No - MCO ahead of themselves!
No - MCO ahead of themselves!
No - MCO ahead of themselves!
No - MCO ahead of themselves!
Pushed back at 18:39. Due to take off any minute...
Interesting watching the live radar feeds tonight about 21.30 when BA has at least 6 long haul flights circling over Ireland, the Isle of Man, off the coast at Newcastle and over Paris. After some time a couple landed at Shannon to possibly refuel and/or buy time, then as soon as even approx 21.40 they all started heading to LHR landing before the 22.00 curfew lift. Very little other activity other then the odd cargo or ironic Icelandair flight to Edinburgh. Just makes me think it displays BA's power with the CAA and here we are with possibly only 1 VS flight taken off with 7hrs still to go before any VS metal makes it to LHR. Mmmnnnn
Tinkerbelle wrote:First one back in the air!!!
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Isn't that a wonderful sight?
Pete wrote:Tinkerbelle wrote:First one back in the air!!!
the-community/photos/photo?albumid=108#photoid=4173
Isn't that a wonderful sight?
Too right!! Something we've all been waiting for all week!!
^) ^) ^) ^)
Ok - update now out on the Virgin Atlantic site:
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/pa ... /index.jsp
This means you'll need to be holding a ticket for the original flight date, not the day its flying. That's going to catch a few people out, for sure.
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/pa ... /index.jsp
This means you'll need to be holding a ticket for the original flight date, not the day its flying. That's going to catch a few people out, for sure.
Pete wrote:Ok - update now out on the Virgin Atlantic site:
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/pa ... /index.jsp
This means you'll need to be holding a ticket for the original flight date, not the day its flying. That's going to catch a few people out, for sure.
That is strange - does this mean that pax with tickets to the UK for the 21st will find their flights cancelled or delayed, while pax with tickets from 14/15th will fly?
Bill S wrote:Pete wrote:Ok - update now out on the Virgin Atlantic site:
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/pa ... /index.jsp
This means you'll need to be holding a ticket for the original flight date, not the day its flying. That's going to catch a few people out, for sure.
That is strange - does this mean that pax with tickets to the UK for the 21st will find their flights cancelled or delayed, while pax with tickets from 14/15th will fly?
False alarm- the specified flights look like they will be in *addition* to the normal flying programme. So good on Virgin for putting in a lot of extra effort to get this sorted quickly.
Although you would be annoyed if for example you were due to fly out of SFO today at 5pm, only to find that your flight is canceled, but the one from the 15th April is flying at 7pm.
Still, things looking up for my VS20 on Thursday
Crispin
Still, things looking up for my VS20 on Thursday
Crispin
So when does the mass exodus of positioning flights begin?
Did VS somehow sneak them all out without us knowing or have we got it completely wrong on p41 of this thread?
Did VS somehow sneak them all out without us knowing or have we got it completely wrong on p41 of this thread?
VS seem to be re-positioning overnight all the out of position flights, and should be back to more or less normal by tomorrow evening...
Crispin
Crispin
Glad I am on VS04 cancelled from the 17th. If it was the 15th then I would have missed it as I see it departs in 2 1/2 hours and I am down here in Orlando !
I assume I am going to get some sort of confirmation as to when I can get back?
Mrs S is cheering now, but I have a face like a smacked back-side. I have no desire to return to the UK as I like my extended holiday !
I assume I am going to get some sort of confirmation as to when I can get back?
Mrs S is cheering now, but I have a face like a smacked back-side. I have no desire to return to the UK as I like my extended holiday !
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crispin wrote:Although you would be annoyed if for example you were due to fly out of SFO today at 5pm, only to find that your flight is canceled, but the one from the 15th April is flying at 7pm.
That would be exactly what happened to me. Missed out on standby seats by 2; not happy.
Will try again tomorrow.
Yep. I'm guessing the VS1xxx flights are the repositions, i.e. aircraft stuck downroute, and hence the 14/15APR delays -- no point cancelling a flight if you have metal to operate it.
