Delta 31 Landed in Halifax (YHZ) today
Nov 27, 2021, 10:21 am
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Nov 27, 2021, 12:29 pm
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Ehhhh this time of year, winds can shift fast. Also, depends on if they were weight-restricted or something ahead of time.
Nov 27, 2021, 8:49 pm
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Nov 28, 2021, 9:09 am
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I wonder if this was part of the chain that resulted in my ATL-LAS flight being downgauged from an A333 to an A332.
(I lost my EC seat into a middle steerage seat. Luckily, I called the same-day Delta number, got connected immediately, and encountered extremely friendly people who scooted me into Delta One.)
(I lost my EC seat into a middle steerage seat. Luckily, I called the same-day Delta number, got connected immediately, and encountered extremely friendly people who scooted me into Delta One.)
Nov 28, 2021, 11:42 am
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Years ago on a flight from London to Atlanta, the flight landed in Halifax because of a medical emergency. The flight resumed soon after the passenger was taken off the plane by medical personnel.
Nov 28, 2021, 2:58 pm
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I'm on this flight. Diversion was announced before boarding. Apparently some issue with flaps that left the plane airworthy but unable to takeoff at max weight, so they had to offload fuel and stop in BOS for repair and fuel.
Plan is to keep everyone on board during the turn and then continue to ATL and complete customs there. New crew and mechanics waiting for us at the gate in BOS.
Plan is to keep everyone on board during the turn and then continue to ATL and complete customs there. New crew and mechanics waiting for us at the gate in BOS.
Nov 28, 2021, 3:00 pm
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I'm on this flight. Diversion was announced before boarding. Apparently some issue with flaps that left the plane airworthy but unable to takeoff at max weight, so they had to offload fuel and stop in BOS for repair and fuel.
Plan is to keep everyone on board during the turn and then continue to ATL and complete customs there. New crew and mechanics waiting for us at the gate in BOS.
Plan is to keep everyone on board during the turn and then continue to ATL and complete customs there. New crew and mechanics waiting for us at the gate in BOS.
Nov 28, 2021, 3:24 pm
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I'm on this flight. Diversion was announced before boarding. Apparently some issue with flaps that left the plane airworthy but unable to takeoff at max weight, so they had to offload fuel and stop in BOS for repair and fuel.
Plan is to keep everyone on board during the turn and then continue to ATL and complete customs there. New crew and mechanics waiting for us at the gate in BOS.
Plan is to keep everyone on board during the turn and then continue to ATL and complete customs there. New crew and mechanics waiting for us at the gate in BOS.
This sounds to me like another somewhat creative solution from DL ops to avoid having to cancel or badly delay a flight, in this case because the plane went MX and it might not have been possible to rebook everyone to arrive in ATL on the same day.
It's very good that they're not making everyone deplane and do immigration and customs at BOS rather than ATL, especially for passengers terminating at ATL.
Nov 28, 2021, 7:44 pm
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So the TATL crew will continue on board from BOS to ATL as dead headers (since I assume they will be beyond their duty time limits)?
This sounds to me like another somewhat creative solution from DL ops to avoid having to cancel or badly delay a flight, in this case because the plane went MX and it might not have been possible to rebook everyone to arrive in ATL on the same day.
It's very good that they're not making everyone deplane and do immigration and customs at BOS rather than ATL, especially for passengers terminating at ATL.
This sounds to me like another somewhat creative solution from DL ops to avoid having to cancel or badly delay a flight, in this case because the plane went MX and it might not have been possible to rebook everyone to arrive in ATL on the same day.
It's very good that they're not making everyone deplane and do immigration and customs at BOS rather than ATL, especially for passengers terminating at ATL.