Radio news reports of a large gas leak at Hatton Cross with flights diverted and all roads in the area closed. People out of their cars wandering around according to the info I heard.

What a good day to have as a day off away from all that!!!

Flights are currently arriving 27R and departing 27L

Traffic delays around Hatton Cross

The airport is operating as normal. However passengers are advised to allow extra time for their journey to the airport, avoiding the Hatton Cross area where possibile. This is due to a ruptured gas pipe on a nearby construction site where an exclusion zone has been set-up for safety reasons. Operations on the airport's southern runway were temporarily impacted but are now operating normally. The Heathrow Express is operating a normal service and the Piccadilly Line is also open but is not stopping at Hatton Cross.

Bugger..... the night shift are due in at 1800 and it looks like I will be stuck here in TBC until they can get in.
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Heathrow closed to all arriving traffic around 1430 , all flights being diverted. diversions to LTN,STN, LGW,BOH and even manston took some I believe, However, airport reopened some 30 mins later.

High pressure gas main severed, by a man in a JCB. Wonder whether he will be in work tomorrow ...

Gatwick took an Emirates 773 , QR007 A333 and an Iberia A320 (virtually a touch and go, as he didn't pull on stand just waited on the taxiway for 45 mins and went again!)

Also took 4(?) Virgin A340's at least 2 of which were 600's, not normally seen at LGW as there's only a couple of stands big enough to take them! Those are some l o n g ladies!

All good fun...!

I was working close to the Northern Peri Road at LHR Today.

Just geting into my car around 14:20 and a BA 747 carried out a G/A on 27R.

Was an amazing sight as I was almost underneath the aircraft as it powered away and then turned North to rejoin the apporach.

Does anybody know why they had to G/A ?

Was great to watch but I guess not good for the flight crew who had to come round again and I guess probably some pax who wondered what was going on.

Regards,

G-BPED

It could have gone around for many different reasons, a common occurance at LHR. And pax would receive an examplanation as to why they went around if/when the flight crew get the chance to a PA as their work load at this point is fairly high.

Driving on the northern perimeter road at lunchtime today did I see a Tu154 depart from 27L. It was heading off in a northwesterly direction and looked like it was a three holer.
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Quite possibly: today's weekly Rossiya (formerly Pulkovo) flight from St Petersburg was a TU-154M.

HTH, Rhys.

Exactly how many holes is a TU154 meant to have except for 3?

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone could give some idea of any significant changes (new operators etc.) into LHR for the Autumn Schedule starting at the end of this month?

I am aware of all the additional BMI (ex BMED) flights.

Thanks,
MM

I believe its been confirmed that Varig are back with a B767-300 around mid afternoon every day starting 28.10.07 for starters if thats a help.

Have you not answered your own question?

"was on flight CNO628" leads me to believe that they have chartered the plane to do the flight.

Quickest path to the spotters forum..............

GEZJV was definately not at LHR today 03/10/07 at 2010. The flight in question is SAS to ENZV.

ok, I must be bored, so I've done some digging.

As EZYBOH says, you can't have seen G-EZJV as that was doing ZRH amongst other trips from LTN today.

However, EZJU is missing in action!

EZJU positioned out to DUB on 29th September and the crew then positioned back to LTN in G-EZJH. G-EZJH positioned out to DUB on 17th September with the crew catching an FR flight back to STN.

So it's a good bet that it's dry leased to a 737NG operator with a base in Dublin that serves LHR.

I can't see it being FR, so has anyone any ideas?

hi,..
today @ work i saw an airline i probably haven't ever seen in my life named..
ARKIA.
it was parked at heathrow, near the VIP area close to terminal four.
looked like a 737.
i just wanted to know where they are from.
never seen it @ LHR before.
if im right the last few registration letters were BUH?.
i thought maybe the furniture store IKEA have gone into the flying business...
thanks everyone..

Arkia is an israelian carrier based in Tel Aviv as I know....

And the Israeli PM is in London, at a press conference with Gordon Brown as I write.

QED