A flight from Orlando to Manchester made an emergency landing in St. John’s forcing Virgin Atlantic to send a rescue flight.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS92 departed Orlando Monday, January 20 2025 to Manchester, UK.
But 3 hours into the flight, the Airbus A330-300 (registration G-VUFO) diverted to St. John’s following a technical failure. The aircraft joined London Heathrow without passengers 2 days later.
The passengers had a 36 hour layover in St. John’s awaiting for a rescue flight.
An Airbus A330-900 (registration G-VJAZ) was re-positioned form New York JFK to St. John’s and landed in the night of Wednesday, January 22 2025 at 00:53 NST.
The rescue flight was operated hours later. It departed at 11:35 NST and landed in London Heathrow 4 hours later.
Passengers arrived arrived an incredible 39 hours late into Heathrow Airport January 22 2025 at 21:51 GMT.
