Is there more trouble?

[scuba diver]

Canadagal posted a thread on April 7th entitled "Partial Air Tahiti Nui Strike". (http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=751291) We all held our breath until Vaitape posted on April 16th that the strike was over.

 

I have been checking the flight disruption page for Air Tahiti Nui every day and they had no disruptions until April 29th when flight 21 from LAX to Papeete was canceled and the flight from Paris to LAX was canceled. Then again today the Paris to LAX was canceled.

 

I really do not care if I get stuck in Tahiti with no return flight. However, I do worry about getting there. Does anyone have any idea if more trouble is brewing?

[scuba diver]

It looks like the strike in France has now created a real problem for Air Tahiti Nui. Here is the latest from the website:

 

Los Angeles, Thursday, May 29th 2008

 

Due to strike actions at the Sogerma maintenance facility in Bordeaux, France, the aircraft operating flight TN21, CDG-LAX-PPT, of 29 May, remains in Bordeaux for the completion of its scheduled routine engineering work. This strike action is beyond the control of Air Tahiti Nui and does not involve Air Tahiti Nui staff.

 

Due to this late release of the aircraft, the following cancellations and delays are advised:

 

Thursday, 29 May 2008 – Cancelled Flight

 

Passengers who were scheduled to arrive today from Paris, have been rebooked on British Airways and Air France.

 

Passengers who were scheduled to leave LAX for Papeete on TN 21 at 4:20 PM this afternoon, have been rebooked on TN11 departing at 7:30 PM and arriving in Papeete at 1:00 AM on Wednesday, May 30th.

 

Friday, 30 May 2008 – Delayed Flight

 

Flight TN12, scheduled to depart from Papeete on May 30 at 10:00 PM and to arrive in LAX on May 31 at 9:15 AM, has been delayed and will now leave Papeete on May 31 at 6:00 AM, arriving in Los Angeles the same day at 5:15 PM.

 

Saturday, 31 May 2008 – Delayed Flight

 

Flight TN01, scheduled to depart LAX for Papeete at 1:00 PM, will now depart at 6:45 PM and arrive in Papeete at 12:15 AM of June 1st. (Midnight plus 15 minutes)

 

Sunday, 01 June 2008 – Flight Delay

 

Flight TN102 which was scheduled to operate PPT-LAX at 10:30 PM and arrive 9:45 AM the following day has been delayed to depart Papeete now on June 2nd at 6:00 AM and arrive in LAX the same day at 5:15 PM.

 

Monday, 02 June 2008 - Flight Delay

 

Flight TN02, PPT-LAX has been delayed by 90 minutes and will now leave Papeete at 11:30 PM and arrive LAX at 10:45 AM, the next day.

 

Wednesday, 04 June 2008 – Cancelled Flight

 

Flight TN02, scheduled to depart on June 4th from Papeete to LAX at 10:00 PM local time, arrival LAX at 9:15 AM of June 5th, has been cancelled. All passengers on this flight will be rebooked by Air Tahiti Nui on flights TN22 and TN102, departing Papeete on June 5th. The flight times for June 5th are:

 

TN102 PPTLAX 2200 9:15 AM+1

TN22 PPTLAX 2330 1040 AM +1

 

Thursday, 05 June 2008 – Flight Delay

 

Flight TN04, PPT-JFK has been delayed by 85 minutes and will now leave Papeete at 10:25PM and arrive JFK at 4:35 PM, the following day.

 

Friday, 06 June 2008 – Flight Delay

 

Flight TN03, JFK-PPT has been delayed by 50 minutes and will now leave JFK at 6:05 PM, arriving Papeete at 1:05 AM the following day.

 

Air Tahiti Nui sincerely apologizes for these delays and any inconvenience.

[canadagal]

From Tahiti Presse,

 

05/28/2008 at 7:05PM

Air Tahiti Nui cancels Thursday Paris-L.A.-Papeete flight due to strike

 

(Tahitipresse) - Air Tahiti Nui has canceled Thursday's scheduled Paris-Los Angeles-Papeete flight due to a strike against a company performing maintenance work on one of the airline's A340-300s.

