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Lufthansa A340 #LH434 forced to dump fuel before diverting to Manchester

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Last updated: May 16, 2023, 10:09 UTC
Published: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 12:30 UTC
Category: Emergency
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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.

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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 the Irish sea to reduce landing weight.

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The Airbus A340 (reg. D-AIHP) landed at 18:03 BST at Manchester Airport, more than 3 hours after take off form Munich.

Once landed, Police removed a disruptive passenger.

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The flight resumed about one hour later.

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