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[STN406]

Originally Posted by Pain in the R's

Stansted seems to me to be the airport of last resort

Yeah I’m sure of all the 28.4 million passengers using Stansted for the last year it is the last resort for all of them.

[SWBKCB]

Southend will be improved and sorted out in time.

What makes you say that, dt?

[davidjohnson6]

Security staff levels will likely increase at SEN because it's better for the airport financially if pax spend time (and money) in the shops than waiting to go through an arch. Also not great for airport if flights are regularly delayed to find baggage of pax who is waiting in security queue - poor quality flight operational statistics makes it harder to attract new airlines

[SWBKCB]

That's what should happen, but will it?

[STN406]

HiFly A380 9H-MIP is scheduled to arrive today at 16:00 from (BYJ) Beja Airport in Portugal, This will be parking on stand A09 (End Cargo Stand Nearest Runway)
No departure slot that I can see currently for the next day or so.

[Rutan16]

Football charter most likely

[STN406]

No its due to be taking Mr A Joshua and his entourage to his fight in New York. I believe the flight is departing tomorrow or Wednesday.

[sewushr]

New York on Friday for the HiFly Malta A380. Football charter to Baku on Tuesday.

[STN406]

Baku Football Charters

Departures today for football charters heading to Baku

J24007 VP-BBS B788 (Northside Biz Apron)
5Y421 9H-MIP A388 (Stand A11)
ENZ389 G-JOTR AR8 (Stand B20)
MLT638 9H-PGS A346 (Stand A13)

[PAXboy]

From The Independent today's date: average delays UK airports.

This is the Press Association from CAA data.

[Los Endos]

Yes, also reported by the BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48424232

Airport blames ATC and the weather. Last summer's weather was the best in many years and all other airports were subject to similar ATC capacity delays. Absolutely nothing to do with repeatedly closing the runway due to it's state of disrepair and nothing to to do with long delays due to the airports continued refusal to manage their wheelchair service to passengers then ?

[MerchantVenturer]

It's rather a selective list. It's supposed to be an analysis of '24 leading airports' yet Bristol (9th busiest) and London City (13th busiest) are not included whereas Durham Tees Valley (33rd busiest) is included, with busier airports than MME (such as Prestwick, Norwich, Inverness and Newquay) also missing.

[OpsSix]

Originally Posted by Los Endos

Yes, also reported by the BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48424232

Airport blames ATC and the weather. Last summer's weather was the best in many years and all other airports were subject to similar ATC capacity delays. Absolutely nothing to do with repeatedly closing the runway due to it's state of disrepair and nothing to to do with long delays due to the airports continued refusal to manage their wheelchair service to passengers then ?

If I remember rightly, there were many thunderstorms floating round Europe last year, which caused a lot of delays. As for the runway being repeatedly closed... not sure how you mustered that one up and Omniserve manage the PRMs, not MAG.

[strawberry Ribena]

Was the A380 for fans or for the players?

[pabely]

Originally Posted by strawberry Ribena

Was the A380 for fans or for the players?

Bit big for players, Arsenal team went from Luton at werkend, Chelsea team favour Farnbourgh but I don't know about that.

[Captain_Caveman]

Chelsea team flew from LGW on a New Zealand registered 767.

interesting fact: the Maleth Aero A340 to Baku today had more customers onboard than the HiFly A380 on the same route !

[Los Endos]

If I remember rightly, there were many thunderstorms floating round Europe last year, which caused a lot of delays. As for the runway being repeatedly closed... not sure how you mustered that one up and Omniserve manage the PRMs, not MAG.

Thunderstorms are a standard part of summer effecting departures from all airports, not just STN. I mustered the little gem about the runway closure due to holes from the fact that I had to divert twice last summer and again just a few days ago. The runway is falling apart. Omniserve (fail to) manage the PRM service as a monopoly at the behest of MAG. MAG are responsible for the management of their airport and their service providers.

[Keanaga]

Maybe stop whingeing and fly from an alternative airport,for those interested in aircraft movements Wamos 747 wand Enter air 737 to Baku today also shed loads for Madrid Friday n Saturday.

[southside bobby]

Baku certainly producing interesting heavies with the Wamos/PLM B744 possibly providing the largest theoretical single uplift with a published seat config of 529.

Regarding the HFY A380 capacity it has probably not been reconfigured since ops with SIA & therefore not high density.

Coincidently both the HFM/PLM a/c were SIA originally.

Normal ops see nine Jet2 departures up to 9am today with all 3 Titan A321`s in use from STN at the w/end.

[STN406]

Madrid Football Charters

These are the flights currently scheduled to depart to MAD on Friday and Saturday.

31/05
1000 Air Europa B738
1315 Evelop A333
1520 Aigle Azur A320

Plus 4 movements from different FBO’s. One of interest is a A332 at but no operator or registration logged.

01/06
0700 Air Nostrum CRJ200
0735 Air Nostrum CRJ200
0905 Vueling A320
0915 Alba Star B734
0930 XL France A333
0945 Aigle Azur A320
0950 Freebird A320
1035 Jota Aviation ARJ85
1100 Privilege B767
1100 Privilege B757
1130 Evelop A333
1700 HiFly A343

Plus a few more movements from the FBO’s.
Also various biz jets due out over the two day at different times.
Looking forward to seeing these all about this weekend got some rare movements happening.