Weather, Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[Aviador]

Heavy snow closed Newcastle Airport earlier today. The airport was closed for around an hour from around 12:15 until around 1.15pm this afternoon.

 

[Aviador]

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Fog causing problems today at Newcastle...

T34802 Stavanger (Divert to Leeds)
T34821 Bergen (Divert to Leeds)

 

[Aviador]

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Air Southwest bused there passengers to Leeds this afternoon after cancelling the service to BRS from there.

 

[User0001]

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BA flights between NCL and LHR were all cancelled today, tomorrow and Monday bar one each day!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

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It seems that it is BA's policy to cancel some domestic and short haul flghts when weather (or anything else I suppose) seriously affects the running of the airline, as the adverse weather of recent times has.

Apparently they do this in order to put all their efforts into the long haul routes, the rationale being that there are usually alternative carriers on domestic and short haul routes.

There has been a discussion about this on the Fruit message board with opinions mixed. Some people have pointed out that if they are flying from, say, Newcastle to, say, Australia with BA and can't get the flight to LHR from NCL, how does it help their type of long haul passenger?

 

[White Heather]

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I would say it is far from helpful for the passengers, particularly those connecting with other long haul flights at LHR. The train services are also not running to normal schedule, so just cancelling flights like this pays scant regard to peoples plans and does little to enhance peoples already sceptical view of BA as a decent airline. It is not as thought there is another airline operating to LHR from NCL anyway, leaving only the trains as an option.

I have noticed the cancellations myself as I consider whether to book with BA or BMi from MAN to connect with flights to Montreal later this year. The cancellations, coupled with the ongoing threat of industrial action and higher prices is leading me very much towards the BMi/Air Canada option, even though it means a terminal transfer at LHR. If I am thinking that way, I am sure many more are too. BA seem to operate on the basis that they exist, therefore passengers will fly with them, but they, and airlines like Easyjet, may regret the way they have treated their passengers during the bad weather in the future

 

[Aviador]

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It would appear that a number of aircraft have diverted into NCL this afternoon because of the volcanic ash cloud affecting much of the rest of the Northern England.

So far these include Leeds bound flights from:

LS258 from Palma
LS186 from Malaga
LS272 from Alicante

Other flights have diverted to neighboring MME

 

[lbaspotter]

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The following aircaft have diverted to Newcastle.

G-CELD = LS888 from Prague
G-CELE = LS232 from Barcelona
G-CELF = LS832 from Palma
G-CELH = LS2045 from Barcelona
G-CELJ = LS754 from Faro
G-CELK = LS864 from Murcia
G-CELP = LS111P from Stansted
G-CELS = LS108P from Amsterdam
G-CELU = LS810 from Malaga
G-CELV = LS792 from Rome
G-LSAB = LS258 from Palma
G-LSAJ = LS272 from Alicante
G-LSAI = LS186 from Malaga

 

[lbaspotter]

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Hi

Live Update 19:56 24/11/10

Looks like the snow is falling hevey up in Newcastle this evening. The Airport is currently SNOW Closed for the snow clearing of the runway. Now snow closed until 20:15
Following flights have been diverted

BE147 From Southampton (Diverted to Teeside) - Dash 8-Q400, G-ECOZ
T34095 From Aberdeen (Diverted to Teeside) - BAe Jetstream 41, G-MAJF
BE466 From London Gatwick (Diverted to Teeside) - Dash 8-Q400, G-JECX
EZY552 From Belfast Int'l (Diverted to Edinburgh) - A319, G-EZIL
BE427 From Belfast City (Diverted to Leeds/Bradford) - Dash 8-Q400, G-ECOA
TOM1305 From Tenerife South (Diverted to Manchester), B757-200, G-CPEP
BA1336 From Heathrow (Diverted to Teeside) - A321 G-EUXE
TCX637L Sharm el Sheikh (Diverted to Manchester) - B752 G-JMCG

Currently holding
EZY517 From London Stansted &

 

[Aviador]

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It seems the airlines are still using DTV as a diversion airport despite the recent passenger charges.

 

[lbaspotter]

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Yeah it seems so avaidor. Hope it dose'nt come this way

Now comfirmed that Newcastle Airport will be SNOW closed until 20:15 at the earliest.

