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Air Traffic controllers strike
« on: September 16, 2010, 01:44:03 PM »
French ones have been on strike and massive Europe wide disruption and cancellations. Looks like I might not be flying Friday!!! >:(


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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2010, 02:52:34 PM »
It should be possible to avoid French airspace going to Greece - but planes will be a bit chaotic. Suggest contacting carrier. I will be contacting Thomsons - we fly morning of 24th, so IN THEORY it shouldn't be a problem for us...

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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2010, 07:00:37 PM »
My brother in law saw it on telly last night, and I have Googled it and read up, BUT having checked Stansted/Gatwick and my Norwich airport, I am unable to find any evidence of any delays. Nothing in todays papers, nothing on Thomsons website!!! One flight (QueasyJet) was actually early back at one airport- only delays around an hour on some Spanish flights, but that is nothing. How odd!
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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2010, 07:13:02 PM »
There isn't much on the news. You would think that a 7 day strike would at least register on the BBC News site, but ATM it's not there.

Currently, Doncaster is showing tomorrow's Thomson flight as on schedule. They can re-route over Germany and down the Balkans, or down the Channel and over Italy. There should be plenty of planes because all the flights into France will be cancelled.

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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2010, 07:28:45 PM »
Jim- I wonder if he heard about the IRISH traffic controller strike and missed the important bit ::) (That was yesterday)
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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2010, 10:52:18 PM »
Top of the mornin' to ya!

Strike starts at midnight tonight, so we'll see what develops.

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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2010, 12:18:19 PM »
Thomson flight from Doncaster to Corfu took off 1 minute early this morning - which is a good sign!

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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2010, 12:50:46 PM »
My flight starts at Luton, goes to Corfu, then to Norwich, and it left on time.
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Re: Air Traffic controllers strike
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2010, 04:27:16 PM »
Security alert at Manchester this morning. Don't know if any delays though.
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