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It wasn't a numpty comment I am just continually amazed that people want to pay rock bottom prices but expect a full service airline. When things go wrong there isn't any slack in the system and flights get delayed or cancelled. The days of airlines keeping aircraft and crews on standby are long past.
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easyJet do keep crews on standby...there just isnt a limitless amount of people. When things go wrong, and aircrafts get stuck all over, the level of crewing gets fully stretched. Crews from all over being called out from anywhere to operate the flights
And sometimes, there simply arent enough people
And sometimes, there simply arent enough people
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New Monarch services to Turkey
- NEW Manchester to Antalya (Mediterranean Coast) – 2 flights per week
- Manchester – Dalaman – increases from 5 flights per week to 8 flights per week
- Manchester to Bodrum – increases from 1 flight per week to 2 flights per week
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Crews from all over being called out from anywhere to operate the flights
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Singapore flights- SIN via MUC
Hello,
I wander if anyone in the know might be able to tell me if the SQ legs of the MAN-MUC/MUC-MAN flights will become available for booking, similarly to how Saudi allow bookings between MAN and Geneva?
Quite keen to be able to catch a ride on a 777. Cheers!
I wander if anyone in the know might be able to tell me if the SQ legs of the MAN-MUC/MUC-MAN flights will become available for booking, similarly to how Saudi allow bookings between MAN and Geneva?
Quite keen to be able to catch a ride on a 777. Cheers!
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They will be available for booking soon via Singapore Airlines but if you wish to book right now you can pay a full IATA fare via one of the travel companies such as Expedia, Ebookers etc.
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I know easyJet have attracted a bit of bad press on here but they have done their best considering the circumstances. As has already been pointed out there is only a finite number of standby crew and even that pool was probably getting depleted to some extent due to the long days and the extra duty hours that crew were accumulating. These extra hours then would limit what use some crew could be if they are running close to their limits for their duty hours etc.
To be fair to easyJet, they have positioned the odd aircraft up to Manchester over the past week or so from Stansted or Luton to try and ease the disruption.
The current staff shortage/industrial issues with ATC staff in the Canaries has produced some 'eye watering' slot delays as well and that has just compounded the disruption over the past week or so. Slot delays to and from the Canaries were in the worst case topping 5 hours last weekend for some flights. One of the easyJet TFS rotations night-stopped in TFS due to the crew running out of hours. I think there was a LPL-ACE rotation that was in the same boat as well due to horrendous slot delays. Very unfortunate timing when some of the passengers that were travelling, were perhaps rebooked from previous flights that were cancelled due to the snow.
Finally... no I do not work for them before anyone asks!
To be fair to easyJet, they have positioned the odd aircraft up to Manchester over the past week or so from Stansted or Luton to try and ease the disruption.
The current staff shortage/industrial issues with ATC staff in the Canaries has produced some 'eye watering' slot delays as well and that has just compounded the disruption over the past week or so. Slot delays to and from the Canaries were in the worst case topping 5 hours last weekend for some flights. One of the easyJet TFS rotations night-stopped in TFS due to the crew running out of hours. I think there was a LPL-ACE rotation that was in the same boat as well due to horrendous slot delays. Very unfortunate timing when some of the passengers that were travelling, were perhaps rebooked from previous flights that were cancelled due to the snow.
Finally... no I do not work for them before anyone asks!
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Does anyone know any more information about this:
It suggests this is a code share flight. The only other airlines on the route are BMIBaby and Jet2 who are no way related to CSA - could they be returning? It also doesn't show what aircraft the flight will be flown with.
A little further digging finds this:
Boeing 737-400 (WW and LS use 733s). It isn't in AOG but obviously Amadeus has it on sale. It looks like a night stop - similar to their previous operation at MAN - do they plan to return?
Anybody know any more info?
It suggests this is a code share flight. The only other airlines on the route are BMIBaby and Jet2 who are no way related to CSA - could they be returning? It also doesn't show what aircraft the flight will be flown with.
A little further digging finds this:
Boeing 737-400 (WW and LS use 733s). It isn't in AOG but obviously Amadeus has it on sale. It looks like a night stop - similar to their previous operation at MAN - do they plan to return?
Anybody know any more info?
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Well i think thats an indication of return -Looks like a overnight stopper with a FULL CSA flight number -NOT codeshare range these are four figure numbers
OK3--- , OK4---, OK5--- for Sky team partners AirFrance/KLM/Alitalia/Delta/Korean and Aeroflot plus a few others mainly Russian regionals Finnair and Malev !
The code share would surely be a reference to Skyteam partner Aeroflot .
Note the new Aeroflot web site also shows the codeshare via Prague and it one of a very few codeshare destinations advertised within Europe by Aeroflot.
I think we need to await a confirmation from CSA in the coming weeks.
OK3--- , OK4---, OK5--- for Sky team partners AirFrance/KLM/Alitalia/Delta/Korean and Aeroflot plus a few others mainly Russian regionals Finnair and Malev !
The code share would surely be a reference to Skyteam partner Aeroflot .
Note the new Aeroflot web site also shows the codeshare via Prague and it one of a very few codeshare destinations advertised within Europe by Aeroflot.
I think we need to await a confirmation from CSA in the coming weeks.
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According to the January edition of Airliner World:
'The Czech flag carrier is providing the airline (Danube Wings) with one of its own Boeing 737-400's under a wet lease agreement, the aircraft retaining its Czech Airlines titles and colours but operating under the Danube Wings name'
'The Czech flag carrier is providing the airline (Danube Wings) with one of its own Boeing 737-400's under a wet lease agreement, the aircraft retaining its Czech Airlines titles and colours but operating under the Danube Wings name'
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This is correct in so far as Danube Wings are using OK-WGY a CSA B734 and ex BA aircraft G-DOCI.
However its based in Bratislava in neighbouring Slovakia and operates services from their Kosice and Poprad Tatry to Dublin /Luton and Manchester.
Not to or between Prague.
The remaining Danube wings network normally sees their own ATRs i believe.
However its based in Bratislava in neighbouring Slovakia and operates services from their Kosice and Poprad Tatry to Dublin /Luton and Manchester.
Not to or between Prague.
The remaining Danube wings network normally sees their own ATRs i believe.
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The aircraft is not in CSA colours and does have Danubewings titles
OK-WGY - Danube Wings Boeing 737-400 Aircraft - London - Luton Photo @ Airplane-Pictures.net
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OK-WGY - Danube Wings Boeing 737-400 Aircraft - London - Luton Photo @ Airplane-Pictures.net
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CSA to return
CSA have confimred that they will return to MAN on 28th March
OK646 will arrive 20:00 and depart next day OK647 as 07:40
they have not confirmed if they will continue the flight though winter 2010/2011.
OK646 will arrive 20:00 and depart next day OK647 as 07:40
they have not confirmed if they will continue the flight though winter 2010/2011.