A Turkish Airlines flight was forced to divert to Birmingham Airport. A Turkish Airlines A321neo performed flight #TK1997 from Istanbul to London Gatwick on Tuesday, May 23 2023. But the aircraft (reg. TC-LSN) was forced to stop the final approach to runway 08R at London Gatwick due to another flight on takeoff. The ATC ordered…
A bomb threat forced a security operation to be deployed and the passengers to disembark. The operation was deployed at Ezeiza Airport after a telephone bomb threat to an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight that was due to leave for Miami. Flight AR1304, which with 270 passengers and 12 crew members should have taken off at 7:35.…
Air France flight #AF276 from Paris to Tokyo has declared an emergency. Flight Air France #AF276 from Paris CDG to Tokyo Narita performed a U-turn over Georgia, about 4 hours into the flight. UPDATE We’re receiving reports Air France #AF276 suffered a technical issue. UPDATE #AF276 has landed on runway 08L at Paris CDG at…
A cargo flight from Chicago ORD to Luxembourg Airport performed a low pass following an alarm in the cockpit. Flight #CLX51G was scheduled to land before noon at Luxembourg Airport. But shortly after noon on Saturday 20th May, the Boeing 747-8F (reg. LX-VCB declared) an emergency in coming to land at Findel Airport. Pilots received…
British Airways flight from Johannesburg to London Heathrow diverted to Barcelona. A British Airways Airbus A380 from Johannesburg diverted to Barcelona early this morning. Over North Africa, the crew contacted ATC about an emergency on board. The aircraft (reg. G-XLEL) landed in Barcelona at 07.10 local time and required medical assistance. After refuelling, the flight…
A Volaris flight was forced to divert due to a severe hailstorm. Flight Y4512 from Tojuana to Monterrey diverted to Torreon Francisco Sarabia International Airport, Mexico. The Airbus A320-233 (N518VL) flew through severe hail storm on approach to Monterrey, Mexico on 12 May. The aircraft is grounded since then after damaging the windshield along with…
A Lufthansa A340 was forced to dump fuel before diverting to Manchester. Flight #LH434 from Munich to Chicago ORD suddenly turned around over North Ireland. The pilots informed ATC of an incident on board and requested an emergency landing. The 16-year old aircraft descended from 36,000 ft to 22,000 ft to start dumping fuel over…
A firework balloon has crashed on the fuselage of an Azul Brazilian Airlines A320 aircraft. The plane was parked at Santos Dumont Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 14 May. Firework balloons are released during the June Festivals (Festas Juninas) in some regions of Brazil. No damages were reported, but firemen had to manage the…
The incident took place at Luxembourg Airport during the landing of a Cargolux plane. On Sunday evening, a Boeing 747-400 cargo lost part of it’s main landing gear. UPDATE Flights to Luxembourg airport reopened at 01.00 am. UPDATE Flights to Luxembourg are diverting to Frankfurt. UPDATE Cleaning is still taking place. UPDATE The 747 has…
According to sources, a Sky Cafe Truck collides with a Delta Air Lines (DL) aircraft in the United States at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The rear of the Sky Cafe Truck caused damage to the wingtips of the Delta Air Lines aircraft. The truck is owned by a catering service provider that operates across…
An Oman Air flight heading to Bangladesh made a medical emergency landing in Pakistan on Monday. The emergency landing was made after a passenger’s health deteriorated, however, the passenger had breathed his last which was confirmed by the doctors at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. The flight WY311 was headed to Chittagong from Muscat…
Israel’s main airport stopped all flights arriving or departing on Wednesday after a rocket barrage by militants in the Gaza Strip. Tel Aviv airport, which was shut briefly on Wednesday, rerouted several flights after rockets were fired into Central Israel. Rocket sirens were heard across the and citizens living near Gaza were evacuated as over…