Lufthansa flight LH1360 Bombardier CRJ7 (D-ACPJ) just landed on closed runway at KTW
Jul 5, 2014, 11:28 am
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Lufthansa flight LH1360 Bombardier CRJ7 (D-ACPJ) just landed on closed runway at KTW
According to tweet by @Flightradar24 just now. The runway is closed because it is still under construction!
Jul 5, 2014, 2:10 pm
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@Flightradar24 has announced that the flight will have to take off from the same closed runway, as there are no taxiways:
It is showing as cancelled on lh.com (not very surprising, under the circumstances, that it will have to take off without passengers).
It is showing as cancelled on lh.com (not very surprising, under the circumstances, that it will have to take off without passengers).
Jul 5, 2014, 2:15 pm
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[KVS Availability Tool 7.3.9/Diamond - Operational Info: LH 1361/05 Jul 2014]
Code:
Planned Flight Info
Segment Departure Arrival Duration
------- --------- --------- --------
KTW-FRA 18:35/Sat 20:05/Sat 01:30
Segment Flight Note
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FLIX FX FLIGHT CANCELLED
KTW-FRA AIRCRAFT OWNER LUFTHANSA CITYLINE
KTW-FRA COCKPIT CREW LUFTHANSA CITYLINE
KTW-FRA CABIN CREW LUFTHANSA CITYLINE
KTW-FRA OPERATED BY LUFTHANSA CITYLINE
KTW-FRA DEPARTS TERMINAL B
KTW-FRA ARRIVES TERMINAL 1
KTW-FRA ET/ ELECTRONIC TKT CANDIDATE
KTW-FRA C70
Location Time Operational Event
-------- ----- --------------------
KTW 19:30 NEXT INFO WILL BE AT
Jul 6, 2014, 8:46 am
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Yikes, someone will have some 'splainin to do!
How can something like this happen? Bad weather, poor visibility, or pure and good old fashioned human error? I'd imagine the unfinished runway would not have been illuminated (apart from the giant X), while the operational one would have carried all the signs for landing.
How can something like this happen? Bad weather, poor visibility, or pure and good old fashioned human error? I'd imagine the unfinished runway would not have been illuminated (apart from the giant X), while the operational one would have carried all the signs for landing.
Jul 6, 2014, 11:48 am
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Most definitely...
Jul 6, 2014, 12:20 pm
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Notice a construction vehicle on the runway in these pictures. http://lotnictwo.net.pl/5-poszczegol...ml#post1035039
Jul 6, 2014, 12:32 pm
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I'm intrigued by this sentence in AVherald. 
"The aircraft has to wait for the taxiways being built or take off from that closed runway that has no taxiways yet."
"The aircraft has to wait for the taxiways being built or take off from that closed runway that has no taxiways yet."
Jul 6, 2014, 1:11 pm
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Jul 6, 2014, 2:49 pm
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Jul 6, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Sure. But theoretically they could have flown to the correct runway, land there and take the passengers to FRA.
Yet, I assume they did not know how long the recovery would take (special permission needed for take-off from unmarked runway), hence they cancelled the return and flew home a few hours later without pax.
Yet, I assume they did not know how long the recovery would take (special permission needed for take-off from unmarked runway), hence they cancelled the return and flew home a few hours later without pax.
Jul 6, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Maybe I was not clear. What I meant was that they could have taken off from the unfinished runway without PAX, do a turnaround and land on the right runway. Then, board all the PAX and take-off again, this time all the way to FRA.
Jul 6, 2014, 3:09 pm
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no. went down different..
they took off from the wrong runway, turned around and landed on the right one, refueled and flew home without pax.
I guess that did not all happen within minutes and LH Ops decided to rebook pax on other flights and ferry the plane home.
Also I think she will go through a maintenance check before she is allowed to carry pax again.
they took off from the wrong runway, turned around and landed on the right one, refueled and flew home without pax.
I guess that did not all happen within minutes and LH Ops decided to rebook pax on other flights and ferry the plane home.
Also I think she will go through a maintenance check before she is allowed to carry pax again.
Jul 6, 2014, 3:16 pm
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Perhaps, LH did not feel comfortable with the same crew carrying PAX until the investigation is complete and/or the aircraft required a full inspection before being put back in service.