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Manchester and diversion is a topic of great conversation.It was really strange weather. The Easyjet held for too long by the sounds of it as they, according to reports, declared a fuel emergency when diverting to MAN.
I did wonder how they could have knowingly got themselves into a low fuel situation.Manchester and diversion is a topic of great conversation.
9.5 times out of 10 they will refuse you on a divert due to capacity and the ongoing works. Therefore, the only way to divert there is by declaring a fuel emergency!
It's not accurate as two 737 300s landed around 2330 and 2340 , one a positioning flight that held two hours before landing and the other with passengers on from Dubrovnik.Not sure how accurate this account is but my neighbours daughter flew back to Leeds from ibiza in early hours of Friday morning during high winds and low viz. Pilot advised only division available was Dublin. So he elected to land at Leeds told passengers to brace and threw it on deck. Ground staff Were amazed he landed as no one else did.
My thoughts are
1 is this account accurate
2 would a pilot really risk getting into Leeds telling passengers to brace if it all went wrong well!!?
Don't shoot the messengerIt's not accurate as two 737 300s landed around 2330 and 2340 , one a positioning flight that held two hours before landing and the other with passengers on from Dubrovnik.
To be honest that story sounds like a figment of someone's imagination. No pilot would take that risk. If he landed then the conditions must surely have been within limits in terms of visibility and wind. I doubt very much either that any pilot would tell passengers to brace unless it was an emergency. I cannot imagine either why the only available divert was Dublin. It makes no sense.
All approaches are basically the same arent they?Don't shoot the messenger
And by the way it's my neighbour and friends daughter recently so please don't say it's a figment of imagination.
Could have been a scary flight for her.
My youngest of 3 doesn't like the lba approach and has been sick a few times. Doesn't bother me!
I was actually listening in to 212 w that came from Manchester and held for ages. He had Manchester east Midlands as his 2 preferred options as he was speaking to jet2 ops
I'm well aware of aircraft safety etc
Was away in the land of nod when the ibiza flight landed.
But in a situation when Manchester are full and so are others etc and Dublin is only option you never know have a go and maybe got lucky
As said can't believe would risk it
I'm not shooting any messenger, simply responding. We all know that people can exaggerate. Even neighbours. You clearly had doubts yourself or you wouldn't be asking if it's true?Don't shoot the messenger
And by the way it's my neighbour and friends daughter recently so please don't say it's a figment of imagination.
Could have been a scary flight for her.
My youngest of 3 doesn't like the lba approach and has been sick a few times. Doesn't bother me!
I was actually listening in to 212 w that came from Manchester and held for ages. He had Manchester east Midlands as his 2 preferred options as he was speaking to jet2 ops
I'm well aware of aircraft safety etc
Was away in the land of nod when the ibiza flight landed.
But in a situation when Manchester are full and so are others etc and Dublin is only option you never know have a go and maybe got lucky
As said can't believe would risk it
Not sure how accurate this account is but my neighbours daughter flew back to Leeds from ibiza in early hours of Friday morning during high winds and low viz. Pilot advised only division available was Dublin. So he elected to land at Leeds told passengers to brace and threw it on deck. Ground staff Were amazed he landed as no one else did.
My thoughts are
1 is this account accurate
2 would a pilot really risk getting into Leeds telling passengers to brace if it al
went wrong well!!?
Don't shoot the messenger
And by the way it's my neighbour and friends daughter recently so please don't say it's a figment of imagination.
Could have been a scary flight for her.
My youngest of 3 doesn't like the lba approach and has been sick a few times. Doesn't bother me!
I was actually listening in to 212 w that came from Manchester and held for ages. He had Manchester east Midlands as his 2 preferred options as he was speaking to jet2 ops
I'm well aware of aircraft safety etc
Was away in the land of nod when the ibiza flight landed.
But in a situation when Manchester are full and so are others etc and Dublin is only option you never know have a go and maybe got lucky
As said can't believe would risk it
BHX was definitely taking diversions from all over on Thursday through into Friday. Total of eleven I think from BRS,LBA, LCY, and LHR.We have how many airports in the UK? It's very hard to believe that the only diversion airport available was Dublin.
I can only find one flight that landed from Ibiza in the early hours of Friday morning. It landed at 00.24 shortly after the two flights mentioned above so perhaps the weather conditions had eased which enabled it to land. I just can’t imagine any pilot announcing we’re going in regardless so brace yourselves.It's not accurate as two 737 300s landed around 2330 and 2340 , one a positioning flight that held two hours before landing and the other with passengers on from Dubrovnik.
He'd get the sack.I can only find one flight that landed from Ibiza in the early hours of Friday morning. It landed at 00.24 shortly after the two flights mentioned above so perhaps the weather conditions had eased which enabled it to land. I just can’t imagine any pilot announcing we’re going in regardless so brace yourselves.
As above. Fire alarm.Looks like something is going on looking at Fr24 3in hold and 3 on ground haven’t moved in last 10 mins ! Weather seems to be in limits looking at Fr24
Update.That darned fire alarm has gone off again with the tower evacuated. Three Jet2 and an Aer Lingus in the hold now, one Jet2 landed but stuck in the loop, another pushed back ready to go but going nowhere, and the TUi waiting to push back. No doubt all due to someone having a fag where they shouldn't or using an aerosol near a smoke detector.
Anyway, hopefully that's all it is and the tower is back in business very quickly after the inevitable search and roll call is completed.
As above. Fire alarm.
Dont be surprised. It was.To be honest it doesn't surprise me if it was someone smoking.
Heard people complaining that there was no where to smoke or vape when we flew to Belfast last month.
Doesn't affect me as don't do either
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