BA1 [LCY-SNN-JFK, 18 March] diverted to LHR
Mar 18, 2020, 4:49 am
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Maybe a medical diversion, or someone slipped through the US banned list, although such an individual could have been offloaded at SNN easily enough.
Mar 18, 2020, 5:10 am
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If it’s not running I assume it would have to be stored somewhere other than LCY. I seem to remember it’s been at LHR before too.
Mar 18, 2020, 5:19 am
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BA flight status is showing BA1 as diverted to LHR and the SNN-JFK leg as cancelled
The BA 2 tonight has already been cancelled.
Not showing ancelled etc for tomorror (yet)
Could be for any number of reasons.
The BA 2 tonight has already been cancelled.
Not showing ancelled etc for tomorror (yet)
Could be for any number of reasons.
Mar 18, 2020, 5:22 am
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Just thought that if any of the pilots in SNN due to fly the leg to SNN has fallen ill it makes sense to divert to LHR to get a crew that can fly the entire TATL leg. The crew that is flying the LCY to SNN leg today would be out of hours for flying to JFK.
Mar 18, 2020, 5:50 am
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Mar 18, 2020, 5:51 am
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Thankfully despite the Express’ best attempts to scare us with their headline on Monday; there is no ban on U.K. & Eire flights.
There are however bans on people; essentially only US citizens can fly back home (and those on certain visa’s).
There are however bans on people; essentially only US citizens can fly back home (and those on certain visa’s).
