CWLCY passengers "stranded" in Shannon?
Apr 17, 2015, 11:05 am
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But I think it must be a mistake. Can it really add an additional six hours to stop in SNN, pick up some pax and fuel, and take off again?
Apr 17, 2015, 11:14 am
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So if the GDS is showing an arrival time of 0355, it might well be because there is some live flight plan that is currently based on an arrival time of 0355, and which (like we frequently see to flight plans) gets changed and tweaked as the situation develops. I doubt it was a mistake in the sense that someone with fat fingers has sat there and pressed the "3" key in error.
Anyway, BA179's ETD has now moved to 1845.
Apr 17, 2015, 11:47 am
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Not quite pushing back yet, but the doors are closed, the seat belt signs are on and the air bridge has departed, so it shouldn't be long. Although we still appear to have ground crew on board?!
See you all on the other side!
See you all on the other side!
Apr 17, 2015, 11:47 am
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Mind you according to the BA App, the 179's cancelled sector from SNN to JFK might have been the world's longest ever flight: dep. SNN at midnight on 1 Jan 1970 arriving JFK more than 45 years later on 17 April 2015.
Apr 17, 2015, 11:48 am
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How tight are the A318s on range? Do wonder if BA should be using DUB pre-clearance at some stage, given the number of LON flights they have there'd be a lot more options for accommodating pax if issues arose.
Checked!
Range - 3,600m
JFK-DUB - 3,179m
JFK-SNN - 3,081m
(Did BA just have the LGW flights to DUB when the CWLCY flights started? No LHR as pre-bmi, was there the half-hearted and short-lived LCY route back then?)
Checked!
Range - 3,600m
JFK-DUB - 3,179m
JFK-SNN - 3,081m
(Did BA just have the LGW flights to DUB when the CWLCY flights started? No LHR as pre-bmi, was there the half-hearted and short-lived LCY route back then?)
Apr 17, 2015, 11:50 am
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Apr 17, 2015, 11:52 am
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I feel for the pax stuck in Shannon. I would really be fuming if that was me. I hope they get sorted out and can get to JFK tonight.
What was the story on how they ended up there, did the A318 go tech after landing?
What was the story on how they ended up there, did the A318 go tech after landing?
Apr 17, 2015, 11:57 am
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Pilot has just announced that the aircraft went tech but customs wouldn't allow mixing of the pre cleared CWLCY passengers and the LHR passengers so the rescue mission had to be aborted.
Sorry to those stranded, we did our best to come and get you...
Sorry to those stranded, we did our best to come and get you...