Manchester: Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[pilot_737]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

What is it doing at MAN?

Also it looks like there are some 'heavy' BA aircraft there, maybe a 777? Any reason for that?

 

[Aviador]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

What is it doing at MAN?

Also it looks like there are some 'heavy' BA aircraft there, maybe a 777? Any reason for that?

I thought that too. Haven't BA pulled out of Manchester now?

 

[backtrack]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

The BA aircraft were there, in total three Boeing 777-200's due to LGW being closed, they diverted into MAN, but that Alwafeer Air Boeing 747-400 HZ-AWA1 was returning from a Hajj charter to MAN.

 

[lbaspotter]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

The 2 x British Airways Boeing 777's in that pic at Manchester were both London Gatwick diversions due to the snow closer last week.

By way Aviador, British Airways have not totally pulled out of Manchester. They still operate high frequency shuttle flights with Airbus 320 and 321's to London Heathrow and the Boeing 737's to London Gatwick several times a day. Also franchise partner Sun Air of Scandinavia operate there DO328's in full British Airways Colours on there route to Billund if i remember correctly.

 

[Aviador]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[textarea]LS706 = Hurghada-Manchester = B757-200, G-LSAI
BE5MT = Dusseldorf-Manchester = Dash 8-Q400, G-ECOG
FR558 = Dublin-Manchester = B737-800WL, EI-DLS[/textarea]

All diverted into LBA due snow at MAN.

 

[lbaspotter]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

Manchester has just gone snow closed for 2 hours due to heavy snow fall

 

[backtrack]

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So here we go with a few biggies that diverted into MAN from LHR due to recent snow atrosities down south...

Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-600, G-VWKD, operating the VS008.
[rimg]http://tasreports.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gvwkd_10223t.jpg?w=640&h=427[/rimg]

Air New Zealand Boeing 777, ZK-OKG, operating the NZ039
[rimg]http://tasreports.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/zkokg_10203t.jpg?w=640&h=427[/rimg]

British Airways Boeing 777-200, G-VIIV, operating the BAW188
[rimg]http://tasreports.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gviiv_10194t.jpg?w=640&h=427[/rimg]

Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, A7-BAG, operating the QTR011
[rimg]http://tasreports.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/a7bag_10189t.jpg?w=640&h=427[/rimg]

British Airways Boeing 777-200, G-YMMA, operating the BAW078
[rimg]http://tasreports.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gymma_10184t.jpg?w=640&h=427[/rimg]

Etihad Airlines Airbus A340-500, A6-EHD, diverting inbound due to snow.
[rimg]http://tasreports.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/a6ehd_10176t.jpg?w=640&h=427[/rimg]

 

[yorkshire]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

i dont like the look of the virgin A340 it reminds me of a large pencil..long and thin unlike the 777s

 

[Aviador]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

i dont like the look of the virgin A340 it reminds me of a large pencil..long and thin unlike the 777s

Honest? I think it looks great!

 

[backtrack]

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I think the A340-600 is sheer genious. Its superb length amazes me!

 

[pilot_737]

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I agree 767! It's long and strange, but its just genius that it can be that long!
The A340-500/300 maybe looks a little bit more proportional!

I think the 777-200 looks strange, its sort of 'fat' in its height!

 

[lbaspotter]

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Looks like ATC problems are going to effect operations tonight.

The BBC has just issued the following travel advice on its website @ http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/air/

Manchester International Airport : Delays possible to flights to and from Manchester Airport due to technical problem with Air Traffic Control systems. Passengers advised to check in as normal.

 

[lbaspotter]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

Flights effected by todays Scottish ATCC problems

BD1589 15:00 Edinburgh Cancelled
BD591 16:45 London Heathrow Cancelled
BD1594 17:35 Edinburgh Cancelled
BD590 17:45 London Heathrow Cancelled
LH3434 18:50 Dusseldorf Cancelled
SK2550 18:35 Stockholm Cancelled
LH3438 18:55 Hamburg Cancelled
TCX614L 19:00 Antalya Next information at Wed 16 Feb 18:00
AF5244 19:00 Antwerp Cancelled
AF5245 19:30 Antwerp Cancelled
LH3439 19:30 Hamburg Cancelled
ED220 19:30 Islamabad Due at Wed 16 Feb 00:05
LH3435 19:50 Dusseldorf Cancelled
ED221 21:00 Islamabad Departing Wed 16 Feb 01:05
BE7218 21:35 Dusseldorf Estimated Wed 16 Feb 02:15
TOM755 23:55 Sharm-El-Sheikh Cancelled

 

[User0001]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

for anyone interested, we had VS008 G-VWEB A340-600 divert en-route to LHR for fuel at lunchtime today

 

[Aviador]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

for anyone interested, we had VS008 G-VWEB A340-600 divert en-route to LHR for fuel at lunchtime today

Thanks for the info. Would that be down to bad planning do you think?

 

[User0001]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

Maybe, or could have been told to expect delays into LHR

 

[Aviador]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

Maybe, or could have been told to expect delays into LHR

Yes I suppose, or head wind I guess.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Re: Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

VS008 diverted to MAN

According to a poster on another forum the reason was that after leaving LAX a medical emergency was declared. The aircraft turned around to return to LAX but the emergency was dealt with prior to reaching there so the aircraft turned around again and headed to LHR.

This left it short of fuel, hence the divert to MAN. Apparently the original intention was to divert to GLA but lack of support there meant MAN was the better option.

I'm merely repeating what I read so please don't shoot the messenger if it's wrong.

 

[Aviador]

Inbound weather divert from LBA the LS202 from Amsterdam to Leeds Bradford airport.

 

[Aviador]

Manchester has done well out of weather diverts from Leeds again. It's been a while since the weather has caused such large disruption across the hill.