Originally Posted by
OltonPete
Looks as if you might be right looking at the profile of the flight.
Out of interest I don't remember this happening last year when the new aircraft were based and wouldn't it make sense for all bases to have at least one or two new aircraft based if summer temperatures are an issue from Arrecife?
Or was this just a one-off aircraft related issue requiring a tech stop?
The BHX route is six a week and daily from February and it seems unusual when dealing with a 7800ft runway wouldn't it be easier to reduce the risk and leave one SFP at each UK airport for the ACE services?
Pete
I am no professional but this is all news to me – never once have I heard of any 738 requiring a tech stop on flights from ACE to the UK. I have also flown from ACE many times on 738s as far as EDI and this has never been an issue. I suspect this would be medical or due to a technical issue with this particular aircraft (I believe it was also delayed on the outbound from BHX).