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About all things concerning aviation
Every week we illustrate various subjects regarding our service, passenger rights and commercial aviation. We also provide you with tips & tricks regarding air travel.
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04-07-2013
Comedian Criticises Ryanair and easyJet on Twitter
The comedian and actress, Jenny Éclair has publicly criticised easyJet for the time it took for her to check in with the airliner and for their apparent willingness to pass on the admin duties to their customers. -
02-07-2013
Plane fails for second time in two days
“Pan Pan Pan”, only one step down from the mayday call, was called through to Cardiff Airport Air Traffic Call as a Thomson Boeing 757 suffered problems with the landing flaps as it approached the arrival runway last Tuesday evening. Full emergency was called with all local emergency services arriving on the scene but fortunately the plane was able to land safely. The flight was TOM6707 from Arrecife in Lanzarote. -
27-06-2013
Flights to Portugal affected by general strike
A 24 hour strike commenced at midnight yesterday for workers in Portugal which could potentially lead to sizeable disruption today. The Foreign Office and Portugal’s national airport operator have advised all passengers to check with their travel company before leaving home. -
26-06-2013
Potential strikes over increased working hours for pilots?
The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) have confirmed that industrial action may be called should the European Aviation Safety Agency increase limits on time spent in the cockpit. -
05-06-2013
100 Days Report
Saturday the 1st of June 2013 saw the Bott Aviation Department turn 100 Days Old. It seems but a blink of an eye since we took our first group of clients from EUclaim pursuing compensation under EU Regulation 261/2004 for delayed, cancelled, rerouted or missed connection flights and it is safe to say that it has been a whirlwind period. -
24-05-2013
London Heathrow closed due to emergency landing
This morning we heard the news that an Airbus A319 with 75 passengers on board had to make an emergency landing at London Heathrow. -
15-05-2013
Is Whitney Houston an extraordinary circumstance? How Will I Know?
A rather wonderful story, confirming that a female passenger caused a flight to make an unscheduled stop in Kansas City from its scheduled route of Los Angeles to New York. The reason for the landing? The passenger would not stop singing the Whitney Houston hit “I Will Always Love You”. -
14-05-2013
First Court Proceedings Issued by Bott Aviation
Bott Aviation in partnership with EUclaim, are very pleased to announce that they have issued their first set of Court proceedings in the pursuit of compensation under EU Regulation 261/2004. -
29-04-2013
Monarch pays £21,000 to passengers represented by EUclaim
A press release was picked up by the media today. EUclaim has some very good news to share with passengers that experienced a flight delay or cancellation. Delayed Monarch passengers are the lucky ones today. -
09-04-2013
Bott Aviation making their mark
The Bott Aviation Team today received a record amount of post, with 91 letters from airlines responding to claims.