Delta 99 diverts to Amsterdam (merged)
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Delta 99 diverts to Amsterdam (merged)
https://twitter.com/flightradar24/st...364800/photo/1
I thought they dumped fuel over the ocean as a rule?
I thought they dumped fuel over the ocean as a rule?
Looks to have bben on a perfectly normal track from Paris to Detroit until mid Kent then decided a diversion after fuel dump or burn off was in order.
From where he is circling out of the way, Amsterdam is one of his nearest ... presumably where they have a base and Eng support.
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From where he is circling out of the way, Amsterdam is one of his nearest ... presumably where they have a base and Eng support.
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Aircraft landed safely at Amsterdam airport after having circled above Norwich for many hours to burn fuel. The former Northwest A330 is not able to dump fuel. Technical issue with flaps, hydrolics related.
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WHO CAN WE ANNOY TODAY?
Luckily it was not an Asian-based carrier burning hydrocarbons over the pristine skies of California, having departed Mexico or Cuba, otherwise the eco lobby would be howling for their exclusion from USA skies?
I always thought UK carriers dumped/burned off in the channel as it was upwind of you know where.................................??!!
I always thought UK carriers dumped/burned off in the channel as it was upwind of you know where.................................??!!
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I suspect someone at the BBC is either reading PPRuNe for anything exciting or watching FR24...
BBC News - Delta Airlines flight that circled over England lands in Amsterdam
BBC News - Delta Airlines flight that circled over England lands in Amsterdam
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Fuel dumping at 25,000 will not reach ground
If the article statement that the fuel was dumped while at 25,000 is correct, then it will be vaporized well before it ever gets anywhere near the ground.
The former Northwest A330 is not able to dump fuel.