Seemingly they have cut so many things that there isn't a plane left, just the airport and the staff.
I am - unfortunately - not kidding... and I am writing this report whereas I should be somewhere between Bergamo and Milan.
A usual I arrived very early at the airport and got one of my beloved 'priority cards' with #2 (and #3 for my mother).
On the apron I could spot a single Boeing 737-800 in the new colours scheme. Logically it should have left to London but I was later advised that all the morning flights from CRL were delayed due to de-icing problems.
Flight Information for February 25 2004 from Brussels (Charleroi) to
Venice (Treviso) (all times are local)
6053 06:20 07:45 ETA 0810 DE-ICING OF AIRCRAFT AT BRUSSELS CHARLEROI
6105 06:25 08:20 ETA 0915 DE-ICING OF AIRCRAFT AT BRUSSELS CHARLEROI
1011 06:40 06:40 ETA 0810 DE-ICING OF AIRCRAFT AT BRUSSELS CHARLEROI
The later flights where also delayed whereas my flight and its colleague to Barcelona-Gerona were still announed as 'expected'.
At 8H30 we were advised that the planes from Bergamo and Gerona had been diverted to Liege and that their passengers would be bussed there.
Five minutes lates we got the announcement of the cancellation of the Gerona flight... and ten minutes later, of our flight.Flight Information for February 25 2004 from
Flight Information for February 25 2004 from Brussels (Charleroi) to
6902 08:50 10:30 CANCELLED DUE TO FOG AT BRUSSELS CHARLEROI
4522 09:05 10:35 CANCELLED DUE TO FOG AT BRUSSELS CHARLEROI
I asked my mother to take care of the luggage whereas I rushed to the queue and was the second passenger to be re-booked on the waiting list for the late evening flight
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
I was rather upset because the flight from Dublin landed on time... and departed on time operated by an older 737-200.
In my opinion they should have waited for a moment before cancelling the plane since the Dublin service could land ON TIME!Flight Information for February 25 2004 from Dublin to Brussels (Charleroi)
Flight Information for February 25 2004 from Brussels (Charleroi) to Dublin
What is the opinion of our specialists on this?
Regards
BeN
Note to Mr Ryanair: I am rather dissappointed by this morning's experience and hope I'll get two seats on the next flight. In the near future I think you should change a few things to make sure your pilots are able/want to land in the same way as their Irish colleagues.