 

[lbaspotter]

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Newcastle is currently again CLOSED but this time due to an aircraft over running the runway... Live update Thursday 25/11/10 @ 23:00

T34626 From Birmingham - (Diverted to Teeside) = G-MAJW, BAe Jetstream 41
T34095 from Aberdeen - (Diverted to Teeside) = G-MAJH, BAe Jetstream 41
T34039 From Aberdeen - (Diverted to Teeside) = G-CFLV, Saab 2000
KLM971 From Amsterdam - (Diverted to Teeside) = PH-BGL, Boeing 737-700
AF5855 From Paris Cdg - (Diverted to Edinburgh) =
BA1338 From London Heathrow - (Diverted back to Heathrow) = G-EUXC, A321
EZY568 From Bristol - (Diverted to Edinburgh)
LS008S From Edinburgh - (Diverted to London Stansted) = B737-300, G-CELA
LS014S From Edinburgh - (Diverted to East Midlands) = B737-300, G-CELX
TOM237 From Sharm el Sheikh - (Diverted to Manchester) = B757-200, G-CPEP

 

[TheLocalYokel]

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Is the snow the reason for the closure of NCL this evening?

There are reports that an aircraft (reportedly a TOM but not confirmed) has either overshot the runway or has in some way blocked it.

Reports suggest there are no injuries.

 

[stevolba]

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hi, it was a Boeing 737-800 from Arrecife ,

 

[lbaspotter]

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Is the snow the reason for the closure of NCL this evening?

There are reports that an aircraft (reportedly a TOM but not confirmed) has either overshot the runway or has in some way blocked it.

Reports suggest there are no injuries.

Hi

Yep I see I made a big mistake saying Newcastle was snow closed. In fact Thomsonfly, Boeing 737-800, G-FDZR inbound from Arrecife has over-shot the runway this evening.

See source = http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/l ... l_Airport/

Passenger jet overshoots runway at Newcastle International Airport

An aircraft with 188 passengers onboard over-shot the runway at Newcastle International Airport this evening.

Northumbria Police said they were informed that the Boeing 737-800 "travelled a short distance past its runway stop position" before coming to a controlled halt.

The incident involving the jet which was returning from Arrecife in the Canary Islands happened shortly before 9pm.

Tyne and Wear Fire Service said the aircraft ''had gone very slightly off the runway'' but remained on the asphalt.

No-one was in injured in the incident and all the passengers were disembarked, group manager Keith Carruthers said.

 

[lbaspotter]

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Newcastle are currently taking BA London Heathrow diverts

 

[lbaspotter]

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Looks like ATC problems are going to effect operations tonight.

The BBC has just issued the following travel advice on its website @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/air/

Newcastle International Airport: Delays possible to flights to and from Newcastle Airport due to technical problem with Air Traffic Control systems. Passengers advised to check in as normal.

 

[lbaspotter]

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Ash Cloud cancelations for Tuesday, May 24th 2011 @ Newcastle Airport

T34030 Newcastle to Aberdeen
T34032 Newcastle to Aberdeen
KL952 Newcastle to Amsterdam
KL954 Newcastle to Amsterdam
AF5850 Newcastle to Paris Cdg
T34031 Aberdeen to Newcastle
T34035 Aberdeen to Newcastle
T34095 Aberdeen to Newcastle
KL953 Amsterdam to Newcastle

 

[Aviador]

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"AF5850 Newcastle to Paris Cdg"

I thought the ash cloud wasn't effecting Newcastle airport directly?

 

[Aviador]

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The following aircraft have diverted from Newcastle airport into Leeds Bradford because of the volcanic ash cloud effecting parts of the North of England and Scotland.

KLM959 Amsterdam to Newcastle = Fokker 70, PH-KZS
EZE25P Newcastle to Leeds = Jetstream 41, G-MAJE
EXS598 Faro to Newcastle = Boeing 737-300, G-CELO
EXS532Q Palma to Newcastle = Boeing 737-300, G-CELF
EXS524 Murcia to Newcastle =Boeing 737-300, G-CELX
EXS514 Heraklion to Newcastle = Expected 20:15
EXS518 Tenerife South to Newcastle = Expected 20:15
TCX6023 Tenerife South to Newcastle = TBC

Information provided by Lbaspotter.