Q400
Possibly fewer Q400 flights the better after today's problems, which saw their luck with the Brussels Airlines flights run out.
In fact not a great week at BHX, with cancellations, delays and combined flights plus of course the Denim Air F50.
Work colleague on the 12.05 BHX-BRU SN2040 actually managed to get on three aircraft for the price of one and will end up in the wrong country on his 50th having expected to end up in Stockholm!
SN2040 "OH" went tech on start-up, followed by three hours in departures before "OB" was prepared, then approximately 20 minutes into the flight it returned to BHX tech. By this time flybe had run out of aircraft and he ended up on the 20.20 Brussels Airlines RJ85. SN have paid for the hotel in Brussels tonight and re-booked him on the first Stockholm in the morning. Ironically he had booked on 06.00 but SN moved the BRU-Bromma times making the connection only possible on the later flight. The 06.00 went on time of course but SN2049 BRU-BHX cancelled.
Another site has "OO" emergency into Gatwick today - is this right?
Pete