Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[oldendays]

Oh well. sh*t happens. Any single runway airfield could potentially face the same.

 

[lbaspotter]

The runway is concrete. Not tarmac. Chances are they'll need to replace one or two of the concrete slabs as they did when a similar thing happened in 2024.

During the overnight winter closures they can replace at least 2-3 of these concrete slabs. The silo is still on site so mixing the concrete on site won’t be a problem. If not they could bring it to site premixed by trucking it in. If I remember correctly they use a very quick fast setting mix

But first they’ll have to wait and sit it out until the contractors are called out, they will bring out all required equipment to site with them.

 

[White Heather]

During the overnight winter closures they can replace at least 2-3 of these concrete slabs.
The silo is still on site and they use a quick setting mix. But first they’ll wait and sit it out until the contractors are called out and they bring the required equipment to site.

Well the match has finished on TV now so they're probably on their way. Let's hope they haven't all been having a Friday night 'session' or they'll all be arriving in taxis!

Oh well. sh*t happens. Any single runway airfield could potentially face the same.

It happened at EDI last year too.

 

[Finger66]

The runway is concrete. Not tarmac. Chances are they'll need to replace one or two of the concrete slabs as they did when a similar thing happened in 2024.


There wasn't an outbound flight listed for West Ham anyway.

Well we now know what has caused the damage - it's LUFC as they have been beating the hammers!

 

[lbaspotter]

All planned diverts so far.

Jet2 B737-300 G-GDFL from Nice diverted to CDG
Jet2 B737-300 G-GDFG from Karkow diverted to EMA
KLM E190 PH-EZX from Amsterdam diverting to HUY
Ryanair B737-800 EI-EBX from Faro diverting to MAN
Jet2 B733 G-GDFT from Budapest diverting to MAN
Jet2 B733 G-GDFN from Malaga diverting to MAN
Ryanair B7M8 EI-ILN from Malaga diverting to MAN
Jet2 B738 G-GDFD from Alicante diverting to NCL
Jet2 B738 G-GDFS from Marrakesh diverting to NCL
Jet2 B738 G-GDFX from Paphos diverting to LPL
Jet2 B738 G-JZHZ from Lanzarote diverting to LPL
Jet2 B738 G-JZDB from Dalaman diverting to Birmingham
Jet2 B738 G-JZBU from Larnaca diverting to EMA
Jet2 B738 G-DRTR from Antalya diverting to Edinburgh
Jet2 B738 G-JZBP from Tenerife diverting to London Stansted.

Jet2, B738, G-DRTR from Antalya was going to Edinburgh but now going to Birmingham

Latest update: runway remain closed until 06:00

 

[lbaspotter]

Repositioning flights starting to show now

05:57 RYR6666 fr MAN - B7M8, EI-ILN
06:13 RYR7777 fr MAN - B738, EI-EBX
06:51 EXS13P ff EMA - B738, G-JZBU
06:68 EXS49P fr BHX - B738, G-DRTR
06:58’EXS83P fr BHX - B738, G-JZBD
07:07 EXS70P f LPL - B738, G-GDFX
07:29 EXS61P fr STN - B738, G-JZBP
09:49 EXS11P fr NCL - B738, G-GDFD
09:59 EXS34P f NCL - B738, G-GDFS
10:19 EXS19P fr EMA - B733, G-GDFG
10:22 EXS91P f LPL - B738, G-JZHA
11:30 EXS21P fr MAN - B733, G-GDFN
11:45 EAG97E to BHD - AT76, G-CMMN
12:00 EXS20P fr MAN - B733, G-GDFT
12:00 EZY9948 to BFS - A320, G-EZUF
13:00 EAI59P to Dublin - AT76, EI-HPK

 

[Aviador]

And we're back open.

