DISRUPTIONS ON JAN 17 DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT HELSINKI AIRPORT - again
Jan 16, 2019, 10:12 am
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DISRUPTIONS ON JAN 17 DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AT HELSINKI AIRPORT - again
Jan 16, 2019, 11:15 am
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Jan 16, 2019, 11:17 am
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Jan 16, 2019, 11:23 am
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BBC 2010
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12042213
Helsinki airport had 188cm (6ft) of snow last winter but the last time it was forced to close because of the weather was in 2003.
That closure lasted for half an hour.
Jan 16, 2019, 12:40 pm
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As a side note. ARN went from 3 operational RWY to 1 this afternoon, going from 40 planes/h to 4/h. Some were diverted to HEL TKU. Let's see if they get stuck there when snow moves on...
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Jan 16, 2019, 12:49 pm
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there was some 1 hour delay departing BMA. Now waiting at HEL for JOE, board still showing all midnight departures scheduled. Keeping fingers up and enjoying the raid 
I am watching (drooling) those empty Lumo reserved seats, I never seen anyone sitting there. Wannabe-me would like an inofficial meetup chat but no.
Jan 16, 2019, 12:55 pm
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Jan 16, 2019, 1:08 pm
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Lucky I left BMA and landed at HEL and not TKU there was some 1 hour delay departing BMA. Now waiting at HEL for JOE, board still showing all midnight departures scheduled. Keeping fingers up and enjoying the raid
I am watching (drooling) those empty Lumo reserved seats, I never seen anyone sitting there. Wannabe-me would like an inofficial meetup chat but no.
there was some 1 hour delay departing BMA. Now waiting at HEL for JOE, board still showing all midnight departures scheduled. Keeping fingers up and enjoying the raid I am watching (drooling) those empty Lumo reserved seats, I never seen anyone sitting there. Wannabe-me would like an inofficial meetup chat but no.
One interviewed pax said "captain came on and said we will circle a bit before landing because runway is too slippery" and only after landing they were told they were in TKU!
I saw both DY4080 and DY4314 heading for TKU earlier. I guess they hurried home as soon as they could?
Jan 16, 2019, 1:14 pm
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It came from Paris, maybe crew has timed out? 4080 came from GOT perhaps with more options to move quickly somewhere.
Jan 16, 2019, 1:22 pm
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Near swedish airports may have had restrictions too. And with DY one could suspect crew hours and fuel are so tigthly planned that there are few options.