Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[jason1-11]

FR152 diverted to MAN on the 9th after one go-around. Appreciate that they may be overcautious after the 220kg fuel incident but even so. Any idea why?

The wind during the period was 280° at 19-20 knots, but with gusts registered between 30-35 knots.

 

[Aviador]

Holding and diverting traffic over LBA, another fire alarm activation?

 

[Vzg94w]

Holding and diverting traffic over LBA, another fire alarm activation?

Yes, absolute chaos outside. No crowd control or anything. Properly disorganised with PAX no idea where to go

 

[White Heather]

Holding and diverting traffic over LBA, another fire alarm activation?

Must be sorted as there's an Aer Lingus landing right now (1532).

And a 737 departing 1534

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Yes, absolute chaos outside. No crowd control or anything. Properly disorganised with PAX no idea where to go

You would think they'dve had time get it right by now.

 

[White Heather]

You would think they'dve had time get it right by now.

How do you get a couple of thousand passengers to read and understand the fire alarm guidance, and understand location to congregate outside in the event of a fire alarm? And how to get there? And how on Earth does the airport ensure everyone us then accounted for?

Total nightmare. And an expensive one at that. Not only for airlines who burn more fuel holding, or even diverting, but also for the retailers within the airport who, during the evacuation, sell precisely nothing. Some customers will have paid to use the lounges too, then spend time they've paid for outside.

It is happening far too often but sadly it does happen a lot when there are contractors working on site. Then there are the passengers who set the alarm off in one way or another too. Both have occurred recently.

Yes, LBA should by now be organised, but no matter how they try to get passengers to where they should, they often don't comply. It won't help either that outside, there isn't really a suitable place for people to safely congregate that isn't in and among more people arriving by car, bus etc. Much of the available space is currently the contractors compound, leaving just the drop off area and car parks.

 

[LBA4EVER]

How do you get a couple of thousand passengers to read and understand the fire alarm guidance, and understand location to congregate outside in the event of a fire alarm? And how to get there? And how on Earth does the airport ensure everyone us then accounted for?

Total nightmare. And an expensive one at that. Not only for airlines who burn more fuel holding, or even diverting, but also for the retailers within the airport who, during the evacuation, sell precisely nothing. Some customers will have paid to use the lounges too, then spend time they've paid for outside.

It is happening far too often but sadly it does happen a lot when there are contractors working on site. Then there are the passengers who set the alarm off in one way or another too. Both have occurred recently.

Yes, LBA should by now be organised, but no matter how they try to get passengers to where they should, they often dont comply. It won't help either that outside, there isn't really a suitable place for people to safely congregate that isn't in and among more people arriving by car, bus etc. Much if the available space is currently the contractors compound, leaving just the drop off area and car parks.

Just out of interest would all those flying passengers have to go back through security? If so must be a nightmare for a whole number of reasons!

 

[White Heather]

Just out of interest would all those flying passengers have to go back through security? If so must be a nightmare for a whole number of reasons!

Dunno. I am trying to find out what the process is from a friend who works there.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Dunno. I am trying to find out what the process is from a friend who works there.

Surely they would all have to go through security again. As soon as you leave airside your secure status is voided.

Presumably they have to surrender all duty free purchases too once they move landside.

 

[Aviador]

Just out of interest would all those flying passengers have to go back through security? If so must be a nightmare for a whole number of reasons!

If the passengers were already airside then no, but if the passengers were landside then yes is basically the answer to that.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

If the passengers were already airside then no, but if the passengers were landside then yes is basically the answer to that.

If they were airside and were evacuated airside then no problem. If they were airside and evacuated landside they would have to go through secutity again.

 

[Finger66]

T&A all over it with a dramatic headline. No wonder we have a separate thread for how the media portray LBA. B****y infuriating

 

[White Heather]

T&A all over it with a dramatic headline. No wonder we have a separate thread for how the media portray LBA. B****y infuriating

So is the YEP. They describe it as pandemonium. I am assured by someone who works there and saw it that it might have looked chaotic but it wasn't. The staff were 'on it', including the CEO, and the whole thing lasted 30 minutes start to finish.

It seems to me that since the new terminal extension opened, the local press are even more keen to discredit LBA than they were before, and that's saying something. Every fire alarm is headline news, every bumpy landing is featured and no doubt, as last week, they'll be blagging any photos or videos they can next time we have a storm.

 

[Sputnik1]

A321 G-HLYB is positioning to Alicante from Manchester to rescue the pax of G-GDFO of LS274, which has gone tech.

 

[BlueManc]

Too foggy for LS204? Off to MAN

 

[CM.]

Too foggy for LS204? Off to MAN

Yes called up and informed they only had 10 minutes of holding before diverting to MAN

Another flight Jet2 B738 G-GDFW operating LCA-LBA diverted to MAN due to a tech issue (Flap problem) not weather related.

They should all be positioning back at some point today including B733 G-GDFO from Alicante

 

[twevsmiff]

Airport currently closed due to damage found to runway during routine inspection. Easyjet Palma and Wizzair Cluj in hold. Three aircraft curently held on ground awaiting further news.

 

[White Heather]

Airport currently closed due to damage found to runway during routine inspection. Easyjet Palma and Wizzair Cluj in hold. Three aircraft curently held on ground awaiting further news.

I've got some quick setting polyfilla if they need it.

 

[twevsmiff]

Airport currently closed due to damage found to runway during routine inspection. Easyjet Palma and Wizzair Cluj in hold. Three aircraft curently held on ground awaiting further news.

Easy jet and Wizz both diverting to Manchester.
Awaiting someone with appropriate authority to check the damage. "They are on there way"

 

[Finger66]

Is it interesting that Wizz are diverting to MAN rather than LPL! Should we be reading anything in to that?