Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[RichL]

Big boy on it way I’m stood in the garden

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Appears to be. EK21 has left the hold over Doncaster and is now heading South over Lichfield and descending through 10,000 ft.

 

[Vinny94]

Seems like Etihad and Qatar airways 777s have diverted in too

 

[A330]

We have become an MEB3 airport...... well for a few hours only!

 

[pianokeys]

We have become an MEB3 airport...... well for a few hours only!

A6-ETI, A6-EUY and A7-BAN (already back at MAN)). G-EIRH A321 Just departing now.

 

[nbdm]

Shame the Cathay 350 is going to Heathrow

The virgin 333 and the etihad 777 going round in circles. They’ll wait it out!!

It seems to have left the hold and is heading south. However, it is maintaining altitude at FL180, so I suspect it's going to LHR.

Over 90 minutes of holding for VS110 at Manchester and then another 10m around Heathrow, that must be exhausting

 

[Garybrum]

Over 90 minutes of holding for VS110 at Manchester and then another 10m around Heathrow, that must be exhausting

richard branson has probably issued maps to his employees which show just a wasteland between MAN and London

 

[IanFarquharson]

EK388 being unload at BHX
564 pax

 

[Kaif]

EK388 being unload at BHX
564 pax

Is it night stopping?

 

[kfs]

EK17 heading south from Manchester after holding. Fingers crossed it's for B'ham rather than Heathrow.

 

[Land23R]

I think you'll find he's turning onto finals for 23R at MAN

 

[kfs]

I think you'll find he's turning onto finals for 23R at MAN

Correct! I hadn't looked carefully enough at where he was holding ..........

 

[Timberwolf]

Well done to BHX for handling 3 widebodied diverts today and finding spaces around the terminal stands and remotes for them.
Think this is the first time we have had Emirates,Etihad and Qatar all divert in on the same day.

 

[Scania1800]

A6-EUY still parked up at BHX, If anyone wants to see it yet

 

[Timberwolf]

Supposedly departing back to DXB early tomorrow.

 

[Scania1800]

Supposedly departing back to DXB early tomorrow.

Most likely at 5am

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Hi there all, I don't think Branson has ever liked Birmingham Airport at all, from what I heard in the past from an ex-virgin pilot, only use Birmingham Airport as very last resort, otherwise find next available airport to land.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Air India to Delhi departs 18mins early:Schedule 20:30pm departure.Departed at 20.12

 

[BlueManc]

Just reading the ACARS messages and TOM139 wanted BHX but not available due to the 5 already in. Earlier EK21s #1 alternate was Gatwick. So plan B worked out well!

 

[Timberwolf]

Hi there all, I don't think Branson has ever liked Birmingham Airport at all, from what I heard in the past from an ex-virgin pilot, only use Birmingham Airport as very last resort, otherwise find next available airport to land.

Some years ago BHX bosses stated (when they were pushing for a 2nd runway) that they could be Londons proper 3rd airport, and stated they could easily get big long haul airlines to move flights from Heathrow to Birmingham.
Next day a surprisingly angry response from the 2nd in command at Virgin.Who replied if BHX was that good they would already have those airlines operating and they for one would not be moving any to BHX.
Bit of a slanging match after which made the front of the Birmingham papers.
We never seemed to recover a good relationship with them after that, and not many Virgin planes have diverted here since.
Few snow divs from LHR and some for MAEL/STS maintenence.