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Chiglet, hope thats not sour grapes! I think you'll find they cancel it at the drop of a hat regularly, or was it just once since it started. That was due to a major festival in Pakistan!
I think you will find Bradford has the largest Pakistanni comunity in the UK so it's no surprise that when Shaheen started ex LBA the MAN PIA loads dropped off.
PIA jumped on the route when Shaheen had ac leasing problems, but unlike them they have stuck at twice weekly so as not to hurt the MAN operation too much. Shaheen were 4 weekly before their ac lease expired.
Rumor is Shaheen want to recommence ex LBA!
I think you will find Bradford has the largest Pakistanni comunity in the UK so it's no surprise that when Shaheen started ex LBA the MAN PIA loads dropped off.
PIA jumped on the route when Shaheen had ac leasing problems, but unlike them they have stuck at twice weekly so as not to hurt the MAN operation too much. Shaheen were 4 weekly before their ac lease expired.
Rumor is Shaheen want to recommence ex LBA!
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Few A330 Slots to be taken now XL wont be getting theirs this winter!!..perhaps Air Blue might take these up????..think XL were down for three with one going on lease to Finnair.I also heard that they were due to get a least a couple of A330's to start Long Haul services.....
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Not totally incorrect Vuelo
Incorrect? - Really?
I understood that WW were starting AMS this winter. You can't book on it until April 2009!
Anyway happy booking, it's just such good fun to go through the procedure, then print off your details and then just wait for the day of your trip to come around ---------- till they pull it - you'll see
I understood that WW were starting AMS this winter. You can't book on it until April 2009!
Anyway happy booking, it's just such good fun to go through the procedure, then print off your details and then just wait for the day of your trip to come around ---------- till they pull it - you'll see
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Hooded,
No not sour grapes. Far from it in fact, 'cos I now work in MACC [Radar], and have been on the sector several times when Leeds have told me that it was cancelled...again. We get paid to shift traffic. Doesn't matter a jot whether it's out of Leeds,Donny or Wellesbourne Mountford or Caernarfon, we move it..
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No not sour grapes. Far from it in fact, 'cos I now work in MACC [Radar], and have been on the sector several times when Leeds have told me that it was cancelled...again. We get paid to shift traffic. Doesn't matter a jot whether it's out of Leeds,Donny or Wellesbourne Mountford or Caernarfon, we move it..
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Anyone know the reason for diversions to leeds/bradford etc on sunday? Tech problem with an aircraft on the runway was reported but I can't find any further reference to it.
Cheers,
J
Cheers,
J
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A British Airways Airbus on an incoming shuttle from Heathrow had a flap problem and was vectored around a little to give the crew some time for the landing. Other aircraft had to go into the hold and a couple didn't have enough holding fuel.
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A lot of that reduction will be due to great wall leaving then returning, also fedex pulling MAN in favour of STN.
Pax figures arnt so bad considering the XL loss, as well as the futura flights and one or 2 travel agents going under.
Also considering the credit crunch and then the figures are easily explainable.
It will be down even more next month with BA pulling the JFK route, AA reducing frequency and the quieter period of charter operations.
Its going to be a cold cold winter, the only thing to look forward to is possible diverts in bad weather
Pax figures arnt so bad considering the XL loss, as well as the futura flights and one or 2 travel agents going under.
Also considering the credit crunch and then the figures are easily explainable.
It will be down even more next month with BA pulling the JFK route, AA reducing frequency and the quieter period of charter operations.
Its going to be a cold cold winter, the only thing to look forward to is possible diverts in bad weather
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Rumours of a new set of FR routes are going round...a Greek destination is rumoured as FR is expected to expand into Greece in the next six months.
Other possibilities are more Italian routes and Balkan destinations.
Other possibilities are more Italian routes and Balkan destinations.
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XL passenger numbers won't have been effected too much last month. Remember they were still flying people home. This month will be worse and as mentioned above, the winter will be quite also.
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Anyone know anything about the on stand evac of an aircraft a week last Monday (29th Sept)? Friend of a colleague was (I'm told) waiting to fly to Amsterdam when the inbound aircraft did an evac without slides, so people were coming out over the wing. Outbound flight was subsequently cancelled, but rather than being taken out down via the gate to the arrivals level to retrieve their bags they went 'another way' due to injured pax being treated down there. A look at the movements site suggests that Fokker 70 PH-KZB arrived as KL1093, but didn't go out until a couple of days later, so I guess that was the flight in question. Smoke inhalation was also mentioned.
I assume it can't have amounted to much as I can't find anything about it in the press - just wondering if anyone knew the real story.
I assume it can't have amounted to much as I can't find anything about it in the press - just wondering if anyone knew the real story.
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A380 Diversio status confirmed
I am sure that this was mentioned in an earlier post, but just to confirm that as of 2328 (odd time) yesterday, Manchester is officially able to accept 1 A380 as a diversion at any one time.
EGTT/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5321N00217W005
FROM: 08/10/06 23:28 TO: 09/03/31 23:59
E) AD AVBL AS DIVERSION ALTERNATE FOR A380 ACFT, RWY 05L/23R ONLY.
LIMITED TWY ROUTING UNDER GUIDANCE FM FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE. ONLY ONE A380 MAY BE ACCOMMODATED AT ANY ONE TIME. TWY WIDTH RESTRICTED ON SOME CURVES AND INTERSECTIONS. USE OF OVERSTEERING REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN WHEEL TO EDGE CLEARANCE. RFF TEMPORARILY SUPPLEMENTED TO CAT 10 FOR A380 OPS.
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EGTT/QFAXX/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5321N00217W005
FROM: 08/10/06 23:28 TO: 09/03/31 23:59
E) AD AVBL AS DIVERSION ALTERNATE FOR A380 ACFT, RWY 05L/23R ONLY.
LIMITED TWY ROUTING UNDER GUIDANCE FM FOLLOW-ME VEHICLE. ONLY ONE A380 MAY BE ACCOMMODATED AT ANY ONE TIME. TWY WIDTH RESTRICTED ON SOME CURVES AND INTERSECTIONS. USE OF OVERSTEERING REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN WHEEL TO EDGE CLEARANCE. RFF TEMPORARILY SUPPLEMENTED TO CAT 10 FOR A380 OPS.
Scottie Dog