Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[Ray Finkle]

Sky News are reporting that flights en route to Turkey are diverting. I'm watching TCX4528 from Birmingham and it seems to be descending into Antalya as normal. There is a Freebird flight en route from BRS which is currently over Bulgaria, no sign yet if it will divert.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Sky News are reporting that flights en route to Turkey are diverting. I'm watching TCX4528 from Birmingham and it seems to be descending into Antalya as normal. There is a Freebird flight en route from BRS which is currently over Bulgaria, no sign yet if it will divert.

 

[Ray Finkle]

TCX4521 from Birmingham to Dalaman is also currently over the Aegean Sea. It will be interesting to see if it will divert.

 

[BHXisLife]

It is believed it is something to do with a 'military coup' going on in Turkey, according to this report from the guardian, and may be associated with the reason for the planes diverting: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/15/turkey-coup-attempt-military-gunfire-ankara

 

[Ray Finkle]

TOM749 Dalaman to Birmingham is on it's way home currently over Kosovo.

TCX4528 Birmingham to Antalya has recently landed.

TCX4512 Birmingham to Dalaman is currently over Izmir and looks to be descending into Dalaman as planned.

 

[jfy1999]

Turkish have cancelled their morning flight but their afternoon flight isn't showing as canx – yet.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Three diversions from Luton this afternoon after their runway became blocked.

An Easyjet A319, a Wizz Air A320 and a Blue Air 738.

 

[JENNYJET]

It is reported that BorisJet had a problem and had emergency landing at Luton ex Northolt.

The new Foreign Secretary is a had too heavy for a Bae146 !!

 

[Matt995]

The delayed EK37 A6-EBF has just landed at 00:55, with a delay of around 5 hours and 20 minutes, any one know the reason behind the delay? I'm presuming a technical issue with the aircraft, as it seam to have sat on the tarmac at Dubai for over 10 hours? Not like Emirates to be this late!

 

[jfy1999]

United and American are both cancelled today. Just had a look on FR24 and there seem to be huge delays at all the airports in the vicinity of New York.

 

[Brum X]

United and American are both cancelled today. Just had a look on FR24 and there seem to be huge delays at all the airports in the vicinity of New York.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I know someone who was due to fly LHR-ORD today and that was canx.

 

[hammerb32]

There was some massive storms in the NYC area yesterday, at one point all 3 major airport were closed with flights diverting all over the east coast.

 

[JENNYJET]

Can we expect larger aircraft to catch up with delayed and booked passengers, perhaps a Heathrow flight stopping by to pick some of them?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Can we expect larger aircraft to catch up with delayed and booked passengers, perhaps a Heathrow flight stopping by to pick some of them?

Whilst BHX could see larger aircraft substituted (AA have used B767's before), I can't see aircraft stopping off en route to/from LHR. The extra time added to the service would throw schedules out and risk passengers missing connections. You also have to consider the number of flights that have been affected - not just to the UK and Europe, but also internally in the US. What few spare aircraft the airlines have will be very busy.
Most likely is that the airlines will move passengers to LHR.

Kevin

 

[jfy1999]

Cancellations across the board for Air France due to cabin crew strikes

 

[Ray Finkle]

Given the events in Dubai there are delays on our Emirates flights.

EK42 departed at 14:15.

EK40 is still to depart, FR24 has an ETD of 16:00 but nothing on BHX departures.

EK37 currently has an ETA of 02:44.

It's just good to see that all pax and crew got off safely although I've seen reports that a fire fighter sadly lost their life. Thoughts and prayers to their loved ones

 

[Ray Finkle]

Emirates flights tomorrow morning to LHR, LGW, MAN and BHX have all been canx along with QF1 to LHR.

 

[Brum X]

As you say Ray, thoughts and prayers to the firefighter who lost his life saving hundreds of people.

This could of been really bad.

 

[Ray Finkle]

It could have been awful.

With 282 pax on board the crew deserve massive credit for getting them, and themselves, all off safely.