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Five rotations cancelled today according to the BRS website - Geneva, Rome, Ibiza, Faro and the evening Alicante.
There has been some debate of late on aviation websites that the airline has been cancelling flights because of crewing problems.
Does anyone know why so many BRS flights have been chopped today?
There has been some debate of late on aviation websites that the airline has been cancelling flights because of crewing problems.
Does anyone know why so many BRS flights have been chopped today?
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Hello WATABENCH,
Thanks for that.
Three more easyJet cancellations today - Krakow, Pisa and Berlin.
I suppose three is better than five (though not if you are one of the passengers affected) but it's not something that is going to increase the confidence of easyJet users at BRS, including me.
Ryanair
The 2 x weekly route to Bydgoszcz that only began in May seems to have been axed already - no longer bookable and no longer in the web timetable. I would never have used this route because I couldn't spell it.
As part 'compensation' the 3 x weekly Valencia has been increased to 4 x weekly.
Thanks for that.
Three more easyJet cancellations today - Krakow, Pisa and Berlin.
I suppose three is better than five (though not if you are one of the passengers affected) but it's not something that is going to increase the confidence of easyJet users at BRS, including me.
Ryanair
The 2 x weekly route to Bydgoszcz that only began in May seems to have been axed already - no longer bookable and no longer in the web timetable. I would never have used this route because I couldn't spell it.
As part 'compensation' the 3 x weekly Valencia has been increased to 4 x weekly.
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Just for your info, the psa had bird strike inbound to psa and the aircraft is still tech in psa. operating as u2 9190 eta 0915 12july. No spare aircraft, so result was krk and sxf canx. They will be an aircaft short for first wave so lets just see what will happen.
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By all accounts it was a little manic at the EZY ticket desk on Saturday...Got a call from a customer who was due to go on the IBZ flight with his family. Apparently there were a lot if Stag/Hen do's on the flight and lots of upset people.
I ended up booking them on the LCY-IBZ flight yesterday, which sounds a bit bizzare, but they had never been to LCY and were quite looking forward to it! Also have a driver so no real problems getting there, however this was I think over booked and they were bumped off the flight! No real heart ache though, as they each got GBP250 x 5 and put in a taxi to LGW for the BA flight later that day. The kids were made up as they each have GBP250 extra spending money!
I ended up booking them on the LCY-IBZ flight yesterday, which sounds a bit bizzare, but they had never been to LCY and were quite looking forward to it! Also have a driver so no real problems getting there, however this was I think over booked and they were bumped off the flight! No real heart ache though, as they each got GBP250 x 5 and put in a taxi to LGW for the BA flight later that day. The kids were made up as they each have GBP250 extra spending money!
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Slightly OT, but that LCY-IBZ flight appears quite bizarre to me. I know a BAEC Gold who's booked on it with his family, specifically so he can avoid the heaving throngs at LGW, or low-costing it with EZY. But it's got to be the most unlikely route, and I can't imagine who the normal clientèle would be.
(Now I'm slightly concerned it's a route prone to cancellations...)
(Now I'm slightly concerned it's a route prone to cancellations...)
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Yes it was chaotic around the Easyjet ticket desk at BRS, not helped by the Menzies staff being totally ignorant of the EU regulations regarding cancellation. They had not read the relevant info sheets that were sitting on the desk and when I suggested they did, they said they couldn't understand them. Brilliant!
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bravoromeosierraRe-booked from easyJet to BA CityFlyer? Impressive!
Obviously he had to pay for the new tickets, but we will sort out the EZY refund when he gets back...He was so desperate to get away he even talked about a private charter, but I didn't see the point!
Bristol_TravellerSlightly OT, but that LCY-IBZ flight appears quite bizarre to me.
They launched it with the recent addition of the E170's ex LCY..The other route is PMI and somewhere else I think. I guess it makes them extra revenue on the weekends, instead of the aircraft sitting on the ground. It is funny but i had the same conversation with my customer about it being quieter etc. To be honest, I completely forgot about it, but it was not until I got Worldspan going from home, that I saw the flight and it was fairly well priced too!