 

Passengers, who may include French Polynesia President Gaston Tong Sang and members of his government delegation who have been in the French capital for the past nearly two weeks, are being flown to Los Angeles by other airlines, Air Tahiti Nui announced in a media communiqué Wednesday.

 

Air Tahiti Nui also announced that its scheduled Sunday morning flight from Papeete to Auckland and its return flight from Auckland Sunday night had also been canceled. Passengers with tickets for those flights will be flown on other Air Tahiti Nui flights or on Air New Zealand flights.

 

The strike is by maintenance employees working for Sogema in Paris, where they are working on Air Tahiti Nui's plane named Bora Bora. This is one of five A340-300s operated by Tahiti's airline.

 

Other Air Tahiti Nui schedule changes announced are:

 

--Slight departure time modifications for its Friday Papeete-Sydney and Sydney-Papeete flights. The flight will leave Papeete at 3 am Friday instead of 2:15 am and will arrive in Papeete at 8:10 pm instead of 7:55 pm Friday.

 

--A 10 pm Friday flight from Papeete to Los Angeles has been rescheduled for a 6 am departure Saturday.

 

--A 6:30 pm Saturday flight from Los Angeles to Papeete has been rescheduled for a Sunday departure at 12:15 am.

 

--And, a scheduled Sunday flight from Papeete to Tokyo will leave at 2:15 am instead of 1:30 am.

[canadagal]

Tourism : 30/05/2008 à 17:39

Air Tahiti Nui cancels 2 more flights due to maintenance workers' strike

 

(Tahitipresse) - Air Tahiti Nui announced Friday the cancelation of a Papeete-Los Angeles flight next Wednesday (June 4) and a Papeete-Sydney return flight next Saturday (June 7) due to a continued strike by maintenance workers on one of its Airbus A340-300 planes in Bordeaux.

 

 

The cancelations as well as other scheduled modifications for Air Tahiti Nui were announced Friday afternoon by "Horaires Hebdo", the weekly international airline schedule service provided by Setil-Aéroport.

 

The canceled Air Tahiti Nui flights are:

 

--The 10pm TN02 Papeete-Los Angeles flight on Wednesday (June 4).

--The TN03 Papeete-Sydney flight on Saturday (June 7) and the return TN44 Sydney-Papeete flight the same day.

 

The modifications for other Air Tahiti Nui flights are:

 

--The TN102 Papeete-Los Angeles flight scheduled for a Sunday (June 1) departure at 10:30 pm has been rescheduled to 6 am on Monday (June 2).

 

--The TN02 Papeete-Los Angeles flight scheduled for a Monday (June 2) departure at 10 pm has been rescheduled for an 11:30 pm the same night.

 

--The TN04 Papeete-New York flight scheduled for a Thursday (June 5) departure at 9 pm has been rescheduled for 10.25 pm the same evening.

 

--The TN03 New York-Papeete flight scheduled for a JFK departure on Saturday (June 7) at 12:15 am has been rescheduled for 1:05 am on June 7.

[canadagal]

Economy : 02/06/2008 à 17:20

Air Tahiti Nui fleet down to 3 Airbus planes until Thursday

 

(Tahitipresse) - Air Tahiti Nui has only three of its five Airbus A340-300 planes in operation with one plane still grounded in Bordeaux and a second plane now grounded in Tahiti as a result of engine damaged over the weekend by a catering truck.

 

 

It was not immediately known how long it will take to repair the damage caused over the weekend. As a result, two flights were canceled and several modifications were announced for other flights this week.

 

Air Tahiti Nui announced Monday the cancellation of its Tuesday (June 3) New York-Papeete flight TN333 due to Sunday's cancellation of its TN444 Papeete-New York flight. That brings to a total of five flights cancelled this week.

