How about any estabilished scheduled airlines?

how about air india and kenya airways heard about these last couple of days ?

I think its going to Zambia. And also PIA are pretty much confirmed! No return fromt he likes of SAS and KLM then? Perhaps flybe?!

What's all this about?

"Ryanair sincerely apologises on behalf of the British Airports Authority (BAA) for the below flight cancellations which have been caused as a result of the closure of London Stansted Airport last night and the resulting flight diversions due to the failure of Stansted Airports runway lighting."

yer! nothing on the easyJet website - another coverup by ryanair????

On the easyJet website (also on the BAA Stansted website) there are a number of delays listed.

There is no reason given though.

Aparently was a problem or maintanance going on with the ILS. Lots of diverts to EMA and LGW both Ryanair and Easy. Can't say about other airports thats all I know. Certantly was an interesting night at EMA from what I saw with a/c on DHL and UPS cargo ramps!

Flyboy

Ryanairs @ BHX
 

7 Ryanairs diverted to BHX last night.

Ian

Stansted is only CAT 1 for the summer due to runway resurfacing work. I did hear it was a bit foggy there last night. Luton also took some diversions from Stansted.

From memory I understood both STN and LTN ILS still Cat 111 operational but due to the reduced runway lightning (reduced/no centerline lighting) and depending on the operators procedures a/c may be restricted the Cat 11/1 during daylight/night hours. As I said read the notam a while back so may be wrong.
Cheers Bondy

Runway restrictions didn't help, believe visibility was around 150m which I think is the main reason ours diverted to EMA. Fortunately it's only one a/c into STN of a morning, otherwise I imagine it would've been a bit more of a hairy situation at EMA.

2 RYR @ EMA and RYR blaming the BAA on their web site, around 20-30 flights cancelled

Pleeeeeeeze people c'mon,PIA have been 'confirmed' for the last 2/3 years.They're due to land on the second runway,lol!!!!!
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FLT
 

Further to my post a while back, ref. FLT listed to operate STN charters.
FLT are to lease 2 MD83's: OELHE from 12/05/06 to 06/11/06
OELHG from 02/06/06 to 06/11/06

Rusty C

What Zambia flights are you referring to??

Sorry if its already been asked but what is all this about flights to Zambia and also PIA starting from Stansted? Any more news?

BAA Aims To Open Stansted Runway By 2013
 

12 May 2006
British airport operator BAA on Monday said it still hoped to complete a second runway at Stansted Airport northeast of London by 2013 although it was budgeting for a two year delay in the project.

In documents outlining BAA's spending plans released last week, BAA said its forecasts assumed an opening date of 2014/15 for the GBP£4 billion (USD$7.43 billion) project, two years later than the previous target.

However, a BAA spokesman said it was still hopeful of a 2013 opening date for the runway and the targets had not changed.

"We just took a more cautious view of the possible opening times," the spokesman said.

BAA warned a year ago the runway's earliest completion date was 2013, and that was a "challenging target". The government had previously said it expected the runway to open in 2011-2012.

The government has backed plans for the second runway at Stansted as part of a 30 year strategy to cope with soaring demand for air travel, particularly in England's crowded south-east.

The new runway is strongly opposed by airlines, local residents and environmental groups.

airlines???? surely not

The airlines are unhappy about the level of investment required by BAA at Stansted (£4bn), that they will end up paying for.

Unsurprisingly, they view the Luton proposals (runway + terminal + infrastructure) at £1.5bn as a better option.

thanks for that :ok: