Originally Posted by
Rivet Joint
This airport is such a joke. There has been a light smattering of snow and by 11:30 only 2 departures. The first has already arrived in Guernsey and in that time only the EZY has departed. If an A320 can use the runway why can't all these BE Q400s! And why cancel odd flights at complete random? Especially routes with only one rotation! Such a badly badly run airport.
Q400s seem to be very prone to icing conditions. Several BEQ400s and a Luxair Q400 diverted to SEN yesterday because of severe inflight icing into LCY. So it may not be an airport failing but an airframe problem.