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Captain_Bolt

25th Jul 2014 13:27

Strange Heathrow Activity

Saw some peculiar activity over the skies of LHR this afternoon.

Can anyone provide anymore information? Could be weather related!

Thanks!

First two pictures: BA Shuttles cancelled their approach, climbed and went into a hold.

http://i.imgur.com/PqSUlnj.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6Od0Kdv.png

Third Picture : MSR 777 establishing a hold over Reading?

http://i.imgur.com/cDoVR2N.jpg

Burnie5204

25th Jul 2014 13:55

No idea but here where I am the Ops room have said they're being bombarded with calls from their counterparts at LHR trying to see where they can send any a/c that want to divert away but no information as to why they might want to.

EDIT: Thunderstorms apparently

HEATHROW DIRECTOR

25th Jul 2014 14:12

Very bad thunderstorms over Berkshire coming from the Heathrow direction so I'm not surprised.

Capetonian

26th Jul 2014 00:18

Massive thunderstorm about 1500, I was at Brooklands, heard the loudest thunderclap I've ever heard, a tree had been struck and exploded. This was accompanied by very heavy rain.

Meldrew

28th Jul 2014 09:20

I should imagine it was all weather related. The Lambourne hold pattern appeared to shift a bit, aircraft were also holding early for Lambourne, out east over. Southend area.

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