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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:18 am
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My ETA is now 2355 (instead of 2115). Unsurprisingly I would say, considering the huge build up of planes a 40+ min departure freeze is causing.

Only positive note is that I upgraded to CE, so at least I'll have a pleasant flight if and when I'll take off...
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:18 am
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Originally Posted by ScottEdin
I’m flying to JFK, does anyone know how long we can sit on the ground before the crew hours are up?
Around 6 hours.
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:19 am
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Originally Posted by george77300
First two Departures away. Seems to have reopened. Delays probably for the rest of the day. KLM seems to be the only cancellations currently, a couple of E170/190 hops gone.
there were lots of KL cancellations loaded yesterday for today already due to forecast weather at AMS so these may be unrelated.
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:20 am
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Originally Posted by Can I help you

Around 6 hours.
Thanks, just taken off now, but good to know for future reference
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:21 am
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good luck on your flights.
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:22 am
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Originally Posted by ScottEdin
Runway is reopening!!!! Thank f****
Great to see they have been able to clear things up quickly.

The Matrix:
"The truth is, there is no drone"
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:24 am
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Landed ok at 18:07 (BA767 from Oslo) but have had to park nearer T2-3 than T5 due to no stands available. Going to be a long wait for buses according to captain... 🙄

Edit - stand 592 for those who know Heathrow better than I!
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:26 am
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Flights have restarted according to my military source
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:33 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA


there were lots of KL cancellations loaded yesterday for today already due to forecast weather at AMS so these may be unrelated.
Yeah we were affected by this today - they cancelled loads of flights AMS/LON. Managed to get them to put us on a BA flight instead, albeit LHR rather than LCY, although that was delayed by a couple of hours. The implication from the BA staff I spoke to was that KL were being rather over cautious.

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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:35 am
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Originally Posted by navylad
Flights have restarted according to my military source
You have powerful sources that are 15 mins behind flightradar 😀
have your mil frnds dstryd the drone?
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:37 am
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Originally Posted by Takiteasy
Not crazy those British ATC : they have sent a couple of foreign crafts (Aegean, KLM) to test the waters first...
maybe because they were at the front of the take off queue when they were halted?

NOTE- froends flying AMS-LHR reporting a 30 minute delay
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:40 am
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Now onboard and with ETA back to 2106, 9 min earlier than planned. If BA/LHR really manage to pull this off, huge kudos for the organisation!
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:43 am
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Waiting by the gate on a flight that is currently showing a 90-minute delay. The FA just passed through the cabin with a tray full of cups of water from the tap, which I politely declined. Is there any point at all these days when BA will open the bar, the way US airlines will do at the Captain's discretion in the case of significant delays?
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:46 am
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Customs and Bond regulations. Not applicable to US internal flights, of course.
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Old Jan 8, 2019, 11:46 am
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Originally Posted by T8191
Customs and Bond regulations. Not applicable to US internal flights, of course.
I really don't mind if they do it in the air (I'm in ET). US carriers, of course, provide bottled non-alcoholic drinks free of charge anyway, because they're not savages.
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