Bahadir Acuner <bahadiracuner@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Flight Explorer shows two NW33 from AMS to SEA.
>One is labeled as NW33D and the other one is NW33.
>As the latter could be the normal flight, is 33D
>a reposition or a canceled flight from the day before?
Bahadir,
Weather in Holland on Sunday was horrendous. Westerly gale
of 50 kts, gusting to 65. Schiphol never actually closed, but
was down to one usable runway (RW27) for both takeoffs and
landings. Most European flights were cancelled, most others
severely delayed.
Road traffic was dangerous due to falling trees, building
materials etc. The railways were severly affected and gave
up completely after 8 pm (deciding it was better to regroup
resources for Monday morning rather than trying to continue
with a nearly impossible task). In Western Europe 20 or so
people were killed due to weather over the weekend (of which
half a dozen in Holland).
Many peoples spent hours stranded at airports and railway
stations, going nowhere in the end. So it would seem that the
people on NW33 were actually among the lucky ones.
Kees de Lezenne Coulander
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C.M. de Lezenne Coulander
Aircraft Development and Systems Engineering B.V.
Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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