Irreg Ops LPA today
Feb 10, 2018, 4:02 am
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Irreg Ops LPA today
Hey ho. Got to the runway threshold on today's LHR-LPA then back to the gate. A poor child taken ill apparently. Now waiting at gate. No further info so far. Crew searching their ipads trying to figure out at what point they will go out of hours and need replacing because the LHR-LPA-LHR rotation is already a long day. 12 rows of club today and flight 100% full. A bit like travelling in a kindergarten although I make no complaints about that as I have the lights of my life with me as well! Hope we get off soon...
Feb 10, 2018, 4:09 am
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Hey ho. Got to the runway threshold on today's LHR-LPA then back to the gate. A poor child taken ill apparently. Now waiting at gate. No further info so far. Crew searching their ipads trying to figure out at what point they will go out of hours and need replacing because the LHR-LPA-LHR rotation is already a long day. 12 rows of club today and flight 100% full. A bit like travelling in a kindergarten although I make no complaints about that as I have the lights of my life with me as well! Hope we get off soon...
Feb 10, 2018, 4:19 am
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Was only going on what the galley crew were saying. One seemed to think she had about an hour of leeway. No chance of the flight not being dispatched with a full flight I'd imagine: worst case they'd use a relief crew. Anyway, family in question now offloading: poor folk. Bags will follow, and now we are being refueled! Hope they hadn't turned the ovens on up front or club's grub will be ruined! Not my issue though as I am in cattle class looking forward to the delights of BOB (in our case, 'bring' on board) as whilst I fed my two kids in the First lounge, my dearest wife who couldn't get into the lounge raided Pret for a couple of bags of cheaper fresher grub with more choice!
Feb 10, 2018, 4:22 am
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They're showing a revised departure of 11.45 - how likely that is is questionable. The flight down should be pretty quick as they've had quite strong winds down there all this week according to Spanish TV
Feb 10, 2018, 4:26 am
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Thanks Pucci - probably a long flight home for the poor folks on the inbound who will already be sitting at the airport thumb twiddling. When I booked the seats, I signed up for 5 days of balmy weather at circa 23C. in reality it looks like we are going to 5 days of rain and 17C which feels lower with the windchill factor! Beginning to wish it was us disembarking!
Feb 10, 2018, 4:40 am
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Thanks Pucci - probably a long flight home for the poor folks on the inbound who will already be sitting at the airport thumb twiddling. When I booked the seats, I signed up for 5 days of balmy weather at circa 23C. in reality it looks like we are going to 5 days of rain and 17C which feels lower with the windchill factor! Beginning to wish it was us disembarking!
) - they are quite south and yet they are not in the tropics so hot weather just cannot be guaranteed in winter. Console yourself that it is probably one of the warmest place in Europe at the moment. Carnival is this weekend I believe - although the Miss Canary was on Thursday (I think). Have fun - at least there is no rain in the forecast and it wont be cold either.
Feb 10, 2018, 4:44 am
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Oh Sweetheart - the Canaries are so fickle! (ask Delia Smith! ) - they are quite south and yet they are not in the tropics so hot weather just cannot be guaranteed in winter. Console yourself that it is probably one of the warmest place in Europe at the moment. Carnival is this weekend I believe - although the Miss Canary was on Thursday (I think). Have fun - at least there is no rain in the forecast and it wont be cold either.
) - they are quite south and yet they are not in the tropics so hot weather just cannot be guaranteed in winter. Console yourself that it is probably one of the warmest place in Europe at the moment. Carnival is this weekend I believe - although the Miss Canary was on Thursday (I think). Have fun - at least there is no rain in the forecast and it wont be cold either.
Feb 10, 2018, 4:51 am
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Darling - that's the spirit! Is that the only way that you get to meet your brother???