BA174 18/03/19 JFK -> LHR, diverted to YYT, fire detected in hold
Mar 20, 2019, 7:25 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 7:33 am
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Mar 20, 2019, 1:30 pm
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AC has (or had until last week!) non stop service on a Max8 between St John's and Heathrow. Takes a little over 4 hours. Hopefully back soon! Until last year... AC used an A319 on the Heathrow flight.
Mar 20, 2019, 2:40 pm
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Evacuation uses slides and would be whole aircraft within 90 seconds etc.
Rapid Disembarkation is what must have occurred here. Pax told to leave the plane quickly, using the boarding door, or possibly steps brought to a door or additional door, and leave everything behind.
Rapid Disembarkation would be more likely to be used in this sort of situation, and is also used for maybe something like a severe fuel leakage on stand, or a ground equipment incident by the aircraft, or as result of a bomb threat assessment on the ground requiring the passengers to leave the aircraft etc.
Mar 20, 2019, 2:45 pm
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If you do not have an ETA for Canada (mine was recently declined owing to me not sending in a certificate in time! - hopefully to be reconsidered next week) what would happen if a flight diverted there? Are there extenuating circumstances that allow an emergency issuance or is it a case of "next flight back the UK for you"?
Mar 20, 2019, 2:51 pm
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And of course some numbers from gcmap.com showing how 'close' St John's is to Europe:
YYT-SNN is 1946 miles (St John's to Shannon)
YYT-LHR is 2316 miles (St John's to London)
YYT-YYC is 2694 (St John's to Calgary)
YYT-YVR is 3121 miles (St John's to Vancouver)
YYT-SNN is 1946 miles (St John's to Shannon)
YYT-LHR is 2316 miles (St John's to London)
YYT-YYC is 2694 (St John's to Calgary)
YYT-YVR is 3121 miles (St John's to Vancouver)
Mar 20, 2019, 3:10 pm
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If you do not have an ETA for Canada (mine was recently declined owing to me not sending in a certificate in time! - hopefully to be reconsidered next week) what would happen if a flight diverted there? Are there extenuating circumstances that allow an emergency issuance or is it a case of "next flight back the UK for you"?
Mar 20, 2019, 7:29 pm
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If you do not have an ETA for Canada (mine was recently declined owing to me not sending in a certificate in time! - hopefully to be reconsidered next week) what would happen if a flight diverted there? Are there extenuating circumstances that allow an emergency issuance or is it a case of "next flight back the UK for you"?
Apr 7, 2019, 8:00 pm
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Could a passenger on this flight claim EC261 compensation?
If not (or even if so) what has BA already offered people who were on the flight for the inconvenience?
If not (or even if so) what has BA already offered people who were on the flight for the inconvenience?
Last edited by salut0; Apr 8, 2019 at 9:10 am