GATWICK

[colegate]

Just one example of why BAA is not the slightest bit interested in its customers certainly at LGW. I was in the security queue this am at around 0500. There was a female security officer there who ordered pax "Take off your coats and belts" Not so much as a please. Everybody in the queue was asking why they were being treated so rudely. We all felt like cattle. Thanks BAA. We pay a huge a huge amount just to walk through your airport and that is how you treat us.

[londonmet]

BAA security staff on the main are pigs. End of.

[daz211]

I see the FR5568 ALC-LGW has been Diverted to STN.
Is this due to the snow ? if so how bad is it over there ?

[londonmet]

EGKK

Q) EGTT/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5109N00011W005
FROM: 09/02/01 19:59 TO: 09/02/01 21:15
E) RWY 08R/26L CLOSED DUE WX

L Met

[Charley B]

Runway is shut at LGW as has iced over(think part of it has) and earliest it will open is 21.15 tonight GMT
Lots of diverts!
We have had 1 inch appx of snow here tonight
Fun--I think not!

[LTNman]

I see the FR5568 ALC-LGW has been Diverted to STN.

Actually it is on stand 22 at Luton

[DOOBIE]

LTNman you just beat me to it.

Also here from Lgw are EZY738, EZY5296 and EZY5478, with CNO623 on approach. A BA/Flyer RJ100 has also just diverted in from LCY.

[daz211]

Alc-lgw

Yer sorry now up-dated on FR website .

FR5568 diverted to LTN due snow At STN Pax coached to LGW .

And again corrected to diverted to LTN due snow at LGW

[Le Tirer]

What is the point of the 'Live Flight Arrivals' if the information is so inaccurate?

BAA website for LGW currently at (2112) shows

WOW110 cancelled - actually diverted to Southampton
BA2865 delayed - actually diverted to Bournemouth (landed 2015)
BA8087 delayed - actually diverted to Bournemouth (landed 2021)
BA2467 delayed - actually diverted to Bournemouth (landed 2028)
FR1126 expected 2025 - actually diverted to Bournemouth (landed BOH 2018!)

It does manage to show the other flights that went to BOH as diversions (NAX1342, TCX475L, BA2883)

FR118 and FR1184 are also both shown as cancelled although the Ryanair website says they were diverted to Birmingham!

LT

[daz211]

I understand what you say, I hate the fact that they cant say
FLT 5654 diverted to YYY, this would be very helpfull.

I have seen on the BA website that afew BA's have diverted to STN
but nothing on BAA STN webste.

I also understand that the diverted flights may well just be holding at
other airports but still if Ryanair can update there flights with lots of info
I would think other airlines and airports could do the same.

[Charley B]

LGW is STILL shut-we have had no further snow since 19.00 hrs appx-so not quite sure what is going on!

THINK LGW MAY BE OPENING SOON!
GOOD NEWS AT LAST!

[daz211]

I live 10 mins from STN and it has been snowing here since 2000
dont know how the Airport is hold up but all seems ok at the moment
even though there is a few inches in my garden .

[Provance]

hey folks

How are EI doing on the development of awareness of their Gatwick base ??

Are londoners even aware of EI's impending presence ??

[Shamrock350]

Well Aer Lingus have an advertising campaign in the London area, it's just print and radio at the moment. I've seen at least one advert everyday in the local papers and last night the ITV news showed a group of people huddled under a bus shelter with an Aer Lingus advert for glowing in the dark beside them. A TV campaign is due to start probably next month and everyone who has signed up for email offers will have been sent an email with details about fares from LGW yesterday. Aer Lingus will need to do more and keep it up throughout the Spring.

Taking a quick look at the Aer Lingus website shows that Malaga, Faro and even Knock seem quite popular with increased fares and busier seat maps on a number of dates.

Easyjet has launched three new routes from Gatwick in direct competition with Aer Lingus. Munich, Vienna and Zurich will start in early April but Aer Lingus is offering lower fares.

[airnoc]

Good to see knock route doing well on booking. Wonder will O'Leary jump in on the route like with Easyjet and leave no service to the west of Ireland?

[True Blue]

Flybe has announced Lgw - Dus today. With EI also launching at Lgw today and Norwegian transferring most of it's routes there, is the worst over for Lgw now? Could we start to see a gradual recovery at Lgw?

True Blue

[jettesen]

we must not forget that the load factors on aer lingus might be good, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they are taking away from other carriers like easyjet or ryanair etc. U have to remem,ber that this year, ther are 3 less airlines flying these routes from LGW this year, with the demise of my travel, first choice and GB airways. ok first choice and my travel have merged with other carriers, but there is less capacity on these routes.

There is plenty of room for Aer lingus here and think they will do well

[racedo]

Its because there is a common travel area between them and Gatwick so no passport is required.

You can still go through normal passport control.

Reason for boarding card is to ensure you came off flight but even this is a security risk as possible to have people switch boarding cards in a toilet.

[davedog]

No requirement to been seen by UK Border Agency (Passport Control). Common Travel Area (CTA) controls are usually manned by the Police for their own checks e.g. troubles in N Ireland etc. or they were probably making sure that you were not international arrivals, hence the requirement to produce your boarding card, so that those who are required to be seen by UK Border Agency are.

I do not think quoting Article 22 is going to get you far when standing in the queue, but try it and see what reply you get!

Regards

Davedog

[racedo]

Dave

In LGW Sth Terminal there is a separate corridor to the side that you use and manned by border agency...well when press the buzer he /she comes running from there. Its a bit outdated and likely to change in the future.