Flybe Dash emergency at LGW? (copy including spotter chat)
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Flybe Dash emergency at LGW? (copy including spotter chat)
Friend on the ground at LGW has reported that a Dash just landed is surrounded by emergency vehicles on the runway. Pax and crew yet to evacuate.
Probably a non-event so feel free to flame / delete as appropriate.
Probably a non-event so feel free to flame / delete as appropriate.
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Sky news link. Suggests the entire airport has been closed? 
Gatwick Airport has been temporarily closed after an emergency landing by a Flybe jet.
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Flybe issued these sage-like words, so obviously a good job done by the crew:
Flybe can confirm that Flight BE1432 flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cardiff was diverted into London Gatwick landing at 1226 local time.
The priority landing, at which emergency vehicles were deployed by the airport as a precautionary measure, followed a suspected technical fault.
All 46 passengers disembarked safely and without incident and will be re-accommodated at the earliest possible opportunity.
The safety of its passengers and crew is Flybe’s number one priority.
Flybe Statement relating to Flight BE 1432 from Paris CDG to Cardiff
Flybe can confirm that Flight BE1432 flying from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cardiff was diverted into London Gatwick landing at 1226 local time.
The priority landing, at which emergency vehicles were deployed by the airport as a precautionary measure, followed a suspected technical fault.
All 46 passengers disembarked safely and without incident and will be re-accommodated at the earliest possible opportunity.
The safety of its passengers and crew is Flybe’s number one priority.
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skynews really has went down-hill on reporting, from claiming the airport was closed to saying there was only 14 PAX (as of 13:40 their article states this)
while BBC / flybe reports 46 PAX and just a runway closeure
while BBC / flybe reports 46 PAX and just a runway closeure
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"Flybe issued these sage-like words, so obviously a good job done by the crew:"
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Have just heard a passenger give his account of the incident on Sky news....confirms the above.
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Have just heard a passenger give his account of the incident on Sky news....confirms the above.
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EZY5292 MILAN DIVERTED
EI921 FARO DIVERTED
BA2723 ALICANTE DIVERTED
BT651 RIGA DIVERTED
EK015 DUBAI DIVERTED
TCX513L CORFU DIVERTED
Does anyone know were each of these diverted?
EI921 FARO DIVERTED
BA2723 ALICANTE DIVERTED
BT651 RIGA DIVERTED
EK015 DUBAI DIVERTED
TCX513L CORFU DIVERTED
Does anyone know were each of these diverted?
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skynews really has went down-hill on reporting
"Gatwick Runway Shuts After Jet Emergency"
Isn't the Dash 8 a prop or does it have exceptionally powerful exhausts
Where was the "death plunge", the captain struggling to remain in control, orphans etc etc? Where is the BBCs aviation expert. Where are live interviews from terrified SLF. We demand to be told!
Seems like a textbook handling of the situation
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And now sky at 1412 report that everyone was injured?? when will that news channel just stop bothering to report aviation relatied matters....they always seem to get it wrong. see it first at sky?? see it wrong first at sky 
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well technically i'm 'injured' every time i go through staff security and get fiddled with. but sky don't seem interested ....... perhaps if i start smoking or set alight and have a death plunge in secuity i would be news worthy
or maybe i'll just get carted away.
or maybe i'll just get carted away.
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Bloody nuisance as my partner will be 3 hours late from Vienna and will miss half the concert tonight!
Why couldn't they land their crock of s**t at Manston and cause less disruption to everybody else?
Why couldn't they land their crock of s**t at Manston and cause less disruption to everybody else?
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because manston has bugger all engineering. and should the worst come to be lgw is right next door to east surrey hospital. not even 5 mins away from airside!