08 decembrie 2008, 07:45
Ryanair was advised this morning by BAA Stansted (8th Dec) that Stansted Airport is closed for security reasons. Apparently a number of airport protesters have been demonstrating on the runway/ taxiway since 03:00 this AM, and BAA Stansted have failed to remove them. As a direct result of this security breach, Ryanair has been forced to cancel its first wave of flights (52 in total) out of and into Stansted Airport. Ryanair will be calling for an investigation as to why the BAA Stansted security has once again failed to keep Stansted Airport secure and open to the travelling public. It is unacceptable that the travel plans of thousands of passengers have been disrupted because BAA Stansted security have failed to remove a number of protesters.
UPDATE - 8:30am
Ryanair was advised that as of 08:06hrs Stansted Airport is once again open, after police removed protestors who began demonstrating on the airport taxi-way at 03.00hrs. This closure of Stansted Airport this morning has forced Ryanair to cancel 52 flights out of and into Stansted Airport.
UPDATE-2:30 pm
Ryanair flights are now operating as normal to and from Stansted Airport.The airport opened at 08:06, after police removed protestors who began demonstrating on the airport taxiway five hours earlier at 03:00 hours.
Ryanair has called on BAA Stansted to explain why protestors were able to breach Stansted security at 03:00 am this morning and why it took Stansted over 5 hours to remove them from the taxiway. Ryanair renews its call for the break up of the BAA monopoly and the sale of Stansted in order to improve customer service and these BAA cock ups.
Sursa: Ryanair
http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/notices.php?notice=gops&code=081208-STN_security_breach-GB
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