Derry Airport: Provisional Suspension of the Aerodrome Licence

[Jim Mason]

Date: 25 May 2007


Following an inspection of City of Derry Airport, the CAA has provisionally
suspended the aerodrome Licence for Derry Airport due to safety concerns. The
aerodrome licence for Derry Airport has been provisionally suspended from
midnight on 24 May and until further notice Derry airport must not be used by
aircraft for flights that require the use of a licensed aerodrome.

[Jim Mason]

Post by Jim Mason
Date: 25 May 2007
Following an inspection of City of Derry Airport, the CAA has provisionally
suspended the aerodrome Licence for Derry Airport due to safety concerns. The
aerodrome licence for Derry Airport has been provisionally suspended from
midnight on 24 May and until further notice Derry airport must not be used by
aircraft for flights that require the use of a licensed aerodrome.

Official airport statement

Travel Advisory 25 May 2007

25 May 2007

Friday 25th May 2007 9.45am Passenger Travel Update
City of Derry Airport Authority has been advised by the Civil Aviation
Authority (CAA) that it must suspend operations for scheduled flights from
midnight tonight, Thursday 24th May. This is in place while variations to
safety regulations are being reviewed by the CAA and the Airport Authority. A
further update for passengers will be available on the City of Derry Airport
website after 3.00pm on Friday 25th May 2007.

Ryanair have cancelled all flights to and from the airport for Friday 25th May
2007 with an update expected later on Friday. For change of Ryanair flight
details please contact 0871 246 0000 or 00 353 1 249 7791. Ryanair customers
who are booked on any cancelled flights, may claim a full refund on these
unused flight(s) via the link http://frd.ie/refweb.asp

This information is also available on the Ryanair website
http://www.ryanair.com

British Airways have rescheduled their flights to operate through Belfast
International . British Airways Dublin and Glasgow services are affected and
passengers should check-in as normal at City of Derry Airport. Any BA
passengers wishing to cancel or re-arrange their flights should contact BA on
0870 8509850 from UK or 0044 870 8509850 from ROI.

Ends

For further media information only please contact Derry City Council Press
Office at 028 7137 6504 or 07834 929 135

[fred]

why ?

Post by Jim Mason

Post by Jim Mason
Date: 25 May 2007
Following an inspection of City of Derry Airport, the CAA has provisionally
suspended the aerodrome Licence for Derry Airport due to safety concerns. The
aerodrome licence for Derry Airport has been provisionally suspended from
midnight on 24 May and until further notice Derry airport must not be used by
aircraft for flights that require the use of a licensed aerodrome.

Official airport statement
Travel Advisory 25 May 2007
25 May 2007
Friday 25th May 2007 9.45am Passenger Travel Update
City of Derry Airport Authority has been advised by the Civil Aviation
Authority (CAA) that it must suspend operations for scheduled flights from
midnight tonight, Thursday 24th May. This is in place while variations to
safety regulations are being reviewed by the CAA and the Airport Authority. A
further update for passengers will be available on the City of Derry Airport
website after 3.00pm on Friday 25th May 2007.
Ryanair have cancelled all flights to and from the airport for Friday 25th May
2007 with an update expected later on Friday. For change of Ryanair flight
details please contact 0871 246 0000 or 00 353 1 249 7791. Ryanair customers
who are booked on any cancelled flights, may claim a full refund on these
unused flight(s) via the link http://frd.ie/refweb.asp
This information is also available on the Ryanair website
http://www.ryanair.com
British Airways have rescheduled their flights to operate through Belfast
International . British Airways Dublin and Glasgow services are affected and
passengers should check-in as normal at City of Derry Airport. Any BA
passengers wishing to cancel or re-arrange their flights should contact BA on
0870 8509850 from UK or 0044 870 8509850 from ROI.
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For further media information only please contact Derry City Council Press
Office at 028 7137 6504 or 07834 929 135
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why ?

I have no idea at the moment Fred.

Jim

[Doug Maclean]

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why ?

I have no idea at the moment Fred.
Jim
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Reasons here

http://www.utvlive.com/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=82485&pt=n

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why ?

I have no idea at the moment Fred.
Jim
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Thanks for that Doug.

Jim

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Ryanair statement

Closure of City of Derry Airport by UK CAA

Updated: Friday 25th May 16:45hrs

City of Derry Airport remains closed to all commercial flights as a result of
the suspension of its aerodrome licence by the UK CAA. We understand that
discussions are still ongoing between City of Derry Airport and the UK CAA, but
we have been unable to get any update from either party. In order to provide
intending passengers with some certainty and to allow them to make alternative
arrangements, Ryanair now plans to cancel all flights to/from City of Derry
Airport for the next two days Saturday 26th May and Sunday 27th.

We apologise sincerely for these cancellations and the late notification which
is entirely beyond Ryanair's control.

We will continue to remain in close contact with both City of Derry Airport and
the UK CAA and a further update will be provided at 13:00 hours on Sunday,
dependent on the outcome of discussions between the CAA and City of Derry
Airport.

Customers who are booked to travel on a Ryanair flight to/from City of Derry
Airport on the 25th,26th & 27th May 2007 may rebook to travel (free of charge)
from either Knock or Dublin Airports, subject to availability, using the free
change web link below. Please Note: We recommend that passengers do not
transfer onto alternative dates from City of Derry Airport as services at this
time cannot obviously be guaranteed. Affected customers can rebook via this
link up to the 28/05/2007 for travel on flights up to the 30/06/07.

[Doug Maclean]

Post by Jim Mason
City of Derry Airport remains closed to all commercial flights as a result of
the suspension of its aerodrome licence by the UK CAA. We understand that
discussions are still ongoing between City of Derry Airport and the UK CAA, but
we have been unable to get any update from either party.
Customers who are booked to travel on a Ryanair flight to/from City of Derry
Airport on the 25th,26th & 27th May 2007 may rebook to travel (free of charge)
from either Knock or Dublin Airports, subject to availability, using the free
change web link below. Please Note: We recommend that passengers do not
transfer onto alternative dates from City of Derry Airport as services at this
time cannot obviously be guaranteed. Affected customers can rebook via this
link up to the 28/05/2007 for travel on flights up to the 30/06/07.

16 of us booked on our 1P fares for June 20th watching with interest. See
when these daft compensation rules are quoted some folks would be looking
for RYR to provide us with alternative transport or compensation

[Jim Mason]

Post by Doug Maclean

Post by Jim Mason
City of Derry Airport remains closed to all commercial flights as a result of
the suspension of its aerodrome licence by the UK CAA. We understand that
discussions are still ongoing between City of Derry Airport and the UK CAA, but
we have been unable to get any update from either party.
Customers who are booked to travel on a Ryanair flight to/from City of Derry
Airport on the 25th,26th & 27th May 2007 may rebook to travel (free of charge)
from either Knock or Dublin Airports, subject to availability, using the free
change web link below. Please Note: We recommend that passengers do not
transfer onto alternative dates from City of Derry Airport as services at this
time cannot obviously be guaranteed. Affected customers can rebook via this
link up to the 28/05/2007 for travel on flights up to the 30/06/07.

16 of us booked on our 1P fares for June 20th watching with interest. See
when these daft compensation rules are quoted some folks would be looking
for RYR to provide us with alternative transport or compensation

Not going till October for 1p. Pleased to get bank statement and no debit card
charge taken for the 4p transaction!

Jim