Bristol: Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[superking]

16 flights cancelled today (Saturday) The flights are too many destinations,too many to list. All Easy jet flights at the moment Best to check arr/dep boards for cancelledvflights.Most airports have flights cancelled today. Its all to do with storm Dennis.

 

[kraktoa]

It is going to be weather related chaos at the airport today. So many cancellations.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Saturday 15 February 2020

easyJet had 40 departures scheduled for today. They've now cancelled everything after 1250 (16 departures) with three departures cancelled before that. So far no other airline has cancelled anything.

I'll do a full list this evening when the entire day becomes clearer.

 

[David_itl]

EI3842/ STK42BR EI-FAX diverted to MAN

 

[BlueManc]

Is your Sofia flight RYR6059 going back to Sofia??!!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Is your Sofia flight RYR6059 going back to Sofia??!!

Not according to the timetable. Aircraft left BRS for Sofia as FR6060 at 0705 today and was due back as FR6059 at 1425. BRS website shows FR6059 diverted to Cologne.

 

[Ice-tongs]

Not according to the timetable. Aircraft left BRS for Sofia as FR6060 at 0705 today and was due back as FR6059 at 1425. BRS website shows FR6059 diverted to Cologne.

It flew all the way back to Bristol, circled, did a go around and then diverted all the way to Cologne, about 4 hours 40 all together.

The FR flight from Poznan had a go around at Bristol, then onto Cardiff for another go around and finally Birmingham, after a couple of hours it left BHX and made it into Bristol.

Not a good day for any nervous flyers.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Saturday 15 February 2020

Storm Dennis led to a large number of cancellations by easyJet at BRS today - 19 return flights plus four return sectors after the outbounds had operated. No-one else cancelled anything apart from Aer Lingus Regional that found its ORK-BRS flight diverted to MAN and therefore had to cancel the return BRS-ORK, and Ryanair had to divert a couple of its inbounds - see below.

easyJet operated its first block of flights in the morning but after that cancelled everything else.

In total easyJet cancelled these 19 return flights and in addition four return sectors to BRS were also cancelled :

Geneva (4) (in addition a fifth GVA operated outbound but the return sector to BRS was cancelled meaning that of the seven GVA's planned for today only two got there and back, a sixth easyJet and a TUI).
Salzburg (2)
Belfast
Nice
Glasgow
Tenerife South
Gran Canaria
Fuerteventura
Catania
Funchal
Rome FCO
Seville
Palma
Amsterdam
Newcastle
Lanzarote (outbound operated but return sector cancelled)
Paphos (outbound operated but return sector cancelled)
Hurghada (outbound operated but return sector cancelled)

The two Ryanair inbounds that diverted early this afternoon were from Poznan to BHX and from Sofia to Cologne. I don't know what happend to these sevices after they landed at the diversionary airports but Ryanair didn't cancel any outbounds today and all other inbounds arrived.

So easyJet cancelled 19 of its 40 return flights today plus 4 of its inbounds
Ryanair operated all its 14 return flights today with the only problem occurring with two inbound diversions mentioned above
TUI operated all its 6 return flights today
KLM operated all its 4 return flights today
Aer Lingus Regional (Stobart) tried to operate both its 2 return flights today but had to divert one to MAN meaning the return sector for that was cancelled
Enter Air operated both its 2 return flights today
Austrian operated its single return flight today
Wizz Air operated its single return flight today
Loganair operated its returning football charter flightntoday.
Titan operated its outbound flight today (return not scheduled for today)
BA operated its outbound flight today (return not scheduled for today)

It's not unreasonable to ask why easyJet went in for mass cancellations when everyone else was content to operate. There must be thousands of disappointed travellers who have had their holidays ruined at the beginning of the school holidays wondering for example why Ryanair was able to operate its 1220 flight from BRS to Gran Canaria but easyJet cancelled its 1335 departure to the same place; why TUI was able to operate its 1315 flight from BRS to Fuerteventura but easyJet cancelled its 1340 departure to the same place; why TUI was able to operate its 1345 flight from BRS to Salzburg but easyJet cancelled its 1430 departure to the same place.

