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TNT arrivals?
Airport website showing two arrivals from Shannon with TAY flight numbers, are these TNT a/c and what gives with them? No departures though.. Dunno why, but I've thought it might be something to do with horses, York races and all that....
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Runway 32/14
The web cam is working,.just tried it 5 minutes ago to check.There is a update for Quick Time player maybe that's your problem.
ILS32
The web cam is working,.just tried it 5 minutes ago to check.There is a update for Quick Time player maybe that's your problem.
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Webcam.
What webcam are you using? Are you using the one i use for Leeds?
I use multiflight! Right across the runway from the main terminal gives good views of what on the stands near the terminal building.
If you use a different one, can you let me know?
JR.
I use multiflight! Right across the runway from the main terminal gives good views of what on the stands near the terminal building.
If you use a different one, can you let me know?
JR.
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Summer Capacity?
Can anyone tell me how well LBA has generally coped with passenger flow this summer?
I know the terminal is bursting at the seams, but on the few occasions I fly in and out each year it's usually a breeze.
Last Friday was a slightly different story though...
I flew back from AGP with Jet2, and we landed on schedule at exactly 15.00.
We parked on one of the furthest stands (not sure which one) and then were held on the aircraft for about 15 mins until coaches turned up.
Eventually the coaches got us to the terminal, but we weren't allowed off as apparantly there was no room inside the building!
Luckily I was on the first bus, so only had to wait about 5 mins, but the poor pax on buses 2 and 3 were held for quite a while, and it was pretty hot out there.
Once inside the terminal, the queue for UK Border was stretching all the way back to the entrance steps. Pax waiting to board a flight from Gate 10 have to cross that corridor, adding to the chaos even further.
It then took an age to get to border control, but all 4 desks were open and they seemed to be processing everyone pretty quickly.
Baggage reclaim was just a total mess. Bags were piled up all over the place, and you had to reach over them to get to the belt.
Anyway, it was about 16.15 when I finally got outside, which still isn't bad from landing to driving away.
Is this what it's been like all summer, or was it just one of those days?
I guess a couple of early or delayed flights were to blame, but I felt really sorry for the staff having to deal with so many grumpy frustrated people.
Hopefully the terminal extension (if it ever gets built) will sort things out.
I know the terminal is bursting at the seams, but on the few occasions I fly in and out each year it's usually a breeze.
Last Friday was a slightly different story though...
I flew back from AGP with Jet2, and we landed on schedule at exactly 15.00.
We parked on one of the furthest stands (not sure which one) and then were held on the aircraft for about 15 mins until coaches turned up.
Eventually the coaches got us to the terminal, but we weren't allowed off as apparantly there was no room inside the building!
Luckily I was on the first bus, so only had to wait about 5 mins, but the poor pax on buses 2 and 3 were held for quite a while, and it was pretty hot out there.
Once inside the terminal, the queue for UK Border was stretching all the way back to the entrance steps. Pax waiting to board a flight from Gate 10 have to cross that corridor, adding to the chaos even further.
It then took an age to get to border control, but all 4 desks were open and they seemed to be processing everyone pretty quickly.
Baggage reclaim was just a total mess. Bags were piled up all over the place, and you had to reach over them to get to the belt.
Anyway, it was about 16.15 when I finally got outside, which still isn't bad from landing to driving away.
Is this what it's been like all summer, or was it just one of those days?
I guess a couple of early or delayed flights were to blame, but I felt really sorry for the staff having to deal with so many grumpy frustrated people.
Hopefully the terminal extension (if it ever gets built) will sort things out.
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Adguy, I was working on the day you mentioned, and I can assure you it is never normally like that at LBA. It all went wrong as Thomson Airways used a Boeing 767-300 instead of the usual 757-200 on their Palma flight, meaning that the stand plan was messed up due to wingspan issues of that aircraft. This meant that more flights than planned had to be bussed to the terminal, and also several flights landed slightly late and several slightly early (5 x 737 arrivals, 1 x 767 arrival and 2 x 757 arrivals within 45 minutes !! 
) in turn meaning a massive bottle neck of arriving passengers between 14.30 and 15.30
I was trying to board a flight from gate 10, as you mentioned when the Malaga queue was snaked WELL past there. Normally at the worst the back of the queue starts at gate 10, so what you experienced was really an exception.
Benchmark times for a 737 load of passengers through immigration is 8 minutes and for a 757 is about 12 minutes. Obviously at peak times two or three flights can be mixed together, at worst around half an hour wait from landing to getting into the baggage reclaim area. You also have to remember that the day you flew back, was in fact probably the busiest day of the year, with nearly ever single flight at capacity.
We get used to abusive passengers, expectations at LBA are far too high, it used to be a dream to fly from (it still is at quiet times) but days like you experienced are proof that the terminal extension is WELL OVERDUE. PULL YOUR FINGER OUT BRIDGEPOINT!
) in turn meaning a massive bottle neck of arriving passengers between 14.30 and 15.30I was trying to board a flight from gate 10, as you mentioned when the Malaga queue was snaked WELL past there. Normally at the worst the back of the queue starts at gate 10, so what you experienced was really an exception.
Benchmark times for a 737 load of passengers through immigration is 8 minutes and for a 757 is about 12 minutes. Obviously at peak times two or three flights can be mixed together, at worst around half an hour wait from landing to getting into the baggage reclaim area. You also have to remember that the day you flew back, was in fact probably the busiest day of the year, with nearly ever single flight at capacity.
We get used to abusive passengers, expectations at LBA are far too high, it used to be a dream to fly from (it still is at quiet times) but days like you experienced are proof that the terminal extension is WELL OVERDUE. PULL YOUR FINGER OUT BRIDGEPOINT!
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Hi righthandrule, thanks for your reply.
It was definately Friday when I flew in, and yes as you say it was on a B737.
I'd gone out the Friday before and was surprised it wasn't operated by a 757. I don't understand why when the Friday demand is usually quite high.
Anyway, your explanation would make perfect sense if it was the right day. Maybe something went wrong on Friday too?
Either way, I'm glad it hasn't been so chaotic up there all summer!
It was definately Friday when I flew in, and yes as you say it was on a B737.
I'd gone out the Friday before and was surprised it wasn't operated by a 757. I don't understand why when the Friday demand is usually quite high.
Anyway, your explanation would make perfect sense if it was the right day. Maybe something went wrong on Friday too?
Either way, I'm glad it hasn't been so chaotic up there all summer!
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Fridays can get very busy at immigration, I wasn't up there but obviously it took a long time.
On Fridays one of the 757 does the afternoon Malaga service as it goes out to Faro in the morning, so the morning Malaga is a 737. Well on a positive note it won't be that busy again up in immigration until next summer now, god help us should nothing have been done by then !!
On Fridays one of the 757 does the afternoon Malaga service as it goes out to Faro in the morning, so the morning Malaga is a 737. Well on a positive note it won't be that busy again up in immigration until next summer now, god help us should nothing have been done by then !!
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Terminal redevelopment
Anybody in the know,if this is likely to start this winter?.Wasn't it supposed to get underway last year?.
Only reason for asking is that we are flying out at Christmas time,and wondered if the terminal would likely be a building site!.
Cheers.
Only reason for asking is that we are flying out at Christmas time,and wondered if the terminal would likely be a building site!.
Cheers.
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Easyjet to base at LBA?
Just heard today that Easyjet have been in serious talks with the management of LBA to set up a base at LBA with two aircraft. Anybody know if there is any truth behind this?