Handbags at 10 paces! :}
Anybody know anything about an easyjet coming off taxiway today, couldnt see cus of fog but closed the runway for a bit i believe, or at least that was what i heard, many a/c had to divert when they could of got in on cat 3, not ideal considering whats going on across the country.

Standard Noise - sorry, I'm not aware of any BMI diversion landing on the evening to which you're referring either?? I was on shift, we didnt get a diversion. W - the Easyjet didn't run off the tarmac as such, it overshot slightly and ended up amongst the runway lights at the end! I think one or two lights might have been damaged but the a/c had been towed to stand 24 by about 1400. We went from one extreme to the other today: diversions on the ground in the AM to aircraft diverting away in the PM. Bad luck for the TCX pax going to AGA; their flight was subchartered to Loftleidir Icelandic, rscheduled to operate 5 hours behind schedule and the a/c diverted to BHX while the runway was closed. Ouch!:ugh:

Lulsgates very windy bottom!
 

Fun and games last night in BRS, Aurigny and I believe BA both veering off the taxiway/runway somehow, think crosswinds and slippery surfaces may be to blame but not sure so I wont say much more about it, I expect someone on the thread will enlighten us at some point, runway was closed and a few flights diverted to CWL, I believe a few also diverted there anyway due to crosswinds beyond limits, FCA for example made 2 attempts and decided it wasnt worth a 3rd.
Ahh good to have the proper british winter weather back, make the pilots work for their big ass wages :} :} :}

WATABENCH, They would not have been able to do so - strict Ops Manual restrictions apply to making a 3rd approach based upon improvement in weather criteria.......

Runway resurfacing
 

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but in this case has someone cocked up big time? No work is being carried out on the resurfacing of the runway between 21 dec and 2nd jan,standard practice for the construction industry so this temporary runway surface has to be landed on for the best part of two weeks. As anyone who has read the Bristol postings on the rumours thread can see, bad weather at Bristol can be challenging for pilots at the best of times,but these latest incidents would seem to indicate a miscalulation in the timing of these works.Have commercial pressures,ie keeping the runway closed for the minimum time impacted on the work that can be achieved each night. The work is not scheduled to be completed till March so Winter 2007 could yet throw up some more nasties.

30W
Thanks for that info, wasn't aware of that. Learn something new everyday

New route for EZY from BRS to IBZ starting in the summer.

ezy IBZ from BRS
 

Stone Cold II

Unless I'm mistaken it seems only one flight a week on Saturday,so will the easy kiosk now carry a range of designer recreational er sustances?:E

Information about Bristol?
 

Does any body know if the middle portion of BRISTOL runway has been grooved or would be grooved before next week?

I have no idea how many flights, didn't see a timetabe issued yet. Just seen it advertised on the easyJet web page for staff.

Heard a few things today, Mezzanine level in departure lounge is being extended, it will now reach from bar de voyages right across to the business lounges, which in turn will be extended, so no more light airy feel to the lounge unless your upstairs by the sounds of it, work will take place overnight and last approx 16 weeks.
Terminal expansion is expected to start next winter all being well.
Latest rumour is that TOM are going to pull out in order to concentrate in CWL.....:confused:

they were advertising Bistol-luxor as a new destination for winter 07 in their brochure a couple of months ago,shame to se them go if they are off.

Wouldn't be a surprise - TOM are closing some of their other smaller bases - LBA and MME. However I would guess they would still offer holidays from BRS if this happenned and possibly operate some w paterns into BRS

Tom Bases
 

Its been on the cards for a while now BRS and STN. Poor guys in Leeds have just heard their base is to close first! Rumour has it their will be an announcement at the end of JAN?
There are massive changes going on at Thomson the reputation we once had has now gone. Such a shame to see a fantastic airline go down the pan.
All the crew are fantastic to work with, they try their best to keep the high standards.
There is a rumour going round saying will Britannia/Thomsonfly be around in a couple of years time?

EZY canx all flights
 

GWR-fm is reporting that EZY have canx all flights from BRS, which seems to be the case looking at the Deps board.

It looks like the middle of the runway got too risky. Not surprising, given the recent skids, slips and overshoots.

Anyone airside got any insider on this?

Bristol_Traveller

From their site;

All flights to and from Bristol cancelled this morning, 5 January 2007
easyJet announces that it has cancelled all flights to and from Bristol International Airport this morning following concerns over the reliability of the newly resurfaced runway in wet weather conditions.

The safety of its passengers, crew and aircraft is easyJet’s first priority and this decision has been taken following extensive discussions with Bristol International Airport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Customers are entitled to a refund of the fare paid or a free transfer onto another easyJet flight within the next month.

Customers are asked to refer to the website for information, a further update will be provided before midday today.

easyJet real phone numbers
 

From: http://www.saynoto0870.com/

0870 / 0871 Geographical
0871 2442366 01582 525422
0871 2442366 01582 700036
0871 2442399 01582 525422

It does currently have a recorded message referring people to the website, which remains with morning cancellations only at this time.

Rumours of "The wrong type of tarmac being used to resurface the runway"?

For an airline to cancel flights when rain is forecast is rather unusual. Norwich had problems a few years back, but nothing on this scale.

How do you make a slippery runway non-slippery rapidly? I guess you can grind grooves on the surface, but this makes a mockery of the recent expenditure on 'glass' tarmac!

easyJet are rapidly fitting arrestor hooks onto their A319 fleet to utilise Bristol's newly fitted runway arrestor wire (to be installed tonight)! Rumours of ex Ark Royal Buccaneer and Phantom pilots coming out of retirement to fly their planes are rife!

Perhaps this is another reason why Easy are twitchy. http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=258373

Apparently this slippery layer of tarmac is not the final layer. Only when the final layer goes on can the grooving begin.

I see the airports website says that only easyjet have cancelled flights with no mention of the hoards of other airlines that are now refusing to fly into the airport. The airports arrivals board though shows a different story.