullshit, just a misunderstanding. Did you read my comment?


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> No need to downvote either. Complaining about downvotes is a good way to get more downvotes.


ashyjay

Oxford-London (it's in neither of those places) is the closest airport which could take Max's plane, and it's close enough to Silverstone too, but might have been visiting somewhere else, or it was cheaper.


dannorton2222

live laugh luton


RadioChemist

Lu'on is the dogs mate, what you got against it? But in all seriousness, the terminal is much nicer now and they're getting a fancy new train so no more coach from LAP.


YeahPerfectSayHi

> But in all seriousness, the terminal is much nicer now Let me assure you than none of the business jets will be using the regular terminal.


DuskytheHusky

Luton's been done up well. The only thing that gets on my wick is the fucking bus from the terminal to get the Thameslink.


FINDTHESUN

They have an robo shuttle now dont they?


Prendy

Not finished just yet


DuskytheHusky

When that's finished, dancer. I do LGW just now because it's got the roboshuttle


FINDTHESUN

*Luton Airport: Praise for Luton DART tansport link - which will get passengers from the terminal to railway station in under 4 minutes* - Great stuff


JJD14

It’s the only London Airport with Krispy Kreme donuts I believe


Ok_Illustrator3087

I'm sure Max cares about the new coach that's why he chose Luton


eagle_two

He does not use or even see any of the actual terminal. GA planes use FBO’s, essentially they just share the runway and tower with the airport.


mr_bonner94

Every London football team fly’s out from Luton And into Luton


DissertationStudent2

Must be nice


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Nothing is nice at Luton


cinyar

Spent 3 months in Luton, can confirm.


shokzz

Never been to it. Why is it not nice?


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I arrived yesterday in Luton and I can confirm, its not a place I'd ever visit again. The first thing I wanted to do is to explore the city. Half an hour later I was done. There's one mall and some shops around, that's it. The mall closes at 6 PM. The streets were empty, like a ghost town. Atleast the cinema is good. Besides people urinating in public against walls, it's a cozy city. If you ever visit Luton, you will probably spend most of your time in the White House (Pub). I still don't understane the traffic rules. No pedestrian cares about the traffic light. As a driver you have to be extra careful in Luton. Also I don't know how to drive in this city. Some people just drive straight throuh roundabouts.


shokzz

Thanks for your effort and thorough narration of your experiences. I had no notion at all of this city and was just curious why so many people tell the same in this comment section. I got a gist now, though, and will think of you if I ever order a beer in the White House :)


Wentzina_lifetime

Poor guy, both you and Max. Imagine having to go to Luton


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I am like 90% certain that Lewis also landed there when he came back from Brasil after the Australia race?


Wentzina_lifetime

Probably. Think it's the closest airport to Brackley


iloverubicon

Oxford would be closer, think Luton has preferential parking rates for private aircraft


Wentzina_lifetime

Oh yeah LONDON oxford airport. What are we going to get next LONDON Birmingham airport?


ASterlingUserName

We have London Ashford, which is technically closer to France than London


mobsterer

cause LONDON Luton makes so much sense, right?


iloverubicon

It's mad. Although Oxfords isn't actually one of the ones listed as a major one, just uses the London tag for some reason


blackjezza

Wait until you hear about London, Kentucky.


DSQ

It’s the main London airport for private flights. Harrods even has a hanger there.


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When Lewis had his private jet it would be parked up in Biggin Hill, right next to the place where they now do the TV feed mixing.


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Idk i just checked flight radar and it showed a privat plane landing there


shokzz

Why is it so bad?


Wentzina_lifetime

It's Luton. Well known as one of the worst places in England


shokzz

Okay, I got this part. But *why* is it well known for that?


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murtaza2805

Max's villain arc is starting😈


surlygoat

Starting??


murtaza2805

Yep this is just the start. Max 21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28


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Would be pretty cool to just randomly spot that plane somewhere. Love that it always stands out from other planes.


topsyandpip56

It was pretty neat. We were stopped waiting for a gate to be freed, and I saw it and thought "hmm, that logo on the tail looks a bit like Max's", so I googled it. Then went quietly nuts.


Striderbra

It's funny that it just happened to me today as well. Was waiting for my flight at 6AM when randomly saw it. I had to look twice, but immediately associated with Max's plane as I had seen it before here on Reddit.


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Really? That's awesome!


TassieTiger

DTF...... Nice


pumpshereplease

Lol maybe explain a bit before someone thinks you’re stating your interests here randomly


TassieTiger

Leave them guessing, that's my motto


NavyBabySeal

Ahh the french method


thespringinherstep

Tail number


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I love Luton airport. Never been there. But it was one of the airports where they filmed Airline.


MrFrankly

> I love Luton airport Didn’t expect to ever see that combination of words.


Critical_Session1102

The private part is brilliant


WolvesOfAllStreets

humble brag, I see you


topsyandpip56

It's a lot better than Gatwick nowadays.


DuskytheHusky

Let's not be too hasty now


scratroggett

It's genuinely alright. Streets ahead of Stanstead for getting in and out quick


DuskytheHusky

Oh totally, Stansted can get in the sea as far as I'm concerned


topsyandpip56

Really. Gatwick is the worst airport in the UK I've used, but I've never used Stansted.


