China Eastern Flight 553, 15/11

[Super VC-10]

China Eastern Airlines Flight 553 (Shanghai - Paris) diverted to Amsterdam today. Passengers kept on board over 4 hours with no info, before aircaft continued to Paris. Passengers bound for Amsterdam not allowed to leave but had to fly to Paris and back to Amsterdam.

https://nltimes.nl/2018/11/15/china-eastern-jet-diverted-amsterdam-stuck-tarmac-45-hours?fbclid=IwAR2q9rs18xu_sNrH_V9jdGCbO56oWi2mBmdgwSfKooTK7 Nh20xXC5vMTTcU

[golfyankeesierra]

Funny thing is, in China they have Tarmac delay procedures as well, even more restrictive then US (3hrs).
In Europe there aren't any procedures (yet?), but it should have been on these guys' minds..

Anyway CDG cat II this morning, possibly cat I due line training? Should have been a nice case to discuss for training:)

[fox niner]

Media here have it that the crew was not cat III qualified and therefore ended up in amsterdam.
”Sorry dear passengers, but I am not qualified for CAT 3” is probably too much of a lose-face situation. Better not say anything at all then, as was done here.