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Old Feb 11, 2018, 3:15 am
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Disruption at city airport 11 & 12 Feb (due to WW2 ordnance in dock)
Had a message from BA saying flights may be disrupted due to circumstances beyond their control. It says check city airport website which says nothing! I have 2 12 year olds flying solo today....

Anybody know anything?

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Old Feb 11, 2018, 3:52 am
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Where are they flying from/to? I just went to BA's site and looked at the AMS departures and they looked fine for example.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 3:59 am
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Lcy to edi. Their flight seems fine, I don't see why they have sent the email.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 4:17 am
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The causes of disruption I’ve seen at LCY are fog (today looks clear), the baggage system going on the blink and wretched triathlons taking place in east London...
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 4:21 am
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Wind has been a bit gusty overnight. I'd be a bit surprised if it was that though.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 4:26 am
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All flights in and out of LCY are currenty showing on time: https://www.londoncityairport.com/tr...oking/arrivals
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 5:24 am
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Originally Posted by Tobias-UK
All flights in and out of LCY are currenty showing on time: https://www.londoncityairport.com/tr...oking/arrivals
Except the BA flight to Keflavik. Was due to be on the now cancelled KEF-LCY which I had assumed was more about the storm
in KEF than conditions in LCY.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 5:45 am
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Originally Posted by polochick


Except the BA flight to Keflavik. Was due to be on the now cancelled KEF-LCY which I had assumed was more about the storm
in KEF than conditions in LCY.
Indeed:

Results from https://www.ExpertFlyer.com
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Flight Status Search:
Departing on 11/02/18
Flying BA flight 2228

Flight   Status           Depart Location  Depart Date                   Reliability  Arrive Location  Arrive Date
                          LCY              Scheduled: 11/02/18 13:00                  KEF              Scheduled: 11/02/18 16:20
BA 2228  Canceled         Term:            Estimated: 11/02/18 13:00     28% / 31m    Term:            Estimated: 11/02/18 15:47
                          Gate:            Actual:                                    Gate:            Actual: 


Comments:
"DOBA2228/11FEB
* OPERATIONAL FLIGHT INFO *            BA2228    0 SU 11FEB18   
CITY INFO                                       HOUR (LOCAL)  
  
LCY  ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE                1300            
     FLIGHT CANCELLED                           0227            
     KEF WX OUT OF LIMITS                                       
     ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL                  1547     KEF    
*1A PLANNED FLIGHT INFO*              BA2228    0 SU 11FEB18    
APT ARR   DY DEP   DY CLASS/MEAL          EQP  GRND  EFT   TTL  
LCY          1300  SU JCDRI/M  YB/S       E90         3:20      
                      HKMLVNQOSG/S                              
KEF 1620  SU                                                3:20
COMMENTS-
 1.LCY KEF   - AIRCRAFT OWNER BA CITYFLYER                      
 2.LCY KEF   - OPERATED BY BA CITYFLYER                         
 3.LCY KEF   - MEMBER OF ONEWORLD                               
 4.LCY KEF   -   9/ NON-SMOKING                                 
 5.LCY KEF   -  ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE                    
CONFIGURATION-
               E90  C  22   M  76                               
>"
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 6:04 am
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Via one of those METAR translators;

KEF:
Wind 55 kt from the West/Northwest with gusts up to 75 kt
Visibility: 0050 m
at a height lower than 100 ft
heavy snow showers, Blowing snow
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 6:39 am
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The disruption was caused by the discovery of a suspect device by divers in the London City docks. Upon investigation, it was deemed ok for London City airport to continue for the day.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 7:51 am
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Originally Posted by BABenchley
The disruption was caused by the discovery of a suspect device by divers in the London City docks. Upon investigation, it was deemed ok for London City airport to continue for the day.
Thanks for that. There was no info anywhere, hence the message with no context from BA this morning was just a bit strange. The flight took off exactly on schedule.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by NeverFirst
Via one of those METAR translators;

KEF:
Wind 55 kt from the West/Northwest with gusts up to 75 kt
Visibility: 0050 m
at a height lower than 100 ft
heavy snow showers, Blowing snow
Yep! It's quite windy. Currently sitting on the ground at the gate and we are rocking around a bit..
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 4:50 pm
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This is on the homepage of the London City Airport site tonight:

Following the discovery of a World War Two ordnance in King George V Dock as part of planned development works, a 214m exclusion zone has been implemented as a precaution by the Met Police. As a result, London City Airport is currently closed.

All passengers due to travel from London City on Monday are advised to contact their airline for further information. Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport until further notice.

The airport is cooperating fully with the Met Police, Royal Navy and London Borough of Newham.
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 5:27 pm
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There's little more detail to be seen in any news outlets, the BBC is as good as any other. No reporting I can see said what type or size of device it is, which would affect how long it would take to remove (the bigger they are, the bigger the protective barriers needed before it is moved or worked on). 1000-2000kg bombs can take days to remove
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Old Feb 11, 2018, 5:33 pm
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It took "several hours" last time.
BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | WWII bomb found near City airport
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