Heathrow CLOSED

[TrueBlue]

For any shrimpers who are travelling today…

 

[OldBlueLady]

Fortunately, we've got no Heathrow jobs in today, hope you've not got any clients caught up in this either @TrueBlue . Feel sorry for anyone now having to make drastic travel plan changes.

 

[ESG]

Very unfortunate for those who can't travel but why has somewhere the size of Heathrow not got contingency and back up for this situation? All big business do and test regularly.

 

[PrawNZ]

Hope Martin Dawn Airways isn't caught up in this!

 

[hlane17]

Find it interesting that major UK physical and cyber infrastructure seems to be failing with some regularity. I'm sure it's nothing

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

Find it interesting that major UK physical and cyber infrastructure seems to be failing with some regularity. I'm sure it's nothing

Wouldn't take much for the Russians to grind us to a halt, would it ?

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

My eldest son was due to land at Heathrow this morning from JFK, to make a whistle stop 4 day visit to see me for the 1st time since last July.
At least he wasn't on one of the flights already airborne from there, which were either diverted or turned back some 2 1/2 hrs into the flight.
He's currently trying to find a flight to Gatwick for tomorrow, but i very much doubt he'll be successful?.

 

[TrueBlue]

My eldest son was due to land at Heathrow this morning from JFK, to make a whistle stop 4 day visit to see me for the 1st time since last July.
At least he wasn't on one of the flights already airborne from there, which were either diverted or turned back some 2 1/2 hrs into the flight.
He's currently trying to find a flight to Gatwick for tomorrow, but i very much doubt he'll be successful?.

An option could be mate if he gets a flight to CDG Paris mate then gets Eurostar to London mate

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

An option could be mate if he gets a flight to CDG Paris mate then gets Eurostar to London mate

Cheers for that, but he was only going to be here until Tues morning.
He's rebooked for mid April.

 

[Holy Joe]

An option could be mate if he gets a flight to CDG Paris mate then gets Eurostar to London mate

Or Dublin and then hop over to Stansted?

 

[hlane17]

Wouldn't take much for the Russians to grind us to a halt, would it ?

Probably not. Just a little concerning

 

[tsbl2000]

My son, his partner and their two year old were due to fly out to China tonight. Flight cancelled but hope they may be able to fly tomorrow morning to see my grandson's other grandparents.....

 

[PIERS]

Cheers for that, but he was only going to be here until Tues morning.
He's rebooked for mid April.

Schipol. A night on the town then fly into Southend..

 

[TrueBlue]

Cheers for that, but he was only going to be here until Tues morning.
He's rebooked for mid April.

If he needs any transport when he is over drop me a call or PM

Always do shrimper rates for anyone from the zone

 

[TrueBlue]

Fortunately, we've got no Heathrow jobs in today, hope you've not got any clients caught up in this either @TrueBlue . Feel sorry for anyone now having to make drastic travel plan changes.

Had one of my drivers I had to send to Birmingham on one of the diverted flights, driver was happy with £550 in his bin for it, customers company paid so was a win win all round

 

[united we stand]

A lady I work with was due to fly to Chicago for work , so not paying herself
She found out about the problem at 6.30am and immediately tried to book a flight from somewhere else.
Direct flights one way has rocketed to £8,000
She ended up getting a train to Birmingham, staying over night, flew to Amsterdam and then to Chicago—-£2,800 one way!

Talk about taking the ****

 

[OldBlueLady]

Had one of my drivers I had to send to Birmingham on one of the diverted flights, driver was happy with £550 in his bin for it, customers company paid so was a win win all round

I bet he was happy!

 

[PIERS]

A lady I work with was due to fly to Chicago for work , so not paying herself
She found out about the problem at 6.30am and immediately tried to book a flight from somewhere else.
Direct flights one way has rocketed to £8,000
She ended up getting a train to Birmingham, staying over night, flew to Amsterdam and then to Chicago—-£2,800 one way!

Talk about taking the ****

Southend to Schiphol is far better than getting to Heathrow for long haul

 

[united we stand]

Southend to Schiphol is far better than getting to Heathrow for long haul

if the tinny works for your flights

 

[Gremlin]

if the tinny works for your flights

If you're only having one tinny before a flight you're doing it wrong.