Originally Posted by
T8191
Best wishes, Sir!
Originally Posted by
zeltergiset
Interesting report! Thanks for posting. Hopefully the rest of your journey is uneventful.
Originally Posted by
BA5E
thanks for your non trip report, and keeping us up to date whilst waiting to get back from BDA to LGW, nice view from your room.
Originally Posted by
henkybaby
Horrible life. Horrible...
Island after island with sunshine. Horrible !
Yeah, I know, quite horrific. At least it wasn't Aruba. Thanks for your good wishes all!
Originally Posted by
NWIFlyer
c-w-s, I'd feel for you, but the last time I was stranded overnight due to a mech issue it was at DEN, there was snow on the ground, the journey to the hotel was neverending and I had about 4 hours' sleep before I had to get up again for the neverending journey back to the airport for the first flight the next day ...
I think I've had a few of those in my time but I tend to absent myself from real hardship situations these days. Apart from weddings, funerals and parents' evenings, most stuff can wait 24 hours.
Originally Posted by
stewaran
sounds risky booking yourself onto the stricken craft!
Originally Posted by
andset1191
Interesting idea to switch to the original, later, flight. I certainly wouldn't take that kind of risk given you're thinking about parts arriving from Gatwick, someone fitting them successfully, and then getting slots within constraints of take off/landing time slots (do LGW or BDA close overnight?) and crew hours.
You both have good points. BDA-LGW is just 6 hours on a 4 hour time difference, which gives me some leeway on crew hours, I assume. But yes it's a gamble, trading off a currently unallocated, unknown (middle?) seat in CW on a very full service versus 3K. If there is just a few hours in it (a big if), then I'm taking the risk knowingly - but I'll turn up in good time for the scheduled earlier service, just in case....