jabird

Air Caraibes had a weekly flight between SXM and SFG - listed as being just 4 miles. Not sure if different sides of the same (albeit divided) island would really count as international, but SXM to AXA (operated by Winair) is just 14 miles.

Bumz_Rush

The main operator that I have been working with wanted to operate Moscow-Gibraltar.....

I copy your head banging, been doing that all this week, but too hot to get too excited about it...This head was being banged trying to get Port Authority for the operation of a small commercial passenger vessel.....we must comply with the same rules as the launch that supplies the parked off shore tankers.....emergency signs that if you stuck them all together you would have a very safe and secure hull....

Back to the subject the news re the "LCC" from Gib is good news, lets hope it evolves.

Off to the airport to catch the MON back to LTN.....

Bumz

Bumz_Rush

An epic, BA and MON diverted to AGP. BA very very professional. Monarch fiasco.
Apart from mot telling the pax the truth, re bussing, customs at the border, the "delay catering" a packet of chease and onion chrisps and a small bottle of water", the bus (s) condition, inc missing safety equipment, and seats held together with wire.
Arrival at AGP, with no information, security reluctant to take GIB boarding passes, the wait at the gate, for the first bus load, they sat outside for 20 mins.
Two lost pax, crew not certain re the bags loaded/ pax loaded, the lack of coordination between handling agents, and crew.
The catering had been on board, for perhaps 10 hours, without (I suspect) suitable stowage. Eventually the problems resolved, Captain advises that we must be in the air within 7 mins otherwise out of hours, (even after discretion).
How would AGP coped with full 757, and crew for holel, etc. The aircraft was scheduled to operate ex LTN very early next morning.
We landed LTN 05h30, instead of 22h30. a 7 hour delay.
This was a repeat of the previous day, when fog in GIB caused similar delays.

A new company is scheduled to offer ex GIB flights, so how will the run down Monarch fights survive.

Bumz

Bumz_Rush

http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/publicati...t7__g_mone.cfm

The link to the AAIB report.

Also reported in the local rag.

Interesting reading, my main observation is the lack of CVR. as the DIV would overwrite the 30 mins duration.

I was a pax on this flight.


Bumz