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#961079 by LREDI
08 Mar 2023, 21:55
Engine issues.

G-VINE travelled from LHR-BCN with crew to op back to LHR - left late and landed about 1950. Due to depart over 2 hours after schedule and now due into LHR at 2315.

A rather poor experience on the ground at BCN is social media is to be read...
#961082 by RLF
08 Mar 2023, 23:16
Thank you. So they suffered over 19 hours delay Surely some could have gone on BA or Iberia. Sounds like VS haven’t handled this one particularly well.
#961083 by mitchja
09 Mar 2023, 00:02
Whilst I’m not defending VS here, it’s never going to be easy or straightforward when an airline diverts to an airport where it has zero presence. No ground staff, baggage handling agents, ground handling agents or engineering staff to manage this or even unload the A/C & passengers.

There’s also the customs/immigration processes to deal with as well as when you land in a country you weren’t intending to go to; so they would have to land everyone and process all the passengers and crew’s passports etc if they transferred them to other airlines.
#961086 by LREDI
09 Mar 2023, 01:14
As above, VINE has gone tech before takeoff with a comms fault.

Common sense has prevailed and U.K. passport holders will be given hotel accommodation this evening.
#961098 by RLF
09 Mar 2023, 21:40
G-Vine finally landing around 20.50 this evening. 39 hours delay. Rare, but bad luck on these pax. Interesting to see a TR from this.
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