[Travel] Plane in a spot of bother......

[casbom]

No it wasn't. Very common during windy days. When working as an aircraft engineer at LGW used sit in a van at lunchtimes on the apron in front of Hangar 6 approx. 150 yards from the runway. Great fun watching them land in windy conditions especially as they passed the end of the hangars when the cross wind caught them. The old flying sheds were a picuture being chucked all over the place.

Like I said, I'm hearing more aborted landings these days even when skies are clear and not windy!

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

For anyone interested in such things, Dubai/LGW flight unable to land at LGW due to wind shear.........aborted after a couple of attempts now in a mayday situation (low fuel) and heading to Manchester.

https://www.flightradar24.com/UAE15/1f6e9c06

Not an uncommon occurance.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I guess that 'low on fuel' was in relative terms. Can't have been THAT low, if they diverted it to Manchester, when there's presumably a suitable runway a lot nearer (Bournemouth has a long strip, and masses of empty landing slots).

Exactly, hardly what l would call a 'mayday situation.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Like I said, I'm hearing more aborted landings these days even when skies are clear and not windy!

A lot happen due to separation issues especially at LGW as it's so busy.

Also windshear can happen on a sunny clear day and apparent windless day.

 

[Megazone]

Can you imagine the delight if you were actually going to manchester from LGW after the flight.

a dream come true.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Inferior quality wind up North? Not like proper Southern wind, which has an air of quality and weight to it....

Absolutely!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Can you imagine the delight if you were actually going to manchester from LGW after the flight.

a dream come true.

Wouldn't you have just booked a flight to Manchester?

 

[Bozza]

Can you imagine the delight if you were actually going to manchester from LGW after the flight.

a dream come true.

Not if your car is parked at LGW.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Not if your car is parked at LGW.

Beat me to it.

 

[dazzer6666]

Wouldn't you have just booked a flight to Manchester?

Ironically just going through some flight bookings for me and the team for UAE. It's about £2,200 from LHR/LGW, and £4,000 from Manchester. So no, I wouldn't !

 

[Megazone]

Not if your car is parked at LGW.

1-0 to National Express

 

[Postman Pat]

Looks like fun at Heathrow too....

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[dazzer6666]

Looks like fun at Heathrow too....

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Ugh. That would feel horrendous inside the cabin

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Would it not have had to go to somewhere that was currently less windy? Else it makes no sense diverting that far at all

Good point, although it isn't just about the wind speed - there's also the wind direction to consider, in relation to the alignment of the respective runways. I went to collect my lad from Southampton airport once, and after two aborted attempts, his flight was diverted just down the road to Bournemouth, which the pilot explained to them would be fine as what were cross-winds at Southampton would be straight down the runway at B'muff.

We’ve currently experiencing gale force 9 winds gusting 10 in Christchurch where Bournemouth Airport is located. It would have been just as dangerous to attempt to land, if not more so, than Gatwick.

Fair enough - it is bloody horrendous here in Southampton, too.

 

[Giraffe]

Funnily enough I was up the M23 earlier and could see a plan coming in to land that was all over the place. It was an Easyjet though.

 

[LlcoolJ]

Looks like fun at Heathrow too....

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Shit the bed.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I've heard a few planes aborting landings this morning, but probably no more than usual. Certainly becoming a current occurrence now (not just because of wind), years ago it was quite rare.

Was it? I used to work for the CAA about 30 years ago and they seemed to occur more frequently than you’d expect. Some were just run arounds back to the same airport due to the runway not being clear though.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Wouldn't you have just booked a flight to Manchester?

Yes you would, Emirates have two non stop flights a day from Dubai to Manchester.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Yes you would, Emirates have two non stop flights a day from Dubai to Manchester.

Probs just to service Prem footballer’s and wags holidays. I imagine there’s a similar flight to Las Vegas to service the local Championship players.

 

[arewethereyet?]

I guess that 'low on fuel' was in relative terms. Can't have been THAT low, if they diverted it to Manchester, when there's presumably a suitable runway a lot nearer (Bournemouth has a long strip, and masses of empty landing slots).

I would simply love to see an A380 land at Bournemouth. Runway not long enough or strong enough.