Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[Cardiffbay]

The TAF is showing wind 44knots gusting 70. Even if the runway was open nobody is flying in that.

 

[Jerry]

CWL have taken the decision to close their runway between 03:00 and 11:00 tomorrow due to the imminent arrival of Storm Darragh.

Seems the most unfortunate timing on the very day there was due to be 2 Lapland charters.

This has been extended to 2pm now.

 

[MrFenner]

BRS is currently snow closed.

CWL has had 3 diversions so far.

 

[Aviador]

BRS is currently snow closed.

CWL has had 3 diversions so far.

The BRS weather is now showing rain and snow so a thaw already setting in. It's likely going to become foggy there now.

 

[Jerry]

Looking at CWLs departure board and the only cancellations because of the storm are Aer Lingus Belfast City at 12.55 and Loganair Edinburgh at 19.45.

 

[geoff]

European Cargo flight from Chengdu to BOH on approach to CWL, second diversion this morning, Aer Lingus BHD to Exeter also diverted. As a point of interest, does anyone know if the URO cargo flights from CWL are carrying outbound loads?

 

[Barry Man]

As far as I know there is no outbound loads to URO , only inbound know this as I am sometimes there on shift so can see what is going on with the cargo flights

 

[Jerry]

Looks like Cardiff has had a few diversions from Bristol today.
Ryanair Rzeszow to Bristol
Ryanair Dublin to Bristol
KLM Amsterdam to Bristol

 

[Aviador]

Looks like Cardiff has had a few diversions from Bristol today.
Ryanair Rzeszow to Bristol
Ryanair Dublin to Bristol
KLM Amsterdam to Bristol

Is that wind related?

 

[Jerry]

Is that wind related?

I believe so.

 

[geoff]

Four weather diversions into CWL today three from Aer Lingus Regional, and one from KLM all should have gone to BRS. It must have been busy for the staff today, with the rugby flights as well.

 

[MrFenner]

Due to significant power outage, LHR is closed for all of Friday! Timing wise most diverts have already happened, however I suspect some may trickle into CWL. So far noted is:

- VS132 from BGI (G-VLUX A35K)

 

[Nuffsaid]

I would have expected more. It seems many flights diverted to Shannon and some to Paris. Could have been a money spinner for the airport

 

[Cardiffbay]

Don’t forget the airfield is closed overnight at the moment due to the runway work. It might not have been able to take flights or airlines might want 24 hour ops for getting the aircraft back out of the diversion airports

 

[Foxlimayankee]

Reported on other forums that Taxiway Echo is out of use, presumably overnight with the runway works. The VS A350 is supposedly on stand 6, so aside from possibly Stand 7 for a 787, there's no space. Shame, as CWL could've really helped out.

 

[Em0866]

Luckily for me I flew out of LHR yesterday but only because there was no option to fly from CWL or BRS. After saying that LHR is so big that I really think the best opinion for all airlines is to cancel rather than have a whole load of aircraft scattered across many parts of the UK and further afield across Europe. Looking at Flightradar24 most of the longhaul flights that had departed either turned back to point of origin or were cancelled. Very few (by comparison) were diverted to anywhere.

 

[Severn]

Reported on other forums that Taxiway Echo is out of use, presumably overnight with the runway works. The VS A350 is supposedly on stand 6, so aside from possibly Stand 7 for a 787, there's no space. Shame, as CWL could've really helped out.

According to FR24, it looks like the VS A350 may have parked off-stand facing North in the cul-de-sac around stands 14/15

 

[Cardiffbay]

That would make sense. That is where they have been parking g the A340-600 lately.

 

[geoff]

Norse UK 789 routing JFK-LGW diverted into CWL at 10.23am today, reason not known.

 

[MrFenner]

Norse UK 789 routing JFK-LGW diverted into CWL at 10.23am today, reason not known.

Apparently crew hours - and will operate to MCO from CWL which if it does it totally ridiculous (but good for CWL of course!)