LHR ATC tower evacuation & Altea down [18 July 2018]
Jul 18, 2018, 9:59 am
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Jul 18, 2018, 10:05 am
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Some more:
BA1447 from EDI seems to be turning around -> went to MAN
BA879 from LED seems to head to LGW
BA1447 from EDI seems to be turning around -> went to MAN
BA879 from LED seems to head to LGW
Last edited by florens; Jul 18, 2018 at 10:20 am
Jul 18, 2018, 12:20 pm
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Jul 18, 2018, 12:33 pm
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Bloody hell after my fiasco's with the IT system outage and the snow in December last year, Im surprised this event did not start earlier when I was due to land.
Must buy a lottery ticket.
Must buy a lottery ticket.
Jul 18, 2018, 1:17 pm
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Stuck at CDG, delay on 327 is now at 3 hours (showing Midnight departure, Midnight arrival). They will have to round up a new crew, land after curfew....wonder how long before they just call this one? Also guessing that they won't put us up anywhere for the night if it's cancelled as it's an event beyond their control.
Called Gold Line, they are completely blind at the moment as all systems are down.
Called Gold Line, they are completely blind at the moment as all systems are down.
Jul 18, 2018, 1:22 pm
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duty of care applies regardless of the reason - so either they will book one, or do it yourself and claim it back. more information on the EC261 thread.
Jul 18, 2018, 1:22 pm
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EU261 Duty of Care extends to events outwith the airline's control but you may need to make your own arrangements and claim back afterwards. If the delay or cancellation is due to Fly being down then that would not be considered extraordinary.
Jul 18, 2018, 1:22 pm
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Stuck at CDG, delay on 327 is now at 3 hours (showing Midnight departure, Midnight arrival). They will have to round up a new crew, land after curfew....wonder how long before they just call this one? Also guessing that they won't put us up anywhere for the night if it's cancelled as it's an event beyond their control.
Called Gold Line, they are completely blind at the moment as all systems are down.
Called Gold Line, they are completely blind at the moment as all systems are down.