Hope, this one is slightly better:
The second Dreamliner did not depart. The first one as well.
The second PLL LOT owned Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which flew to Poland on Friday, could not take passengers to Vienna. There was a malfunction indicated in the machine, just like in the first one. This is another such trouble in a few days, and another reason to disappoint passengers. "Many of us bought tickets only to fly Dreamliner" – said Mariusz, a would-be passenger.
Arrival of the second Dreamliner
The second Dreamliner landed at Warsaw Chopin Airport on Friday after 3pm The machine arrived from the United States - straight from the Boeing factory in Everett. According to earlier reports of Marek Klucinski, a spokesman for LOT, the second Dreamliner was scheduled on the same day at 17.20 to Vienna.
According to spokesman, however, there was a fault indication noted in a machine. Aircraft has been thoroughly checked, but it was not allow to fly. Passengers flew to Vienna on B737.
"Both Dreamliners are already airworthy. The one arrived on Friday, departed as scheduled to London before 8am next day" - said Marek Klucinski, LOT spokesman.
First Dreamliner already fixed
According to the spokesman, a mechanical failure in the first machine was fixed on Friday (because of it, the plane was unable to carry out flights on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). "There was a minor mechanical failure of the undercarriage on the first Dreamliner. Aircraft is such a machine, in which each device must be carefully checked," - spokesman for LOT Polish Airlines told us on Friday. According to his information, the problem has been rectified and the machine will take the passengers to London on Saturday.
All faults are explained by carrier as "teething problems" (according to it, new machines entering the service can cause problems at the beginning).
Instead Dreamliner – aircraft like a coach from the 80's
"Once again, Polish Airlines disappointed their passengers. Instead we were put into a plane, which is reminiscent of the old coach from the 80's. Tattered interior and seats was an additional attraction" – said Paul, one of annoyed passengers.
On Sunday, it did not depart as well
This is not the first time that passengers are not able to fly the new Dreamliner. On Sunday, the machine was withdrawn from a trip to Munich, and would-be Dreamliner passengers departed on board of Boeing 737 after several hours delay. Lot Polish Airlines press office reported enigmatically, that the flight did not take place because of the need for "further testing".
"Disbelief and disappointment - these emotions are experienced by passengers, many of whom have bought flight specifically because of the Dreamliner" - surfer wrote in an email, informing us about the case. The same passenger wrote that there was a problem with electricity. "We were already on board. Suddenly it got dark" – he informed.
New LOT acquisition
Boeing 787 Dreamliner flew into Poland Nov. 15 straight from the United States. Till March 2013 Polish carrier fleet will own five planes of this type.
The first commercial flight was made on December 14, when 787 flew from Warsaw to Prague. Dreamliner is scheduled to fly to Vienna, Munich, Frankfurt, Hanover, Kiev, Budapest and Brussels as well. "According to current plans, the second LOT owned Dreamliner will start to operate long-haul flights on February 2013 " - the company said.