Last weekend Storm Ciara was responsible for 22 cancelled sectors from BRS, 18 of them by easyJet and none by Ryanair or TUI.

I've noticed for a long time that easyJet has a penchant for going in for mass cancellations when other airlines at BRS don't. I've travelled countless times with easyJet over the past 20 years and find them excellent value. I have some flights booked for the next few months but I'm always concerned about cancellations with them, far more than with other airlines. I've only had two cancellations - so far - and that was about 12 years ago when easyJet was apparently having crewing problems. Fingers firmly crossed that my luck holds with them.

easyJet has already cancelled three departures from BRS tomorrow morning.

 

[kraktoa]

Could it be that Easyjet considered the following and made a very selfish profit orientated decision

Tickets sold for weekends at high prices at start of half term to mainly ski destinations.
No liability to compensation for canx flights as it was weather related
Those who want to reschedule were given choices for flights, if they even got through the website or phones, that were cheaper in value as they were midweek and ezy pocketed the difference in fares
Fuel savings made

All of the above cynically saved EZY a lot of money. Cynical me.

 

[Jerry]

Could it be that Easyjet considered the following and made a very selfish profit orientated decision

It does seem that way doesn't it.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Could it be that Easyjet considered the following and made a very selfish profit orientated decision

Tickets sold for weekends at high prices at start of half term to mainly ski destinations.
No liability to compensation for canx flights as it was weather related
Those who want to reschedule were given choices for flights, if they even got through the website or phones, that were cheaper in value as they were midweek and ezy pocketed the difference in fares
Fuel savings made

All of the above cynically saved EZY a lot of money. Cynical me.

It certainly makes you wonder why easyJet did cancel so many flights, not just at BRS, when other airlines got on with it.

easyJet will no doubt come out with the usual corporate spiel, "We take (whatever it is, in this case safety) very seriously". Of course they do and so they should, so does that mean the other airlines who didn't cancel don't take safety seriously? Not for a second so the question remains unanswered as to why easyJet cancelled so many flights.

Last weekend with Storm Ciara easyJet cancelled nine return flights . The other main players at BRS - Ryanair, TUI and KLM - cancelled none.

In recent years I've noticed that easyJet goes in for mass pre-emptive flight cancellations far more than other airlines. I'm only aware of BRS in any detail but it seems they do the same at other airports too.

My wife and I are due to commence an escorted holiday beginning from Glasgow on a Sunday later this year. We daren't risk booking easyJet on the day because of their cancellations record and there is only one flight on Saturdays so we gave that a miss as well in case that one was ditched. We finished up booking a Friday lunchtime flight to give us breathing space to find another way to Scotland in case that flight is cancelled. We booked the flight a couple of weeks ago before Storms Ciara and Dennis came along.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Sunday 16 February 2020

Three easyJet flights cancelled in the first block of departures today.

One of the four GVAs
One of the two BCNs
Reykjavík (Keflavik)

It might well be that some of their aircraft are out of place following yesterday. Hopefully there might be a bit of room on some of the later GVAs for some of those on the cancelled flight.

Addendum 16.2.20 1900 hours

easyJet have cancelled the evening Isle of Man rotation now.🙄

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Thursday 20 February 2020

A lot of delays showing this evening, probably caused by the latest round of French industrial action. Those over an hour late are shown below although a number of other arrivals are yet to given an eta.

Lisbon due 1925 eta 2035 easyJet
Malaga 1950 2100 Ryanair
Newcastle 2020 2131 easyJet
Lyon 2105 2220 easyJet
Madrid 2150 2305 easyJet
Geneva 2150 2324 easyJet
Tenerife 2255 0433 easyJet
Arrecife 2325 0043 easy Jet

Industrial related movements/cancellations shown in red.

So far no cancellations.

Addendum

The TFS eta has now been amended to 0154.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Sunday 23 February

KLM KL1053 due from Amsterdam at 1655 and return KL1054 at 1725 cancelled. According to another forum strong winds at AMS have caused a number of cancellations elsewhere.

TUI TOM6758 to Lanzarote at 1400 and TUI TOM6750 to Tenerife South at 1505 have apparently been cancelled. This is because of the ongoing weather problems on some Canary islands that have led to a number of TUI cancellations today.

