Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[red dug]

Bit more mundane today
Eastern SB2000
Loganair SF340
both Glasgow fog diversions

 

[Aviador]

The pax had choices of hotel/bus to Glasgow or making their own way home i believe we can easily do 6 the first 3 were deplaned and parked remotely before the last 2 arrived i gather we were expecting 8 in total

Thanks for the information red dug. Does PIK have the equipment to handle the A380 for diversion purposes do you know? That would be a sight seeing a line of A380's parked up!

 

[red dug]

The pax had choices of hotel/bus to Glasgow or making their own way home i believe we can easily do 6 the first 3 were deplaned and parked remotely before the last 2 arrived i gather we were expecting 8 in total

Thanks for the information red dug. Does PIK have the equipment to handle the A380 for diversion purposes do you know? That would be a sight seeing a line of A380's parked up!

Theres a debate on that its widely thought we could,it would be a great sight

 

[Aviador]

Well the runway is long enough and wide enough. I don't know the layout or taxiway PCN but I would imagine if the Boeing 747-400s can be accommodated, it wouldn't be too much of a problem tweaking elements of the infrastructure to accommodate the A380. It might take a while for passenger disembarkation.

 

[SJM]

I'm sure that, considering PIK can handle the large Antonov freighters, it could also accommodate A380's

 

[Aviador]

I'm sure that, considering PIK can handle the large Antonov freighters, it could also accommodate A380's

I am sure you are right. Don't get be wrong, it would be far from ideal offloading up to 853 passengers via step onto the ramp to then have to bus them to the terminal but it would surely be a better alternative than having to fly them to say Paris or Barcelona.