TAM 8084 Sao P -LHR

[Charley B]

Can anyone help with info on this flight-this one is a nightmare to track-have tried all the flight trackers and LHR have no info even tho it has been airborne for ages!
It is meant to arrive at 13.15 today and a friend is meeting their students off it, but this airline is always so bad in sending any info(it normally appears just as it lands!!)
Who handles this flight at LHR?
Anyone have an ETA for me please?
Thanks:-)

[LHRKLBD]

United handle TAM and terminal 1 LHR.

[Charley B]

Thanks--why are they soooo slow at putting up arrival info about this flight every time-even flightstats can never get any info-it just appears on the radar along with its eta about the same time about 20 mins before it lands-its a nightmare-the handling agent SURELY has some kind of inkling when its going to appear:-((
Thanks for the info!

[barry lloyd]

I'm not sure what LHRKLBD is trying to say in that last post, but TAM should send a departure signal when the aircraft leaves Sao Paulo, which would have a whole raft of information, including an ETA on it. Someone must know it's on its' way for planning purposes alone, both in the air and on the ground.

[Charley B]

Thats right Barry-Virgin can do it-BA have a good web site if the info is not up on the BAA site-TAM dont even have any flight status on their own web site--our friend meets a lot of students off this flight and this has been a nightmare for a couple of years now-its no good when you live in Brighton and it takes 1.5 hrs to get to LHR-you have to leave and take a chance it will arrive which is awful when the flight has been airborne for ages(i can understand Geneva,Paris,or short flights but this one is really long haul and a PAIN in the bum!)
I spent ages on the live radar trying to track this beast down today-even that wouldnt find it!
Then it mysteriously appeared along with its ETA! early!!!