DURHAM TEES VALLEY AIRPORT - 5
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WOW! An NCL diversion shock horror! Still doesn't make up for the 200+ KLM passengers that have been let down by MME not getting them selves in gear and at least trying to get the runway clear! Wonder what KLM think of the situation!
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Three diversions into MME, a British Airways, and two Thomsons. Lets hope it does not snow, because lets face it...they may not get out, and could be stuck here for up to a week!
Northern Echo
Airport bosses slammed for snow chaos
3:24pm Tuesday 5th January 2010
A NORTH-EAST airport has come under fire after its timetable was decimated by snow and ice.
Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) reopened yesterday afternoon after several days of canceled and diverted flights.
Several airport enthusiasts have contacted The Northern Echo to complain about the situation.
One enthusiast, Peter Harris, said: "Both Newcastle and Leeds have had some problems but the vast majority of their flights have operated.
"At one time Teesside Airport used to handle many diverting aircraft especially from Leeds. "This is supposed to be an international airport - it seems to me in name only."
Further comments have been left on the Professional Pilots Rumour Network website.
They question why the Teesside airport has been so badly affected compared to Newcastle and Leeds Bradford airports.
In response, airport bosses said they were having to deal with some of the most challenging weather conditions faced in recent years with continuing snow showers falling on compacted ice.
A statement issued by the airport added: "Temperatures have remained below freezing over a long period and they have fallen as low as -9.5C. We are doing everything possible to deal with the situation but I am sure that people will understand that our first concern has to be safety."
3:24pm Tuesday 5th January 2010
A NORTH-EAST airport has come under fire after its timetable was decimated by snow and ice.
Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) reopened yesterday afternoon after several days of canceled and diverted flights.
Several airport enthusiasts have contacted The Northern Echo to complain about the situation.
One enthusiast, Peter Harris, said: "Both Newcastle and Leeds have had some problems but the vast majority of their flights have operated.
"At one time Teesside Airport used to handle many diverting aircraft especially from Leeds. "This is supposed to be an international airport - it seems to me in name only."
Further comments have been left on the Professional Pilots Rumour Network website.
They question why the Teesside airport has been so badly affected compared to Newcastle and Leeds Bradford airports.
In response, airport bosses said they were having to deal with some of the most challenging weather conditions faced in recent years with continuing snow showers falling on compacted ice.
A statement issued by the airport added: "Temperatures have remained below freezing over a long period and they have fallen as low as -9.5C. We are doing everything possible to deal with the situation but I am sure that people will understand that our first concern has to be safety."
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Peel really have made a fool out of themselves.
What MME needs is a boost, and Peel won't give us that because they concentrate more on Liverpool John Lennon, and advertise that more than anything.
By the way, how do you know all the diversions are coming in? Aha!
What MME needs is a boost, and Peel won't give us that because they concentrate more on Liverpool John Lennon, and advertise that more than anything.
By the way, how do you know all the diversions are coming in? Aha!
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Diversions
I think just one LHR flight to NCL actualy diverted to MME. It then continued up to NCL with passengers? when the runway at NCL was cleared.
The 2 Alicante TOM flights diverted inbound to MME this afternoon must have also positioned up to NCL where presumably the outbound passengers were waiting. Both flights departing or have now departed from NCL.
As someone has said earlier one of the Alicante flights was originally meant to depart / arrive MME. It seems that luck ie snow at NCL for a while diverted the inbound back to where it should have gone in the first place. The outbound pax presumably already bussed to NCL so the aircraft positioning there to take them outbound to Alicante (quicker than bussing them back to MME?).
If I am wrong someone will perhaps correct me.
The inbound Brussels to NCL did divert to MME, not sure if its still there?.
The 2 Alicante TOM flights diverted inbound to MME this afternoon must have also positioned up to NCL where presumably the outbound passengers were waiting. Both flights departing or have now departed from NCL.
As someone has said earlier one of the Alicante flights was originally meant to depart / arrive MME. It seems that luck ie snow at NCL for a while diverted the inbound back to where it should have gone in the first place. The outbound pax presumably already bussed to NCL so the aircraft positioning there to take them outbound to Alicante (quicker than bussing them back to MME?).
If I am wrong someone will perhaps correct me.
The inbound Brussels to NCL did divert to MME, not sure if its still there?.
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Strange isn't it? With the first press enquiry it was " the wrong type of snow " excuse. When they started to get several press enquiries they found that they had enough equipment and chemicals to open the airport.Not only that but they started to accept diverts from other airports. Methinks the backsides may be twitching at last.
Fl Dutchman you are essentially correct with a few minor details missing.
Fl Dutchman you are essentially correct with a few minor details missing.
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Just a bit of info for you guys that is not rumour
My godparents were on the ALC - LBA Thomson flight yesterday and they were diverting to NCL circled a few times when the airport closed, they then diverted to MME. Bit of a skiddy landing apparently. They then sat on the a/c for 2.5 hours before they announced they were going to fly to NCL. Passenger uproar and the police had to be brought on to the aircraft where they arrested one of the passengers.
The remaining passengers were then offloaded and bussed to Leeds.
There was another Thomson a/c in also from Liverpool, A BA aircraft from LHR
Not sure about the rest
My godparents were on the ALC - LBA Thomson flight yesterday and they were diverting to NCL circled a few times when the airport closed, they then diverted to MME. Bit of a skiddy landing apparently. They then sat on the a/c for 2.5 hours before they announced they were going to fly to NCL. Passenger uproar and the police had to be brought on to the aircraft where they arrested one of the passengers.
The remaining passengers were then offloaded and bussed to Leeds.
There was another Thomson a/c in also from Liverpool, A BA aircraft from LHR
Not sure about the rest
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Chaps,
Just a snow related question.......does an airfield have to be closed for a particular duration of time before the METAR shows it SNOCLO?
EGNT and DTV are closed yet no sign of SNOCLO on the current METAR report!
Thanks.
Just a snow related question.......does an airfield have to be closed for a particular duration of time before the METAR shows it SNOCLO?
EGNT and DTV are closed yet no sign of SNOCLO on the current METAR report!
Thanks.
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There was another Thomson a/c in also from Liverpool, A BA aircraft from LHR
Just a snow related question.......does an airfield have to be closed for a particular duration of time before the METAR shows it SNOCLO?
EGNT and DTV are closed yet no sign of SNOCLO on the current METAR report!
EGNT and DTV are closed yet no sign of SNOCLO on the current METAR report!
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The METAR can included SNOCLO but the normal means of communication for an airport closure due to snow is via a SNOWTAM. Others use a NOTAM as checking SNOTAMS on the AIS website requires you to click a box to include SNOWTAM's.
Strictly speaking, RMK should precede the SNOCLO in a METAR report
Yesterdays METAR for EGPE;
METAR EGPE 051820Z 05021KT 9999 8000SW VCSH FEW010 SCT020CB BKN045 02/01 Q1011 SNOCLO
Strictly speaking, RMK should precede the SNOCLO in a METAR report
Yesterdays METAR for EGPE;
METAR EGPE 051820Z 05021KT 9999 8000SW VCSH FEW010 SCT020CB BKN045 02/01 Q1011 SNOCLO
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Sorry folks I stand corrected it seems you can put SNOCLO on the METAR...never seen it myself and we apparently tried getting it on ours today but couldn't with the software we have. As Papa Oscar said though, I'd trust a SNOWTAM/NOTAM more than just the METAR alone 
But hey, we're open and with 36m cleared width bring on the Heathrow diversions!!! lol
-HD-
But hey, we're open and with 36m cleared width bring on the Heathrow diversions!!! lol
-HD-