cheesypeas Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Happier diner said: What compensation can a person claim? My son now has to take tomorrow off work as he can't get there. Depends what reason easyJet dream up for the cancellation. Basically, if it’s an ‘extraordinary’ issue, you can’t claim any compensation. …..we were once told a wasp had found its way behind the instrument panel so they cancelled the flight. Couldn’t risk getting stung. Made sense I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Happier diner said: What compensation can a person claim? My son now has to take tomorrow off work as he can't get there. None, as they are claiming that the Airport wanting to close over an hour after it's scheduled time is an 'exceptional circumstance'. He could try and claim and if unsuccessful go to the CAA who operate a dispute resolution service. He can claim his expenses for getting home via another means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, madmanxpilot said: It’s what happens when you have to rely on an off Island operator who doesn't have you anywhere near the top of their list of priorities. The ideal solution would be for IOMG to own its own airline, or at least go into partnership with a similar jurisdiction. Lots of synergies to be had if we were to team up Aurigny. Yes, they lose money, but an awful lot of that ‘loss’ finds itself being spent in the local economy. The ideal solution would be for those airlines servicing the IOM to take their responsibilities seriously. But as they don’t and only look at the bottom line then I’m afraid it does seem that the next best thing is,as you suggest, for the IOM Govt to own it’s own airline (or get into bed with Aurigny) Its not really something that the Government should be involved in but desperate times call for desperate measures. This “clusterfuck” as others have described it needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I know someone who has just had over 9 hour delayed departure from Gatwick to Greece today due to technical issues. easyJet are seemingly in a bit of a mess at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) Flight U2 6551 has a punctuality rating of 0.4 out of 5 on flight stats U2 843 has a rating of 1.1 out of 5 on flight stats Clearly they've got issues specific to Gatwick. Edited June 15, 2023 by newaccount Typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesypeas Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, newaccount said: I know someone who has just had over 9 hour delayed departure from Gatwick to Greece today due to technical issues. easyJet are seemingly in a bit of a mess at the moment EasyJet operate 1700 flights a day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nellie Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, newaccount said: Flight U2 4551 has a punctuality rating of 0.4 put of 5 on flight stats U2 8443 has a rating of 1.1 out of 5 on flight stats Clearly they've got issues specific to Gatwick. Those flight numbers are not relevant to LGW-IOM-LGW though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 My colleague has to get home for business tomorrow, so he is 0640 Heathrow to Dublin, then Dublin to here hopefully for midday ! What a farce ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newaccount Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, Nellie said: Those flight numbers are not relevant to LGW-IOM-LGW though! Typo fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, asitis said: My colleague has to get home for business tomorrow, so he is 0640 Heathrow to Dublin, then Dublin to here hopefully for midday ! What a farce ! To be quite honest, anyone who books that last Gatwick flight which is right at the end of easyJet’s schedule for that aircraft for the day and needs to be somewhere the next day must be nuts. The same would apply for any easyJet flight at the end of a day to and from any airport. Buidling more breathing space into the schedule for the plane means less flights a day so higher prices. Ultimately the consumer wants cheap fares and won’t pay for the down time that would allow better reliability late inthe day because everybody wants something for nothing these days. Edited June 15, 2023 by Asthehills 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, Asthehills said: To be quite honest, anyone who books that last Gatwick flight which is right at the end of easyJet’s schedule for that aircraft for the day and needs to be somewhere the next day must be nuts. The same would apply for any easyJet flight at the end of a day to and from any airport. Buidling more breathing space into the schedule for the plane means less flights a day so higher prices. Ultimately the consumer wants cheap fares and won’t pay for the down time that would allow better reliability late inthe day because everybody wants something for nothing these days. True, our Government wanted easy jet, despite being warned of the drawbacks and spent long millions to attract them ! Another bargain, bit like the tin shed in Merseyside ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 14 minutes ago, Asthehills said: To be quite honest, anyone who books that last Gatwick flight which is right at the end of easyJet’s schedule for that aircraft for the day and needs to be somewhere the next day must be nuts. What is so nuts about booking a flight, in the expectation that it will operate? 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, madmanxpilot said: but are they really a good fit with the IOM’s specific requirements for a frequent an reliable air service? I think that has been answered a zillion times in the negative aside from the usual easyjet fan boys chipping in. How on earth the cretins in Douglas think that this abysmal level of air service is going to attract anything to this backwater is for their pea-brains to mull over? easyjet was the cause of this shambles when Lard Girl opened her legs and invited them in, no questions asked, and hastened the demise of the existing services not to mention the tens of millions wasted on the airport vanity project. Edited June 15, 2023 by Utah 01 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah 01 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 24 minutes ago, Asthehills said: To be quite honest, anyone who books that last Gatwick flight which is right at the end of easyJet’s schedule for that aircraft for the day and needs to be somewhere the next day must be nuts. The same would apply for any easyJet flight at the end of a day to and from any airport. Thanks Einstein - and just what alternative flights is easyjet offering during the rest of the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: What is so nuts about booking a flight, in the expectation that it will operate? 🙂 Well, just look at the history of that route. If I HAD to be somewhere the next day then that would be the last way you would select to get home. There are other flights from other airports that are much more likely to get you back if it’s really critical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.