Originally Posted by
skianyn vannin
I used to use it to find out where the aircraft I was due to takeover was in flight and its ETA. Certainly more accurate than the nonsense the handling agent told me.
Oh so true…our company OPs lost us after a diversion once….literally didn’t even know what country we had been in for best part of 24 hours…anyhow I digress - as far as Flight Radar goes…:
A few years back…LHR, snow (so what follows was almost inevitable…)….we’ve briefed and are expecting a “on time departure”
Get to gate….no aircraft…..check iPad - company sources. We and G-XXXX are supposedly both at the advertised gate…..I have a think, check a non-company source on t’internet…
Ring OPs…
Me ”Where’s our aircraft”
Them: “on stand XXX”
Me” “we’re there now, I’m looking out of the window. there’s no aircraft, are we still meant to be on G-XXXX?”
Them “Yep”
Me: “Oh, interesting because I’ve just checked Flight radar and the aircraft is currently over Lands End, inbound”
Them: “Hang on” … click…..wrrrrrrr……………..