By: robc - 31st July 2003 at 08:51
Your “Snap Happy Photographer” status just says it all:D 😀 😀
13 is just great!
By: Bhoy - 31st July 2003 at 02:38
Incidentally, that Albino BY 75 seems to have a problem with it…
From The Herald
CELTIC players and officials were stranded in Lithuania early today after an insect in the instruments dramatically forced the pilot of their plane to abandon take-off at the last minute.The official party, accompanied by a number of journalists, were heading home after their comfortable 4-0 Champions League qualifying round victory over Kaunas last night when the incident happened.
The Boeing 757 came to a sudden halt as it sped down the runway because the pilot realised the airspeed indicator had broken down.
One journalist aboard said: “There was mild panic. Things like spectacle cases and magazines started flying about the inside of the plane.”
The pilot was forced to take the plane back to the standing position. He informed the passengers that he had aborted take-off because of a problem with the airspeed readings – caused by an insect in the system. “It looks like some kind of bug has flown in. Unfortunately, by the time the engineers fish it out, it (the gauge) has to be tested and obviously there’s no testing kit.”
Ronnie Hawthorn, Celtic operations manager, said: “The air speed indicator wasn’t working and so he didn’t know what speed he was doing on the runway and aborted take-off.
“It’s unusual, but we have to do this because of safety.”
At 2.25am local time, passengers were told the plane could not leave until a testing kit for the gauge was flown out from the UK. The kit was sent out overnight, but it was not expected that the flight would be able to leave until midday today at the earliest.
Passengers were taken by coaches back to accommodation in Kaunas. Flight captain Tim O’Dell said: “We have made a decision to stay here tonight. The engineer has seen the problem, but it’s the testing that’s the problem. We will have to fly the system to Lithuania from the UK.”
The incident conjured up memories of Rangers’ trip to Paris for **** Advocaat’s last game in charge of the club in December 2001. They were jetting in to face Paris St Germain in the UEFA Cup when the plane aborted landing as another aircraft sat on the runway.
Celtic were looking to return for a friendly with Arsenal at Parkhead on Saturday, but that could be affected by the delay.
Apart from last night’s events, the club could face an on-the-pitch problem through a hamstring injury suffered by Henrik Larsson 14 minutes from the end of their rout of FBK Kaunas. Martin O’Neill, the manager, will discover the extent of the injury this morning.
Isn’t that just typical of Journos to get all panicky? 😉
Incidentally, the aborted landing in Paris alluded to was a bmi A321 at CDG. Must be something about that size of plane…
By: Bhoy - 31st July 2003 at 01:53
Originally posted by Ren Frew
Ah yes… it’s the first night of Celtic’s European campaign of the new season. Let’s hope it affords me the chance of a few trips to various European airports like last season. I’ll even wish Rangers well in this respect. 😎
hmm, well, dunno about that… (;)) but don’t forget to wish The Cousins on William from Embra and from Dundee well, too…
Actually, no, cancel that… wish Dundee well. tell Hearts to gtf.
Anyway, 4-0 in Kaunas, so it looks like the Tic’re through to the next round already.
Having said that, the Champions League is on STV and Sky this season, so a run in there for either half of the OF will mean you don’t get to travel round europe. Unless you go as close personal friend of the Chickster. 😉
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 18:55
No its the only Albino Britannia Aircraft… It was probably just assigned to that Particular airport/flight that day.
G-BYAR was due to go on a lease to Air Holland.
By: Ren Frew - 30th July 2003 at 18:02
Ah yes… it’s the first night of Celtic’s European campaign of the new season. Let’s hope it affords me the chance of a few trips to various European airports like last season. I’ll even wish Rangers well in this respect. 😎
By: adamwri - 30th July 2003 at 17:43
the albino britainnia
There was a Brit Albino that positioned into GLA on Tuesday to take Celtic FC to there European Cup Match could it be there is more than one ? The GLA one was night stopping in Lithuainia
By: Ren Frew - 30th July 2003 at 16:55
I was on G-MONE in May twice. It looks great on the inside too. 😀
By: LBARULES - 30th July 2003 at 16:51
Fantastic shots Andrew. Dont the Britannia and Monarch 757s in their old colours look old fashioned next to the new ones.
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:46
16. Then along comes an old one… G-BYAE.
THE END!!!! 😀
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:44
15. I finally managed to snap one!!!! G-BYAN in the new c/s 🙂
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:41
14. G-JMCD again… close up on the tail.
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:39
13. G-JMCD. This aircraft turned around in under the hour… impressive!
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:37
12. C-GGTS being pused back ready for departure.
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:35
11. G-XLAB, just after pushback.
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:33
10. G-MONJ still in the old c/s. Pulling onto stand at the north terminal.
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:31
Ren I think its a subsidary airline.
9. G-MONE… new colours… very nice. Note the 762 of Air Zimbabwe in the background.
By: Ren Frew - 30th July 2003 at 16:29
Is Olympic Aviation the rebranded Olympic Airlines ?
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:29
8. SE-RBG… nice A330. The best aircraft of the day for me. 😀
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:27
7. SX-BOB… a 717 of Olympic Aviation.
By: A330Crazy - 30th July 2003 at 16:24
6. G-BYNS pulling onto stand. This aircraft is Ex Britannia.
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