Leeds Bradford: Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[White Heather]

I think they’ve all come back the LBIA in the lull

The two EMA diverts came back. The STN divert, a MAX, was delayed. Five minutes ago, at 2245, it made a sort of approach on 32 but flew past me (Cookridge) at 4500', having aborted way before, probably over Headingley. The wind was within limits, maximum gusts were showing 32 knots. Right behind, 2 Jet2 733s landed first time. Other flights have got in too.

Having flown up from STN, making a half approach aborted several miles out, it climbed to 15000 feet and is heading South. It entered the BHX hold over Wolverhampton, made no approach, headed back North, and is now descending, apparently into MAN. I mean, what was the point?

Meanwhile the wind has increased at LBA (250 deg 25 knots, gusting 40 knots) with the KLM E195 E2 and a Jet2 738 both going round early. It seems that the 32 approach is a problem before they even reach LBA. Unstable approach? Maybe some windshear? The Jet2 is diverting to MAN. The KLM is holding at 10000 feet for now.

 

[Finger66]

Clearly going to be major disruption for most of today however come around 2100 it will look like nothing has happened with the weather. Will be lots of catching up to do. More than just LBA affected though but no doubt it will be LBA that gets all the bad press. And I am sure there will be comments from certain quarters that this sort of disruption would never happen at DSA- yawwwwwnnnnnn!

 

[Bigman]

I'm more concerned about lbaspotter and his parents trying to get home from Dalaman tonight.

 

[BCFC]

Just watched an ATR600 land at Newcastle……we seem to be the worst affected.

 

[jackLBA]

I depart at 1700 to Fuerteventura, what are the odds I fly today? 😬

 

[BCFC]

It will settle down later, it's going to be like Wacky Races when they get the green light!

 

[pilot_737]

Crew hours will be the issue here.
Be interesting to see how it unfolds!

It’s kind of mad that we have aircraft attempting to land and flying around in it, yet the fuelers can’t climb their steps to refuel said planes!!

 

[JRP]

I bet easyJet cancel both the palms and Malaga flights after both have diverted, obviously I not at LBA but where I am in Armley it dint seem 2 bad

 

[YorkshireLad]

The mother delayed her return from Ibiza until tomorrow. By the looks of things where I am she made the right move

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The Ryanair from KRK is diverting into Stansted, meanwhile we have a Ryanair at Stansed 'pinging' for a positioning flight to Leeds!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

The two EMA diverts came back. The STN divert, a MAX, was delayed. Five minutes ago, at 2245, it made a sort of approach on 32 but flew past me (Cookridge) at 4500', having aborted way before, probably over Headingley. The wind was within limits, maximum gusts were showing 32 knots. Right behind, 2 Jet2 733s landed first time. Other flights have got in too.

Having flown up from STN, making a half approach aborted several miles out, it climbed to 15000 feet and is heading South. It entered the BHX hold over Wolverhampton, made no approach, headed back North, and is now descending, apparently into MAN. I mean, what was the point?

Meanwhile the wind has increased at LBA (250 deg 25 knots, gusting 40 knots) with the KLM E195 E2 and a Jet2 738 both going round early. It seems that the 32 approach is a problem before they even reach LBA. Unstable approach? Maybe some windshear? The Jet2 is diverting to MAN. The KLM is holding at 10000 feet for now.

Makes little sense as to why he didn't at least have another approach given that Ryanair and Jet2 landed in front of him then Jet2 behind. Feel's a lot last night that the Lanzarote crew were very inexperienced in LBA.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I bet easyJet cancel both the palms and Malaga flights after both have diverted, obviously I not at LBA but where I am in Armley it dint seem 2 bad

Thats what they normally do.

 

[Finger66]

Jet2 also pinging at MAN for posn back to LBA. Good luck!

 

[White Heather]

I bet easyJet cancel both the palms and Malaga flights after both have diverted, obviously I not at LBA but where I am in Armley it dint seem 2 bad

Its blowing 270 degrees (crosswind), 36 knots gusting 53 knots. So little chance of anything until it calms down or the wind direction changes. Accirding to the weather radar, it will continue gusting in the high 30s until 2300! Not much better at MAN either and it's a crosswind there too.

 

[JRP]

Just watched the jet2 from man on approach from Gotts park, looks like he has big balls and landed it, well done that crew

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Jet2 from MAN just landed!

 

[Finger66]

Yep GDFS. GDFK now pinging for dep to BOH!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Yep GDFS. GDFK now pinging for dep to BOH!

But now shows diverting to ALC. Maybe just going direct to ALC.

 

[White Heather]

But now shows diverting to ALC. Maybe just going direct to ALC.

End of season split load?

 

[lbaspotter]

End of season split load?

Nope as it’s our scheduled LS271 service. it looks like he was planned to go lightly fuelled then call into Bournemouth for Fuel uplift to get down to Alicante.

No fuelling uplift available at LBA.