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With the wind forecast to swing around tonight, if the cloudbase gets low, then regardless of any snow, not a lot may be able to land as I believe the "08" ILS is still out of action and notamed to be so until 17.00 on Friday.
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The 24 hour TAF states: TEMPO 0612 0200 +SN VV/// (Between 0200 and 0600 temporarily, 200m vis in heavy snow, sky obscured).
I doubt if the crew and passengers will be able to get to the airport with these arctic conditions
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I doubt if the crew and passengers will be able to get to the airport with these arctic conditions
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Around 5 years ago we had just an inch of snow in the evening rush hour and it caused chaos. It took around half an hour to get from the bottom of the hill to the Ibis. I made the decision to abandon the vehicle in the Ibis car park and phoned my boss to tell him I was setting off for home on foot and that if he didn’t hear from me by the morning he should call in the huskies. My bosses only concern was that I should not leave the company laptop in the vehicle. I then realised what was worth more to my company.
Wonder where Silverjet will end up tomorrow as it only takes a few flakes for LTN to be snow closed.
Wonder where Silverjet will end up tomorrow as it only takes a few flakes for LTN to be snow closed.
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Starts to snow around 4.15 so LTN is closed until 08.00, now it's 10.00, my guess it will stay closed to at least midday. The first Wizz flight is off to Birmingham.
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Luton's web site appears to have a problem:
Either that or the history of flight frm Luton is incorrect.
The Flight information in the table above was last updated at:
00:00 on 30 December 1899
00:00 on 30 December 1899
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Vintage - very good news ... and on the ILS too!
Glad to hear the snow clearing crews have done well. I notice there is no sign of Buster this morning ... is Whipsnade snowed in completely?
Glad to hear the snow clearing crews have done well. I notice there is no sign of Buster this morning ... is Whipsnade snowed in completely?
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The death of a man from hypothermia at Luton Airport is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Marek Pasich, 44, was removed from the terminal by Bedfordshire police officers on Saturday 16 January. He fell over outside the building but refused to get in to an ambulance and stayed on a seat outside the terminal. He was still on the seat the following morning and was taken by paramedics to hospital where he died.
Police are asking anyone who saw what happened to come forward.
Marek Pasich, 44, was removed from the terminal by Bedfordshire police officers on Saturday 16 January. He fell over outside the building but refused to get in to an ambulance and stayed on a seat outside the terminal. He was still on the seat the following morning and was taken by paramedics to hospital where he died.
Police are asking anyone who saw what happened to come forward.
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He was still on the seat the following morning and was taken by paramedics to hospital where he died.
Hmmm... not strictly true I think
as I understand it, he was pronounced dead at the scene & his body was removed.
It appeared he may have died of hypothermia, however he was ejected from the terminal on the previous day for being 'under the influence' & not having any reason for being there, ie. no ticket etc
Regardless of the circumstances, a very sad way to go
Hmmm... not strictly true I think
as I understand it, he was pronounced dead at the scene & his body was removed.
It appeared he may have died of hypothermia, however he was ejected from the terminal on the previous day for being 'under the influence' & not having any reason for being there, ie. no ticket etc
Regardless of the circumstances, a very sad way to go
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Just a point of fact: A person can only be legally pronounced dead by a doctor. If there was a UK registered doctor at the scene, then that could have happened. Whilst the Paramedics would have been pretty darn sure that he was dead, their responsibiity would be to get him to hospital as soon as possible. It may well have been that he was pronounced dead within five minutes of arrival but that would be recorded as the time and place of his death for legal purposes.
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as I understand it, he was pronounced dead at the scene & his body was removed.
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fair point, thanks for clarifying.
but the point I was making was, he was not 'taken to hospital where he died'
as was originally stated above. That implies he was still alive when he left the airport in the ambulance.
what I meant was, he was dead already & taken to hospital [where he was pronounced dead, presuming a UK registered Doctor had not attended the scene]
sorry if I didn't make that clear
carry on
but the point I was making was, he was not 'taken to hospital where he died'
as was originally stated above. That implies he was still alive when he left the airport in the ambulance.
what I meant was, he was dead already & taken to hospital [where he was pronounced dead, presuming a UK registered Doctor had not attended the scene]
sorry if I didn't make that clear
carry on