Approaching Storm Dennis - 15 Feb and possible cancellations

[dpmcalister]

The VS27 delay is on the VA website if you search for flight details. By contrast the VS15 flight on the same day has been brought forward to the original time of the VS27 flight!

I think the issue there is VS15 is the special edition Star Wars flight that they want to leave because it's a themed week holiday.

VS15: virginatlantic/fligh...ate=2020-02-15

VS27: virginatlantic/fligh...ate=2020-02-15

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by disney332

Can i ask where are you seeing the delay?

Just interested

Disney332

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Virgin Flight Status checker >>>virginatlantic/fligh...usSetup.action

VS15 is flying in VS27's slot it seems:

Important Flight information
We are sorry to advise that flight VS15 15FEB has been rescheduled and will now depart at 10:05. This is due to Storm Dennis causing adverse weather conditions in the UK over the weekend. Please allow yourself extra time in making your journey to London Gatwick airport. We are sorry for the disruption to your journey and any inconvenience this will cause.

[disney332]

Originally Posted by Bozza

Virgin Flight Status checker >>>virginatlantic/fligh...usSetup.action

VS15 is flying in VS27's slot it seems:

Important Flight information
We are sorry to advise that flight VS15 15FEB has been rescheduled and will now depart at 10:05. This is due to Storm Dennis causing adverse weather conditions in the UK over the weekend. Please allow yourself extra time in making your journey to London Gatwick airport. We are sorry for the disruption to your journey and any inconvenience this will cause.

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Thank you

Strange strategy by Virgin

Disney332

[Peko]

Originally Posted by Disney_time

Why are the long haul flights not affected?

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Long haul flights are less affected because BA (the airline most affected by this in the UK) takes an operational and commercial decision to cancel short haul rather than long haul flights. The cost of cancelling a long haul is far greater, so as long as it is technically possible for the long haul flights to operate, BA will cancel short haul, usually to/from places with multiple flights per day.

Last weekend there were a number of long haul flights cancelled at LHR in addition to a large number of short haul. They were primarily 747 flights, because when the rain got heavy the conditions (crosswinds) were beyond the safe operating limits for a 747 to take off on a very wet runway.

[sam67]

Just checked our flight 12:30, Saturday, to Tampa & it's been delayed but doesn't say for how long. Gutted.

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by Peko

Last weekend there were a number of long haul flights cancelled at LHR in addition to a large number of short haul. They were primarily 747 flights, because when the rain got heavy the conditions (crosswinds) were beyond the safe operating limits for a 747 to take off on a very wet runway.

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Unfortunately crosswinds look like they could be an issue this weekend too, with the wind coming from the South and LHR's runways being East-West (as are LGW's, give or take).

[sam67]

Originally Posted by sam67

Just checked our flight 12:30, Saturday, to Tampa & it's been delayed but doesn't say for how long. Gutted.

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Okay, just went back on & refreshed the page hoping for a further update & now it's saying it's on time. Totally confused.

[disney332]

Originally Posted by Bozza

Unfortunately crosswinds look like they could be an issue this weekend too, with the wind coming from the South and LHR's runways being East-West (as are LGW's, give or take).

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With total respect to your post...

Crosswinds there will be, Strong enough to affect Gatwick, they wont be.

Disney332

[Rescuer]

We are leaving Orlando tomorrow night on Aer Lingus then across to Edinburgh from Dublin on Sunday afternoon.
So far on flight stats it looks fine.

[stanleycamel]

Originally Posted by disney332

With total respect to your post...

Crosswinds there will be, Strong enough to affect Gatwick, they wont be.

Disney332

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Easyjet have announced 40 cancellations from Gatwick tomorrow afternoon and evening so it looks as though the weather is starting to affect Gatwick flights.