Looks like a replacement for the A330 will be required for a day or two, as VYGL has just landed at TFS and blown a couple of tyres. Currently blocking the runway.

I guess Titan will step in with their 767....

Quite significant damage....must have been a very hard landing....

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Wonder how long it will be out of action?

Jet2
 

Without prejudging the incident an anti-skid failure can produce similar results.

An anti-skid fault would affect all of the wheels not just the trailing ones. The A332 lands on the trailing wheels and then derotates onto the forward part of the bogie. Looking at the photos it seems to be in the first third of the runway 07.On the metars there was a windshift about this time and a windshear warning. The autothrust of the A332 I used to fly was always very sluggish to respond to speed excursions caused by wind changes,

Last time I saw and wheels like that the park brake had been left on. Just a heavy landing would cause the trucks to rotate and slam the front wheels down hard, possibly harder than the rears? Pure downforce impact couldn't possibly do that to just the rears...

Could it?

I don't think so, looks like a lock up to me.

Any news on temport replacement to cover today etc

Wonder if Air Tanker are picking up the bill...

Chesty Morgan
Would have thought so unless they can find alternative reasons for blow outs like metal shards in tyres I suppose, from another source. Air Tanker insurers will ultimatly pay I would think, bearing in mind not just A/C damage but also runway and obviously replacment A/C and accomidation / diruption.
I boarded the A/C on Monday pm and noted that walking past L/H side to middle door that she appeared to be in very new condition, including tyres. Usually you tend to board on air bridges more often than not these days (carriers I fly anyway), but we were bused out at Palma, so go to look at her close up relativley, while waiting to climb steps (5min as some older folk in front). I guess some explaining to be done by crew if as other crew have posted it is down to lock up or wind shear. Anyway nobody hurt which is always the worst scenario.
Regards
Mr Mac

The aircraft is fairly new, delivered to Air Tanker in Jun'15 I believe.

Any indications what might be drafted in for tomorrow? I'm currently in ACE expecting to fly back on it.

Having checked the seat maps our flight and the PMI in the morning are both almost full.

Probably the 2xB737-800's that are on standby for just this sort of occasion.:ok:

You wont be on the leased Air Tanker Airbus A330 that's for sure. Today's MAN-RHO-MAN was split on to the leased Titan Airways Airbus A321 G-POWN and Jet2's own Boeing 737-800, G-GDFF.

LS819/820 & LS8190/8200


Again tomorrows MAN-PMI-MAN & MAN-ACE-MAN scheduled Airbus A330 flights are been split onto 2 aircraft which will most likely be a combination of Jet2's own Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 757-200 which are on standby.

LS831/832 & LS8310/8320
LS891/892 & LS8910/8920

Jet2 drunks removed by police at BCN
 

Jet 2 BHX/GRO flight last night diverted to BCN because of storms over Girona (as did the following Belfast flight)
Unruly Stag & Hen party caused a rumpus and 22 were removed by police at Barcelona.
Aircraft(s) returned to GRO after 2 hours on the ground at BCN.
Luckily the crew were still in hours for a very late return flight to BHX
No doubt the facebook pics will start appearing.
SSF

I do love Jet2's no nonsense approach to offloading unruly idiots, in fact it seems to be in the news the most regarding such incidents.

The same can't be said for Easyjet whom we flew from Newcastle to Corfu with last week, two rowdy oiks boarded and sat in row 1. Shouting and swearing about how they'd 'downed' 5 vodkas in the terminal. Despite the complaints from passengers the wet lettuce of a cabin manager did jot all about it and spent the next 3 hours in flight trying to keep them quiet. Even bribed them with a free can of cider as we landed in Corfu for being good boys. Ridiculous.

Jet2 seems to attract these rowdy passengers!

Is that really the case, or are they the airline that actually does something about them?

The latter. Zero tolerance policy backed up by management at every level-even if it leads to significant delays and costs including diversion etc,

And an excellent policy it is as well.

Sealink...
 

Completely uninformed crap.

Jet2.com are taking the lead in not accepting anti social behaviour. This has led to many headlines as it is dealt with.

Unlike other airlines which allow people to join the mile high club in row 15, amongst other things...

