Antarius

It has taken off. It is 550 odd miles out from DEL. See https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N725AN

Drwaz99

J S

You are right.

ijgordon

50% of the way (actually probably slightly less) into a 7,600 mile flight means there will still be lots of fuel on board, probably enough for a JFK-LHR one-way, so I would certainly think they'd still have to dump.

Sounds to me like it's much more a government issue, although I suppose you could make the argument that AA should have just rebooked everyone asap on flights that did have clearance to fly from the UK to India. I imagine they didn't think the Indian government/regulators would be so difficult.

knit-in

Would EU 261 allow compensation to passengers in this case? The new flight number originates in LHR.

mvoight

Nevermind...........Why was it delayed so long in continuing the flight?

mvoight

NO.......... They landed at LHR due to a medical emergency. The passengers never booked a LHR to DEL flight, so they would not be compensated for it.

mvoight

Why blame AA for the incompetence of a government?
AA had to land.

mvoight

Because rebooking 300 passengers from LHR to DEL is a simple task?
First you need to find open seats.

mvoight

Nope, airside has less restrictive that what I had posted, generally require a visa, etc for your destination.........
What I posted was from the UK government and it applies to the ability to leave the airport.

For example, an Indian travel going South America, would need NORMALLY a Visa for his destination in order to transit airside, but could not leave the airport unless he met one of those requirements in the list I had posted, such as being a US Permanent Resident
However, he would not be able to transit outside of the airport, unless he match one of the items on the list, such as having
The list I posted was NOT for that. The information I posted was for exiting the airport. In fact, I had stated "This is for exiting the airport at LHR"
This list indicated you need a VISA for your destination country, as is required for airside, but it also lists specific requirements for exiting thru Border Control
This is why it also states: "One of the following must also apply:". Otherwise you would not be able to exit thru Border Control

I actually used the UK Government site to get this info, before I posted
For example, I stated I was Indian (because I know US citizens won't have a problem) and then answered the questions here, as you can see, it directly relates to exiting the airport
Will you pass through UK border control? - Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Antarius

It isn't as complicated as AA makes it out to be.

And that applies to literally everything that AA does operationally. It isn't that complex if others can do it much better.