Incoming SN481 15/09 via Geneva!

JM · Post by JM » 15 Sep 2005, 06:50

as you might have noticed, the flight schedule of this flight has been altered :

15/09 10:25 Nairobi SN 481 10:10
via Entebbe
via Geneva

An extra stop ( choice was between FCO or GVA ) had to be made due insufficient fuel supply in EBB...

Have a great day !

Greetz
JM

JM · Post by JM » 15 Sep 2005, 08:48

good question... I don't have a clue actually ! But I know there are 125pax missing their connecting flights in BRU...

how do they make the call on board for all those pax ?

Post by **sn26567** » 15 Sep 2005, 09:13

Some good news, though: the plane will land "early" (!) at 9:38.

Maybe some pax will still make their connection.

Bowlie · Post by **Bowlie** » 15 Sep 2005, 09:19

According to the Geneva airport web-site (www.gva.ch) it was scheduled out at 0915 but actually left at 0830. Hopefully some of those connections can be protected.

LX-LGX · Post by **LX-LGX** » 15 Sep 2005, 09:36

HRE (Harare) these days is also "bring your own fuel".

Ovostar · Post by **Ovostar** » 15 Sep 2005, 12:35

RYR8023 wrote:
And stop @ GVA because of cheaper kerosine down there ?

actually yes, fuel is cheaper, than the countries around... for example france:

a lot of french are coming to switzerland just to take some fuel (and cigarettes

) because the fuel is much cheaper

Vinnie-Winnie · Post by **Vinnie-Winnie** » 15 Sep 2005, 12:40

Ovostar wrote: actually yes, fuel is cheaper, than the countries around... for example france

Isn't luxembourg even cheaper?

But yeah spose the SN plane would run out of fuel by then

Bowlie · Post by **Bowlie** » 15 Sep 2005, 20:52

Ovostar wrote:
RYR8023 wrote:
And stop @ GVA because of cheaper kerosine down there ?
actually yes, fuel is cheaper, than the countries around... for example france:

a lot of french are coming to switzerland just to take some fuel (and cigarettes ) because the fuel is much cheaper

But that's fuel at the petrol station - which includes taxes. Aviation fuel, for international services should be tax-free. I wouldn't have thought that there would be a big difference in price. However Geneva, at that time of the morning would have (more than) enough gate space to park a wide-body for the time needed to refuel.

Bowlie · Post by **Bowlie** » 15 Sep 2005, 21:29

The problem in Entebbe is explained here (Even though they got the diversion city wrong)

Post by **sn26567** » 16 Sep 2005, 15:55

Bowlie wrote:The problem in Entebbe is explained here (Even though they got the diversion city wrong)

and here from a local source in Africa (same comment about the diversion)