Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[752]

TUI diverting to MAN without coming near LBA. Anyone know why?

 

[lbaspotter]

TUI diverting to MAN without coming near LBA. Anyone know why?

Makes sense seen It’s a MAN based crew too.

Typical TUI for you!

 

[752]

It’s a MAN based crew too.

Everything else has got in first attempt. TUI.. unless the crew are not capable for whatever reason?

 

[White Heather]

Meanwhile, back at LBA there's a plane load of passengers wondering why theirs is not only at MAN but didn't even make an attempt to land whilst others are doing so first time. The wind is 280, 25 knots so diagonal rather than a true crosswind.
Maybe the captain's got plans today!

Incidentally, did anyone see yesterday's TUi when it did its touch and go? It landed OK, all wheels down, looking steady, but no speed brakes deployed snd instead of slowing down, it accelerated and took off again.

Everything else has got in first attempt. TUI.. unless the crew are not capable for whatever reason?

Not any more. Jet2s LS230 from Palma just went around (1438). Landed 2nd time at 1450.

 

[Aviador]

Meanwhile, back at LBA there's a plane load of passengers wondering why theirs is not only at MAN but didn't even make an attempt to land whilst others are doing so first time. The wind is 280, 25 knots so diagonal rather than a true crosswind.
Maybe the captain's got plans today!

Incidentally, did anyone see yesterday's TUi when it did its touch and go? It landed OK, all wheels down, looking steady, but no speed brakes deployed snd instead of slowing down, it accelerated and took off again.


Not any more. Jet2s LS230 from Palma just went around (1438)

I watched a few different YouTube live streams yesterday including Dublin, Birmingham and Edinburgh and each airport had the odd go-around so not something unique to LBA at all.

 

[SierraHotel]

Apparently TUI pax being busses to MAN for outbound PMI.

 

[White Heather]

I watched a few different YouTube live streams yesterday including Dublin, Birmingham and Edinburgh and each airport had the odd go-around so not something unique to LBA at all.

No it isn't, but there are some folk who believe its entirely an LBA thing as it suits their anti LBA narrative.

Apparently TUI pax being busses to MAN for outbound PMI.

I suppose they'll claim it diverted for operational reasons, which can cover all sorts, from valid reasons such as a tech aircraft to nonsense that we've seen plenty of in the past from TUi.

 

[Finger66]

What a set of Tuits that operator is!

 

[EX9]

The aircraft suffered a technical issue with its radios whilst over France and managed to regain one whilst a significant distance from LBA. The aircraft then made a tactical diversion to Manchester.

 

[HX3]

So if it flew from France without radios, surely a sensible diversion would be Gatwick, or there was no actual safety issue and the tactical decision was for the pilot to be back home in Altrincham, or Alderley Edge before tea

 

[EX9]

We are unlikely to ever know the full rationale. TUI has engineers at Manchester and its still closer by road than other TUI bases.

Just because a Youtuber live streaming with clickbait headlines about the wind thinks he knows it all doesn't mean its true.

 

[Snackbar]

I see the TUI go around video on the YEP Facebook page has attracted plenty of comments- mostly from South Yorkshire peeps who are keen to promote DSA

 

[White Heather]

I see the TUI go around video on the YEP Facebook page has attracted plenty of comments- mostly from South Yorkshire peeps who are keen to promote DSA

Still don't get why it went around. According to someone on the flight, the crew announced there wasn't enough runway to stop safely, but it seemed to land very close to where everything lands and there was loads of runway length left. The speed brakes weren't deployed on touch down which was odd. Second time around they were up as soon as it got its nose wheel down.

 

[Aviador]

On watching the video it looked to be touching down on the second touchdown markers, not beyond. It did appear the spoilers weren't deployed which is odd as I always thought those were automatic on touchdown?

 

[EX9]

A complete guess but it could be that there wasn't enough pressure on the gear for them to deploy at that point.

I think there is a lot to be said about being familiar with the airfield. The based pilots who fly into Leeds every day will be more familiar with battling the conditions and likely more confident in how the aircraft reacts in the final phases (at LBA).

 

[CM.]

Last nights LS454 DLM-LBA B738 G-JZBX should be returning tonight 22:00 it diverted enroute to Dalaman to Zagreb due to a medical emergency and overnighted when reaching DLM.

 

[SierraHotel]

FR9079 due out to ALC at 1505 has been cancelled due to weather in Benidorm area.

 

[LBA4EVER]

FR9079 due out to ALC at 1505 has been cancelled due to weather in Benidorm area.

Im currently down here in the alicante region, its been torrential rain and thunder now for over 4hrs, never seen anything like it in this part of the world, this afternoon all mobiles within the valencian region inc alicante received the gov alert warning.

 

[BlueManc]

FR152 diverted to MAN on the 9th after one go-around. Appreciate that they may be overcautious after the 220kg fuel incident but even so. Any idea why?

 

[White Heather]

FR152 diverted to MAN on the 9th after one go-around. Appreciate that they may be overcautious after the 220kg fuel incident but even so. Any idea why?

No idea. The weather was ok. Since it's a 40 minute flight its hard to imagine why they would be short of fuel and unable to make a 2nd approach oif they got it wrong first time. Usually, in these circumstances, the divert is due to some tech issue and the desire for a long runway. Maybe this was another such occasion?