From: Richard J. on
david <example(a)example.com> wrote on 19 September 2009 22:41:48 ...
> On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:35:25 +0100, Roland Perry <roland(a)perry.co.uk>
> wrote:
[snip]
>> It never reached the runway. And the "Departure Status" information
>> doesn't show a gate number. Compare the same flight the following day to
>> see what it would look like.

>>> Apr 14 3:30 PM AFO STATUS-Cancelled Status Changed From Scheduled To
>>> Cancelled

>> Eventually cancelling the flight.

> Thank you for your comments. I originally though that the status change
> shown in the fragment shown below (AEQP Changed To AR8)
> was the reason for the cancellation
>
> Apr 14 11:20 AM Airline Time Adjustment Estimated Gate Departure
> Changed To 04/14/09 03:30 PM
> Arrival Terminal Changed To 1
> AEQP Changed To AR8
>
> Apr 14 3:30 PM AFO STATUS-Cancelled Status Changed From Scheduled To
> Cancelled
>
>
> but on looking at the next days routine flight details - the same status
> code appears.

"AEQP Changed to AR8" means that the aircraft equipment, i.e. the type
of aircraft, was changed to an Avro RJ85, which is a bit odd, as the
RJ85 is the normal type for LH 4061, according to the LH timetable. It
looks as though Lufthansa may routinely confirm the aircraft type by
issuing a "change" event. It doesn't seem relevant to the cancellation.

> So... What was the correct reason for flight cancellation ?

Apparently because there was no aircraft in Florence for the flight, as
the outward flight LH 4060 was also cancelled. Flightstats.com shows
that flight being delayed a couple of times before being cancelled at
13:30. That meant that they had to cancel LH 4061 as well. There's no
indication on flightstats.com of why LH 4060 was cancelled.

> and how do I find it out ?

Ask Lufthansa.

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Richard J.
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