Diversions from around the globe (medical, technical, ...) 2025

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Emirates flight EK653 from Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Male (Maldives) (Boeing 777-300ER registered A6-EGG) has struggled to land at the latter's airport. Although the flight departed on time, the landing occurred with a 3-hour delay.

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Power outage at London Heathrow Airport, authorities have closed the airport for the entire Friday. 120 aircraft in the air diverted to alternate airports or returning to their origins.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/inte ... us-flight/

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Power outage at London Heathrow Airport, authorities have closed the airport for the entire Friday. 120 aircraft in the air diverted to alternate airports or returning to their origins.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/inte ... us-flight/

3 diversions into BRU

QR107 A350-1000 A7-ANJ
TG910 777-300ER HS-TTA
ET700 A350-1000 ET-BAX

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A UN flight operating UN684P between Mogadishu and Baidoa in Somalia had to return to HCMM due to a problem with the nose gear.
Well, not the first Dash8 to sniff the runway paint.

The Press Release from Favori Airports running the place says that the Dash landed on the “Taxiway”. I spent some time at Mog with the UNSOS a few of years ago and there is no parallel TWY there, just a couple of stubs connecting the Aprons to the RWY.


FR24 shows a 5Y-CKY which is a Dash8-200, while the photo above shows a -400. This is compatible with the Press Release giving 5Y-SMJ as the plane reg, which arrived this morning from NBO. April Fool maybe.

H.A.

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TB-7211 OO-TUJ 737-800 Agadir-Lille diverted to Bordeaux with a 7700 squawk.

The aircraft continued to Lille after about one hour after landing at BOD.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oo-tuj

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Air France flight AF374 from Paris CDG to Vancouver (Airbus A350-900 reg. F-HTYH) returned to Paris after squawking 7700 and making a U-turn off the Irish Coast. Reason unknown.

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Air France flight AF374 from Paris CDG to Vancouver (Airbus A350-900 reg. F-HTYH) returned to Paris after squawking 7700 and making a U-turn off the Irish Coast. Reason unknown.

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Given the low altitude on return: pressurization issue?

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Two Turkish Airlines flights to the USA divert to Oslo at a few-minute interval.

Turkish Airlines flight TK1 from Istanbul to New York JFK (Boeing 777-300ER reg. TC-JJU) made a U-turn north of the Shetland Islands and landed in Oslo at 18:28 (UTC+2). It departed again at 20:10.

Turkish Airlines flight TK79 from Istanbul to San Francisco (Airbus A350-900 reg. TC-LGT) made its U-turn a little more north and landed at Oslo Airport at 18:41 (UTC+2). It took off again at 20:24.
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TK1

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TK79

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Spectacular diversion to Copenhagen of Air India plane overflying Russia

Air India flight AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai (Boeing 777-200LR registered VT-AEH) was flying south near the border between Russia and Kazakhstan when it turned abruptly northwest, flying over a large part of the Russian Federation before diverting to Copenhagen. Reason unknown.

But why such a long diversion to CPH? There was never a squawk 7600 or 7700. Maybe the closure of Pakistani airspace to Indian aircraft...

At the time of the diversion, the plane was as close to Mumbai as to Copenhagen.

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British Airways Flight to Austin Declares Emergency, Returns Safely to Heathrow

British Airways flight BA187 from London Heathrow to Austin declared an emergency shortly after takeoff due to a technical issue. The Boeing 787-8 (registration G-ZBJA) stopped climbing at 10,000 feet, squawked 7700, and entered a holding pattern over the English Channel to burn fuel.

The aircraft later returned to Heathrow, landing safely on runway 09L. It vacated the runway and is now undergoing inspection.

BA187

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Jet2 flight LS621 from East Midlands to Dalaman, Turkey (Boeing 737-800 registered G-GDFC), squawked 7700 and diverted to Munich. Reason unknown.

LS621

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Air France flight AF386 from Paris CDG to Toronto Pearson (Boeing 777-300ER reg. F-GSQS) made a U-turn after squawking 7700 over the English Channel and returned to CDG.

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easyJet flight U23294 from Geneva to Edinburgh (Airbus A320 reg. G-EZTL) declared an emergency (squawk 7700) and returned to Geneva. Reason unknown.