Craig David misses a gig thanks to cancelled flight

[Ashley.S.]

Craig David says he is "gutted" about cancelling his appearance at Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall on Saturday night.

His flight from London to Newquay was cancelled at the last minute meaning he had no way of getting there on time.

"We tried private jets, helicopters, any way to try and get there but nothing was working," he told disappointed fans on Instagram.

He says it's the first time he's missed a gig in 15 years.

He was due to headline the Unleashed stage, which is the second biggest on the site. [...]

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/artic...d-misses-a-gig-for-the-first-time-in-15-years

It makes me wonder, how often does this kind of thing happen, especially smaller routes such as London - Newquay???

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Airline not mentioned but presumably Flybe.

 

[Aviador]

Did the social club manage to offload all it's warm sandwiches and sausage rolls after the cancellation?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Did the social club manage to offload all it's warm sandwiches and sausage rolls after the cancellation?

Ah, memories of Colin Crompton at the Wheeltappers and Shunters Club.

"Best of order please". "The pies have just arrived".

Back to the real subject of this thread, I wonder why the airline wasn't mentioned in the report. It seems the BBC publicised the singer's explanation for cancelling his show but made no proactive enquiries to try to find out why the flight was cancelled.

 

[Ashley.S.]

I honestly have no idea why it wasn't mentioned, mind you Craig David didn't mention the airline company in his statement either. Is there only one company that does the London - Newquay route? Or are there others in the mix as well?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I honestly have no idea why it wasn't mentioned, mind you Craig David didn't mention the airline company in his statement either. Is there only one company that does the London - Newquay route? Or are there others in the mix as well?

Only Flybe. They fly to NQY from both Gatwick and Stansted.