The BRS website is currently showing nothing for the Lanzarote flight - during the afternoon it has variously shown 'next information at' (various times) 'boarding' and 'cancelled'. The Tenerife flight is currently showing 'next information at 2130'. However, in another forum it is stated the flights have been cancelled.

A Ryanair flight to Lanzarote departed at 0810 this morning and is shown as having returned later in the afternoon, apparently per schedule.

Tomorrow three Canary Islands departures are scheduled: TUI to Gran Canaria, Ryanair to Lanzarote and easyJet to Tenerife South. It remains to be seen how they fare.

 

[ROC10]

Sunday 23 February

KLM KL1053 due from Amsterdam at 1655 and return KL1054 at 1725 cancelled. According to another forum strong winds at AMS have caused a number of cancellations elsewhere.

TUI TOM6758 to Lanzarote at 1400 and TUI TOM6750 to Tenerife South at 1505 have apparently been cancelled. This is because of the ongoing weather problems on some Canary islands that have led to a number of TUI cancellations today.

The BRS website is currently showing nothing for the Lanzarote flight - during the afternoon it has variously shown 'next information at' (various times) 'boarding' and 'cancelled'. The Tenerife flight is currently showing 'next information at 2130'. However, in another forum it is stated the flights have been cancelled.

A Ryanair flight to Lanzarote departed at 0810 this morning and is shown as having returned later in the afternoon, apparently per schedule.

Tomorrow three Canary Islands departures are scheduled: TUI to Gran Canaria, Ryanair to Lanzarote and easyJet to Tenerife South. It remains to be seen how they fare.

According to the TUI website, tomorrow’s BRS-LPA is delayed by around 8 hours. Today’s TFS will operate late tomorrow evening but no indication of the ACE flight being rescheduled.

 

[kraktoa]

A random mid march EZY flight to Milan is showing just 50 % seat occupancy at this time. Tickets selling for £50 return too.

If the coronavirus situation/panic takes hold, it is going to be devastating for the airport and the airlines.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

A random mid march EZY flight to Milan is showing just 50 % seat occupancy at this time. Tickets selling for £50 return too.

If the coronavirus situation/panic takes hold, it is going to be devastating for the airport and the airlines.

It could be devastating for many airports and airlines - some airlines would no doubt go out of business if the situation really escalated, particularly smaller ones, unless governments gave financial assistance in what could become a wholly unprecedented situation.

Incidentally, the easyJet seat selector this far away from a flight is nowhere near a reliable guide becaue many people don't pre-book seats and check in close to the flight when they are allocated seats. I've flown with easyJet on occasions when a week before the flight the seat selector showed a relatively low occupancy whereas, on the night before, the flights have been shown as sold out or nearly full on the seat selector. The current fares on offer are a better guide as to how well the seats have been selling.

My wife told me that she heard on the news this morning that easyJet will begin to cancel flights because of the virus. She could not be more specific but if it's Northern Italy to begin with BRS has 22 return flights a week from the end of March:

Milan MXP: easyJet 4 x weely; Ryanair 3 x weekly
Milan BGY: Ryanair 3 x weekly
Venice Marco Polo: easyJet daily; Ryanair 5 x weekly

Winter is slightly lower frequency with easyJet for example operating to MXP on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Looking at the booking engine it seems that Tuesdays on the 17 and 24 March have been removed.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Tuesday 10 March 2020

Lunchtime easyJet flight from/to Venice Marco Polo cancelled as were the teatime/early evening Brussels Airlines from/to Brussels.

The early morning Brussels Airline s departure to BRU operated and the late evening arrival from BRU is expected to operate and form the return first thing tomorrow morning.

 

[kraktoa]

Poland has closed all incoming flights from midnight. Romania to follow soon.

Is it time to start a new thread on coronavirus cancellations?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Poland has closed all incoming flights from midnight. Romania to follow soon.

Is it time to start a new thread on coronavirus cancellations?

It might be easier and less work to show the flights that operate.😉 TUI seems to have abandoned most of its flights at all its airports, with none to Spain, the Balearics or the Canaries.