QF32 Today diverting into DXB?
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Could be sick pax, sick crew, tech problem etc etc. Does it REALLY matter? On any given day around the world, aircraft divert en route by the dozens. The reason will be relatively mundane in terms of headline news. I know it's human to be curious, but please let's keep it within reason.
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p.s. In my experience: two medical diversions; both suspected myocardial infarction both later believed to be mis-diagnoses but, hey!, we're pilots and cabin crew, not consultants at a major cardiac unit. Won't bore you with the details; both caused operational problems for us but we managed to depart without incurring nightstop which would have been HUGE problem. Also been mid Atlantic on radio to UK base with 'phone patch to US medical advice centre with newly qualified doc on flight deck now wishing she'd kept quiet (Joking)
Reason for choice of nom de web? Just asking
p.s. In my experience: two medical diversions; both suspected myocardial infarction both later believed to be mis-diagnoses but, hey!, we're pilots and cabin crew, not consultants at a major cardiac unit. Won't bore you with the details; both caused operational problems for us but we managed to depart without incurring nightstop which would have been HUGE problem. Also been mid Atlantic on radio to UK base with 'phone patch to US medical advice centre with newly qualified doc on flight deck now wishing she'd kept quiet
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p.s. In my experience: two medical diversions; both suspected myocardial infarction both later believed to be mis-diagnoses but, hey!, we're pilots and cabin crew, not consultants at a major cardiac unit.
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Also the larger the aircraft the more chance of medical professionals on board, not that this will effect the number of diversions. Proabably in keeping with most long haul carriers we used to have a 'Doctor's Kit' on board, which contained some quite serious stuff.
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Nothing to do with medical/pax.
Diversion for tech stop due insufficient fuel to make singers (due to en route reroute after being denied overflight permission of Iraq).
Allegedly
Diversion for tech stop due insufficient fuel to make singers (due to en route reroute after being denied overflight permission of Iraq).
Allegedly
From News.com.au (well it could be)
Terrified and lonely, nearly three hundred passengers aboard a Qantas A380 were today diverted hundreds of kilometres to an out of the way destination to assess a potentially fatal flaw in the aircraft's highly combustible fuel. As the aircraft tumbled out of the sky towards the foreign runway it was obvious to the anxious passengers that something was wrong. "I thought I was going to see my life flash before my eyes" said Jemma Jones of Sydney, nervously clutching her iphone that she hoped would sms a final loving message to her family, safe on the ground back home in Kellyville.
A Qantas spokesperson denied accusations that the passengers were in danger. "At no time were the passengers in danger" said the spokesperson, however according to Michael Quamless, an experienced business traveller "We nearly landed on top of a 747, I saw it out the window just before we touched down, top marks to the pilot for missing it though, I tell ya, no-one's better than our Qantas boys".
The plane resumed its perilous journey home only after refuelling technicians had certified that the fuel was now safe, and with hearts in mouths the passengers endured a terrifying takeoff, cruise and let down into Sydney. A qantas spokesperson at Sydney airport is refusing to comment any further, leading to specualtion that the airline has something to hide.
Tiffany Bling
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Terrified and lonely, nearly three hundred passengers aboard a Qantas A380 were today diverted hundreds of kilometres to an out of the way destination to assess a potentially fatal flaw in the aircraft's highly combustible fuel. As the aircraft tumbled out of the sky towards the foreign runway it was obvious to the anxious passengers that something was wrong. "I thought I was going to see my life flash before my eyes" said Jemma Jones of Sydney, nervously clutching her iphone that she hoped would sms a final loving message to her family, safe on the ground back home in Kellyville.
A Qantas spokesperson denied accusations that the passengers were in danger. "At no time were the passengers in danger" said the spokesperson, however according to Michael Quamless, an experienced business traveller "We nearly landed on top of a 747, I saw it out the window just before we touched down, top marks to the pilot for missing it though, I tell ya, no-one's better than our Qantas boys".
The plane resumed its perilous journey home only after refuelling technicians had certified that the fuel was now safe, and with hearts in mouths the passengers endured a terrifying takeoff, cruise and let down into Sydney. A qantas spokesperson at Sydney airport is refusing to comment any further, leading to specualtion that the airline has something to hide.
Tiffany Bling
(Senior) Aviation Reporter
''Hmmmm, I wonder if the divert rate for this kind of problem goes with the avg pass load? In other words the larger the aircraft the higher the medical diversion rate per flight (newsworthy stuff)''
Almost certainly. Both medical diversions I have done were on 747s. Would have had a third, but the passenger died half way across the Atlantic, so we carried on to our destination.
Almost certainly. Both medical diversions I have done were on 747s. Would have had a third, but the passenger died half way across the Atlantic, so we carried on to our destination.
TV Channel 7 in Sydney in its 1800 'News' reported that the flight diverted DXB as the Iraqis refused its overflight, for which a clearance was apparently held. The inquest will be interesting!
I thought LHR - SIN flights take a more northerly route over the Urals then over East India before heading down the 'Straits' and hitting Singapore! Can't be the winds heading east.
Terrified and lonely, nearly three hundred passengers aboard a Qantas A380 were today diverted hundreds of kilometres to an out of the way destination to assess a potentially fatal flaw in the aircraft's highly combustible fuel. As the aircraft tumbled out of the sky towards the foreign runway it was obvious to the anxious passengers that something was wrong. "I thought I was going to see my life flash before my eyes" said Jemma Jones of Sydney, nervously clutching her iphone that she hoped would sms a final loving message to her family, safe on the ground back home in Kellyville.
Eh? It's a ................................. joke.
