Air Astana flight serious problems over Lisbon
 

This doesn't look good..................

https://www.flightradar24.com/KZR1388/1e84fc24

https://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=lppt

Some unconfirmed reports on twitter about planning a sea ditching

Now tracking east
 

Diverting to LPBJ Beja Airport

Portuguese Airforce F-16 alongside now

Now descending for landing and changed to Beja TWR. Having reported control difficulties I'm hoping they can land safely.

No longer visible on public flight tracking. Last position was north of Beja, heading 240 at 3000.

Seeing a report
 

http://prntscr.com/lgzybt landed safely

Spent last 6 weeks on ground
 

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....0f6fe21420.png

Ouch! Imagine having to contend with that for an hour and a half!

Phew - glad they made it :ok:

I listened to most of this on Lisbon APP via Live ATC - crew sounded pretty calm in view of what happened but repeated that they needed to remain VMC and had severe control difficulties.

A big thank you is due to the Portuguese F-16 pilot who was exemplarary. Very cool and spoke slowly and clearly as the language barrier was not helping. The write up is going to be something !!

FR24 reporting that the tracking was using MLAT so it's possible that the flight was not quite as unstable as shown.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....6ed228eb35.jpg
According a friend in Beja AFB, some crew guys are receiving medical assistance due some minor issues...wow, what an hell of a rollercoaster.
People around Santarem area (district around Alverca, where it departed) reported a strange plane in the sky doing some sharp turns and weird ups and downs....that above graphic tends to confirm it,,,,great air manship and awesome team work by portuguese ATC, Portugal AF and Scramble F16 pilots.
FPL towards Minsk at Belarus for a stop onwards to Kazak. She did a C-Check at Alvercas OGMA and it was the ferry flight to its base, six onboard.
Pic by Rui Cambraia just after landing at LPBJ...later ill try to post a video of her "crazy" landing.

Any remembrance...

No Acceptance Flight ?
So they set off on their ferry flight home with six people on board without anyone having conducted an acceptance flight ?
Anyone know if that's normal ?

Im not saying she didnt make an acc flt before...