Originally Posted by
ROC10
Does anyone know why today's BY1345 PUY-EDI (G-TAWD) was diverted to BHX?
G-TAWD is now sitting at BHX and G-FDZE has just positioned BHX-EDI.
The aircraft was actually closer to MAN before making a sharp turn and flying south to BHX. G-TAWD only just arrived at EDI from BHX yesterday after swapping with G-TAWH which has been sitting at BHX all day.
Not sure about the reason for this diversion but BHX usually has a spare aircraft, either a 757 or 737 so I suppose it makes sense if there is an issue. Previous divert was 26th May 757 G-CPEV MAN-PMI (fuel transfer issue?) and at the time G-CPEU was the spare although EV eventually continued to Palma.
Whether this will be the case next summer I am not sure as the timetable shows 8 based short-haul up one from summer 2018.
Pete