Originally Posted by
LTNman
I have never seen a photo of the Virgin 747 that landed from New York and then flew back empty as it was a delayed flight rather than a weather diversion.
The Virgin on 10/4/96 was the 3rd 747 to land at Luton. First 747 was the Caribbean Airways example on 10/7/87, and the 2nd the BA one on 28/9/92. This aircraft had initiated a diversion from Heathrow to Prestwick, which then (very unusually) dropped below CAT 1 limits leaving Luton the only remaining option with enough runway to accept a 747.
G-AWNF 28/9/92 Toronto-Heathrow BA092