VS040 delay ex-ORD last night - any news why?

Posted:
02 Sep 2008, 17:15
by VAFFPAX
On another board someone wanted to know why VS040 was delayed out of ORD last night. Apparently his mother was due to fly on it, was put up in a hotel by VS, and he can't get any info out of anyone at LHR or the airline as to why there was a problem.
Since this is practically read by VS staff, if there anyone who can give us an idea?
S.

Posted:
02 Sep 2008, 18:54
by Kryten
I was on the inbound VS39 and when it landed it really came down hard at landing! Its possible it went tech because of this (plane was G-VHOL / Jetstreamer) and it was still on the ground being worked on when I left at around 7PM from ORD to head to Denver.
Tech gets my vote here, more worried if it was something other than problem from landing hard though seeing as I was on the inbound flight! The hard landing may just have been a coincidence.

Posted:
02 Sep 2008, 20:03
by VAFFPAX
Thanks for letting me know

S.