Manchester: Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[User001]

VROY will be an FR 24 error.

 

[Land23R]

Amsterdam arrivals showing quite a lot of flights as diverted including the KL676 from Edmonton. A few flights shown as "redirected" whatever that means. Some flights appear to be landing now.

Anyway, a KLM wide body diversion. Is that the first for a while??

 

[Trav a la]

EK17 just preforming a go around.

Saw 2 Flybe Dash8's do the same yesterday while at the AVP for the Antonov.

 

[David_itl]

Sunday cold be interesting... 4 to 8 inches of snow forecast for Greater Manchester

 

[User001]

I notice the KLM A332 hasn’t departed yet. Let’s hope that the pilot hasn’t threatened to pop the slides again and that things are a bit more amicable this time. One would hope the pax have been taken off by now if it’s not going!

 

[Land23R]

Yes, had to smile when he diverted here with snow forecast!
If the snow keeps falling before it eventually turns to rain on Sunday (temperature 8 degrees in London), it could cause real problems at MAN.

Will the under soil heating work at OT I wonder, or plenty of shovels needed if the United v City game is to be played!

 

[David_itl]

KL676 looks like it will be on it's way imminently

 

[Bilko]

Hi everyone

With reference to User001 and the KLM pax, yes indeed they were taken off the aircraft around 12.30 and bussed through the Transfers Security facility. I had just started my shift at midday, and they were processed through Security to UK standards and taken to the T3 lounge.

Everything went smoothly I have to say with a lot of extra staff drafted in but it took two hours approx to complete the process as there were 250 pax and 8 crew.

The aircrew were out of hours unsurprisingly and another crew were brought from Amsterdam eventually to take the aircraft back with delays due to the weather in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe.

The pax were issued with food and drink vouchers to use in T3 and then eventually bussed back to the aircraft for its departure.

Doubtless they are all due compo but that's another issue and given the length of their extended travel period I have to say they were all good natured and hopefully have a good impression of Man airport and our staff who all worked tirelessly to get them through the mandatory security on arrival into the UK.

Cheers everyone from Bilko

 

[David_itl]

Aer Lingus A320 EI-CVA operating EI603 (AMS-DUB) diverted in at 09.45

Been a couple of go-rounds (LH940, TP324) and LH2500 broke off it's approach

 

[David_itl]

A few cancellations in the morning:

KL1073, KL1081, KL1083, U21838 all from Amsterdam
LH940, LH942 from Frankfurt

 

[David_itl]

FR662 DUB-BHX EI-EMI just diverted in. Left as FR663

 

[Ray Finkle]

LH952 and EW5892 have gone past BHX heading north so quote possibly heading your way.

 

[David_itl]

Indeed they are:
LH952 D-ACNO -->> left as LH9949
EWG5892 D-AGWA -->> left as EWG6907

Weather around the country
LBA 0820Z 07007KT 050V110 0150 R14/0300 FZFG VV/// M02/M02 Q0982
BHX 0820Z 07012KT 0650 R15/1000 SN OVC004 M00/M00 Q0978 R/SNOCLO
EMA 0820Z 05011KT 2000 R09/1300 -SN OVC004 M02/M02 Q0980
LGW100820Z 10010KT 8000 -RA BKN006 03/02 Q0973
LHR 0820Z 06007KT 1100 R09L/P1500 R09R/P1500 SN SCT003 BKN004 OVC013 00/00 Q0975 TEMPO 0700 SN BKN002
LCY 0820Z AUTO 08013KT 1400 -SN BKN003/// OVC018/// //////CB 01/00 Q0976 RESHGR
STN 0820Z 10013KT 0900 R04/P1500 SN OVC003TCU 00/M00 Q0977

So only LGW looks okay - the snow at the other places has been around for more than an hour

 

[Land23R]

A RYR for BHX at 36,000 still a few minutes ago. I assume he's going to NCL or DUB.

A wizz diverting from LTN, more likely to LPL I would think.

 

[David_itl]

Potential one A319 F-GRHU on AFR89PP (AF1164 CDG-BHX) which was holding in the Channel now north of Luton. --- > out as AF384V

 

[Land23R]

Wizz to Doncaster it seems.

 

[David_itl]

The 0920s weather:

BHX 0920Z 05011KT 0700 R15/0900 SN OVC003 M00/M00 Q0976 R/SNOCLO
EMA 0920Z 05014KT 1500 R09/1400 -SN OVC005 M01/M01 Q0978
STN 0920Z 07013KT 0500 R04/0800 +SN OVC002 00/M00 Q0975 R/SNOCLO
LTN 0920Z AUTO 07010KT 0350 R08/0750 +SN VV/// 00/M00 Q0974

 

[David_itl]

4 Ryanair and a Pegasus venturing north. 2 more Wizz went to Doncaster, 1 to Liverpool. That Ryanair that went up to Scotland's made an about turn is at 16000 heading southwards!

 

[Scottie Dog]

Looks as if there are another 2 or 3 Ryanair and a Pegasus possibly heading our way from Stansted.

 

[David_itl]

In:
FR9162 RYR43CU EI-FIL BCN-BHX
FR8344 RYR77RR EI-FOR OPO-STN > left as FR8343 RYR4EW
PC1169 PGT1169 TC-CPF SAW-STN > left as PC1169 PGT1169
FR8852 RYR85DZ EI-FIG MLA-STN > left as FR8853 RYR8853
FR3132 RYR5PB EI-EBI PFO-STN >> left as FR3131 RYR3131
0B6831 BMS6831 YR-BMF IAS-LTN > left as BMS7BW
0B5131 BMS4YJ YR-BMC LCA-LTN >> left as 0B5132 /BMS5132
0B3 BMS3 YR-BMG OTP-LTN > left as 0B4 BMS4

Looks to be into MAN
TK1967 THY2PH TC-JVN IST-BHX