Originally Posted by
Vegas Agent
I would concur...this is generally the case if it is a planned diversion. There were likely a significant number of passengers on a cancelled flight to Edmonton (oddly though, there are no DTW-YEG nonstop flights) and there were enough seats on the ANC flight to accomodate all or most of them. I am guessing, with the weather issues yesterday at MSP, there is a group stranded in DTW due to a cancelled DTW-MSP flight and this diversion will accomodate them.
If you see this reason on an unplanned diversion, it is in 95% of the cases due to a medical emergency.
And, not to split hairs but the diversion is only adding about 40 minutes to the flight to ANC, the rest of the delay points back to DTW where the flight originated and was awaiting inbound crew. Total delay estimated at 1:15 from the original scheduled arrival time.
That flight had other problems -- note the delay waiting for a crew....
Bob H
Departs: Baltimore/Washington-Int'l, MD ( BWI ) Arrives: Detroit-Wayne County Int'l, MI (DTW)
Gate: C11 Gate: A18
Scheduled: 4:32PM Scheduled: 6:13PM
Actual: 5:45PM Actual: 6:59PM
Aircraft: 757-200R Weather: DTW
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Departs: Detroit-Wayne County Int'l, MI (DTW) Arrives: Edmonton-Int'l, AB, Canada ( YEG )
Gate: A54 Gate:
Scheduled: 7:27PM Scheduled:
Actual: 8:32PM Estimated: 10:33PM
Aircraft: 757-200 Weather: YEG
Note: Delayed awaiting inbound flight crew.
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Departs: Edmonton-Int'l, AB, Canada ( YEG ) Arrives: Anchorage, AK ( ANC )
Departure Date: July 9 Arrival Date: July 10
Gate: Gate: B10
Scheduled: Scheduled: 10:16PM
Estimated: 11:13PM Estimated: 12:51AM
Aircraft: 757-200 Weather: ANC
Note: Diversion/delay due to accommodating passengers.