No they were not at the bottom.They were just below mid if i remember right.Bemused55 i think she is the last one operating under british register.

If you read my post on the reason the Tristar was used you might grasp it ?? It is not a case of when an a/c goes tech to wait around for a new one to keep the likes of you happy.The business priority is to get hold of what you can when you can to minimise the delay.The Tristar was not on standby for MyTravel it just happens to be the first one they could get hold of.As for the age of the fleet you are well off the mark with that too.Yes 4 of the 757’s and the 1 DC10-30 are old but not the rest of the fleet ? For example to a look at Monarch with their 757’s and A300’s pretty old too ? And your remark regarding holidays from hell is off the mark too.Airtours are not on there more then any other company,mabye last night i didnt see it but as a rule its a fairly even split.Do you have some sort of personnel problem wtih them ?

” MYT ought to get their arses into gear ” They are trying to run a business not a charity to start with.Also the amount that the article said the passengers were given is not correct.As we all know the press are not the best at getting the facts right.Not wanting to start an argument but Britannia do not give out £14.00 per person for a two hour delay either. 🙂

Trying to find out the full details as we speak. But from reading into the article it’s a new crew member who has blown a slide.How i don’t know yet but i will tell all when i know.

Sorry if i was a bit slow had a long day at work 😉

A 757-200 went tech. Sorry but don’t really understand the rest of your post re the DC10-10’s ?