Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[LBAYORKIE]

That's over half a mile! Should be fine. Maybe insufficient fuel to risk a go around and divert had the weather/visibility deteriorated?

When we landed from AMS I checked the NOTAM and it was showing 600m with low cloud down to 200ft. It certainly looked very grim (hence why I checked) and we didnt see the lights until we were over the runway.

 

[HX3]

Slightly under half a mile- 1600 to the mile (1.6 km). Being Norwegian I’m constantly trying to convert back to metres and kilometres but like you said weather shouldn’t have played a part

 

[Aviador]

According to flightradar24 it was showing as visibility of 700 metres, granted that was slightly later when I looked. Not sure if this would be a restricted landing?

From at least the mid 80s children were taught metric with millimeters, metres and kilometres. Milligrams, grams and kilograms. You have to be old skool to not understand metric. In fact I find it annoying that we use miles and miles per hour instead of kilometres given and kilometres per hour. The metric system makes so much more sense.

 

[HX3]

Totally agree. It’s so confusing! food stuff in grams, depth at the swimming pool in metres, height in feet and inches(even children would give that first) and then miles and yards. Either use one system or the other but not hybrid.

 

[Seasider]

From at least the mid 80s children were taught metric with millimeters, metres and kilometres. Milligrams, grams and kilograms. You have to be old skool to not understand metric. In fact I find it annoying that we use miles and miles per hour instead of kilometres given and kilometres per hour. The metric system makes so much more sense.

I did my further education (college) in the late 60's early 70's and that was all in the SI system

 

[EX9]

The METAR around the time of approach shows the cloud base as Overcast at 200ft. That will have been the issue as opposed to the visibility.

METAR EGNM 222150Z 05007KT 1300 R32/P1500N BR OVC002 09/08 Q1001

 

[LBAYORKIE]

The METAR around the time of approach shows the cloud base as Overcast at 200ft. That will have been the issue as opposed to the visibility.

METAR EGNM 222150Z 05007KT 1300 R32/P1500N BR OVC002 09/08 Q1001

Thats what I said in my post above.

 

[KARFA]

700m rvr may seem a lot. however, minimum needed for cat1 for 14 or 32 is 550m. add in another fault such as some issue with the autopilot or flight directors and you are up to 750m minimum.

overcast at 200ft is as noted another reason you would not make an approach if unable to conduct one at cat3.

actually looking at the path, they did try an approach at about 2145 but gave up, held for 15/20 mnutes before diverting. the relevant weather at the time was:

METAR EGNM 222050Z 05008KT 0700 R32/1400U -SHRA BR SCT001 BKN003 09/09 Q1001=
METAR EGNM 222120Z 04008KT 0900 R32/1500U FG SCT001 BKN002 09/09 Q1001=
METAR EGNM 222150Z 05007KT 1300 R32/P1500N BR OVC002 09/08 Q1001=

as a starting point, it is reasonable to assume they didn't divert because they were merely bored - it is as inconvenient for the crew as it is for passengers. but yes, there were definitely visibility issues which caused the divert. a

 

[LBAYORKIE]

700m rvr may seem a lot. however, minimum needed for cat1 for 14 or 32 is 550m. add in another fault such as some issue with the autopilot or flight directors and you are up to 750m minimum.

overcast at 200ft is as noted another reason you would not make an approach if unable to conduct one at cat3.

actually looking at the path, they did try an approach at about 2145 but gave up, held for 15/20 mnutes before diverting. the relevant weather at the time was:

METAR EGNM 222050Z 05008KT 0700 R32/1400U -SHRA BR SCT001 BKN003 09/09 Q1001=
METAR EGNM 222120Z 04008KT 0900 R32/1500U FG SCT001 BKN002 09/09 Q1001=
METAR EGNM 222150Z 05007KT 1300 R32/P1500N BR OVC002 09/08 Q1001=

as a starting point, it is reasonable to assume they didn't divert because they were merely bored - it is as inconvenient for the crew as it is for passengers. but yes, there were definitely visibility issues which caused the divert. a

However as this was a technical/maintennance issue its not the fault of the weather that the aircraft diverted, its down to the airline.

 

[KARFA]

However as this was a technical/maintennance issue its not the fault of the weather that the aircraft diverted, its down to the airline.

Bit of both really. A technical issue combined with a weather issue. Either one on its own wouldn’t have led to the diversion on Saturday.

 

[CM.]

The Dalaman Departures Board just said 'delayed' last time I looked

It’s cancelled any passengers that were on the return have been put on the MAN flight.

Aircraft were meant to tailswap at Dalaman but because GDFY has gone tech that has ruined those plans.

 

[752]

Anyone know why Ryanair FUE diverted to BHX last night then positioned back to LBA?

 

[BlueManc]

Anyone know why Ryanair FUE diverted to BHX last night then positioned back to LBA?

Medical diversion

 

[Finger66]

Looks like this morning's FR156 from DUB was deliberately delayed. According to FR24 original arrival was due to be 0657 but a quick circuit delayed it's arrival until 0700.

Is this LBA being worried about night quotas, is this normal, or was there some other reason?

 

[The Pole]

Fog?

 

[BlueManc]

Fog?

200m. Virtually everywhere else in UK 10km or more.

 

[JRP]

Ryanair from Malaga and Alicante have Diverted to Man and Liverpool yet others have got in

 

[The Pole]

2 x ATRs in the hold! Hope its not foggy Saturday a.m as off to BHD on ATR!!!

 

[White Heather]

It's low cloud blowing in off the North Sea, so should hopefully burn off before long. The Ryanair flights from ALC and AGP diverted so presumably we're unable to make a Cat3 approach. Two other Ryanairs did just that and both Wizz A321s landed too. As usual, both Emerald ATRs are in the hold.

 

[Finger66]

Both ATRs now landed