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Haha, sorry this is going over my head. What is the significance of Goose Bay in this conversation?

by dkroy 10y ago

Lazare 10y ago
Probably this: http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/06/14/united-strands-hundreds-in-remote-goose-bay-canada-for-20-hours/ http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/06/14/united-str...
joezydeco 10y ago
United gained a fleet of long-range 757s from the merger with Continental Airlines. These are smaller planes (but ETOPS certified) with smaller crews, which is good for United's bottom line. 757s can make it across the Atlantic, as long as conditions are good and there are easy winds. On the westbound return flights, and this happens more than United will care to admit, the headwinds can be too strong and the flight needs to refuel in Goose Bay before continuing to the United States. This typically adds an unexpected 90 minutes to the flight, which can really screw you up if you're trying to clear immigration and make your connecting flight. You usually don't learn of this fate until you arrive at the terminal for boarding.
- niftich 10y ago
  Several sources substantiate this claim. [1] (from 2012) http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203436904577152974098241982 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014240529702034369045771529... [2] (from 2012) http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transatlantic-flights-forced-by-wind-to-land-for-fuel-1.1205359 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transatlantic-flights-forced-by... [3] (from 2015) https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/14/strong-jet-stream-forcing-airliners-to-make-labrador-retrievals.html https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/14/strong-jet-strea... [4] (from 2015) http://mashable.com/2015/01/09/boeing-757-flight-diversions/ http://mashable.com/2015/01/09/boeing-757-flight-diversions/
  - joezydeco 10y ago
    Or I could have just shared the photos I took out the window from my last STR-EWR flight. =)
ghaff 10y ago
Goose Bay in Labrador and Gander in Newfoundland are the old refueling stations between the US and Europe (originally Shannon Ireland). They're still capable of handling large jets so they're typically the landing spots if there are fuel or other issues such as medical emergencies with planes flying over the North Atlantic.
- ptaipale 10y ago
  There's this somewhat interesting movie about 9/11 in Gander: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303829/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303829/ Of course, what actually got me there was Hercule Poirot as a grandstanding businessman and Sergeant Pascoe in another prominent role.

Haha, sorry this is going over my head. What is the significance of Goose Bay in this conversation?

by dkroy 10y ago

Haha, sorry this is going over my head. What is the significance of Goose Bay in this conversation?

Probably this: http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/06/14/united-strands-hundreds-in-remote-goose-bay-canada-for-20-hours/ http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/06/14/united-str...

joezydeco 10y ago

United gained a fleet of long-range 757s from the merger with Continental Airlines. These are smaller planes (but ETOPS certified) with smaller crews, which is good for United's bottom line. 757s can make it across the Atlantic, as long as conditions are good and there are easy winds. On the westbound return flights, and this happens more than United will care to admit, the headwinds can be too strong and the flight needs to refuel in Goose Bay before continuing to the United States. This typically adds an unexpected 90 minutes to the flight, which can really screw you up if you're trying to clear immigration and make your connecting flight. You usually don't learn of this fate until you arrive at the terminal for boarding.

niftich 10y ago
Several sources substantiate this claim. [1] (from 2012) http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203436904577152974098241982 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014240529702034369045771529... [2] (from 2012) http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transatlantic-flights-forced-by-wind-to-land-for-fuel-1.1205359 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transatlantic-flights-forced-by... [3] (from 2015) https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/14/strong-jet-stream-forcing-airliners-to-make-labrador-retrievals.html https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/14/strong-jet-strea... [4] (from 2015) http://mashable.com/2015/01/09/boeing-757-flight-diversions/ http://mashable.com/2015/01/09/boeing-757-flight-diversions/
- joezydeco 10y ago
  Or I could have just shared the photos I took out the window from my last STR-EWR flight. =)

ghaff 10y ago

Goose Bay in Labrador and Gander in Newfoundland are the old refueling stations between the US and Europe (originally Shannon Ireland). They're still capable of handling large jets so they're typically the landing spots if there are fuel or other issues such as medical emergencies with planes flying over the North Atlantic.

ptaipale 10y ago
There's this somewhat interesting movie about 9/11 in Gander: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303829/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1303829/ Of course, what actually got me there was Hercule Poirot as a grandstanding businessman and Sergeant Pascoe in another prominent role.