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Old 24th Jun 2016, 20:43
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BA92 YYZ-LHR Diversion June 22

BA92 (or 5CA), a B744 (G-CIVJ), departed Toronto Pearson (YYZ) at 2257Z on June 22, bound for London Heathrow (LHR). About an hour into the flight, they made a U-turn over Quebec Province and headed back towards Toronto. They requested 33R be made available at YYZ because they would be landing at "maximum weight". About 30 mins later, they decided to divert to Montreal Trudeau (YUL) and advised Montreal Centre that they carried certain cargo in a particular compartment - a configuration that was not acceptable to the company. I don't know if the cargo had to be offloaded or merely shifted. The aircraft landed at YUL at 0048Z. It took off for London at 0226Z and landed safely at LHR at 0842Z.
No mention of this diversion has been made by The Aviation Herald. BA Source mentions a "technical issue" but reports talk of a possible "security alert".
Does anyone have any more information on this rather costly diversion?
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