Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[User001]

MAN has done well today considering 05L requires backtracking at the moment due to taxiway works, thus increases the chances of delays.

 

[Land23R]

Agreed. MAN has done very well to accept 13 diversions.
We were lucky to avoid the snow that was forecast (so far anyway) which affected further south and east than originally predicted.

 

[Ray Finkle]

BHX closed until 16:00 now so you may have Emirates and Qatar heading your way.

 

[David_itl]

So these are the sole BHX arrivals flying around Europe
EK39 UAE39 A6-EUY A380
QR33 QTR8DR A7-BDD 787 > left as QR33 QTR8DR
MSA704F EI-FGX 737
FR2082 RYR70QQ EI-FOC

 

[Ray Finkle]

The airport website is already showing EK39 and QR33 as diverted.

Emirates is already heading north from London at 35,000 feet so MAN looks the most likely destination.

 

[User001]

Emirates site confirms MAN for EK39, Qatar also MAN bound.

 

[Land23R]

QR still at 40,000 approaching Northampton. Scotland maybe if not MAN

 

[David_itl]

Just took a screeenshot from FR24 for the arrivals into BHX, LTN and STN. Practically everything seems to be cancelled!

 

[User001]

QR is MAN bound, on our boards too.

 

[User001]

MAN was flagged as full, but since that flag up have accepted the Ryanair MAD-BHX and now an ASL France Cargo B737 from EMA just turning on finals?!

 

[David_itl]

Wanted to double check it wasn't a random route number attached to a random service but, no it'a bona fide EMA service. I just wonder if word has got out to accept as much as possible. I do wish some of the Ryanairs and the Blue Airs had gone to LPL just in case some space is needed for heavies.

 

[User001]

Unlikely to need any more space for heavies. LGW/LHR flowing well so only narrowbodies diverting.

Looks like Rzeszów-East Midlands aiming for MAN too.

 

[David_itl]

One of the FRs just left. Maybe it's on a one out, one in basis now?

 

[Aceshigh]

Nothing turned away amazing !

 

[David_itl]

FR4459 /RYR37SL EI-EKG routing AGP-EMA heading this way.

 

[User001]

Also had a TUI Kussamo-East Midlands divert in if FR24 is to be believed.

 

[Land23R]

If the TUI was a divert, does that make it 20 for the day?
When did that last happen?

Looks as if MAN had a 'can do' approach today and somehow found stands. (Always thought a lot of our a/c were just parked up in winter). And the handling agents must have cooperated too. Excellent response all round.

 

[David_itl]

Got 20 listed. 9 from BHX, 3 from LTN, 4 from STN and 4 from EMA


>> noticed this is my 1000th post <<<<

 

[EGCC_MAN]

Moderate snow has been falling at MAN for the last 15 minutes or so. If it persists like this a period of closure for clearing may be required. Fingers crossed we avoid that. Need for deicing also an issue for departing flights.

As stated, MAN has done very well in handling inbound diversions this morning. Handling staff will have had some slack in the system having had a number of scheduled flights cancelled from the Netherlands and Northern Germany due to adverse weather conditions over there. Still a great effort by all concerned though.

 

[Land23R]

Snowing 5 miles to the east of MAN as well but not making too much impression so far. It would be ironic if our evening EK had to divert to BHX, although whether their taxiways and stands have been cleared sufficiently to accept diversions is another matter.