flyingpeelman

Far as recall - there’s never been a B737 tow bar on island. When that aircraft type has visited, it’s always remote parked - or used the stands at end of pier. Was this airframe brought in to take the backlog of freight?

Small fleet yes.

This evening’s LGW already showing a delay. Is the NATO exercise over Germany still ongoing? Poor show if the delay gets worse and EZY OPS don’t do anything about it. Ie swap aircraft around. Most recent airline I worked for, had a flight with 6:45pm departure. However the aircraft operating it was scheduled coming in from Amsterdam and usually hit with ATC slots. So to ensure the customers on this busy 6:45pm flight weren’t always inconvenienced all the time, Ops would swap aircraft around so this particular route wasn’t racing against curfew at destination airport. Maybe would be good if EZY did nightstop a aircraft here? Crew and aircraft overnight on island and operate IOM - LGW. Whilst same time a new aircraft and crew operate LGW-IOM-LPL-IOM ( crew then get off to hotel for early duty in morning) Fresh crew board aircraft and operate IOM-BFS-IOM-MAN-IOM-LGW - whilst at same time another aircraft and crew after doing previous sectors and nightstop in IOM. They already nightstop in INV, SSH amongst others. Now looks ‘should’ be back on time. Delay leaving Turin back to LGW then heading down to ALC and back.

Friend who lives there has heard multiple stabbings by someone on a E-scooter

See the Logan Liverpool & Manchester delayed already in the morning.

And Bermuda as well it seems has been suffering delays/ cancellations as well https://www.royalgazette.com/transport/news/article/20230603/planes-bound-for-bermuda-diverted-and-delayed/?fbclid=PAAaZJLmqiWJjGWjDlZaCeMJ0Zd1k3IFXvv9YA_hD_WWrCk-vHMMvJL2jsyEI

Believe that maybe a travel agent cancelling ticket. I have friends going the opposite way on those dates. No email regarding cancellations

Drone activity over LGW, flights starting to divert to STN, LHR, LTN etc.. hopefully won’t affect this evenings IOM that much 🤞🏻

She as a degree in airport and airline management, plus experience working in customer facing roles at a London airport, ronaldsway and in a Operations department for a airline.

Closed 31st March 2014. Crews from mainly Manchester & Birmingham operated flights/ overnighted in hotels. Re-Opened as a crew base April 2019 ( roughly) Was due to close at end of March 2020 as a crew base. Only reopened the once.

Not yet …

flybe are due to load new routes with Newquay now showing on the destinations page and others such as Isle of Man showing in slots - changes to come Taken from a aviation blogger on Twitter

Ahhhh ok - I mean almost 20 years since worked on the ground for Manx/ BA.. then as crew for flybe. So things changed since then lol! But seem to remember back in the day it wasn’t allowed - want to say wasn’t insured to drive around with passengers in the back. Anyway fingers crossed it’s just a short delay for you tonight.. have a good flight!

Are you sure? They never drove the ambulift with pax onboard from the terminal when I worked at Ronaldsway International

I’m sure there’s something that they can’t drive on apron with passengers in it. Don’t quote me on that, I know there’s one or two airports where they aren’t allowed to do it etc. I remember when the departure lounge was opened in the 90’s.. the gates were built with option of an air bridge to be added at a later date if aircraft type permitted. Certainly would make boarding those with reduced mobility a bit more easier experience. Granted no use on the Logan aircraft. But definitely for the EMB170/ A319/320 etc