VS075

Any ideas why VS075 was so late (nearly 4 hrs) taking off from MAN today [?]

Luggage conveyor problem at T2 caused major delays for many transatlantic flights !

Originally posted by AlecK
Luggage conveyor problem at T2 caused major delays for many transatlantic flights !

Thanks AlecK - not a bad answer from a 13 year old (check your profile) [}:)]

This messed up all services out of T2 for most of the day. It was on the local BBC news tonight and apprently the problem started at around 4am and was eventually resolved but took forever to clear the backlog. Some flights left from T1/3.

[mitchja]

story here

Regards

[Neil]

A friend of mine who works for BMI at MAN told me last night that over 50% of the flights ex Terminal 2 yesterday were delayed due to this problem, and that was a generous figure they were stating. Not good especially as its the start of the summer hols.

Neil:)

[Neil]

Originally posted by Treelo

Originally posted by AlecK
Luggage conveyor problem at T2 caused major delays for many transatlantic flights !

Thanks AlecK - not a bad answer from a 13 year old (check your profile) [}:)]

Thats prob wishful thinking on Alex's part[:p]

Neil:)

Apparently VS075 took off 5 hours late today, and its not MAN's fault today. Does anyone know why?

This is not turning out to be a good week for VS on this route.

[:(]hope it sorts its self out before the weekend as we are off on sunday

Dave

Hey Guys

Yeah I work for SQ at Manchester and our flight was 4hrs delayed, we think alot of missed connections! Ive noticed VS75 is late again today (2nd Aug, planned to go at 12.10pm) will this be due to late arrival of VS76 this morning? As a result of the T2 baggage problems?

coyotes_uk

Yep if VS076 arrives late then 75 will take off late. Mind you I don't know why VS don't swap planes at MCO so that they can get this route back on time because the LGW flights are supposed to arrive after the MAN flight at MCO.

Are they still suffering from aftershocks as a result of Monday's baggage fiasco?

[Neil]

Spoke to friend who works at MAN today, and whilst he does not know the reason for the late VS flight he said that Monday's problems have not been affecting flights since Monday pm.

So guess it must of been a VS problem.

Neil:)

today Wednesday 076 arrived into Manchester at 9.25 this morn two hrs late

Dave

Today Thursday VS076 landed and 7.42 so only 23 minutes late looks like there back on time [y]

Dave

Even if its 23 minutes late VS075 would've still left on time. I'll be down there on Satuday anyway so will report any late runnings, if any.

Looks like the routes back in business now[8D]

[honey lamb]

Originally posted by wafren
Today Thursday VS076 landed and 7.42 so only 23 minutes late looks like there back on time [y]

Dave

Saw it coming in

Because of the foiled terrorist plot causing massive delays I think its safe to say that todays MAN-MCO flights will be delayed.

Anyone got any updates on when they will be departing?

Originally posted by VS075
Because of the foiled terrorist plot causing massive delays I think its safe to say that todays MAN-MCO flights will be delayed.

Anyone got any updates on when they will be departing?

G-VROY operated the 75 and left just under 3 hours late at 13.20. The 2nd service has a similar delay - Its currently showing as an approximate 17.00 departure.

VS074's running late today. Airport website says its not due in until around 3pm. What about VS075?

[preiffer]

Originally posted by VS075
What about VS075?

Don't know - what's happened to you? [:p]

Sorry, couldn't resist... [:w]

[mitchja]

There arnt any VS flights to MCO from MAN on a Sunday.

Regards

Originally posted by preiffer

Originally posted by VS075
What about VS075?

Don't know - what's happened to you? [:p]

Sorry, couldn't resist... [:w]

I've wet myself[:p]

My bad[:I]I'm getting anxious about my GCSE results due out a week on Thursday so it slipped out of my mind that it doesnt run on Sunday. What I meant was whether VS077 left on time today? Cheers mitchja

VS075 is showing as nine and half hours late departing today, I'm really sad as I'm going on Saturday and can't see them catching up with that amount off time by then, even the airport lounges are booked up

Originally posted by triciacarole
VS075 is showing as nine and half hours late departing today

WHAT[:0]

After saying a while back that it was a bad week for VS out of MAN, I'm now rephrasing this to a bad month[B)]

Mind you I think its the US-bound flights that are still caught up in congestion as a result of last week's foiled bomb plot, especially from MAN.

Triciacarole, don't hold your breath for an on-time departure on Saturday. I seriously doubt that VS will take a plane off a LGW circuit to help MAN recover, even though LGWs 744s are shared with MAN. Although I may be wrong.

Do you know if we have to go airside straight after we have checked in? I hate hanging around there it gets so claustrophobic at the gates. If I can check-in and then go to the Raddisson for breakfast to kill and hour or so would make things a bit better.