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

[DIBO]

The west of Holland is covered in some dense fog

[Passenger]

Garuda GIA B773 SIN-AMS PK-GIE just diverted to BRU

The 777 has just repositionned from BRU to AMS (local time 12h05-12h35). This morning, the aircraft initially went into holding for 45 minutes near AMS Amsterdam:
https://www.flightradar24.com/reg/pk-gie

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BRU Brussels had some other diversions from AMS Amsterdam this morning:
Alitalia AZ-108 Rome-AMS - A320 - EI-IKB
KLM KL-758 Panama City-AMS - B777 - PH-BQF
KLM KL-765 Bonaire-AMS - A333 - PH-AKE

[sn26567]

Qantas flight QF10 (Airbus A380-800 reg. VH-OOD) from Dubai to Melbourne is diverting to Singapore

[Passenger]

PIA Pakistan International Airlines A330-300 4R-ARN flight PK-757 from Lahore to London Heathrow diverted to London Stansted, escorted by two fighter aircraft. Reason: a security threat.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38899472

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -jets.html

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk757

[sn26567]

Reason: a security threat.

Nice way to qualify an unruly passenger!

[Passenger]

Reason: a security threat.

Nice way to qualify an unruly passenger!

The Belgian media indeed mention "an unruly passenger". However, PIA refers to a threat in an anonymous telephone call: BBC: "Pakistan International Airlines said in a statement that UK authorities had received "some vague security threat through an anonymous phone call" regarding the flight.

That seems to be confirmed by a testimony from another passenger who spoke to the BBC: "Arfah Khawaja, from Pakistan was on the plane. She said there was no sign of any disturbance. "It was a horrible experience. It really wasn't a big deal. The was no disruption during the flight," she said. She said the passengers were on the plane at Stansted for six hours following an eight-hour flight. She describe how eight heavily-armed police officers removed a man from the plane. "They knew who they were targeting," she said. "They escorted him from the plane. He was very calm."

[quixoticguide]

This is a photo from this PIA plane!

[sn26567]

Another PIA diversion: Boeing 777-300ER operating flight PK791 from Islamabad to Birmingham just diverted to Berlin SXF due to medical emergency.

[CTBke]

SN501 BRU-JFK diverted to IAD due to heavy snow at JFK
JU500 (AirSERBIA) BEG-JFK diverted to PHL for that same reason

[Kapitein]

FR1452 DUB - BRU diverted to STN, reason unknown

[convair]

SN501 BRU-JFK diverted to IAD due to heavy snow at JFK

The aircraft (OO-SFW) is still in Washington. What happened to the passengers?

[sn26567]

KLM flight KL643 (AMS-JFK Boeing 747-400 PH-BFR) is returning to Amsterdam after lowering fuel weight. Technical issue.

[Passenger]

KLM flight KL643 (AMS-JFK Boeing 747-400 PH-BFR) is returning to Amsterdam after lowering fuel weight. Technical issue.

And tonights KLM KL-895 PH-BHF (a nice 787-9) AMS-PVG Amsterdam-Shanghai is also returning to AMS.

[luchtzak]

KLM flight KL643 (AMS-JFK Boeing 747-400 PH-BFR) is returning to Amsterdam after lowering fuel weight. Technical issue.

And tonights KLM KL-895 PH-BHF (a nice 787-9) AMS-PVG Amsterdam-Shanghai is also returning to AMS.

Shanghai bird strike ...

[Passenger]

KLM flight KL643 (AMS-JFK Boeing 747-400 PH-BFR) is returning to Amsterdam after lowering fuel weight. Technical issue.

Unconfirmed: slats problem.

[Passenger]

FR-4022 Warshaw-Eindhoven (EI-DHB) had to divert to Weeze because a Hercules C-130 (Dutch Airforce) with a flat tyre blocked the runway at EIN.

[sn26567]

And tonights KLM KL-895 PH-BHF (a nice 787-9) AMS-PVG Amsterdam-Shanghai is also returning to AMS.

Bird strike:

[sn26567]

Condor flight DE2226 (Boeing 767-300ER reg. G-TCCB) from Frankfurt to Punta Cana is diverting to Manchester (its home base?)




... and Aeroflot Russian Airlines flight SV2406 (Airbus A321) from Moscow SVO to Rome FCO diverted to Warsaw

[Passenger]

A few aircraft are in holding now near CRL Charleroi. Snow?

TB6302 Casablanca-Charleroi just diverted to / Landed at BRU Brussels:
https://www.flightradar24.com/reg/oo-jar

[jan_olieslagers]

Hm, yes, snow, and much more fun... The NOSIG at EBCI looks a bit funny, though...

METAR EBBR 112150Z 04003KT 0800 R25L/1800N R25R/P2000N R01/1800N -SN FG BKN002 00/M00 Q1019 TEMPO 0500 FG BKN001=
METAR EBCI 112150Z 05005KT 0300 R25/0550N FZFG OVC001 00/00 Q1019 NOSIG=