CO 1881 (EWR-SEA) diverted to BIS - 11/8
Nov 8, 2006, 10:34 pm
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CO 1881 (EWR-SEA) diverted to BIS - 11/8
My sister was on CO 1881 (EWR to SEA) tonight when the cabin lost pressure and was forced to land in BIS. All passengers are safe on the ground in BIS waiting for metal from IAH to arrive and bring them on to SEA. Just thought I'd pass along the information in case you have family or friends on this flight.
EDIT: Sorry if this is not an appropriate place to post such news. Please feel free to delete this if I am breaking rules.
EDIT: Sorry if this is not an appropriate place to post such news. Please feel free to delete this if I am breaking rules.
Nov 8, 2006, 11:02 pm
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I was/am on that flight. All is fine in BIS. Pax have been given the alternative to fly to SEA with a relief aircraft from IAH or stay overnight at BIS and continue tomorrow with NW via MSP. Most of us are waiting for the relief flight.
Nov 8, 2006, 11:46 pm
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Odd, it looks like your relief flight is an A310. I thought CO had an all Boeing fleet?
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9960
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9960
Nov 9, 2006, 12:16 am
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Must be a typo in the flightplan, although unusual. http://fasttrack.flightexplorer.com/ also reports a A310 for COA9960
Nov 9, 2006, 12:18 am
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The NW ground staff is great. They called back the TSA to perform the screening at 3am local time, arranged pizza, handing out blankets and sodas etc. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Nov 9, 2006, 12:29 am
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Originally Posted by sdm1130
Odd, it looks like your relief flight is an A310. I thought CO had an all Boeing fleet?
Nov 9, 2006, 12:37 am
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SABRE shows the following:
It was ship 238 with the problem, FWIW.
OUT L01.31 ‡
ETA LAG STOP-INTERM-ETD 400A PREVIOUS STOP EWR
ETA L07.25
D FCS ENRT EWR-SEA A/DVRT MAINTENANCE
SWP CO9960 OUT 00.05-ETA 02.53
ETA LAG STOP-INTERM-ETD 400A PREVIOUS STOP EWR
ETA L07.25
D FCS ENRT EWR-SEA A/DVRT MAINTENANCE
SWP CO9960 OUT 00.05-ETA 02.53
Nov 9, 2006, 12:49 am
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Originally Posted by AA2070
I thought perhaps it was an NW plane that was scheduled to RON at IAH and was going to pick up the pax at BIS (since NW has an operation at BIS). It is not, however. NW doesn't even claim any A310s in its fleet either. In fact, it seems that no US carrier operates any A310s except FedEx. The only SkyTeam carrier to fly one is Czech, and they don't fly to IAH. How that A310 got into the mix will be a interesting thing to find out...
Nov 10, 2006, 6:47 am
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They sent a 738 with exactly the same config (lav between F & Y) to pick us up. The flight from IAH had three technicians and two pilots onboard. The technicians bought with them a full set of tools, spares and equipment including a new flight recorder. The guys must have been sent at very short notice, as once of them had shorts on, obviously more dressed for texas weather.
The flight left for SEA with the luggage and with the original flight crew. We reached SEA at 4am. Considering everything, I must give ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ to CO for sending a relief aircraft in such a short notice. Puzzling was the use of the same crew.
The flight left for SEA with the luggage and with the original flight crew. We reached SEA at 4am. Considering everything, I must give ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ to CO for sending a relief aircraft in such a short notice. Puzzling was the use of the same crew.
Nov 10, 2006, 7:30 am
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I think the most pressing question is -
Did the diversion to BIS increase your overall BiS miles, and will they be credited to your OnePass account?
Did the diversion to BIS increase your overall BiS miles, and will they be credited to your OnePass account?
Nov 10, 2006, 7:35 am
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Looks like the aircraft was taken to IAH about 10h later:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9962
Still thinking how to formulate my appreciation/complaint letter. No offering whatsoever done by crew. No ground staff at SEA greeting the flight. Nada. I've been on far minor irr ops on LH and NW and they handed our CR forms to all pax so that the airline had contact details of pax involved in the incident.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9962
Still thinking how to formulate my appreciation/complaint letter. No offering whatsoever done by crew. No ground staff at SEA greeting the flight. Nada. I've been on far minor irr ops on LH and NW and they handed our CR forms to all pax so that the airline had contact details of pax involved in the incident.
Nov 10, 2006, 8:14 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
Looks like the aircraft was taken to IAH about 10h later:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9962
Still thinking how to formulate my appreciation/complaint letter. No offering whatsoever done by crew. No ground staff at SEA greeting the flight. Nada. I've been on far minor irr ops on LH and NW and they handed our CR forms to all pax so that the airline had contact details of pax involved in the incident.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9962
Still thinking how to formulate my appreciation/complaint letter. No offering whatsoever done by crew. No ground staff at SEA greeting the flight. Nada. I've been on far minor irr ops on LH and NW and they handed our CR forms to all pax so that the airline had contact details of pax involved in the incident.
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Nov 10, 2006, 10:11 am
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Originally Posted by AA2070
It was ship 238 with the problem, FWIW.
Nov 10, 2006, 11:48 am
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Originally Posted by fly co to see the yanks
ship?
Nov 10, 2006, 4:28 pm
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Originally Posted by xyzzy
Yes -- ship, as in airship which is the same as airplane or aircraft.
apparently, neither has dictionary.com...well unless CO is now flying blimps.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/airship