[30MAR 11z - 23z] Cross the Pond Westbound 2019

[Matthew Bartels]

 

Airfields have been selected for Cross the Pond: Westbound 2019

 

Departing

Amsterdam Schiphol EHAM

Dublin EIDW

Hamburg EDDH

London Gatwick EGKK

Oslo Gardermoen EGNM

 

Arriving

Chicago O'Hare KORD

San Francisco International KSFO

Lester B. Pearson International CYYZ

Vancouver International CYVR

Washington Dulles KIAD

 

Bookings will open on 23MAR19 at 1500z

[Matthew Bartels]

Airfield applications will open at 20:00z tomorrow, March 4th 2019. The application can be found at vats.im/ctp.

 

Applications will be open until Friday March 8, 2019 at 2359z.

[Ryan Geckler]

I don't think we made this as clear as we should have, but please DO NOT submit an airport for the event if you are not an authorized staff member to do so! The airport will not be considered if it is submitted by an unauthorized person.

[Bryan Oates 1352907]

Hey Guys, I've been running into an issue when trying to submit an application. It gets me to the page where I enter runway and gate info, and then it won't let me go any further. I also get a 500 error when I try to submit more than 3 runways. Any help?

[Nestor Perez]

Hi Bryan! You can't go further because there's no 'further part' on this occ[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ion

 

Up to what I know, it was possible to submit up to 4 rwys. I'll ask about this to the techy guys.

 

Cheers,

[Matthew Cianfarani]

Hey Guys, I've been running into an issue when trying to submit an application. It gets me to the page where I enter runway and gate info, and then it won't let me go any further. I also get a 500 error when I try to submit more than 3 runways. Any help?

 

 

Application is there - We will fill in the blanks

[Bryan Oates 1352907]

Hey Guys, I've been running into an issue when trying to submit an application. It gets me to the page where I enter runway and gate info, and then it won't let me go any further. I also get a 500 error when I try to submit more than 3 runways. Any help?

 

 

Application is there - We will fill in the blanks

 

That works for me. Thanks guys!

[Matthew Bartels]

Airfield Voting for Cross the Pond is opening today at 2359z! Head over to http://vats.im/ctp at that time to see the finalists and vote for your favorite arrival and departure field. Voting will close at 0200z on 16MAR.

[Matthew Bartels]

The airports for Cross the Pond: Westbound have been selected! We plan on opening pilot bookings starting on March 23rd at 1500z. Stay tuned for more information on how to book your slot!

[Randy Tyndall 1087023]

You gotta be kidding me...30 seconds after bookings open and no slots available???

 

Randy

[Juan Perez]

What happend with the bookings?

 

I only can see Oslo departures.

[Prince Johnson]

Calm down -- for goodness sakes lol

 

I'm sure all fields will be released in time

Edited March 30, 2019 at 03:02 PM by Guest

[Nick Marinov]

What happend with the bookings?

 

I only can see Oslo departures.

 

This is what was posted on the VATSIM Facebook page today:

"Bookings for Cross the Pond open at 1900z starting with ENGM departures. Followed by EIDW/EDDH at 1930z, EHAM at 2000z, and EGKK at 2030z. You may log in early at vats.im/ctp and the website will notify you when slots open. Good Luck!"

 

In less than an hour more departure fields will be available

[Alex Long]

What happend with the bookings?

 

I only can see Oslo departures.

 

Bookings this year are being staggered. The release schedule is...

 

EDDH 19:30Z

EIDW 19:30Z

EHAM 20:00Z

EGKK 20:30Z

[Juan Perez]

You can advise it before...

[Randy Tyndall 1087023]

15 minutes in after the 1900Z start and I see no bookings. Are they all taken or is it a problem on the CTP site side?

[Nestor Perez]

Juan. Leave your keyboard alone for a second. Now, move your hand to the mouse and use the wheel to scroll up 2 or 3 posts. Does that answer your issue?

[Prince Johnson]

Notification icon at top-right tells you when a new departure field becomes available guys.

 

Love this new feature -- eases the 'acid-grab' during the first 30 minutes when bookings went live in the past.

Edited March 30, 2019 at 03:02 PM by Guest

[Alex Long]

15 minutes in after the 1900Z start and I see no bookings. Are they all taken or is it a problem on the CTP site side?

 

All Oslo slots are booked. 111 slots booked in 5 minutes.

[Juan Perez]

Juan. Leave your keyboard alone for a second. Now, move your hand to the mouse and use the wheel to scroll up 2 or 3 posts. Does that answer your issue?

 

I dont have facebook Nestor...

[Prince Johnson]

Good stuff!

 

I enjoy the 'all-out-chaos' when bookings go live -- the comments are priceless.

Edited March 30, 2019 at 03:02 PM by Guest

[Matthew Cianfarani]

You can advise it before...

 

We did - Hours before

[Randy Tyndall 1087023]

ON FACEBOOK!!!! Nothing at all on the VATSIM forums...you know, the site hosting the EVENT!!!!

 

You might as well send me to conflict resolution right now because there is going to be a strongly worded post made after this is all said and done. This process SUCKS!!!

 

Randy

[Matthew Cianfarani]

ON FACEBOOK!!!! Nothing at all on the VATSIM forums...you know, the site hosting the EVENT!!!!

 

You might as well send me to conflict resolution right now because there is going to be a strongly worded post made after this is all said and done. This process SUCKS!!!

 

Randy

 

Randy - We went through this last year. Go ahead and make a strongly worded post - Or, just go to the ctp.vatsim.net site and pick up a slot before they are gone and enjoy the event.

 

Cool?

[Juan Perez]

Last hour changes, like a lowcost company pilot planning...