Easyjet cancel all flights from Bristol

BRS reopen

just heard on the local radio station (GWR) that BRS is now reopen and EZY will restart flights on tuesday morning
but the new york flight came in today as normal 😉

Maybe because Eastern as familiar with Filton as they operate BAe flights from there I think.

BTW hoping the runway does get sorted pretty soon & the groves are cut to ease drainage. Can’t be nice there doing that work at the moment, as the weather in S Bristol is pretty rubbish at the moment.

Last arrival looks to have been G-WOWC on WOW304.

Anyone notice that Eastern’s T34501 from Aberdeen tomorrow morning is showing as “diverted to Filton”.

Just saw the final departure this afternoon of the RYR, Sky news etc were all over the plcae….damm they even took my little spot for photography….gits.

It was on Sky News as their top story. The FR service to Dublin that departed just after 14:50 was the last departure until tomorrow afternoon.

Just heard on the radio Bristol airports runway is now closed.

Everythng is either canceled or diverting to Cardiff and Birmingham, Only 2 flights landed this morning FR to dubin and the Contental to New York.

Apart from Thomson who have released a press statement on their website, This information is correct from looking at the website.

The other airlines may or may not follow.
However its clear to see from 2 incidents and one near incident that something needs to be done. Especially when pilots have to hold for runway checks, or have expressed concerns to their respective company’s about safety. This should not be compromised.
I’m no expert, but to me, a larger Jet a/c skidding down the runway could be alot worse than a slower, smaller ATR!

I think its sensible that so many companies have decided to divert their flights from Bristol until the problems with Runway has been solved.
Safety must come first no matter what, Besides a accident however minor would bring huge bad press to a Airline, Something not worth risking.

Thomas Cook is reported to have now decided to run the BRS operations out of BHX.

Now operating out of LGW according to BBC.

Thomas Cook is reported to have now decided to run the BRS operations out of BHX.

BRS website showing other airlines diverting to CWL/BHX tomorrow morning, including:

Easyjet (to CWL)
BH Air (to CWL)
Air Malta (to CWL)
First Choice (to BHX/EXT)
Thomson Fly (to BHX)
Excel Airways (to CWL)
BA-connect (to BHX)
SN Brussels

Apart from Thomson who have released a press statement on their website, This information is correct from looking at the website.

The other airlines may or may not follow.
However its clear to see from 2 incidents and one near incident that something needs to be done. Especially when pilots have to hold for runway checks, or have expressed concerns to their respective company’s about safety. This should not be compromised.
I’m no expert, but to me, a larger Jet a/c skidding down the runway could be alot worse than a slower, smaller ATR!

If you had read the above you would have seen Excel and BA have stopped using BRS!

If you have been on BRS’ website you will find at least 10 airlines still operating ALL flights to BRS. Anyway EI are also cancelling flights.

Airlies operating ALL filghts

Continental
Air South West
KLM
Brussels Airlines
Aurigney
FlyBE
Ryanair (no surprises)
Thomas Cook
Thomson Fly
Balkan Airlines
Astreus
Aer Arran
OLT
Austrian Airlines and
Eastern

BRS website showing other airlines diverting to CWL/BHX tomorrow morning, including:

Easyjet
BH Air
Air Malta
First Choice
Thomson Fly
Excel Airways
BA-connect
SN Brussels

It’s seem that airlines with smaller a/c are still operating as normal like Air Southwest/Aer Arann/Aurigny/Eastern/OLT. Prob because they require less landing distance.

brgds

Richard

…but other airlines are continuing as normal.

If you had read the above you would have seen Excel and BA have stopped using BRS!

What I dont understand is easyJet cancelling all flights but other airlines are continuing as normal. A runway is a runway either they all use it or they all cancel all flights to the airport. I mean there are still a lot of airlines flying into BRS which clearly know about the runway condition but think it safe to proceed.

Update

All Excel Airways and Easyjet.com flights will operate from Cardiff Airport Tomorrow.

All BA flights over the this weekend from Bristol have been cancelled .

Other airline details to follow

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1246122,00.html

Cheers

RicKT

They’ve just announced to their customers that they are operating as what they see dangerous.

Not quite. They have only suspended operations whilst the runway is wet, resulting in the newly laid surface becoming slippery and when the prevailing crosswind is deemed to be above safe operating limits given runway conditions. I understand that the weather forecast for Bristol over the weekend is not good (Wind/rain). If they continue to suspend flights over the weekend, it may take a couple of days after that before they return to normal operations at Bristol. It just depends on the weather conditions and what form their forward planning takes.

In essence, what they have actually announced to their customers is that a potentially dangerous situation has been identified (Remember, three other operators have had landing problems recently at Bristol) and it is easyjets decision to put safety before profit. A stance for which they should be commended.

Its wet today, and with braking action being suggested to be close to zero on the centre section of runway, I think its a sensible thing for easyJet to do and BA and XL’s actions back that up. Its only an issue when its wet, particularly coupled with crosswinds, so there’s no reason easyJet can’t operate through BRS during the remainder of the work period as long as the conditions are better than today. Far from easyJet dumping themselves in it, I’d have though it would be other airlines continuing to operate and putting themselves at risk that could be embarrasing. I hope that the responsible authority (i.e. the CAA) will take a look at this and, if necessary, give BRS a good kick up the ass and back the airlines, or tell both parties its OK.

Andy

Update from BBC news: XL airways have now cancelled flights from Bristol to be diverted to Cardiff.

BA have delayed some flights while the runway is tested for moisture levels.

Birmingham has had just two BACON arrivals…

BA4081 PARIS-CDG – Diverted to Birmingham
BA7644 MILAN – Diverted to Birmingham

Surprisingly the TOM flight from TFS due in at midnight is already showing as a BHX divert.