Delays Friday 7th August

Looks like all the flights from the UK into Skiathos have been subject to delays today.

www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do?airportCode=JSI&airportQueryType=1

Thomson Birmingham already over an hour late is apparently landing at Thessalonika, Manchester is running 2 hours late and currently over Germany, Luton over 3 hours late (compensation?) and currently over Bosnia Herzogovina.

Here's Birmingham approaching Thessalonika. Flight pattern shows it got almost there, then stooged around and eventually gave up. This was the pattern earlier this year when the Skiathos apron was full. Fortunately it will be OK five weeks today when we fly out.

Thomas Cook Newcastle, nearly an hour late, is now starting to stooge around.

Hi Dennisn ,

Your flights will be fine I'm sure as it's quite an efficient system if everything runs as usual , however I thought I might let you know what happened with the Newcastle & Stansteads on Fri 7th that didn't make it as scheduled to ;

TCX6157 Ncl & the stanstead flight both cancelled due to wet runway ,as had everyone,we been at JSI since lunchtime for mid afternoon flight but were informe around 15:30 that it was cancelled and other arrangements had to be made for return travel ... what follows is the final outcome of that voyage ..

Fri 7th
21:30ish everyone coached from JSI to ElGreco on the harbour for Chicken,Chips & drinks .
23:30ish all aboard the last ferry for the crossing to Volos .
Sat 8th
04:00am coaches from Volos to Thessaloniki .
07:00am arrive at the Grand Palace Hotel~Thessaloniki (rooms provided for clean up , food & rest etc)
16:30pm depart for Thessaloniki Airport
19:45pm flight takes off for NCL with some of the Stansted passengers on board as 130 or so were fortunate to be given seats on a direct flight slightly earlier.
20:30 GMT arrive at NCL .. passengers for Stanstead all off as well as they have to do the immigration thing again then get back on for the trip back home (heroes all of them)

We were the luckier ones as it was just the two of us with two cases & backpacks so easily managed and could help those with children,buggies etc ~ really hope this is not something that happens to anyone else as it is quite a journey when you're unprepared and very tired ...

Fingers crossed anyway ... DJs

Thank you for that. I had seen both TC flights diverted to Kavala, then I got a call out and had to go into London. When I got home there was no sign of them so I assumed they got going.

It seems that this sort of thing is popular with TC flights which certainly have a less than brilliant reputation for Skiathos. Our Thomson flight, Birmingham, was delayed but DID happen.