TCX at Manchester

[spargazer]

‘Ugly scenes’ at Manchester airport as Thomas Cook flight to Las Vegas delayed 32 hours | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk (http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1593508_ugly-scenes-at-manchester-airport-as-thomas-cook-flight-to-las-vegas-delayed-32-hours#comments):) (http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1593508_ugly-scenes-at-manchester-airport-as-thomas-cook-flight-to-las-vegas-delayed-32-hours#comments)

[billyam998]

any news on cause?

[PhilW1981]

any news on cause?

You're taking the Michael, Shirley?

[Hotel Tango]

and his first post too!

[ExXB]

If you consider the engine fault to be the cause of this delay, all 315 passengers are entitled to €600 compensation. If you add the other 315 passengers stranded in LAS that brings their cash liability to €378,000. That in addition to Hotac and meal costs, another 80-100K?

However I'm sure they will argue that it was an extraordinary circumstance due to US customs. (Methinks it would have been extraordinary had they done anything to help.)

So, the courts will have to decide, meaning it's the lawyers who will get rich.

[Alex757]

Article about A330, Picture of 767 ... :p


Comments from Pax that dont understand as usual.

They don't have a slot, they can't go, and no amount of whinging changes that.

[Hotel Tango]

So easy to say when you're not the one stuck for hours on the ground Alex757.

[radeng]

So Las Vegas is so busy with arriving international flights that there are no customs going to be available?

[Mr Angry from Purley]

The other minor issue with MAN-LAS is crew hours, small tech delay and all of a sudden you need to replace the crew. Roll on EASA FTL (Joke) :\

[easyflyer83]

In this instance crew hours shouldn't be a problem. MAN being a home base with crews on standby.