 

[Finger66]

With an average 28 min arrival delay and an average 100 min departure delay (source FR24) I would say that's a damn good recovery. Credit to all involved to get things operational again. My visit to the Multi flight cafe this PM will now not be a boring one too

 

[Severn]

With an average 28 min arrival delay and an average 100 min departure delay (source FR24) I would say that's a damn good recovery. Credit to all involved to get things operational again. My visit to the Multi flight cafe this PM will now not be a boring one too

FR24 is only calculating the delay to flights that have already departed, which is eight of them (at the current time, 08:00)
The flights that have departed so far have either been away based flights (RYR.WZZ), Jet2 using aircraft already on the ground before the airport shut yesterday and impressively, two RYR flights that repositioned in very early from MAN this morning, hence why the delays of departed aircraft isn’t yet that bad.

Unfortunately, this average departure delay is going to get worse before it gets better as there are ten “based aircraft”flights that haven’t yet departed, all of which were scheduled to depart by now. Most of these flights require aircraft to reposition in from elsewhere and there’s at least 6 Jet2 aircraft yet to position in to cover their morning departures.

Quite the operation needed, especially on the first Saturday of Half Term!

 

[lbaspotter]

I understand after been told that the contractors on site last night have done a temporary fix to the damaged runway surface area using 8-10 tonnes of Tarmac, or put it another way that’s 2 tipper waggon loads.
It will be replaced with concrete once the overnight winter runway maintenance restarts in a few weeks time

 

[LBAYORKIE]

During the overnight winter closures they can replace at least 2-3 of these concrete slabs. The silo is still on site so mixing the concrete on site won’t be a problem. If not they could bring it to site premixed by trucking it in. If I remember correctly they use a very quick fast setting mix

But first they’ll have to wait and sit it out until the contractors are called out, they will bring out all required equipment to site with them.

Is the concrete batching plant for the runway repairs? I assuned it was just for the new stands.

 

[Aviador]

Is the concrete batching plant for the runway repairs? I assuned it was just for the new stands.

No it's for the new apron work and it is unlikely they will use that for runway work as they will need quick setting concrete.

 

[michael]

I understand after been told that the contractors on site last night have done a temporary fix to the damaged runway surface area using 8-10 tonnes of Tarmac, or put it another way that’s 2 tipper waggon loads.
It will be replaced with concrete once the overnight winter runway maintenance restarts in a few weeks time

10 tons = 2 tipper waggon loads???????? Obviously using Tonka toys then, maybe even Dinky toys
The average '4 wheeler' carries 9.5 to 10 tons, the average '8 wheeler' carries around 20 tons.
Your little local tarmac cowboy (oops did I just say cowboy, I meant contractor ) may well use something that carries 5 or 6 tons as it's easier to get up their valued victim's (customer's) driveways.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

No it's for the new apron work and it is unlikely they will use that for runway work as they will need quick setting concrete.

Thats what I inferred.

 

[Len Fish]

Where are those blokes who have spare cheap tarmac from a job they’ve just finished up the road when you need them?

 

[BCFC]

Where are those blokes who have spare cheap tarmac from a job they’ve just finished up the road when you need them?

Late Friday night….I thought they all went to the pub at 1pm on a Friday.

 

[CM.]

Jet2 B737-300 G-GDFL from Nice diverted to CDG

Guess this one doesn’t count as diverting to the runway closure as it diverted due to a hydraulic issue. Still in CDG

 

[White Heather]

It seems that the area of the runway that broke up on Friday had already been subject to a temporary repair and the cause is apparently deemed to be aircraft braking hard at that point to stop in time for exit off 32 in to taxiway alpha. The damaged area was just prior to that exit off 32.

The airport has issued a directive for pilots to avoid doing this and if required to backtrack after a 180 or using the loop. They've stated that the damaged area will be permanently repaired when overnight runway repairs recommence in mid November.

 

[Len Fish]

Ryanair pilots, are you listening?

 

[White Heather]

Ryanair pilots, are you listening?

Not just Ryanair. They all do it.