Strategic Airlines - UK

[gflynorw]

Fleet not flying as olympic work doesn't start till Tuesday and maintainence and cabin refurbishments, sub in due to scheduled Maintainence.

[powe0001]

Does anyone know if they have now started flying?

[Buster the Bear]

According to FR24, last flights it recorded were back on the 7th.

[redED]

One's still sat remotely at LGW

[Belle of the ball]

What's going on???

They were supposed to start flying yesterday for olympic but this flight went on an ly registered aircraft. Today's flight is currently 4 hours delayed. Considering they were only supposed to start yesterday not a good sign. Anybody know what's going on??

[Dysneyland]

Flight STU 3360 (MAN-RHO) with ETA 0715 showing "next information at 1315"

Flight STU 2374 (LGW-RHO) with ETA 0940 showing "delayed at 1400"

The joys of sub-chartering?

[puppet on a string]

LGW now just says 'delayed'...that's ominous

[JackRalston]

Ah now I understand why there is a massive delay on the MAN-RHO flight. I was doing boarding for the ZB698 to MAH and I kept having passengers coming up to me at Gate 211 and in a very angry tone wanting vouchers and more information on the delay....I had no idea what they were on about, Swissport don't deal with Strategic and next thing I saw was an enormous queue at the information desk with Premiere Handling agents there.

I've just looked at the MAN website and it says 'next information at 1530'. This doesn't sound good at all.

[Airbourne-Adamski]

The a/c LGW not moved, no action near it. It has been in the same place for a week now I think

[JackRalston]

STU3360 MAN-MAH with an STD 07:15 is now due to depart at 17:00

[Dysneyland]

According to the airport website, STU3360 is operating from MAN to RHO , not too sure where you got the MAN-MAH information from. Anyhow, this flight hasn't departed yet...

[JackRalston]

Sorry Dysneyland I got confused with something. I was doing boarding for ZB698 MAN-MAH at the time I saw people getting vouchers for that flight so I've just said MAH instead of RHO.

[LN-KGL]

STU3360 departed 19:44 local says manchesterairport.co.uk

[Matt995]

and operated by A320 LX-STB per flightradar24, so the airline is still flying!

[Dysneyland]

No worries JR

Just waiting now for STU2374 from LGW to get airborne... not a nice way to start your holidays if you ask me

[Bealine EchoGolf]

STU2374

It keeps being put back if you watch the Gatwick live departures site, was delayed to 20:30, then 20:35, then 20:40, no flight boarding, last call etc...so assume nothing else is known about the delay at the moment.....Hope they have not been left in the Terminal since this morning!!

[Ziggy22]

Not a bad start then, just over 12 hours delay at Manchester and maybe about the same at Gatwick. Looks like the fitting of new seats and carpets have worked a treat!!

[Charley B]

Now put back till 21.25 at LGW..poor pax have really had a poor start to their hols----the PS 502 is having a similar delay

[Dysneyland]

Any clue which aircraft is expected to operate the flight tonight?

(off topic) but PS502 to Kiev is delayed due to tyre burst that happened on landing this afternoon, just in case you wonder

[Daza]

Strategic Airlines

Imagine the delays when the BHX "W" patterns start in June! Another potential PR disaster for the tour operators!