As it stands, I may have lucked out: I was due to fly on the 16APR VS22, found out it was cancelled day before, immediately rang VAA (25 minutes on hold, not bad) and got rebooked onto the scheduled VS22 tomorrow (21APR).
I'll believe it once I'm on the aircraft, and then once I touch down at Heathrow (or any of the London airports will do)....
As it stands, I may have lucked out: I was due to fly on the 16APR VS22, found out it was cancelled day before, immediately rang VAA (25 minutes on hold, not bad) and got rebooked onto the scheduled VS22 tomorrow (21APR).
I'll believe it once I'm on the aircraft, and then once I touch down at Heathrow (or any of the London airports will do)....
mdvipond wrote:Yes, service is (perhaps understandably) 'unavailable'. Seems churlish to mention it, but if OLCI stays non-functioning, I wonder if twilight will be operating at LGW?
Churlish, one of my all time favourite words.
Here's hoping you reach the wonderful Barbados tomorrow
inkiboo,
That sucks - if you fail tomorrow, and you try on Thursday drop me an email/PM and we can commiserate or celebrate as I'm due out then as well...
Crispin
That sucks - if you fail tomorrow, and you try on Thursday drop me an email/PM and we can commiserate or celebrate as I'm due out then as well...
Crispin
Tinkerbelle wrote:honey lamb wrote:Neil wrote:The whole of the UK have become plane spotters, we are no longer minority geeks!!!!!!
LOL)
Geeks unite!!!!
Donning my anorak as I read.....
Another misjudgement from O'Leary? He's cancelled UK flights till Thursday...
... and UK > Ireland flights till Friday...
Firstly, to all stranded, fearful of not travelling or other, I hope you all get to your destinations soon - especially Tizer for we need new stories on how to amuse children in suites by lobbing smarties over the aisle!
In the coming days, I expect severe criticism of the Met Office and NATS - beginning to filter through now is how the Met used a dated computer simulation, included data sets that had no relevance, vastly overstated the extend of the risk, didn't listen other expert opinion, didn't collaborate with the industry or other agencies or within Europe - and as a result created a situation that has severely effected our economy and millions of people.
Additionally, they got away with it without any serious critique from anyone. No one made them justify their data, no one in the press really probed, NATS and the CAA caved, and it took BA and WW to push things into some sense of order. Anticipate some hot words and cash claims.
In the coming days, I expect severe criticism of the Met Office and NATS - beginning to filter through now is how the Met used a dated computer simulation, included data sets that had no relevance, vastly overstated the extend of the risk, didn't listen other expert opinion, didn't collaborate with the industry or other agencies or within Europe - and as a result created a situation that has severely effected our economy and millions of people.
Additionally, they got away with it without any serious critique from anyone. No one made them justify their data, no one in the press really probed, NATS and the CAA caved, and it took BA and WW to push things into some sense of order. Anticipate some hot words and cash claims.
There's a plane at JFK, to fly you back from far away
all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles
all those dark and frantic transatlantic miles
Yay!!!
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Sealink wrote:Another misjudgement from O'Leary? He's cancelled UK flights till Thursday...
I guess he wants to let the rest test out the atmosphere for engine damage and keep his fleet pristine. I don't think MOL is too worried about a few thousand saying 'i'll never fly Ryanair again'- he knows they come back.
I agree it is a strange decision by FR and MOL. Surely there is no benefit to them having the a/c on the ground now the airspace is open.
I know VS weren't the quickest to react, and bravo to BA for being No 1 and forcing the issue, but at least with VS reacting to the actual, confirmed news they have been able to implement a very good programme.
FR, by deciding in advance not to fly just aren't helping anyone get home or themselves, but I guess this isn't the first and it certainly won't be the last time I don't agree with one of their decisions.
I know VS weren't the quickest to react, and bravo to BA for being No 1 and forcing the issue, but at least with VS reacting to the actual, confirmed news they have been able to implement a very good programme.
FR, by deciding in advance not to fly just aren't helping anyone get home or themselves, but I guess this isn't the first and it certainly won't be the last time I don't agree with one of their decisions.
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