The problem is the BHX/GRO/BHX flights this year are only on Fridays and Mondays-a recipe for trouble from the weekend louts
but
I understand the Captain and FA's acted quickly and firmly and got the police to offload the mob at BCN and their return tickets were cancelled.
SSF

Well, if there were no rowdy pax, they wouldn't have had to take the lead and introduce a zero tolerance policy in the first place...

Well done for zero tolerance. As Spock once said.... the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. These few seem intent on ruining everyone's pleasure

SWBKCB...
 

Not sure what you are trying to say?

If you want to fly with rowdy pax unchecked and unsanctioned, then feel free to fly with any other UK carrier. If you want to fly with an airline that will at least try and reduce the chances of you having an unpleasant flight, doesn't allow swearing, aggressive behaviour and general drunkenness, and bans people who do create a nuisance for others, then fly with Jet2.com.

Your choice.

If only, but that's not the world we live in is it - unfortunately.

Station_Calling - stop being so defensive. You said it was that Jet2 attracted rowdy pax.

I was merely saying that Jet2 must have these type of pax, or they wouldn't have needed to take the steps they did, or is it normal for the company to introduce policies to counteract problems they don't have - hold on, thinking of some of the places I've worked, it probably is...

SWBKCB...
 

Having flown Thomson, Monarch, Jet2, Ryanair and Easy in the last 5 years, unfortunately awful pax are commonplace. It has nothing to do with the particular airline.

The sad thing is that out of 194 pax, 185 are decent people intent on having a great holiday and travelling peacefully, while the few are absolute animals with no consideration for anyone else, regardless of their age. I have a small child and use that as a measure of what I think is acceptable.

Jet2 is taking a stance on being a family airline where anyone can fly without fear of anti social behaviour. All flights before 8ish are dry, and there's a limit to the number of drinks you can buy.

This behaviour should be praised and recognised for what it is - dealing with anti social scum who couldn't give a toss about anyone else's flight.

If you think that's a bad thing, then as I said earlier, feel free to fly with anyone else.

Jet 2 deal very well with this issue in general. I have seen staff politely asking hen/stag parties at MAN check-in to change T-shirts with offensive slogans out of courtesy to fellow passengers, families, children, OAPs etc.

I think the crux of the policy is that staff have been told that they will be supported by their management if they decide to offload passengers due to unruly behaviour, without fear of being reprimanded for making the flight late. I'm not a total expert but could this be because of the relatively low number of rotations their aircraft do each day meaning lengthly delays for other flights won't be a knock on effect?

The Easyjets of the world may not be as supportive to their staff if they make the 0600hrs departure delayed due to an offload as per my post above. The two we had to suffer a flight with were prime candidates for being dragged off.

"World" - or is it pretty much a British disease?

Not only UK at all

Chaps1954
Would have to disagree, as I unfortunately find in my travels that is very much a British issue and not just limited to the stag and hen party traffic as I recently found at a trade fair in China. Would be interesting to see some figures on Air Berlin diversions or some Scandinavian carriers on their routes to the Costas for comparison.


Cheers
Mr Mac

I would not go as far as a wholly British problem maybe 99.9 per cent more like. Where I am in southern Spain it is a fairly quiet area although the Madrigals are about to descend for a few weeks but when you are in a bar or a restaurant having a meal and or drink, guess who you can hear above everybody else giving it large - and it is not the Spanish. Roll on the World Cup in Russia next year when the police take no prisoners.

I applaud Jet2 for this stance. In fact, I would encourage them to make SNN their diversion point. There are several judges on the bench at Limerick Court who take an exceptionally dim view of this. Fines in excess of €1000 are the rule, rathe than the exception and some have been imprisioned.

it's all gone quiet with G-VYGL in TFS.
Any update on the repair or return to service date?
Supposed to be flying back on her on 14Jul TFS-MAN.

matjr79

Nice to see mentions of repairs on this thread. Normally the normal suspects would of been all over a Jet2 incident with scap if, beyond economical repair etc etc etc

Yes. Tongue in cheek post but it's a nice change on this thread 😜


cs

@cornishsimon - Agree with you.

Working for a Luxembourg 747 carrier we see bigger scrapes than this one and have the birds back in the air in no time.

Unlikely in this case as the a/c is only a couple of years old, and doesn't belong to Jet2.

How do you know ?