Diversions from around the globe (medical, technical, ...) 2023

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The very long Qantas QF9 flight operated by B787-9 (reg. VH-ZNC) from Melbourne to London Heathrow via Perth (17 h non-stop) diverted to Singapore. Reason unknown.

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Aer Lingus flight #EI68 from Los Angeles to Dublin (Airbus A330-300 reg. EI-EIM) has diverted to Belfast due to bad weather.

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Delta Air Lines flight DL35 (EDI-ATL, operated by Boeing 767-300ER reg. N184DN) is squawking 7700 and diverting to KEF.

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On 6 August, flights attempting to land at Gran Canaria airport faced challenges due to wind shear, a meteorological phenomenon involving abrupt changes in wind direction and strength between two points in the atmosphere. Several flights experienced difficulties and safety concerns due to these changes, leading some planes to be diverted to nearby airports to avoid risks.

Here is for example Ryanair flight FR2502 from Berlin to Gran Canaria, operated by Malta Air Boeing 737-800 registered 9H-QBC, which diverted to Lanzarote after several attempts to land at Gran Canaria. (On a side note, that aeroplane flew from Brussels to Berlin earlier the same day).

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TAP Airbus makes emergency landing in Paris

A TAP Airbus A320-214 plane registered CS-TNQ suffered a technical problem on 14 August after setting off from Lisbon, requiring an emergency landing in Paris Orly. The ‘departure from normal flight schedule’ took place in “total safety”. The plane left the Portuguese capital at 08.30, bound for Berlin, Germany as flight TP538.

Firefighters were waiting on the tarmac as the aircraft touched down on French soil. Passengers were rebooked on other flights. Te plane returned to Lisbon the next day as a ferry flight TP9250.

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Ryanair flight FR249 from Paderborn (PAD) to Alicante (ALC) (Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 registered EI-IFT) diverted to Geneva (GVA) for a medical emergency. After an hour and a half on the ground in GVA, the plane departed again to its final destination ALC where it arrived with a delay of 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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Air France flight #AF378 (Boeing 777-200ER reg. F-GSPX) from Paris (CDG) to Detroit (DTW) diverted to Keflavik (KEF) a short while ago due to a medical emergency.

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Lufthansa flight #LH424 from Munich to Boston (Airbus A380 reg. D-AIMK) has turned around over Bruges and diverted to Frankfurt (reason unknown). After 1 hr 45 min on the ground, the aircraft took off again to Boston, where arrival is scheduled with a delay of a little more than 3 hours.

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Delta Air Lines flight DL187 from London Heathrow to Los Angeles (Airbus A330-900neo reg. N414DZ) is squawking 7700 and returning to Heathrow after one in the flight deck becomes unwell.

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Condor flight #DE2454 from Frankfurt to Vancouver (also an A330-900neo like in the above incident - reg. D-ANRI) is returning to Frankfurt - Reason unknown

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On 8 October, Air France flight AF328 from Paris CDG to Ottawa (Airbus A330-200 reg. F-GZCG) squawked 7700 over the Southeast of England and returned to Paris, where it landed two hours after takeoff. Another A330-200 registered F-GZCC took the passengers to destination.

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On 10 October, Delta flight DL80 from Seattle to Paris CDG (Airbus A330-300 reg. N829NW) diverted to Keflavik. Reason unknown, but probably medical since, after two hours on the ground, the flight continued to Paris for an arrival with a delay of 2 hr 35 min.

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On 16 October, Air France flight AF814 to Nairobi (Boeing 737-9 reg. F-HRBF) didn't fly further than Trento, Italy. Two hours into the flight, due to mechanical problems with the de-icing system, it made a U-turn and returned to Paris CDG where it landed at 15:00. The flight was re-scheduled at 21:00 with Boeing 777-200ER, reg. F-GSPQ.

https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/n ... s--4403824

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On 16 October, Air France flight AF814 to Nairobi (Boeing 737-9 reg. F-HRBF) didn't fly further than Trento, Italy. Two hours into the flight, due to mechanical problems with the de-icing system, it made a U-turn and returned to Paris CDG where it landed at 15:00. The flight was re-scheduled at 21:00 with Boeing 777-200ER, reg. F-GSPQ.

https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/n ... s--4403824

AF814.JPG

F-HRBF is a Boeing 787-9 iso the 737-9 you mentioned.

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On Thursday evening, a Fedex 757-200-F (reg N927FD) from Nottingham to Liège diverted to Stansted.
The aircraft flew back to Nothingham after 3 hours at Stansted:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... d#32815fc4

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On 16 October, Air France flight AF814 to Nairobi (Boeing 737-9 reg. F-HRBF) didn't fly further than Trento, Italy. Two hours into the flight, due to mechanical problems with the de-icing system, it made a U-turn and returned to Paris CDG where it landed at 15:00. The flight was re-scheduled at 21:00 with Boeing 777-200ER, reg. F-GSPQ.

https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/n ... s--4403824

AF814.JPG

F-HRBF is a Boeing 787-9 iso the 737-9 you mentioned.

Of course! My finger slipped rather far away on my keyboard

[globetrotter]

In October Air Canada 77L old livery diverted to Baku ,Azerbaijan due to tech issue while operating Toronto-Delhi, 77W in new livery picked up the stranded passengers.

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American Airlines ferry flight AA9600 from Barcelona to New York JFK (Boeing 777-200 registered N794AN) is currently the most tracked flight on Flightradar24 for the simple reason that it is diverting to London Heathrow, way out of its normal itinerary, for a technical issue. AA has a maintenance facility at LHR.

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On 21 December, Air France flight AF77 from Papeete (Tahiti) to Paris CDG via Los Angeles (Airbus A350-900 reg. F-HTYS) diverted to Keflavik, probably for a medical emergency. Soon after landing in Iceland, the flight resumed its journey to Paris.

Itinerary AF77

[quixoticguide]

Yesterday 27 december 2023, flight IA604 diverted to Sulaimaniyah International Airport due to a Chinese man caugth with explosives in Baghdad airport and the airport was closed.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 4#3365fb18