FlyGlobespan -7

[wee pixie]

What other airline discusses there plans with passengers ?

All airlines publish flight times they intend/are able to keep to. Globespan staff tell pax who query flight times that they don't intend to follow the published schedules but cannot tell them what schedules they do intend to follow.

Can you imagine phoneing up BRITISH AIRWAYS and asking when they are going to get there ETOPS back.

No, I cannot imagine any circumstances where that would arise, BA have never lost nor volunteered to give up their ETOPS. But if BA were the ones with heads in sand and hundreds of very worried and disgruntled pax, I expect we'd be reading about it all over the media and certainly on here.

I cannot understand why any airline whose reputation for long haul is going down the proverbial pan is witholding information which could help to save their name. From the avoidance of answering any questions on this forum and elsewhere we can only assume that there is no such information or that nobody posting here has access to it. Pax (and some other interested parties) are being left to assume the worst and speculate, it must surely be sensible to counter that if you can.

[dicanio10]

It's just occured to me, do pax have to vacate the aircraft and go through immigration at Bangor during a fuel stop nowadays. Did this about 20 years ago. Plane load of holidaymakers trooping through a one man security operation. Would have been ok if he didn't keep asking everyone if they knew his aunt in Leeds!

And GSM SCOT - I guess the 767 is still grounded at MAN so it will be the 757 this Saturday?

[Four Fishes]

Paddy Air in Edinburgh

Hmmm. I see Ryanair are muscling into EDI (PMI etc)

Wonder what that's going to do to GSM's market share.....?

[mm0wkj]

dicanio10

Pax dont get off at Bangor so its down, fill er up and off again thankfully.

Cabin crew were talking about another contract for the 767 but its gone quite on that front. Last we heard it was still in Man after the hi lifter prang with no repairs yet so 757 on the scenic route Fri-Sat-Sun....

[GSM SCOT]

SFB

Incorrect: 767 was repaired at the start of the week.

This weekend the 757 AND the 767 will operate the SFB.

[dicanio10]

Cheers mm0wkj

[mm0wkj]

GSM Scot

EXCELLENT news. Something positive and accurate at last. Much appreciated, thank you.

[wee pixie]

Thanks for that info GSM SCOT, watching and hoping . . . . . . .

[mm0wkj]

GSM Scot... forgot to ask. do you know if this is to be regular over the next few weeks?

[mm0wkj]

GSM Scot.... well done mate.. Info was spot on and no extra delay added to the overnight from SFB last night with the 767 boarding for the return hop as I type... If GSM keep this up we'll wonder what all the fuss was about.

Any news on if the 75/76 rotations will continue?

[wee pixie]

Am I too early to

Any thoughts on how things will continue in the coming weeks? Will they use the 757 on the flights via Belfast and the 767 on the rest or are there other plans for the 767?

[skyman771]

dicanio10

It's just occured to me, do pax have to vacate the aircraft and go through immigration at Bangor during a fuel stop nowadays. Did this about 20 years ago. Plane load of holidaymakers trooping through a one man security operation.

Don't know what flight you were on but you must have been unlucky, I have transited through BGR many times in with numerous UK charter airlines in late 80's & early 90's. All stops required a madatory deplane whilst refuel in progress, always dumped in a transit lounge for c. 45min - 1 Hour then back on board & off ! Incidentally also same situation was experienced at Gander.

[mm0wkj]

wee pixie.. Just me guessing again but if they do continue to rotate the 75/76 I think it will be 75 Tues, Thurs, Sat flights and the 76 Friday on the BFS stop.

[WestofEMA]

skyman771 wrote

Don't know what flight you were on but you must have been unlucky, I have transited through BGR many times in with numerous UK charter airlines in late 80's & early 90's. All stops required a madatory deplane whilst refuel in progress, always dumped in a transit lounge for c. 45min - 1 Hour then back on board & off ! Incidentally also same situation was experienced at Gander.

Ahh, those were the days. It was so funny in those early days seeing Florida bound pax walking across the frozen runway in Gander wearing T-shirts and shorts, as they were not pre-warned what Gander was like.

[wee pixie]

Just me guessing again but if they do continue to rotate the 75/76 I think it will be 75 Tues, Thurs, Sat flights and the 76 Friday on the BFS stop.

Why do you think this? I'd have thought it made more sense to have the 757 on the Friday flights as they have the scheduled stop in Belfast anyway. I'll be sh*tting myself if they try to fly us non stop from SFB-GLA on a 757 without a fuel stop.

But then if it's the 767 it messes up my seat reservations . . .

Wait and see . . . unless anyone knows anything?

Are we 100% sure that we don't deplane in Bangor? We have a pax requiring a full carry on, not sure that will be possible

Help me out here, I'm not good with surprises

[mm0wkj]

Wee pixie

You wont go non stop GLA-SFB without refuelling in the 757 unless the A/C is almost empty and you get favourable winds and you wont be getting off the plane until you get to SFB as any refuelling is done whilst you are on the A/C. SFB-GLA can be done without a fuel stop but again it depends on the tail winds and how loaded the plane is.

757/767?. GSM probably wont know until a few days before so prepair for either. If it the 76 it wont be full so you will probably get to spread out and could get 3 center seats to yourself to grab some sleep.

If the seating config hasnt been change on the 76 then the mid cabin (premium Ecc) has extra legroom, if you've booked extra legroom you'll probably go there.

Hope that helps

[DAVYDAY]

Gsm & Alba

Rumour GSM and their ground handler Alba are starting up at Toronto (YHM) this summer ,would this be to ensure they turn the aircraft on time.
It is a very hot rumour at GLA..?

[4567]

Do GSM plan to bring back one of there 767's with Air India and use that and the 767 they have the now for S08 ?

[GSM SCOT]

Alba Yhm

Alba have been advertising on their website for a few weeks now. Advert below.

Toronto Hamilton Airport (Canada)
Alba Ground Handling are currently recruiting for the following positions based at Hamilton Airport in Toronto, Canada;
Customer Service AgentsTicket Desk Agents

This should make a huge difference to the canadian flights this summer.

[Alan Tracey]

No!! operating on time (or with both engines working) would be the best option... There will still be the same staff who hide once a delay happens.....