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Civil Aviation => Aircraft Movements => Belfast International Airport => Topic started by: jasT1981 on May 12, 2023, 06:45:28 PM

Title: Emergancy Divert - 12th May 2023
Post by: jasT1981 on May 12, 2023, 06:45:28 PM
Looks like Austrian Airlines Boering 767 - OE-LAZ is diverting to Belast international. Was over Atlantic and turned back, now descending. Medical emergancy on board. It was heading to JFK New York.


https://www.flightradar24.com/AUA87/30424b33
Title: Re: Emergancy Divert - 12th May 2023
Post by: Angry Turnip on May 13, 2023, 12:58:00 AM
It landed at BFS at 1856, runway 07.

Austrian showing an inbound flight to BFS from Vienna Due 0330 AUA1471 A321 (OE-LBF) , due to depart back to Vienna as AUA087 at 0510
Title: Re: Emergancy Divert - 12th May 2023
Post by: jasT1981 on May 13, 2023, 01:11:14 AM
Surprised they aren't making the trip onwards to JFK and are flying back to Austria. Crew gone out of hours I am guessing?

Title: Re: Emergancy Divert - 12th May 2023
Post by: Angry Turnip on May 13, 2023, 12:30:43 PM
It does seem strange, I would have thought they could have sent another crew to finish the JFK flight, doubtless there will be folk at JFK waiting to return to Vienna as well.
I will have a look and see if I can find out where the 767 went to.

The OS87 flight that diverted to BFS has been cancelled, and the B767 may still be at BFS. The link below shows they intend to run a JFK to VIE later tonight, and normal VIE to JFK on Monday.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oe-laz (https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oe-laz)
Title: Re: Emergancy Divert - 12th May 2023
Post by: Angry Turnip on May 13, 2023, 07:45:23 PM
Now showing the B767 is completing the journey from BFS to JFK, due to depart tonight 13/5/2023 at 2125 as OS87
Departed 2103