Heathrow Fuel Shortage

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Only some of the TG917 flights are diverting. This is the operational data for the flight on the 29 Jan ......... departed 10 mins late and arrived 20 mins late. Both flights either side i.e. 28 and 30 Jan departed on time but were around 2 hours late arriving just after 18:00.

 

29 January 2006

 

THAI AIRWAYS INTL - TG 917

 

Operational Flight Information

Airport Hour FLIGHT INFORMATION

Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom 21:50 ESTIMATED TIME OF DEPARTURE

Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom - CURITY CLEARANCE PROCEDURES

Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom 21:45 LEFT THE GATE

Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom 22:03 TOOK OFF

Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom 00:10 PLANE IS LATE IN HOURS MINUTES)

Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom - CLEARANCE PROCEDURES

Bangkok Int'l (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand 15:47 ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL

Bangkok Int'l (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand 15:57 AIRCRAFT LANDED

Bangkok Int'l (BKK), Bangkok, Thailand 16:07 ARRIVED

Edited January 31, 2006 by CheshireTom

[wacmedia 277]

TG 917 IS diverting daily at the moment but airline indicate 6th February situation will revert to normal.

 

Hi,

 

It's great to believe, my opinion is, they are all lying scum.

[Chivas 0]

Hi,

Me or Thai International ??

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

Me or Thai International ?? huh2.gif

 

Hi,

 

Sorry mate, Thai International or any of these big organizations.

[smiffy 0]

My Mates missus flew out with thai last week and it was stopping in Denmark to refuel and would be 3 1/2 hours later than scheduled .

 

Surely they should be giving some sort of compensation as your paying more for the direct flight to start with

 

Smiffy

[wacmedia 277]

Hi

 

My opinion exactly, and the situation is hardly been raised in the British media.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

My Mates missus flew out with thai last week and it was stopping in Denmark to refuel and would be 3 1/2 hours later than scheduled .

 

Surely they should be giving some sort of compensation as your paying more for the direct flight to start with

 

Smiffy

Smiffy,

 

The fact that the flights completes the entire journey on the same aircraft and flight number makes them "direct"; that they make a stopover is irrelevant - unless, of course, you are the passenger.

 

The fuel situation is obviously outside the airlines control so the burden on them to provide any form of compensation is pretty negligible and as long as the flight departs UK pretty much to schedule your insurance company is unlikely to be interested since they only pay out for delayed departures, not delayed arrivals.

 

Tom

[Gus 97]

Eva never had any fuel problems last Wednesday

[ben99 0]

I'm flying Qantas at end of May, departing Heathrow at 22:15hrs.

 

Do you reckon it will be sorted out by then??

Edited February 5, 2006 by ben99

[nidnoyham 30]

I'm flying Qantas at end of May, departing Heathrow at 22:15hrs.

 

Do you reckon it will be sorted out by then??

Buy an extra gallon when you top up your car, by May you should have enough to take along for them to use- might get an upgrade too. Not sure if unleaded is best, or deisel. :-) Nah I think someone said it is ony until this week.

 

Just a joke, welcome to the board.

Edited February 5, 2006 by nidnoyham

[BongoBill9999 0]

Buy an extra gallon when you top up your car, by May you should have enough to take along for them to use- might get an upgrade too. Not sure if unleaded is best, or deisel. :-) Nah I think someone said it is ony until this week.

 

Just a joke, welcome to the board.

As long as it doesn't spread to Manchester on Wednesday I don't really care

 

Hey Stan, you got a confirmed flight yet, mate?

 

Bill