Airbus 330 (Air China) dumping fuel off Brighton

[clippedgull]

General emergency declared leaving Gatwick, currently dumping fuel off Brighton before return to Gatwick

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Tell them to turn right a bit and head towards Pompey.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I'm more worried about that plane over Bognor. They don't know where it has come from or where it is going.

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

I'm more worried about that plane over Bognor. They don't know where it has come from or where it is going.

Excellent stuff,well spotted...

 

[Superseagull]

Excellent stuff,well spotted...

Looks like it is on its way back now?

 

[Hamilton]

Over Hayward's Heath now...

https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/CCA852

 

[banjo]

Someone needs to give the pilot directions to Gatwick. Looks like its heading back south from Burgess Hill.

 

[clippedgull]

Nice scribbling skills!

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Excuse my ignorance but a passenger aeroplane making an unusual amount of noise (presumably because it was low) went over Hurstpierpoint at about 3. Would that have been it?

 

[clippedgull]

Excuse my ignorance but a passenger aeroplane making an unusual amount of noise (presumably because it was low) went over Hurstpierpoint at about 3. Would that have been it?

Yep. Slightly before 3 but that was it. Very loud coming over Brighton.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Looks like it just landed at Gatwick on flight tracker

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Looks like it just landed at Gatwick on flight tracker

You stay out of this old Guy Fawkes,what with your history and the amount of high octane aviation fuel floating about..

 

[Superseagull]

Looks like nothing is going in or out of Gatwick for the moment? Plenty of stacking going on around the area.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Looks like nothing is going in or out of Gatwick for the moment? Plenty of stacking going on around the area.

Could the red lights in the sky near Eastbourne have returned ?

 

[TomandJerry]

Someone needs to give the pilot directions to Gatwick. Looks like its heading back south from Burgess Hill.

Maybe someone put a metal screw near the compass

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Looks like nothing is going in or out of Gatwick for the moment? Plenty of stacking going on around the area.

China Air flight is on the runway at Gatwick atm, so i guess until it's evacuted and then moved away from there and when it's finally safe for other planes to land, the other planes will continue to circle.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Seems to be a spate of plane problems lately. Thankfully had my summer holiday abroad!

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Excuse my ignorance but does this dumping fuel lark literally involve the plane dropping Avcat over the channel?
If so what if it all lands on some fisherman having a crafty snout whilst pulling in his nets!?

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Excuse my ignorance but does this dumping fuel lark literally involve the plane dropping Avcat over the channel?
If so what if it all lands on some fisherman having a crafty snout whilst pulling in his nets!?

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[sir albion]

They can dump it in my back garden and take a detour