QF 8 diversion To NAN then again to AKL
Jan 24, 2020, 12:51 pm
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QF 8 diversion To NAN then again to AKL
QF8 DFW-SYD diverted to NAN and now diverting again to AKL.
Must be a fun trip home for pax and crew.
Must be a fun trip home for pax and crew.
Jan 24, 2020, 1:08 pm
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Just saw it taxi past me at AKL, and briefly wondered whether QF had upgauged its AKL-SYD service! Not a fun flight for anyone... especially since they're showing 6 hours on the ground in AKL for total delay into SYD of 10+ hours.
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-...us.search=true
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/travel-...us.search=true
Jan 24, 2020, 1:33 pm
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An interesting trip
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Jan 24, 2020, 3:44 pm
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A passenger had a health problem which required medical evacation, so the plane diverted to NAN. They realised the crew would run out of hours so doing change over in AKL.... joyous flight. I feel for the person with the health issue and their family. Hope the person is ok.
Jan 24, 2020, 3:56 pm
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Jan 24, 2020, 3:56 pm
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A passenger had a health problem which required medical evacation, so the plane diverted to NAN. They realised the crew would run out of hours so doing change over in AKL.... joyous flight. I feel for the person with the health issue and their family. Hope the person is ok.
And welcome to FT
AKL is 341 miles closer
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Jan 24, 2020, 4:05 pm
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Jan 24, 2020, 5:29 pm
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interestingly my friend who is on the flight, tells me that they left NAN bound for BNE and all of sudden the destination was changed to AKL.
Jan 24, 2020, 5:32 pm
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/119044720/qantas-a380-makes-unscheduled-visit-to-auckland-airport-after-medical-emergency
A Qantas A380 made an unscheduled visit to New Zealand on Saturday after a passenger on board suffered a medical emergency.
A Qantas spokesperson said flight QF8 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney was originally diverted to Nadi, Fiji, following a medical emergency on board.
Due to crew duty limits, after the unscheduled stop in Nadi the aircraft was not able to reach Australia so the pilots flew to Auckland International Airport where Qantas had more options to accommodate customers on another flight, the spokesperson said.
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A Qantas spokesperson said flight QF8 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Sydney was originally diverted to Nadi, Fiji, following a medical emergency on board.
Due to crew duty limits, after the unscheduled stop in Nadi the aircraft was not able to reach Australia so the pilots flew to Auckland International Airport where Qantas had more options to accommodate customers on another flight, the spokesperson said.
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Last edited by Mwenenzi; Jan 25, 2020 at 12:09 pm
Jan 24, 2020, 5:51 pm
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I had a friend on it too and was a bit worried as Qantas provides almost no information.
I'm not sure the passengers even knew they were going to fly it to Sydney after Auckland because they had them all at ticket counter to get on new flights, I guess if there was openings, they must have rebooked folks sooner than continuing on QF8.
I'm not sure the passengers even knew they were going to fly it to Sydney after Auckland because they had them all at ticket counter to get on new flights, I guess if there was openings, they must have rebooked folks sooner than continuing on QF8.
Last edited by mika911; Jan 24, 2020 at 9:11 pm