Why some cancellations and delays from LHR?
May 27, 2018, 12:44 pm
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Why some cancellations and delays from LHR?
My MAN flight is delayed as are some other domestics.
Zurich, Basel etc. seem to have been cancelled this evening as well.
Can't see anything strike related and other than some wind + chop, nothing looks bad weather wise.
Zurich, Basel etc. seem to have been cancelled this evening as well.
Can't see anything strike related and other than some wind + chop, nothing looks bad weather wise.
May 27, 2018, 12:54 pm
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There is a Yellow Weather Warning out for Southern England due to heavy rain showers. Some in Europe too.
May 27, 2018, 12:54 pm
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Always worth a look here for the general overview.
https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.in...pec/index.html
There’s a lot of red which means a lot of hour plus slot delays.
May 27, 2018, 12:59 pm
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There are thunderstorms in Central Europe for the last week. I flew today over one large weather system in Central France and landed just before one in FRA. Several passed around me since and there are more southern Germany/Swiss.
Since Tuesday the German and Swiis airspace have slot delays due to storms.
Since Tuesday the German and Swiis airspace have slot delays due to storms.
Last edited by fransknorge; May 27, 2018 at 1:38 pm
May 27, 2018, 1:08 pm
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Which would be fine if the aircraft just flew from LHR to LHR.
There’s a strike in France, and thunderstorms over most of Europe.
https://www.lightningmaps.org/#x=0.1...d=2;dl=2;dc=0;
Which have caused some significant flooding in the bits of the UK your MAN flight is going over.
Torrential rain leaves parts of the West Midlands flooded | Central - ITV News
There’s a strike in France, and thunderstorms over most of Europe.
https://www.lightningmaps.org/#x=0.1...d=2;dl=2;dc=0;
Which have caused some significant flooding in the bits of the UK your MAN flight is going over.
Torrential rain leaves parts of the West Midlands flooded | Central - ITV News
May 27, 2018, 3:51 pm
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Severe delays and mild chaos at FRA and significant delays at ZRH as well this afternoon/tonight. Luckily my LX flight landed more or less on time into fra FRA and my LH flight left FRA only slightly delayed (45 min). Thunderstorms delayed several flights (at least at FRA) - I'm not aware whether this was also the reasons for the ZRH delays.
On the way out of FRA we had to fly around areas with thunderstorms (the capt informed us on the PA after takeoff)
On the way out of FRA we had to fly around areas with thunderstorms (the capt informed us on the PA after takeoff)
May 27, 2018, 3:58 pm
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May 27, 2018, 3:59 pm
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Flew back from ABZ on the 18.30 this evening, Capt told us that ATC were slowing flow rates into London airports due to the earlier storms in SE England restricting the amount of traffic.
We eventually only landed 25 mins late, so they seem to have recovered pretty quickly.
We eventually only landed 25 mins late, so they seem to have recovered pretty quickly.
May 27, 2018, 6:56 pm
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I live 10 miles East of LHR and my brother lives 5 miles East (where we have both lived for the 50 years or so of our lives). We agreed that we have never seen a lightning show as speculator as happened late yesterday evening. Not even in Arkansas or Oklahoma!
Edit: That was Friday night.
Edit: That was Friday night.
May 28, 2018, 12:03 am
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I was on the 716 to ZRH which was delayed a little under 2 hours. Boarded on time in order to try to get an earlier slot, but this was not successful. Cabin crew finally opened the bars to serve some drinks when on the ground. Full bar service provided, however I heard from the stand next to us where the BSL flight was also waiting to depart, were only offered water.