Going Hungry With Globespan
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Got one of their aircraft here in YVR. Last night's flight to GLA cancelled apparently due crew out of time.(?) No accomodation offered to pax or anything else. Bunch of pax on the floor or milling around and not happy.
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Originally Posted by Rollingthunder
Got one of their aircraft here in YVR. Last night's flight to GLA cancelled apparently due crew out of time.(?) No accomodation offered to pax or anything else. Bunch of pax on the floor or milling around and not happy.
). Filed for 0145 then 0645 departures but didn't go. The perils of one airplane...
Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, May 04, 2007
Passengers on board a Fly Globe Span Uniglobe charter flight from Vancouver to Glasgow found themselves stranded on the runway(sic) for several hours overnight Thursday to early this morning.
A spokeswoman for Vancouver International Airport said the reason the flight was grounded was unclear. Passengers were allowed to disembark sometime early this morning and remain at the airport. The flight has been rescheduled for 8:30 p.m. tonight.
Published: Friday, May 04, 2007
Passengers on board a Fly Globe Span Uniglobe charter flight from Vancouver to Glasgow found themselves stranded on the runway(sic) for several hours overnight Thursday to early this morning.
A spokeswoman for Vancouver International Airport said the reason the flight was grounded was unclear. Passengers were allowed to disembark sometime early this morning and remain at the airport. The flight has been rescheduled for 8:30 p.m. tonight.
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yesterdays flight to SFB scheduled for 18:45 take off from Glasgow still showing on the GLA web site as waiting to depart.
Todays flight from SFB should have arrived at 13:15 showing no estimated arrival time yet.
Will be some very unhappy Globespan pax if this is correct......
Todays flight from SFB should have arrived at 13:15 showing no estimated arrival time yet.
Will be some very unhappy Globespan pax if this is correct......
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Now that a couple of the 757s are in service can anyone enlighten me as to the seating config? Rellys have booked EXT-YHM-EXT, and assume I have these things at my fingertips 
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Looking at GSM's delay reports...all SFB/GLA pax have been given hotel accomodation, breakfast, lunch and dinner and Biz Pax have been given $10 to spend in biz lounge.
As far as I am concerned they've been fed and watered, and the crew have had to be taken to a secure location cos they've getting so much abuse. Not on!
As far as I am concerned they've been fed and watered, and the crew have had to be taken to a secure location cos they've getting so much abuse. Not on!
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Then Globesapn should get its act together!
To many of these passengers, this is perhaps their only holiday in the year, possibly a once in a lifetime trip to Florida, and they have already lost 36 hours of that trip.
I would be screaming blue murder at this monumental inability to run an airline correctly.
To many of these passengers, this is perhaps their only holiday in the year, possibly a once in a lifetime trip to Florida, and they have already lost 36 hours of that trip.
I would be screaming blue murder at this monumental inability to run an airline correctly.
PPRuNe Handmaiden
Flew Globespan from Stansted to Tenerife last week.
I was in economy. I got a hot feed and a drink. The cabin crew did 3 services in the ~ 4 hours it took to get down there.
Crew were friendly and prompt with any request.
I fly a lot and I thought they did a great job and for the price, an excellent job.
Only gripe was it took ~45min to check in.
I was in economy. I got a hot feed and a drink. The cabin crew did 3 services in the ~ 4 hours it took to get down there.
Crew were friendly and prompt with any request.
I fly a lot and I thought they did a great job and for the price, an excellent job.
Only gripe was it took ~45min to check in.
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Strange....
According to th Globespan web site there is a flight from GLA to SFB today GSM725, dep at 14:30, arriving at 20:00.
Glasgow Airports web site is only showing a MYT flight to Sanford, and the same on the Sanford web site.
has this GSM flight been cancelled?? Is this more problems for GSM?
According to th Globespan web site there is a flight from GLA to SFB today GSM725, dep at 14:30, arriving at 20:00.
Glasgow Airports web site is only showing a MYT flight to Sanford, and the same on the Sanford web site.
has this GSM flight been cancelled?? Is this more problems for GSM?
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According to th Globespan web site there is a flight from GLA to SFB today GSM725, dep at 14:30, arriving at 20:00.
Glasgow Airports web site is only showing a MYT flight to Sanford, and the same on the Sanford web site.
has this GSM flight been cancelled?? Is this more problems for GSM?
Glasgow Airports web site is only showing a MYT flight to Sanford, and the same on the Sanford web site.
has this GSM flight been cancelled?? Is this more problems for GSM?
