Airports closed due to snow

[mitchja]

Currently Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds/Bradford, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have all either completely suspended operations or have a very limited service until at least dinner time today due to the snow.

Expect very long delays if you are arriving or departing from these airports today.

Regards

the same for Durham - Tees Valley

NCL now open.

EDI is open again. I'm a bit surprised it closed as it didn't snow that much last night, though I guess it might have been the low temperature causing the problem.

The 6.20am flight to STN, which forms my usual Monday morning 8.05 flight up to EDI, finally departed EDI at 12.20pm.

Paul

[mitchja]

MAN has opened again at 12:00, but only for arrivals so far.

Lots of flights cancelled today.

Regards

quote:Originally posted by mitchja
MAN has opened again at 12:00, but only for arrivals so far.

Lots of flights cancelled today.

Regards


Apparently one/if not all of the MCO - MAN flights today was diverted to LGW, as my father was chatting to someone at MAN hotel tonight, who'd just got off a coach from LGW [n]

Hope for their sake there's not too much disruption to the MCO flights tomorrow having dropped some today..

NH

quote:Originally posted by northernhenry
quote:Originally posted by mitchja
MAN has opened again at 12:00, but only for arrivals so far.

Lots of flights cancelled today.

Regards


Apparently one/if not all of the MCO - MAN flights today was diverted to LGW, as my father was chatting to someone at MAN hotel tonight, who'd just got off a coach from LGW [n]

Hope for their sake there's not too much disruption to the MCO flights tomorrow having dropped some today..

NH


Oh dear, 5+ hour delay for manchester departures today .... and arriving into Orlando, which had a temperature last night of ... wait for it ... -0.5 degrees celeius and .... wait for it ... snow, yes, snow forescast in some parts [:0][:0][:0]

David

quote:
Oh dear, 5+ hour delay for manchester departures today .... and arriving into Orlando, which had a temperature last night of ... wait for it ... -0.5 degrees celeius and .... wait for it ... snow, yes, snow forescast in some parts [:0][:0][:0]

David

The pax should have stayed at home - could have saved themselves some cash as you don't need to be in Florida to go to Blizzard Beach at the moment [}:)]

James

quote:Originally posted by David
quote:Originally posted by northernhenry
quote:Originally posted by mitchja
MAN has opened again at 12:00, but only for arrivals so far.

Lots of flights cancelled today.

Regards


Apparently one/if not all of the MCO - MAN flights today was diverted to LGW, as my father was chatting to someone at MAN hotel tonight, who'd just got off a coach from LGW [n]

Hope for their sake there's not too much disruption to the MCO flights tomorrow having dropped some today..

NH


Oh dear, 5+ hour delay for manchester departures today .... and arriving into Orlando, which had a temperature last night of ... wait for it ... -0.5 degrees celeius and .... wait for it ... snow, yes, snow forescast in some parts [:0][:0][:0]

David



Yep - just seen that on the news over here - 'severe' snow forasct for Florida and East Coast this Friday .

I am in Palm Springs and it is sunny and hot and expected to fly via LAX to LHR tomorrow - looks like it may not be happening . . . .

[honey lamb]

HG, I was in Tokyo last year when the snow came in the UK and flights were being cancelled right, left and centre. I found the easiest way to get information was to check on the VS website about the Flight Status of the flight leaving LHR. Once I knew it was in the air I knew I was OK and the VS website also gave details of the return flight which had been pushed back a bit

quote:Originally posted by honey lamb
HG, I was in Tokyo last year when the snow came in the UK and flights were being cancelled right, left and centre. I found the easiest way to get information was to check on the VS website about the Flight Status of the flight leaving LHR. Once I knew it was in the air I knew I was OK and the VS website also gave details of the return flight which had been pushed back a bit


Thanks HL. I will take your advice [oo]
If necessary I will book a hotel in LA just incase. Another night and day in 79/80f wont hurt will it [:w]

quote:Originally posted by hackneyguy
If necessary I will book a hotel in LA just incase. Another night and day in 79/80f wont hurt will it [:w]

Flightstats has just been updated by FAA to show VS08 predicted on-time.
No entry yet for the 24 but the 23 is projected 2hrs late

The 'view extended info.' can be useful.

Whether you can land at LHR is another matter!

Currently sitting in MCO after the late arrival of VS75 from MAN - 6.5 hours late! VS have given us meal vouchers but nothing is open at MCO! Nice one!

Have fingers crossed that we can land at MAN tomorrow around midday.

Paul

[Neil]

quote:Originally posted by p17blo

Have fingers crossed that we can land at MAN tomorrow around midday.

Paul


No more snow forecast for the North West now, yesterdays heavy snow has made its way South overnight, more to come to tomorrow for the North but mainly the East Coast, so providing MAN have got the runways clear you should probably be ok.

Neil

quote:Originally posted by Neil
quote:Originally posted by p17blo

Have fingers crossed that we can land at MAN tomorrow around midday.

Paul


No more snow forecast for the North West now, yesterdays heavy snow has made its way South overnight, more to come to tomorrow for the North but mainly the East Coast, so providing MAN have got the runways clear you should probably be ok.

Neil


My father rang last night from MAN to say, the 10.25am to MCO today was now scheduled to leave at 3pm-ish..

NH

quote:Originally posted by p17blo
Currently sitting in MCO after the late arrival of VS75 from MAN - 6.5 hours late! VS have given us meal vouchers but nothing is open at MCO! Nice one!

Have fingers crossed that we can land at MAN tomorrow around midday.


Looks like their estimate is about right, now running 5hrs late provided MAN is open.
Fast turnaround at MCO and caught up a bit of time en-route.

In the circumstances, well done VS!

Apparently the VS44 from LAS is currently at Prestwick, and Birmingham has two VS 747s from MCO. Unfortunate for all concerned and it's forecast to snow all day south of London, could be messy for all LGW routes for days ...

4 BA 777s diverted to AMS & CDG so PIK & BHX not too bad!

quote:Originally posted by slinky09
Apparently the VS44 from LAS is currently at Prestwick, and Birmingham has two VS 747s from MCO. Unfortunate for all concerned and it's forecast to snow all day south of London, could be messy for all LGW routes for days ...


Which then has a knock on effect on MAN routes which in turn are already suffering big delays... Good luck if you are travelling in the next few days is all I can say!

Massive overbooking on some airlines.

A friend just got back from AMS - was booked through to Detriot but 60seats overbooked!
He was given 500Euros and sent back to NCL (but maybe they just did not want him at the security meeting over there [}:)] )