Diversions from around the globe (medical, technical, ...) 2017

[sn26567]

The NOSIG at EBCI looks a bit funny, though...

METAR EBCI 112150Z 05005KT 0300 R25/0550N FZFG OVC001 00/00 Q1019 NOSIG=

Why would the NOSIG look funny? It looks perfectly realistic...

[SFM]

NOSIG means "No significant change in the coming 2 hours"

[jan_olieslagers]

Yes, I just realised. Shame on me, indeed. At this (for me) very late hour, I managed to read it as "no significant weather". How could I ever distrust Belgocontrol

[sn26567]

What's the matter with HQ1714 operated today (Saturday) by A320 OO-TCV?

Its normal itinerary is BRU-ACE-FNC-BRU.

Arriving near ACE, it was diverted to FUE. Acceptable due to strong wind at ACE!

HQ1714 BRU-ACE diverted to FUE

hq1714-1.PNG (69.74 KiB) Viewed 3416 times

After approximately 2 hr on the ground in FUE, it departed to ACE where it landed 3 hours late.

HQ1714 FUE-ACE

hq1714-2.PNG (96.94 KiB) Viewed 3414 times

It continued to FNC and made up a small part of the delay (2 hr 40 min late).

HQ1714 ACE-FNC

hq1714-3.PNG (54.75 KiB) Viewed 3414 times

And then suddenly, the last leg FNC-BRU was operated by a Condor A321 D-AIAE coming out of the blue (it flew SXF-TFS-STN the day before), with a delay of 5 hrs. It just arrived in BRU. And it will operate HQ1508 BRU-TFS this Sunday morning.

Does it mean that OO-TCV is stuck in Funchal?

[sn26567]

What's the matter with HQ1714 operated today (Saturday) by A320 OO-TCV?

Its normal itinerary is BRU-ACE-FNC-BRU.

Arriving near ACE, it was diverted to FUE. Acceptable due to strong wind at ACE!

After approximately 2 hr on the ground in FUE, it departed to ACE where it landed 3 hours late.

It continued to FNC and made up a small part of the delay (2 hr 40 min late).

And then suddenly, the last leg FNC-BRU was operated by a Condor A321 D-AIAE coming out of the blue (it flew SXF-TFS-STN the day before), with a delay of 5 hrs. It just arrived in BRU. And it will operate HQ1508 BRU-TFS this Sunday morning.

Does it mean that OO-TCV is stuck in Funchal?

OO-TCV came back to BRU during the early morning as ferry flight HQ714. It is operating BRU-TFS HQ1508 now.
D-AIAE is flying a ferry flight, also to TFS as HQ1714...

[luchtzak]

British Airways Abuja to LHR diverted to Barcelona after declaring emergency.

[sean1982]

BA296 from ORD to LHR returned to ORD due to smoke and oil fumes in the cabin

[sn26567]

To stay with BA, British Airways BA1 (A318, LCY-SNN-JFK) to New York is holding after a fuel stop at Shannon. Probably awaiting oceanic clearance...

[luchtzak]

To stay with BA, British Airways BA1 (A318, LCY-SNN-JFK) to New York is holding after a fuel stop at Shannon. Probably awaiting oceanic clearance...

90 minutes holding! Now BA plans a new fuel stop, this time in Gander

[luchtzak]

Is LCY - JFK via Shannon the standard schedule ?

[sean1982]

Is LCY - JFK via Shannon the standard schedule ?

yes with pre clearance at SNN, so the BA001 arrives in JFK as a domestic flight

[FLYAIR10]

To stay with BA, British Airways BA1 (A318, LCY-SNN-JFK) to New York is holding after a fuel stop at Shannon. Probably awaiting oceanic clearance...

'Oceanic clearance...' : I would think this should be given much earlier in the flight,no? even before take-off in SNN?
Sorry my ignorance,but this seems weird to me...

[sn26567]

Is LCY - JFK via Shannon the standard schedule ?

yes with pre clearance at SNN, so the BA001 arrives in JFK as a domestic flight

... and also because the range of the A318 is not sufficient to fly LCY-JFK against the predominant headwinds.

[DIBO]

To stay with BA, British Airways BA1 (A318, LCY-SNN-JFK) to New York is holding after a fuel stop at Shannon. Probably awaiting oceanic clearance...

They had to hold for more than one and a half hour (surely must have been something more than waiting for an Oceanic clearance??), to end up diverting to YYT

[luchtzak]

To stay with BA, British Airways BA1 (A318, LCY-SNN-JFK) to New York is holding after a fuel stop at Shannon. Probably awaiting oceanic clearance...

They had to hold for more than one and a half hour (surely must have been something more than waiting for an Oceanic clearance??), to end up diverting to YYT BA1.jpg

Hmmmm http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-up ... 35be95ebff

[DIBO]

The Sun's map-story happened a week earlier.
The flight ending up in YYT for refueling, had some tech.issue.

[sn26567]

Air Canada flight AC84 Boeing 787-8 from Toronto to Tel Aviv diverted to London Heathrow earlier due to unruly passenger.

[sn26567]

Speaking of Tel Aviv: Air France flight AF1321 (Airbus A320 reg. F-HEPG) from Tel Aviv to Paris CDG is declaring an emergency and diverting to Geneva.

[sn26567]

United Airlines flight UA944 from Chicago to Frankfurt (Boeing 767-300ER reg. N660UA) is diverting to Newark with a maintenance issue.

[sn26567]

TUIfly Nederland flight OR683 to Faro returned to Amsterdam, reason unknown.