Luckily, the flight was not cancelled they just must have overbooked it, as 15 where left behind, so I was told. But thankfully BA put them all in taxi and they were also a little richer!
Obviously he had to pay for the new tickets, but we will sort out the EZY refund when he gets back...He was so desperate to get away he even talked about a private charter, but I didn't see the point!
Bristol_TravellerSlightly OT, but that LCY-IBZ flight appears quite bizarre to me.
They launched it with the recent addition of the E170's ex LCY..The other route is PMI and somewhere else I think. I guess it makes them extra revenue on the weekends, instead of the aircraft sitting on the ground. It is funny but i had the same conversation with my customer about it being quieter etc. To be honest, I completely forgot about it, but it was not until I got Worldspan going from home, that I saw the flight and it was fairly well priced too!
Luckily, the flight was not cancelled they just must have overbooked it, as 15 where left behind, so I was told. But thankfully BA put them all in taxi and they were also a little richer!
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Two more Easyjet flights from BRS cancelled today
EZY405 to Glasgow 1635
EZY407 to Alicante 1935
Bristol flight departures website reveals sorry state of affairs - delays of up to three and a half hours. Funny, other airlines seem to be getting away on time.
EZY407 to Alicante 1935
Bristol flight departures website reveals sorry state of affairs - delays of up to three and a half hours. Funny, other airlines seem to be getting away on time.
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and more easyJet cancellations
After last weekend when 5 rotations were cancelled on Saturday, 3 on Sunday and 2 on Monday (and at least one each day this week) we have 3 rotations cancelled this evening - Palma, Alicante and Faro.
Does anyone know the reason this time? I note that 7 easyJet flights into BRS this evening have had or are showing delays ranging from about 90 minutes to nearly three hours. Is there a knock-on effect leading to tonight's cancellations or is it mainly due to the reported crewing shortages the airline is experiencing at a number of airports?
I've used this airline regularly from Bristol since they took over Go (used them too) and have always told people how it is a decent way of flying from Bristol even though I was caught four times with the crewing problems in the summer of 2006. At least then we were told a couple of weeks in advance that the flights would be cancelled giving time to make alternative arrangements.
I will find it very hard to recommend them to anyone at the present time.
Apart from the inconvenienced passengers and the airline staff who can't be happy with the situation caused by their senior management's inability to manage its crewing, the image of Bristol Airport is being done no favours as most passengers will link the airport with the airline's failures.
Does anyone know the reason this time? I note that 7 easyJet flights into BRS this evening have had or are showing delays ranging from about 90 minutes to nearly three hours. Is there a knock-on effect leading to tonight's cancellations or is it mainly due to the reported crewing shortages the airline is experiencing at a number of airports?
I've used this airline regularly from Bristol since they took over Go (used them too) and have always told people how it is a decent way of flying from Bristol even though I was caught four times with the crewing problems in the summer of 2006. At least then we were told a couple of weeks in advance that the flights would be cancelled giving time to make alternative arrangements.
I will find it very hard to recommend them to anyone at the present time.
Apart from the inconvenienced passengers and the airline staff who can't be happy with the situation caused by their senior management's inability to manage its crewing, the image of Bristol Airport is being done no favours as most passengers will link the airport with the airline's failures.
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Heading up to Bristol soon to collect my daughter from Easyjet flight from Ibiza. Running 90 mins late - but as I fully expected it to be cancelled, as was her outbound flight a week ago, I am actually relieved that it's just delayed. What a way to run an airline!
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I was on EZY6168 (AMS-BRS) earlier in the week and that was delayed out of AMS due to weather.. so some of it is down to elements out of their control.
The fact that schedules are so tight make knock on delays so inevitable. But I won't defend them if its their own fault.
The fact that schedules are so tight make knock on delays so inevitable. But I won't defend them if its their own fault.
