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737 diverted to CWL
Running on the wires...
POLICE RUSH TO JET ALERT By PA News Reporters A passenger jet was forced to land at Cardiff International Airport today after crew reported a disturbance on board, police said. A South Wales Police spokesman said officers had been sent to the airport following reports of public disorder. mf At one point, the RAF was alerted about the disturbance. A spokesman for the RAF confirmed that two helicopters from the base at Kinloss in Scotland were scrambled shortly after 3pm. He said: “Our aircraft were scrambled in response to a mayday call from a 737 aircraft. “It was diverted to Cardiff and is now believed to have landed safely.” He added that the two helicopters were later stood down. mfl The airline involved was the British holiday carrier Astreus. The flight was bound for Glasgow from Santiago in northern Spain. A South Wales Police spokesman said: “We received a report that there was public disorder aboard a plane. “It landed at Cardiff International Airport. We believe it was diverted and did not intend to land at Cardiff Airport.” He added: “The incident is at a relatively early stage. We have sent officers to the scene.” The crew is understood to have reported the disturbance at 3pm and had elected to divert to Cardiff. mf |
Early coverage of this story on BBC News website
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Celtic fans?
4 AIR Alert 16:12GMT Vincent Rey, sales and marketing manager for Cardiff International Airport, said the captain requested permission to land at Cardiff because of a situation on board which involved a flight attendant and “unruly passengers”. Mr Rey said 148 passengers had been on board the inbound flight from Santiago in Spain to Glasgow. The plane landed in Cardiff at about 3.17pm. He said: “The police have boarded the aircraft and are taking statements from the attendant involved and the passengers involved. The passengers and police are on board.” The plane is run by Spanish airline Astraeus and the flight number is AEU308. mfl |
Good to hear the airport authority think Astraeus is spanish !
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I wonder if Danny was flying?
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I wonder what they were planning to do with the Sea Kings they dispatched. :rolleyes:
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4 AIR Alert Substitute 16:48GMT Astraeus commercial director Jonathan Hinkles told Sky News he understood that a flight attendant had been punched on the arm during the incident while trying to calm passengers who had become unruly. He added that police were interviewing passengers and crew. “The incident arose literally within one hour of take off from Santiago in northern Spain,” he said. mfl |
Perhaps Capt P ran out of signed copies of 'Flyer' before all 148 pax had received theirs?
Joking apart, hope it wasn't too traumatic for the crew - must have been pretty serious to divert. |
Not Capt P...
but Capt Bruce instead, I hear...
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as a Celtic fan, all I can say is: "you Naughty People".
[subject to the full story in the fullness of time :D ] Edited for inappropriate language |
A spokeswoman for Celtic Football Club said: “We are extremely concerned about the reports that we are receiving both about the seriousness of events and about the safety of our supporters. She added: “We currently understand that the flight is not an official Celtic charter.” The spokeswoman said that the club had the power to ban fans from the Celtic ground if any allegations against any individuals were proved. But on the issue of sanctions against fans she said: “It is impossible to say until we know more. We cannot speculate about the outcome of any investigation.” mfl |
ajamieson, any truth in the rumours re the identity of the pilot?
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PA SNAP (reopens) Six passengers were arrested after a serious outbreak of public disorder on board a flight carrying Celtic football fans returning home from Spain, South Wales Police said. mfl |
Certainly given the circumstances, and I'm sure that you will understand why, it's not the policy of this airline to divulge the names of the crews involved - but suffice to say, neither of the two people referred to above were onboard at the time of the incident ( not that it would have made any difference to the events which have occurred, imho ).
That said, some of the things being reported in the press are factually incorrect, but we’re confident that they will be correctly reported at some later time - once all the facts are fully known. So, watch this space......... |
BBC 6 O'Clock news said that it was an Air Europa 737 that was involved! :rolleyes:
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BBC "News" @1803 Quote, "The 'Air Europa' plane" etc, camera pans to an Astreus B737. BUT at least the helicopters were scrmbled from Chivenor, and not Kinloss. Why? has not been explained.:rolleyes:
we aim to please, it keeps the cleaners happy |
BBC 6 O'Clock news said that it was an Air Europa 737 that was involved! |
Perhaps it was chartered by Air Europa -- in which case the journos aren't THAT far off, given that it's unlikely they're experts in the ins-and-outs of aircraft leasing.
Remember their job is to communicate to a public which, unfortunately, is pretty thick and doesn't need to be overburdened with complexities, even if technically it would make the story more accurate. |
It would never have happened with the teddy bears.
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It was an Astraeus aircraft operating on an Air Europa callsign. May have been a sub charter??
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