Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[DarloPlaneBoy]

Sometimes the distance from the terminal to the active take off runway can be 30-40 mins and vice versa on landing. I've most certainly been on many flights into and out of Istanbul where the taxi time has taken this long. Maybe that's one of the reasons.

The Polderbaarn at Amsterdam is a 20 minute Taxi I'd imagine an hour if busier. When I've flew from LHR it felt like for 10-15 minutes we were queuing to take off and at New York when our aircraft turned I could see at least 20-30 aircraft in front of us plus 1 on Take Off roll

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

The Polderbaarn at Amsterdam is a 20 minute Taxi I'd imagine an hour if busier. When I've flew from LHR it felt like for 10-15 minutes we were queuing to take off and at New York when our aircraft turned I could see at least 20-30 aircraft in front of us plus 1 on Take Off roll

Funny thing is.It wasn’t even ready to taxi .Infact there’s 5 runways at Istanbul.
The plane was sitting at gate at IST for over an hour.I do agree with you about taxiing but surely they must use the spare runways especially midday.
I do think that Turkish are the worst for delays

 

[HPsauce]

Can I ask you lot a question.Is Istanbul Airport the worst airport for delays of aircraft.Just noticed Turkish Airlines are well over an hour delayed taking off

Possibly weather related?.
Greece and western Turkey are being battered by storms since Monday evening.

 

[Karl C]

İstanbul had a yellow weather warning this morning. Not as bad as orange or red warning, but some wind and heavy rain. Although Arnavutköy where the airport is is prone to strong winds any day of the year

 

[Matt995]

Wednesdays Air India AI118 departure to Amritsar appears to be cancelled, presumably VT-ANJ has gone tech at Birmingham.

 

[BhxJack]

It has indeed gone tech @Matt995

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Looks like a storm is due.Look out and watch out Links Here:https://share.icloud.com/photos/09aUjKj6oVDqE9TK5mJJTihMw

 

[laviation]

I must say Dallas in my personal experience is the worst by a country mile. I must’ve missed about a million connections there

Last time, AA delayed my return to LHR by 14 hours, and then cancelled the flight with no specified reason !

 

[mullion]

Ouch

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Two diverts tonight:
Wizz Air A321NX from Budapest Divert to Luton
Luthansa cargo A321 from Frankfurt diverted to Cologne

 

[rollo]

Two diverts tonight:
Wizz Air A321NX from Budapest Divert to Luton
Luthansa cargo A321 from Frankfurt diverted to Cologne

The diverrded Lufthansa A321 turned up from Cologne just after 3.00am this morning around 4.5 hrs late from its scheduled time.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

This afternoon’s emirates A380 delayed departure is estimated 22.35pm tonight

It has not left Dubai yet

 

[BhxJack]

The aircraft went tech in dubai

 

[Scania1800]

The aircraft went tech in dubai

This aircraft is lacking badly, has a major hydraulic issue in LGW, around 5 APU faliure.

 

[hishaq96]

Looks like there will be a EK A380 and 777 at the same time at BHX tonight

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Looks like there will be a EK A380 and 777 at the same time at BHX tonight

The EK A380 is just showing as departing DXB. The EK B777 is about 1 hour ahead.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

It has just took off from DXB A6-EUN A6-ENA due to arrive around Half Severn EK39 due an hour later

 

[Scania1800]

Looks like there will be a EK A380 and 777 at the same time at BHX tonight

Gate has been cleared for A380, which means the 777 will be moving to a different gate today

 

[rollo]

TUI 737H G-GOWG diverted in this morning at 08:17am from Aberdeen on its way to to Dalaman.

Also just realised the RAF Voyager returned the athletes yesterday from the Invictus games and a Ryanair 737Max from Bristol diverted in as a weather diversion.

 

[Westland Wessex HC2]

TUI 737H G-GOWG diverted in this morning at 08:17am from Aberdeen on its way to to Dalaman.

Also just realised the RAF Voyager returned the athletes yesterday from the Invictus games and a Ryanair 737Max from Bristol diverted in as a weather diversion.

For my own personal interest, is it classed as a diversion if a plane is rerouted via another airport to pick up extra passengers ongoing to the same destination the plane was originally going to?

I think C-GOWG departed Abz-Dalaman via Bhx to pick up passengers from here for the scheduled TOM814 flight from Birmingham