Originally Posted by
Liffy 1M
The aircraft landed at Hahn at 2217Z. Would FRA have accepted a diversion after midnight local time?
It sure looks like the initial deviation off course was toward FRA:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/f...r7312#1d1dec8f
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...845Z/EIDW/LDZD
Probably couldn't go into FRA squawking 7700 due to the 2300 local noise curfew, right?
Actually, aircraft are allowed to land after curfew at FRA for technical or safety reasons so maybe they went to Hahn for maintenance or commercial considerations.
2.6 Exemptions
2.6.1 The following flights are exempt from the operational restrictions according to clauses 2.1 to 2.5:
2.6.1.1 Landings of aircraft approaching Frankfurt/Main Airport as alternate aerodrome for meteorological, technical or other safety reasons as well as take-offs and landings of aircraft rendering medical assistance or on missions in disasters, as well as evacuation flights.
https://www.boeing.com/resources/boe...frankfurt.html
