Archive for the ‘Prestwick airport’ CategoryWizz Air has introduced its new web check-in service to more airports. Web check-in is now available on all flights departing from Brussels Charleroi, Budapest, Eindhoven, Gdansk, Frankfurt Hahn, Glasgow Prestwick, Hamburg Lübeck, Katowice, London Luton, Paris Beauvais, Poznan, Prague, Sofia, Turku, Warsaw, Weeze/Dusseldorf and Wroclaw. Web check-in is available on wizzair.com from seven days up to three hours before the scheduled departure time of the flight. The service does not impact on the rest of the boarding procedure: passengers are requested to present themselves at the boarding gate no later than 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the flight. Wizz Air is to introduce an airport check-in fee from 1 April 2010. Airport check-in purchased at the time of booking will cost EUR 5 and EUR 10 if purchased at the airport on the day of departure. The web check-in service is completely free. To book Luton airport parking and Luton airport hotels click on the links. Disruption is expected to flights to and from Ireland today due to industrial action by air traffic controllers in Ireland. Affected airports are Dublin and Shannon, which will see industrial action between the hours of 14:00 and 18:00, and Cork Airport where industrial action is expected to take place between the hours of 16:00 and 18:00. Ryanair has cancelled 52 flights due to the industrial action – check here for details of cancellations To check the status of your Aer Lingus flight click here For Aer Arann disruptions click here Snow is causing disruption to flights and there are several cancellations today. The below list is not comprehensive list but does offer information on some cancelled flights.
 Gatwick bound BA flight de-iced at Stansted What a nightmare for air travellers it has been recently. The snow has caused total chaos and the uncertainty of not knowing whether you could get to the airport, and once there, would you plane be able to take off, has been really stressful. I know from the emails I have received, and the comments made on this blog, that passengers have also been hampered by the lack of information coming from some airports and some airlines. Passengers making their way home to Britain also faced problems not knowing if their flights would land at their intended destination. There were quite a few diversions last week, even Glasgow Prestwick Airport took in 24 diversions from flights destined for Heathrow, Gatwick, Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. The photo above shows a British Airways 747 being de-iced at Stansted on Friday. Bad weather forced the Gatwick bound jet to divert into Stansted after its long haul flight from Lagos, Nigeria. Flight update Although flights do appear to be getting back to normal, with the threat of more snow looming, we could still see more problems ahead. Anyone concerned about the status of their flight is advised to contact their airline and to monitor the flight departures boards on their airport website. Stories and suggestions If you have any stories about your travel experiences in the recent bad weather, or have any suggestions (polite ones!) that could help improve communications from the airports and airlines I love to hear them. Feel free to add them in the comments below or email me, thanks, Paula. Due to the snow there have been several flight cancellations today. The following airlines have published details of their cancelled flights: Eastern Airways check here for details http://www.easternairways.com/latest-news/weather-disruption-6-january-2010.html easyJet flight cancellations can been seen here http://easyjet.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/easyjet.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3708 Ryanair flight cancellations are available here http://www.ryanair.com/en/notices/gops/100105-SNOW_UK_05JAN10-GB British Airways – to check the status of your flight click here http://www.britishairways.com/travel/globalgateway.jsp/global/public/en_ For more information on flight status and lists of cancelled flights check the following links: British Airways – check flight status here Flybe cancellations listed here: Eastern Airways cancellations check here Virgin Atlantic check flight status here easyJet cancellations check here Ryanair – a list of cancelled flights can be found here It looks like today could be a better day for air travellers as it seems that currently all the major UK airports are open, however, it would appear that Guernsey airport is closed. Heathrow Airport is operational although it is advising passengers that there could be some knock-on effects of the bad weather which could result is some delays or cancellations today and passengers should check the status of their flight before setting out. For Heathrow airline contact details check here. There are some flight cancellations already reported today. For further details check the following sites: Guernsey Airport flight departures click here Eastern Airways cancellation details click here easyJet cancellations click here To book Heathrow meet and greet parking and a Heathrow airport hotels click on the links. It appears that, at the moment, all the major UK airports are open, however, there is still some disruption to flights as a knock-on effect from yesterday’s problems. Passengers are advised to check the status of their flight with their airline. At Gatwick airport, Sky News is reporting that it is taking up to five hours to get some passengers off flights! Passengers are advised to check the status of their flight with their airline. For information on possible flight cancellations check the following sites:
Glasgow Prestwick Airport’s Watsons Ayr Park will be temporarily closed for maintenance and ground work until 28 February 2010. Glasgow Prestwick Airport passengers with bookings for airport parking at Watsons Ayr Park between now and 28 February will be upgraded to the Long Stay Car Park 3 where their booking will be honored. For up-to-date Prestwick airport information and to book Prestwick airport parking using an online parking price checker click on the links. Ryanair has announced it is to base an extra aircraft at Glasgow Prestwick Airport to help plug the gap created by the collapse of Flyglobespan. The additional aircraft will bring the number of Ryanair planes based at Prestwick to six and will enable the airline to offer a new route to Fuerteventura from March, and focus on routes that were previously offered by Flyglobespan: Alicante, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife. The new route to Fuerteventura will start on 10 March 2010. For up-to-date Prestwick airport information and to book Prestwick airport parking using an online parking price checker click on the links. |
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