The first aircraft back to LHR came in from Vancouver and where is the ash cloud covering, Canada will be interesting to see if there are any problems with the engines after flying for several hours through the ash cloud

It will be interesting to see if there are any effects over the next few days..

BAW282 from LAX looks like the next one into LHR…

Also.. TCX901L from HER to LGW, and BAW2154 from BGI..

EDIT — Loads of AC now on route now to UK airports….. 28 BA flights are due into LHR this evening… (as per statement from Mr Walsh..)

Rick

DOnt think you have discussed this one already..

Any ideas what AEA741 Departure : LPA – Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Gando – Spain -Arrival : AAL – Aalborg – Denmark is doing sat over Dundrum Bay, Ireland ???

EDIT — Looks like its just heading north towards the borders….

Can anyone tell me the details of flight number “CFLOX” which was just over the North region of England and “KLM31”,

and reg code C-GTDG- which is reported as flight number “CGTDG” as per RadarVirtuel.

Cheers

Rick

Question….

MAN is due to open at 9:00 on Tuesday morning, how on earth does someone even begin to try and pull a schedule together with all the flights ??

Is the routine to just try and stick with the normal schedule for the day and allow airlines to request additional flights ??

Im no expert…. but heres my thoughts..

I have two questions.

1. Why have a number of airlines covered all the intakes on the engines of their grounded aircraft if flying is considered by them to be risk free in terms of the ash cloud?

2. Why is that most money making of airlines, Ryanair, among those who seem most reluctant to take any risk in reinstating their flights?

Regards,

kev35

1 – Is this not normal practice for any aircraft which is to be on the ground for any longer than normal period of time, I recall an incident which was due to blocked pitot, (if thats the correct term) where some insects made a nest in them on an aircraft which had been grounded for some period of time..

2 – Safety first… plus.. O-Leary today said around 50 of their aircrafts will be flying empty to get in positions before the first PAX’s board.

Rick

I have heard that Emirates is laying on an extra flight on saturday to try and shift their backlog.

that would be good from my sisters point of view who is due out @ 14:00 on Friday to Dubai with them.

Flight showing as cancelled now….. flight EK018