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High Winds Switzerland - Basel / Zurich
BA 750 departed late from LHR.... circled for ages over Basel. Attempted to descend 3 times, on fourth attempt landing aborted.
Diverted to Zurich, first attempt aborted due to winds. Second attempt.... finally landed at 18:36 ... Now wait for transfer info. |
Still stuck on plane. Captain and Dispatcher in discussions. No no one allowed to disembark |
Finally decision made for all passengers to get off. And take ground transportation to Basel. But now what for Emigration and Customs officials to be available. So so much for my Birthday Upgrade 😒 |
It's fine here at the moment but we had some crazy gusts of wind earlier.
A few years ago, due to problems elsewhere, my flight to Basel ended up in Zurich. I was flown from Zurich to Basel - the shortest flight I've ever taken. Enjoy your train ride! It's irritating that the quickest route typically involves a change at Zurich HB. |
BSL has more problems coping with high winds from the west (as runway 15/33 is used for landings) compared to ZRH, where runway 28 is available, so I am not surprised to see diversions on days like this. According to FR24, the plane didn't go around in ZRH, actually.
Safe travels. |
Thanks. Should have been in Basel at 17:15. Now it’s 20:37 and we are going by bus to Basel. Shoukd arrive at 21:40 😊 |
Originally Posted by BAEC
(Post 30846563)
BA 750 departed late from LHR.... circled for ages over Basel. Attempted to descend 3 times, on fourth attempt landing aborted.
Diverted to Zurich, first attempt aborted due to winds. Second attempt.... finally landed at 18:36 ... Now wait for transfer info. |
Originally Posted by BAEC
(Post 30847131)
Thanks. Should have been in Basel at 17:15. Now it’s 20:37 and we are going by bus to Basel. A bus is probably quicker than the train, but I'm surprised they did that. The downside is that they'll probably take you direct to Basel airport rather than the centre of town which, I assume, is where you'd rather be. So then you're all on Bus 50 (or ubers) back into town. I can only guess it was cheaper for BA to put you all on a bus than buy train tickets. |
Let me explain to you something about my flight yesterday. They unable to landed into Basel. We got almost diverted to Zurich. We circled around Basel airspace. So now, we landed into Basel. What an crazy day! I told my brother what happened of my flight. I show him my flight tracker. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...3a970db080.png This is my flight tracker. I was on my flight. The flight number is BA754. You can see it. |
Originally Posted by N830MH
(Post 30850948)
Let me explain to you something about my flight yesterday. They unable to landed into Basel. We got almost diverted to Zurich. We circled around Basel airspace. So now, we landed into Basel. What an crazy day! I told my brother what happened of my flight. I show him my flight tracker. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...3a970db080.png This is my flight tracker. I was on my flight. The flight number is BA754. You can see it. |
Originally Posted by DeathSlam
(Post 30851284)
OMG the pilot was just drawing a giant wang in the sky!
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Originally Posted by DeathSlam
(Post 30851284)
OMG the pilot was just drawing a giant wang in the sky!
He made a bit of a balls of that approach. Etc. |
Originally Posted by Dubh
(Post 30851443)
That's exactly what I thought. My god we're disgusting.
He made a bit of a balls of that approach. Etc. |
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