433 | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:26:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 British Airways Flight Diverts to Vancouver due to Medical Emergency; 25 Taken to Hospital https://airflightdisaster.com/british-airways-flight-diverts-to-vancouver-due-to-medical-emergency-25-taken-to-hospital/ Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:26:38 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=35405 British Airways flight BA-286 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, Canada, on October 24th. The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from San Francisco, California, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted due to a medical emergency. Authorities said the crew declared an emergency after several passengers and crew members reported feeling sick due...

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]]> British airwaysBritish Airways flight BA-286 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Vancouver, Canada, on October 24th.

The Airbus A380-800 plane heading from San Francisco, California, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted due to a medical emergency.

Authorities said the crew declared an emergency after several passengers and crew members reported feeling sick due to fumes on board.

The plane, carrying 433 people aboard, landed safely. Twenty-five people, including 5 passengers and 20 crew members, were taken to hospitals.

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]]> Virgin Atlantic Jet Diverts to London’s Gatwick Airport https://airflightdisaster.com/virgin-atlantic-jet-diverts-to-londons-gatwick-airport/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:24:18 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=31670 Virgin Atlantic flight VS-75 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport on September 14. According to the airline, the Boeing 747-400 plane was en-route from Manchester, UK to Orlando, Florida, when it was diverted due to a ‘minor technical problem’. The plane landed uneventfully after dumping extra fuel. There were...

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]]> Virgin AtlanticVirgin Atlantic flight VS-75 had to divert and make an emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport on September 14.

According to the airline, the Boeing 747-400 plane was en-route from Manchester, UK to Orlando, Florida, when it was diverted due to a ‘minor technical problem’.

The plane landed uneventfully after dumping extra fuel. There were 433 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.

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