Let's see, people got injured due to turbulence, and you lot run amok about cabin service as regards food and beverage?

Here's tuppence, go and rent a clue.

Little, actually nothing (that I have seen) has been reported about the incident - and the UK media especially love picking-up on the slightest, often very minor aviation incident - so one can only assume that nothing serious has occured. Even the jungle drums from within the industry, or from people who were involved, have been silent.

If that had not been the case, I suspect that the way this thread has gone would have been very different.

Have your tuppence back!

Why is the a/c involved still in Bermuda since 24/12?

Engineering rumour is that it has a SERIOUS structural issue.

To clarify, food quality is down to P&O, not Maleth, and drink service in the economy cabin is restricted on both TUI and Maleth flights.
Not sure what she expected for a charter flight on a cheap cruise holiday. Perhaps next time she should book with a more upmarket cruise line, and fly on a scheduled service, and pay accordingly !

Due to depart today I believe, bound for MAN.

Thank you, the tax man cometh. :uhoh:

Empty, or with people in it? If the former, that might point to more damage than if the latter.

Departing empty. The stranded pax flew back to the UK on Boxing Day (iirc) on a replacement aircraft.
I would have thought that if additional engineering work was required, the aircraft would have positioned to somewhere other than MAN.

STS at MAN could probably cope with any work required, they've already looked after one striken 330 this week

​​​​​​​Was that the wingtip oopsie ?

Yes :ok:

Thanks for the information. It would be interesting to know what engineering work is required, but I guess that is not for general consumption?

A/C in question (9H-MFS) is now back in MAN, having arrived at around 8.30 last night

Maleth mess
 

we’re on P&O’s Arvia as I text this, the bottom line is P&O’s operational management is an absolute shambles, we currently have 24 outstanding “concerns” after the first of two weeks cruise. I honestly believe that it’s P&O’s lack of ability to organise that putting these flight operations under distress. P&O screwed up big time and Maleth are carrying the can, and it’s obviously now highlighting safety concerns, latest apparently was a crew out of hours so ships been stuck in Antigua because we had to wait until 01.30 to unload pax for the flight back…place looked like a refugee camp and our Tortola stop has been cancelled. Use P&O at your peril!!

I think that P&O's inability to find a carrier that can transport 2000+ pax over a weekend is gradually bringing the whole cruising model into meltdown mode.
Basically, P&O have more passenger berths available than there are flight seats. Given the hole they were in, P&O options were virtually none. Aero Maleth were their only option, and an expensive one at that.
In all honesty, I'm not sure how P&O can get out of this mess.
It appears that they will soon start selling cruise only fares, but given the cost of scheduled flights, these new fares will need to be very cheap indeed.
But, cruise ships make money at 60/70% capacity, so P&O perhaps aren't too worried. Carnival plc may have a different point of view!

diversion timing
 

Hi, I read a lot about passengers and P&O troubles with logistics. What about the flight ? Have details emerged, like when / where the turbulence struck ?
Thanks

Those poor people were put up at 5 star Hamilton Palace where I am staying over Christmas and New Year.Whilst very sorry for their experience and plight I had to apologise to fellow residents for the behaviour of some of their number during the days they were here.

I guess they were drowning their sorrows, not that I am in anyway condoning inappropriate behaviour.

Misbehave onboard and there's a fairly good chance you'll be booted off at the next port and left to make your way home at your own expense - for those not aware this happens on a fairly regular basis - I heard that a few were treated as such (being expelled in Madeira) on Britannia's "positioning" transatlantic cruise (from Southampton base to Barbados) for the current winter season.

Like wise on Arvia. 2 couples left on Tortola after fighting, and 2 people left after becoming 'over familiar' in one of the hot tubs...

There is an interesting little squabble on the forums caused by the knock on to this on the following weeks flight, where passengers are claiming that the outbound crew to Antigua (delayed), then turned around flew the return. Seems somewhat illegal and highly unlikely to me.