14:05 EK026 DUBAI SCHEDULED
14:05 UL2026 DUBAI SCHEDULED
14:15 KL1476 AMSTERDAM SCHEDULED
14:25 BA1487 HEATHROW SCHEDULED
14:30 GSM427 PALMA SCHEDULED
14:30 GSM725A ORLANDO SFB SCHEDULED
14:40 TOM3471 HERAKLION SCHEDULED
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Curious Pax,
The seating layout is the same as the Iceland Air 757's as all 3 of GS 757's came from them.
http://www.icelandair.co.uk/home/tra...t-map/757-200/
The seating layout is the same as the Iceland Air 757's as all 3 of GS 757's came from them.
http://www.icelandair.co.uk/home/tra...t-map/757-200/
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and 1.5 hours late at least. lost another hour somewhere between Dublin and Glasgow on a positioning flight?? On hops this week alone that aircraft has been late tot of 30+ hours.
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Not sure if the flight has took off or not, as the Glasgow Airport web site is just showing it as gate closed.
The Sanford airport site is showing it as "delayed" and so is the return flight on the departures page....
Update 23:00 hrs
Oh dear!
Now reverted back to "scheduled" on the GLA web site and that can't be good as this was the setting on their 39 hour debacle at the weekend...
The Sanford airport site is showing it as "delayed" and so is the return flight on the departures page....
Update 23:00 hrs
Oh dear!
Now reverted back to "scheduled" on the GLA web site and that can't be good as this was the setting on their 39 hour debacle at the weekend...
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GSM725A took off 12 hours late (0235 local 11/05/07). Passengers were not offered any sort of accommodation. They were issued with £4 food vouchers.
GCEJM was tech, this was due to complications after a wheel change. The brakes were damaged, thus the wheel would not turn. It took time to source a new brake-unit. Once it was fitted, it was realized that the new part wouldn't work, therefore the A/C would be overweight for landing. As GSM have no other 757 in their fleet, they used GDLCH (737-800). I believe it came in from PMI a few hours before midnight.
According to a few sources, the engineers had to fit ETOPS equipment, which is why it took so long.
I feel for the pax that are on this flight, especially those who purchased premium class seats. Now they'll be enjoying a long flight with no legroom and no in-flight entertainment. Not to mention a full day taken away from them that they will more than likely not see any form of compensation for.
Good going Globespan! Award winning airline of the year! .... what year exactly? It sure as hell isn't 2007.
GCEJM was tech, this was due to complications after a wheel change. The brakes were damaged, thus the wheel would not turn. It took time to source a new brake-unit. Once it was fitted, it was realized that the new part wouldn't work, therefore the A/C would be overweight for landing. As GSM have no other 757 in their fleet, they used GDLCH (737-800). I believe it came in from PMI a few hours before midnight.
According to a few sources, the engineers had to fit ETOPS equipment, which is why it took so long.
I feel for the pax that are on this flight, especially those who purchased premium class seats. Now they'll be enjoying a long flight with no legroom and no in-flight entertainment. Not to mention a full day taken away from them that they will more than likely not see any form of compensation for.
Good going Globespan! Award winning airline of the year! .... what year exactly? It sure as hell isn't 2007.
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I don't beleive
you can just fit E-TOPS equipment at a moment notice maybe i,m wrong but someone may be able to advise ( engines turn or passengers swim).
On a more serious note GSM do really need to get their act together .I am suprised delays have not the headlines yet ..I'm waiting
On a more serious note GSM do really need to get their act together .I am suprised delays have not the headlines yet ..I'm waiting
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thats a real mess bad reports on every other fourm about fgs it cant be far of being on tv at this stage i am on a flight to orlando in a couple of weeks and it is the same for everyone a/c changed seat config changed fuel stop whatever way you look at a stop is a stop but 12 hours late and on a 737 a total
up .. ps globe are saying that the have a 183 config but the iceland air a/c has 189???? come on sir get it sorted!!!
up .. ps globe are saying that the have a 183 config but the iceland air a/c has 189???? come on sir get it sorted!!!
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Sanford arrivals showing the flight arriving now at 07:40 instead of 06:30, so now arriving 12:40 UK time.
Interesting that the return flight is showing (GSM726) arrival at Glasgow at 11:40, 1 hour before it arrives at SAN!
those poor pax who should have been back yesterday, looks ike they wont be back until tonight.
On another airline, TCD flight also showing horrendous delay on the SAN-LGW flight. XLA121 due in today at 8:15 now due saturday at 09:30
I know scheduled airlines can have a couple of hours delays, but is the cheapness of these flights worth the hassle?
Interesting that the return flight is showing (GSM726) arrival at Glasgow at 11:40, 1 hour before it arrives at SAN!
those poor pax who should have been back yesterday, looks ike they wont be back until tonight.
On another airline, TCD flight also showing horrendous delay on the SAN-LGW flight. XLA121 due in today at 8:15 now due saturday at 09:30
I know scheduled airlines can have a couple of hours delays, but is the cheapness of these flights worth the hassle?
