NZFF

Posted: **Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:29 pm**

welcome to sydney... err i mean brisvegas...

qf44 did not quite make is to syd as planned. syd atc staff a little short. 1hr holding, no fuel, so divert bne for refuel.

stuck on board... no booze

getting the hard word about mobiles, so better go.

"time to spare? go by air!"

Posted: **Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:49 pm**

Bummer - did you post this from your mobile on the a/c?!

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 5:31 am**

bugger - it's only going to get worse too! both there AND here. we have 2 leaving for the middle east just from the tower here and the possibilty of more. The radar sectors are emptying out pretty quickly as well. heard they are still looking for about 50 (yep thats right 50) controllers just for the Tower at Djebel Ali when it opens next year!

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 7:24 am**

Sounds interesting

I would quite like something like that (more flying

).
Not good if you are trying to get somewhere quickly. Anyway sorry to hear about your trip.

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:56 am**

Damn thats gota suck

Lucky theres....

Oh wait thats right

HardCorePawn wrote:
QUOTE (HardCorePawn @ Aug 31 2008, 10:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
no booze

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:26 pm**

More airtime must be a good thing even without the booze and being on a bus ,did you have a window seat at least ?

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:27 pm**

Oh dear... no booze, what a pity

Regardless of delays and diversions it was still flying!

Posted: **Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:55 am**

Yeah... the great thing about PDA phones... 3G web access

and the best part is that I don't pay for it!

Finally made it back, looks like the ATC in oz are having a work to rule or something? Coz the inbound flight on fri, was held up for 20 to 30 minutes coming in to SYD...

I am just going through my usual Detox after a week of travelling on company expenses

NZFF

AKL - SYD... or not