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In fact there were four easyJet cancellations from BRS yesterday because I had forgotten the morning Edinburgh was also cancelled.
easyJet was not the only airline affected by lengthy delays into Bristol last evening - Ryanair had two with one (Malaga from memory) not expected until 0330 (four hours late) but they didn't cancel any flights.
Delays are part and parcel of air travel as is the occasional cancellation but it's the scale of recent cancellations by easyJet that is disturbing.
easyJet was not the only airline affected by lengthy delays into Bristol last evening - Ryanair had two with one (Malaga from memory) not expected until 0330 (four hours late) but they didn't cancel any flights.
Delays are part and parcel of air travel as is the occasional cancellation but it's the scale of recent cancellations by easyJet that is disturbing.
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The Palma and Ibiza routes on BAcityflyer out of LCY are doing really well big club loads on all flights , you do get a better class of hen/stag clientele as well lol!!!!!!!! the pax are an eclectic mix of people on the route, club is usually full of pax with summer homes in IBZ or PLM all usually BA gold/silver cardholders I guess they prefer the more personal touch at LCY than LHR/LGW any way apologies for thread drift
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I believe it was something to do with crewing (hours/Sunday schedules), but I can't confirm. To be fair, some of the slots were bad yesterday.
What observers see is a flights(s) leaving 25-30 mins after the EOBT but the initial slots were absolutely horrendous, at one point the Easy Tenerife had a slot 3.5 hours after EOBT.
Mind you, that's not much comfort to the 831 people (both in BRS and abroad) stranded by the Faro, Alicante and Palma cancellations.
If today has been anything like yesterday then I'm in for a busy nightshift tonight.
What observers see is a flights(s) leaving 25-30 mins after the EOBT but the initial slots were absolutely horrendous, at one point the Easy Tenerife had a slot 3.5 hours after EOBT.
Mind you, that's not much comfort to the 831 people (both in BRS and abroad) stranded by the Faro, Alicante and Palma cancellations.
If today has been anything like yesterday then I'm in for a busy nightshift tonight.
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Thomson Airways Boeing 787
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If you can put up with the singing aardvarks for a bit longer you might be controlling the Boeing 787.
Chris Browne, MD of Thomson Airways, said today that the company intends to use the aircraft from Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Midlands and Bristol.
Start date for the Thomson 787 is reported to be 2012/2013 (assuming no further delays with development I suppose) but whether Bristol will be amongst the first batch of TOM 787 journeys is a moot point.
I believe the 787's wing span is too wide for the parallel taxiway (will overhang the boundary fence) and will have to backtrack the runway.
Nevertheless, it will certainly cancel out many of the disadvantages of the short runway if its reported performance is to be believed.
If you can put up with the singing aardvarks for a bit longer you might be controlling the Boeing 787.
Chris Browne, MD of Thomson Airways, said today that the company intends to use the aircraft from Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Midlands and Bristol.
Start date for the Thomson 787 is reported to be 2012/2013 (assuming no further delays with development I suppose) but whether Bristol will be amongst the first batch of TOM 787 journeys is a moot point.
I believe the 787's wing span is too wide for the parallel taxiway (will overhang the boundary fence) and will have to backtrack the runway.
Nevertheless, it will certainly cancel out many of the disadvantages of the short runway if its reported performance is to be believed.
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MV - I'm sure the airport will come up with a suitable solution for the 787. I'd be more worried about where it will park, we've only got one large stand as it is, although there is a plan to extend the Western apron so maybe they'll include another 767/787 stand or two.
I suspect though that Bristol will be fairly well down that list of airports when it comes to basing the 787. I hope I'm wrong though, as far back as I can remember, the airport management have been pinning their hopes on the 787 as the door opener for long haul so hopefully they have a plan.
I suspect though that Bristol will be fairly well down that list of airports when it comes to basing the 787. I hope I'm wrong though, as far back as I can remember, the airport management have been pinning their hopes on the 787 as the door opener for long haul so hopefully they have a plan.