NEWCASTLE - 8

[daz211]

Reports of power outage via Twitter

[AerRyan]

Looks like the powers back now, LS374 is descending and leaving the hold and heading towards NCL.

[KNIEVEL77]

ATC using the old tower at the minute.
Good job they kept it.

[N707ZS]

Sounds like you need the minister from the Northern Power house!

[Matt4]

TCX/MT

Does anybody know why the TCX flight numbers on the airport website has changed to MT, I wonder if this has something to do with the airline trying to become more scheduled, or could be that it's a typo

[VickersVicount]

Originally Posted by Matt4

Does anybody know why the TCX flight numbers on the airport website has changed to MT, I wonder if this has something to do with the airline trying to become more scheduled, or could be that it's a typo

Hasnt MT always been the IATA code for TCX ?

[LiamNCL]

MT from the JMC days

[Matt4]

Yeah it has but I was just thinking why they have changed it to that?

[highwideandugly]

problems

Delays also due to lack of staff apparently.

Nice to see good old DTV Picking up some business...life in the old dog yet!!

[Travel Agent]

Would of thought MT was from the Mytravel days rather than JMC?

[N707ZS]

Does anyone know what did happen last night? Nothing in the news about flight diversions and delays.

[NCL-TRC]

The MT flight number is due to the fact that Thomas Cook are using a new computer system that requires a 2 letter code, as opposed to 3 letters.

[ash666]

If staff shortages really were part of the reason for diverting flights it really does put the whole airport operation in the Mickey Mouse category.

[nclops]

Travel Agent - MT has been the 2 letter code since JMC (maybe even flying colours) days. VZ was the My Travel 2 letter code.

[nclops]

No diversions due to lack of staff as far as I'm aware. Diversions I believe were due to a fire in a power sub station and the back up generators failed to kick in so no power on the airfield (tower, runway lights etc). I stand to be corrected but I thinks that's roughly what happened.

[ash666]

At least it was a warning about the generators without any serious accidents.

[Marra123]

Pretty sure nclops is correct from what I have heard. Customers from BA have said on twitter that DTV had no staff and the coach driver went off to find someone.
Newcastle was already open again by the time BA left LHR but diverted to MME anyway which could have been for any reason.
BA1337 left MME bound for LHR at around 1am this morning.

[nclops]

As far as I'm aware, due to the uncertainty of when NCL would reopen the BA1336 had already planned to operate to DTV before it left LHR. As a consequence, by the time NCL did reopen the 1337 pax were already on coaches on their way to LHR. I'm surprised DTV stayed open for them!

[VentureGo]

Eurowings A320

Today's service to DUS is operated by D-AIZQ Airbus A320 in new Eurowings livery.
Is there a change of equipment taking place on this route (from CRJ900). Notice A320 has been used before (also on a Tuesday I think)

[HH6702]

A320 on Tuesday's only for the winter
CRJ900 for the rest of them

Maybe testing if they can make the route work with A320's since the CRJ's are all leaving