View Full Version : Lost Coms at Prestwick
smith
28th Oct 2016, 16:24
Aircraft lost Coms, escorted to PIK by fighter jets. Prob a non-story but thought I'd post anyway. Only know because police have closed the dual carriageways at both ends of the runways and traffic in Prestwick is a nightmare.
KelvinD
28th Oct 2016, 16:39
The unfortunate thing about this incident was the aircraft being on its delivery flight, to Mexico via Iceland. A spot of embarrassment for the crew perhaps?
smith
28th Oct 2016, 17:02
What kind was it?
DaveReidUK
28th Oct 2016, 17:05
What kind was it?
A320 on delivery to Volaris.
https://images.stv.tv/articles/w768/489230-typhoon-jets-escort-mexican-flight-to-prestwick-airport-picmonkey-collage.jpg
scotneil
28th Oct 2016, 19:21
I drove into Ayr along Prestwick bypass just before 1700 BST and got a good view of the aircraft - wondered what was happening until it was mentioned on radio news a few minutes later. Traffic seemed pretty normal for that time of day; a Cargolux 747 landed (Rwy31) about 1650, just after a 737 (probably Ryanair) departed, so PIK seems to be working normally too.