BA Cairo Flights to land at ATH for tech stops. (And other 'breathless' stuff)
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BA Cairo Flights to land at ATH for tech stops. (And other 'breathless' stuff)
Just heard that British Airways Cairo flights BA 155/ BA 154 are to land at ATH for tech stops (including crew change) as of Monday 31 Jan until the curfew at Cairo is lifted(and I guess owing to the current escalating violence and the uncertainty that exists).
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This will be to :-
A . Be able to tanker fuel so that when the fuel runs out / bowser drivers are unavailable due turmoil , the aircraft can at least get back to Athens .
B . It relieves FTL probs if turnrounds become long and drawn out.
C. No crew have to nightstop ie leave Cairo airport .
D . All beeswax anyway , the way things are going tonight it will not be long before airspace/ airports close . Endgame approaches .I doubt that my Cairo next Friday will operate at all.
A . Be able to tanker fuel so that when the fuel runs out / bowser drivers are unavailable due turmoil , the aircraft can at least get back to Athens .
B . It relieves FTL probs if turnrounds become long and drawn out.
C. No crew have to nightstop ie leave Cairo airport .
D . All beeswax anyway , the way things are going tonight it will not be long before airspace/ airports close . Endgame approaches .I doubt that my Cairo next Friday will operate at all.
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Guess it is in the region.
Actually BA did something similar a few years ago with
their LHR-TLV-LHR flights for a short while.
Actually BA did something similar a few years ago with
their LHR-TLV-LHR flights for a short while.
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Egypt evac flights
Evidently tour companies are going to evacuate tourists from Egypt, even from the (so far) calm areas of Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh
A bit of extra fuel is adviced. Egypt is not the easiest destination even when everything is normal.
Good luck!
A bit of extra fuel is adviced. Egypt is not the easiest destination even when everything is normal.
Good luck!
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It seems that other European/American operators are doing the same recently
British Airways is operating now through LGAV/ATH
Air france is operating now through OLBA/BEY
Delta Airlines is operation now through LIRF/FCO
Anybody else ?
British Airways is operating now through LGAV/ATH
Air france is operating now through OLBA/BEY
Delta Airlines is operation now through LIRF/FCO
Anybody else ?
