Weather delays this week
Feb 2, 2009, 3:30 am
#151
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Bristol, UK
Posts: 453
Plane slips at Heathrow taxiway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7864546.stm
On a personal note, not an ounce of snow here yet in the West Country. Its due tonight, here's hoping!
On a personal note, not an ounce of snow here yet in the West Country. Its due tonight, here's hoping!
Feb 2, 2009, 3:33 am
#152
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: UK
Programs: BA EC Gold
Posts: 9,236
I can remember 1982, 1989 and 1991 and things were no different then. 6 inches of settled snow in Central London is very unusual and I can see why things have gone wrong. In fact I am pleasantly surprised how much of the tube is running.
Rather than investing in equipment for a once a year event, I'd rather the cash was spent sorting out mixed mode for LHR which would be a permanent investment, or more capacity on the tube.
Rather than investing in equipment for a once a year event, I'd rather the cash was spent sorting out mixed mode for LHR which would be a permanent investment, or more capacity on the tube.
Feb 2, 2009, 3:35 am
#153
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NE England
Programs: BAEC Gold; Priority Club Gold
Posts: 448
Watching my radarbox (decodes aircraft location coordinates to produce a real time map of air traffic in the surrounding area) located in the Durham Dales, it is extraordinary to see, for example, BA284 (SFO-LHR) heading north into I suspect Prestwick, BA182 (JFK-LHR) also heading in the same direction, BA252 (NAS-LHR) heading towards Newcastle I think (actually just about to go over my house, but lost in the snow). It's going to take a while to sort out this mess.
Feb 2, 2009, 3:36 am
#154
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Location: London
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BBC news24 now reporting all flights in and out of T5 cancelled until further notice.
You can watch live (if your in the UK )
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7459669.stm
You can watch live (if your in the UK )
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7459669.stm
Feb 2, 2009, 3:38 am
#155
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Plane slips at Heathrow taxiway http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7864546.stm
Whereas BAA website http://www.heathrowairport.com/ says:
CY332 Landed 0820
CO28 Landed 0824
BD896 Landed 0827
AC848 Landed 0830
Feb 2, 2009, 3:39 am
#156
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA
Posts: 2,368
Can anyone see what the overnight forecast looks like?
I am supposed to be on tomorrow's LH flight to FRA at 6.35 connecting to Delhi. I was originally booked on tonight's BA flight but cancelled that a few weeks ago.
Mother nature? pah! I suspect it's just the members of Plane Stupid on the East coast with a massive snow machine....
I am supposed to be on tomorrow's LH flight to FRA at 6.35 connecting to Delhi. I was originally booked on tonight's BA flight but cancelled that a few weeks ago.
Mother nature? pah! I suspect it's just the members of Plane Stupid on the East coast with a massive snow machine....
Last edited by baggageinhall; Feb 2, 2009 at 3:47 am Reason: I am on tomorrow's flight, not today!
Feb 2, 2009, 3:40 am
#157
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 251
reporting from T5
Am in T5 Flounge now after standing in line for 2hrs getting rebooked. And there were only 4 people in front of me! Most systems are down or are so slow that rebooking + printing a hotel voucher is taking a really long time. The line behind me (airside at the larger customer services desk) must have had around 500 people.
I missed my connceting flight last night, was rebooked to 7am this morning and the flight was still looking to go (as one of the few). Last minute the captain came up to the gate to let us know that they were grounding all flights to be able to clear the incoming flights - these were delayed and circling for 1.5 hrs above London.
I talked to one passenger who told me he was scheduled to depart last night around 9pm to fly to Buenes Aires. His flight was loaded and they sat around till 4am when the captain announced that the flight had been cancelled. The crew than server dinner and offloaded everybody at 5am...
Now off to get a coffee...
I missed my connceting flight last night, was rebooked to 7am this morning and the flight was still looking to go (as one of the few). Last minute the captain came up to the gate to let us know that they were grounding all flights to be able to clear the incoming flights - these were delayed and circling for 1.5 hrs above London.
I talked to one passenger who told me he was scheduled to depart last night around 9pm to fly to Buenes Aires. His flight was loaded and they sat around till 4am when the captain announced that the flight had been cancelled. The crew than server dinner and offloaded everybody at 5am...
Now off to get a coffee...
Feb 2, 2009, 3:47 am
#158
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Feb 2, 2009, 4:01 am
#159
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Feb 2, 2009, 4:04 am
#160
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Am in T5 Flounge now after standing in line for 2hrs getting rebooked. And there were only 4 people in front of me! Most systems are down or are so slow that rebooking + printing a hotel voucher is taking a really long time. The line behind me (airside at the larger customer services desk) must have had around 500 people.
I missed my connceting flight last night, was rebooked to 7am this morning and the flight was still looking to go (as one of the few). Last minute the captain came up to the gate to let us know that they were grounding all flights to be able to clear the incoming flights - these were delayed and circling for 1.5 hrs above London.
I talked to one passenger who told me he was scheduled to depart last night around 9pm to fly to Buenes Aires. His flight was loaded and they sat around till 4am when the captain announced that the flight had been cancelled. The crew than server dinner and offloaded everybody at 5am...
Now off to get a coffee...
I missed my connceting flight last night, was rebooked to 7am this morning and the flight was still looking to go (as one of the few). Last minute the captain came up to the gate to let us know that they were grounding all flights to be able to clear the incoming flights - these were delayed and circling for 1.5 hrs above London.
I talked to one passenger who told me he was scheduled to depart last night around 9pm to fly to Buenes Aires. His flight was loaded and they sat around till 4am when the captain announced that the flight had been cancelled. The crew than server dinner and offloaded everybody at 5am...
Now off to get a coffee...
Feb 2, 2009, 4:04 am
#161
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Feb 2, 2009, 4:11 am
#163
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Can anyone see what the overnight forecast looks like?
I am supposed to be on tomorrow's LH flight to FRA at 6.35 connecting to Delhi. I was originally booked on tonight's BA flight but cancelled that a few weeks ago.
Mother nature? pah! I suspect it's just the members of Plane Stupid on the East coast with a massive snow machine....
I am supposed to be on tomorrow's LH flight to FRA at 6.35 connecting to Delhi. I was originally booked on tonight's BA flight but cancelled that a few weeks ago.
Mother nature? pah! I suspect it's just the members of Plane Stupid on the East coast with a massive snow machine....
Feb 2, 2009, 4:13 am
#164
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