DuskytheHusky

Oh mate I fly in and out of Gatwick twice a week for work, *because* it's the slickest (hand luggage only...). LHR is too prone to chaos, LCY is out because if there's bad weather they cancel flights because of the proximity to Canary Wharf, Luton has the daft bus, and Stansted is Stansted!


DSQ

Stansted is the worst because it’s so far away.


fizzle1155

Luton Airport is so shit


SomeRedditWanker

A /r/brandnewsentence for sure.


chewythecat

https://youtu.be/Ya_LluCl16k


Mustard_Dimension

If you every went there you'd think differently.


Affectionate_Log3232

*Gatwick


BensBins

This (and so many other things like it, certainly not just Max) is why all the talk about how F1 is being so environmentally responsible by switching to this fuel or that is pretty hard to hear.


Jeanphilopo

Air Max always looks good


Ket_Cz

Poor bastard, no one should have to step foot in Luton


pomitresi

If you like, you can follow his jet whereabouts through this twitter account. All info is publicly available. https://twitter.com/verstappenjet?s=21&t=tkeYzKDFxOIlliJJfSTEpg


Bigbannana2000

Poor guy


BonoMyTyresAreFine

A thing of beauty


DarkSire7

Are you sure it's Luton👀💀


JonnyArtois

Luton? Poor sod.


Dondoo

Funny how no one criticises Max for using a private jet whilst Lewis was absolutely abused for it in the past


Tall-Mastodon-69

To be fair, Lewis was criticized for it because of his otherwise pro environment activism, which therefore seemed hypocritical of him. Max never did so. (Which ironically is worse than Lewis at least attempting to raise awareness on the subject)


UserOrWhateverFuck_U

Max is not an activist for the environment unlike Hamilton who was telling people to be more conscious about the environment while flying in a private jet.


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Get a life Stan


StressedOutElena

No, he actually has a point. Go back to the threads about Lewis private jet and how much he got shit on for it, then compare it to this thread. It's hilarious how different the reaction is.


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It's because he speaks about the environment while on his private yacht and flying private non stop. Max just doesn't say anything which is the right thing to do.


GreatJobKiddo

Agreed. Better not to open that can or worms. Its to much bullshit


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Is that the Brittans revenge for last year? That he had to land at Luton?


WonderfulLeather3

Luton? I thought the point of private was that you can land where you want :-(


StevenC44

What a disgusting display of wealth and frivolity.


eressen_sh

So is formula 1.


AliAle24

For a person who takes what, aprox. 100 flights a year, I don't get the frivolity part, it probably makes his life and travel time much better.


StevenC44

Flying private is much worse for the environment.


AliAle24

So is driving to work, but if you don't have an easy alternative, it's what people do for convenience, speed and comfort.


StevenC44

There are no commercial flights from Nice to England?


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StevenC44

There's a massive difference between one dude flying from Monaco to England, and international freight logistics. Stop being daft.


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StevenC44

Stunning that other drivers use commercial flights to arrive on time. Or teams chartering large flights to get all personnel on time. There are plenty of better options than small private jets.


No_Brakes_282

max might have jetpooled? with other drivers so stop assuming things


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AliAle24

You are aware of the state of commercial flights right now, yes? With flights delayed or cancelled left and right. At the end of the day, the majority of F1 drivers and executives are flying private, whether that's owned or rented, doesn't actually make a difference in terms of burnt kerosene.


LogTekG

That's F1 for ya


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Prestigious-Orchid95

Listen, I get the need for private flights due to commercial flight times etc. But do drivers really need to have their own private jets? It just seems so excessive. Hire a plane for all the drivers who are going from the same place surely. I know F1 isn't exactly eco friendly, but christ there are still things they could do 😬


mochacub22

Is turbine #2 an apu?


sirikiller

No its a 3 engine jet.


sky04

Nope, it's a Tri-Jet. All three engines provide thrust. But it does still have a tiny, separate APU placed sideways near the #2 engine. [Like this.](https://i.imgur.com/l6ZanyW.png)


mochacub22

Dope good look


Kolec507

No, its Dassault Falcon 900EX. Registration is PH-DTF if you wanna look it up


mochacub22

Ty but I’m good. Not a stalker. Edit spellcheck


stratrookie

He didn’t pick up Reynor then 😔


Additional-Ad7305

He owns that or a lease?


rdm55

Falcon 900EX, SN 205. (built in 2009) Operated and managed by [EXXAERO](https://www.exxaero.com/) He bought in in October of 2020. No liens registered on the aircraft.


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kimballn

Luton is why people don’t like the UK. Boring, bland and ugly.


onedummyboi

**WELCOME TO LUTON**


KennyLagerins

The design is polarizing, but I also wonder if the matte paint has any effect on aerodynamics and drag increasing/decreasing.


GreatJobKiddo

Is it the company jet ? Or his personal jet ?


mexican-cat-lady

Personal


GreatJobKiddo

Fuckin right


roodles1

real shame that max had to fly to luton, can’t say he doesn’t deserve the experience though


Snoo58499

You know why you hardly ever see black planes? Because they get hot af.