 

The flight modifications Air Tahiti Nui announced Monday involved later departures from Tahiti and later arrivals in Tahiti for flights to Los Angeles and from Los Angeles and Tokyo and from Paris via Los Angeles.

 

The three flight cancellations announced last Friday were due to a strike by mechanics working for the company Sogema on an Air Tahiti Nui plane in Bordeaux. That strike is over, but the plane is not scheduled to be back into service until Thursday while it awaits inspection of the maintenance work carried out.

 

The plane is due to resume flying on Thursday out of Paris, Air Tahiti Nui announced in a communiqué Monday.

 

The three cancelled Air Tahiti Nui flights announced Friday are:

 

--The 10pm TN02 Papeete-Los Angeles flight on Wednesday (June 4).

--The TN03 Papeete-Sydney flight on Saturday (June 7) and the return TN44 Sydney-Papeete flight the same day.

 

Air Tahiti Nui also announced Friday the following flight modifications:

 

--The TN102 Papeete-Los Angeles flight scheduled for a Sunday (June 1) departure at 10:30 pm has been rescheduled to 6 am on Monday (June 2).

 

--The TN02 Papeete-Los Angeles flight scheduled for a Monday (June 2) departure at 10 pm has been rescheduled for an 11:30 pm the same night.

 

--The TN04 Papeete-New York flight scheduled for a Thursday (June 5) departure at 9 pm has been rescheduled for 10.25 pm the same evening.

 

--The TN03 New York-Papeete flight scheduled for a JFK departure on Saturday (June 7) at 12:15 am has been rescheduled for 1:05 am on June 7.

[scuba diver]

The Air Tahiti info page has the cancelations listed, but they did not state why. Thanks for the information about the cause of the cancelations. It's nice to know the strike is over. I hope they can patch it with duct tape and get her in the air.

[scuba diver]

(Tahitipresse) - An Air Tahiti Nui Airbus plane damaged over the weekend in Tahiti is due to fly to Los Angeles Friday night for further repairs, rejoining the airline's fleet of five A340-300 planes over the weekend.

 

A second Airbus plane that had been grounded by a maintenance strike in Bordeaux, France, resumed flying out of Paris Thursday, according to an official airline source.

 

But until the second Airbus plane is fully repaired, requiring an estimated 10 hours of work in Los Angeles, Air Tahiti Nui will experience further schedule changes. The airline announced Thursday that two additional flights had been canceled and changes were being made for other flight departure and times and routes.

 

The 10 pm Air Tahiti Nui Flight TN102 from Papeete to Los Angeles Thursday night was canceled. Passengers for that flight were being divided up on two other Thursday night flights—a 10:25 pm TN04 Papeete-Los Angeles-New York flight and an 11:30 pm TN22 Papeete-Los Angeles-Paris flight.

 

Also canceled was the TN01 Los Angeles-Papeete flight due to arrive in Tahiti at 6:30 pm Friday. Passengers will be put on the TN03 New York-Los Angeles-Papeete flight due to arrive in Tahiti at 6:50 am.

 

Air Tahiti Nui also announced that 10:25 pm TN04 Papeete-New York flight Thursday will become a Papeete-Los Angeles-New York flight. The TN03 New York-Papeete flight due to arrive in Tahiti at 1:05 am Saturday will become a New York-Los Angeles-Papeete flight due to arrive in Tahiti at 6:50 am as flight TN201.

 

And the TN01 Los Angeles-Papeete flight due to arrive at 6:30 pm Saturday will arrive on Sunday at 2:30 am.

 

Air Tahiti Nui had been operating with only three of its five Airbus planes from the weekend until Thursday. The engine of one of its planes was damaged over the weekend by a catering truck while preparing for loading at the Tahiti-Faa'a Airport.

[egret]

Now we all know why they have those rubber cones cemented on the sides of the catering trucks at airports. I feel for all those folks trying to fly to Papeete, I wish i was one of those folks stuck in Papeete.