Originally Posted by
trident3A
An Alitalia A321 just departed 09R and flew straight out over London
Some very odd departure flight tracks today. BA117F to JFK off 09R climbed straight ahead as far as Putney before starting its RH turn towards Compton.
The usual reasons for flights being so markedly off-track are either weather (e.g. storms) or conflicting traffic (for example police helicopter operations). It will be interesting to see the reason for today's infringements.