Dec 20, 2018, 5:24 am
Last edit by: Canarsie
Travelling to of from London Gatwick 21 December 2018
All LGW services operated on Friday with 2 exceptions (BA2758/0 to AMS and back; BA2938/9 EDI and back). Many flights were heavily delayed.
List of inbound BA diversions from latest closure is in post 463
Incomplete list of inbound cancellations for Friday 21 December is here in post 298.
Current customer guidelines in this post 344 (you can rebook free of charge to 5 January and reroute via LHR/LCY). Try rebooking via the App if you can, otherwise you need to telephone BA.
Background
Gatwick Airport was closed at 21:03 on Wednesday 19 December following reports of drones flying over the airfield. Sightings have continued throughout Thursday 20 December requiring the airport to remain closed. Gatwick Airport advising all passengers to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport. Gatwick airport was further closed on Friday 21 December from 17:00 until 18:25 at which time normal operations resumed after suspected drone sightings.
Previous updates
Current list of cancelled and diverted services
Post 96 and Post 132 and Post 184
All LGW services operated on Friday with 2 exceptions (BA2758/0 to AMS and back; BA2938/9 EDI and back). Many flights were heavily delayed.
List of inbound BA diversions from latest closure is in post 463
Incomplete list of inbound cancellations for Friday 21 December is here in post 298.
Current customer guidelines in this post 344 (you can rebook free of charge to 5 January and reroute via LHR/LCY). Try rebooking via the App if you can, otherwise you need to telephone BA.
Background
Gatwick Airport was closed at 21:03 on Wednesday 19 December following reports of drones flying over the airfield. Sightings have continued throughout Thursday 20 December requiring the airport to remain closed. Gatwick Airport advising all passengers to check the status of their flights before travelling to the airport. Gatwick airport was further closed on Friday 21 December from 17:00 until 18:25 at which time normal operations resumed after suspected drone sightings.
Previous updates
Current list of cancelled and diverted services
Post 96 and Post 132 and Post 184
LGW closed due to drone activity
Dec 21, 2018, 4:47 am
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That's unfortunate ... a lot of money down the drain.
Dec 21, 2018, 4:55 am
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I think I can single handedly claim credit for the reopening of LGW today.
Assuming that I was going to be delayed, I did nothing that I needed to do yesterday, and instead ended up out on a rather heavy drinking spree. Cue today, massively hungover, no packing done, no haircut, christmas shopping or the remainder of my apartment move done before the painters arrive tomorrow, and boom, flight operating normally... sods law
cue frantic rush, (mainly to find my trousers which seem to have disappeared) with the theme to benny hill as an accompanying sound track...
Assuming that I was going to be delayed, I did nothing that I needed to do yesterday, and instead ended up out on a rather heavy drinking spree. Cue today, massively hungover, no packing done, no haircut, christmas shopping or the remainder of my apartment move done before the painters arrive tomorrow, and boom, flight operating normally... sods law
cue frantic rush, (mainly to find my trousers which seem to have disappeared) with the theme to benny hill as an accompanying sound track...
Dec 21, 2018, 5:02 am
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Latest update from BA
Looks positive in terms of them flying the rest of the expected schedule today, although seems there are some sizeable delays.
Looks positive in terms of them flying the rest of the expected schedule today, although seems there are some sizeable delays.
Key message
Drone sightings at London Gatwick had resulted in the closure of the airport yesterday
Reactive statement to be used if customers have a concern around safety
“We wouldn’t ever put safety at risk. Gatwick Airport have been working closely with the police and other relevant authorities to make sure airlines are safe to begin flying again.”
Latest update
LGW outlook is positive and reasonably stable
Flow rate is now at 24 per hour so we will now be able to deliver current published programme without further intervention.
Slot delays currently around 50 minutes
BA2938 LGW-EDI 10:00 was cancelled due to lack of available aircraft.
BA2769 JER-LGW is delayed due to technical issue
Guidelines
There is unlikely to be any further guidelines issued for customers to book away if their flight is still operating
The Westjet option is available for customers on cancelled flights. They operate to/from the Caribbean
BA is proactively seeking agreement with other carriers so we can get customers to their destination before Christmas
Drone sightings at London Gatwick had resulted in the closure of the airport yesterday
Reactive statement to be used if customers have a concern around safety
“We wouldn’t ever put safety at risk. Gatwick Airport have been working closely with the police and other relevant authorities to make sure airlines are safe to begin flying again.”
Latest update
LGW outlook is positive and reasonably stable
Flow rate is now at 24 per hour so we will now be able to deliver current published programme without further intervention.
Slot delays currently around 50 minutes
BA2938 LGW-EDI 10:00 was cancelled due to lack of available aircraft.
BA2769 JER-LGW is delayed due to technical issue
Guidelines
There is unlikely to be any further guidelines issued for customers to book away if their flight is still operating
The Westjet option is available for customers on cancelled flights. They operate to/from the Caribbean
BA is proactively seeking agreement with other carriers so we can get customers to their destination before Christmas
Last edited by JimEddie; Dec 21, 2018 at 5:07 am
Dec 21, 2018, 6:39 am
#439
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Not sure it is drone related.....just in to LHR with 4 laps in the hold due to high winds increasing spacing. After landing the Flight Crew announced that headwind was 80mph at 4000 ft!
Bumpy ride but v smooth touchdown. A good end to the year (especially as I was supposed to fly back yesterday to LGW)
Bumpy ride but v smooth touchdown. A good end to the year (especially as I was supposed to fly back yesterday to LGW)
Did you mean RVN?
Dec 21, 2018, 9:23 am
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What are the airline's responsibilities upon late arrival? A friend is travelling to LGW on Norwegian (D8) and is currently over 30 hours late. The flight risks arriving at approximately the same time as the last train to Portsmouth leaves Gatwick and so there's a big risk that my friend will miss that train.
Dec 21, 2018, 9:34 am
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Your friend has presumably either taken out travel insurance to cover the risk or has elected to bear the risk himself. You may be reasonably assured that DY, which struggles to barely meet what is required by its duty of care obligations under EC 261/2004 will not do much, if anything to assist outside of the Regulation's requirements.
Dec 21, 2018, 9:55 am
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Your friend has presumably either taken out travel insurance to cover the risk or has elected to bear the risk himself. You may be reasonably assured that DY, which struggles to barely meet what is required by its duty of care obligations under EC 261/2004 will not do much, if anything to assist outside of the Regulation's requirements.
Dec 21, 2018, 10:01 am
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I think it does: my read of Article 6 ‘delays’ specifies that the duty of care applies to departures, which I interpret as ‘not arrivals’.
Dec 21, 2018, 10:07 am
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What are the airline's responsibilities upon late arrival? A friend is travelling to LGW on Norwegian (D8) and is currently over 30 hours late. The flight risks arriving at approximately the same time as the last train to Portsmouth leaves Gatwick and so there's a big risk that my friend will miss that train.
EDIT
From LGW South Terminal to Portsmouth, The Hard: 2115, 2355 and then 0545 tomorrow
Last edited by krispy84; Dec 21, 2018 at 10:13 am
Dec 21, 2018, 10:19 am
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