FRA Flight Diverted

[Worldflyboy]

Anyone know why US 700 was diverted to Halifax last night?

 

[Bobbie]

I don't, but it's back in the air so it couldn't have been that bad...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/USA700

 

[pilot]

I don't, but it's back in the air so it couldn't have been that bad...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/USA700

Most likely a medical situation.

 

[oldiebutgoody]

Could have been a fuel stop.

 

[lildutchgrl]

Anew crew flew up to Halifax and took another a330 to frankfurt. Must of been a mechanical or crewmember medical.

 

[PHLfa88]

Anew crew flew up to Halifax and took another a330 to frankfurt. Must of been a mechanical or crewmember medical.

Just read a news blurb that said it was possible engine failure. Another A/C was dispatched and the flt was 15 hrs late! Ouch!

 

[beachboy]

Incident: US Airways A333 near Halifax on June 27th 2008, diversion for technical reason
By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Jun 28th 2008 14:05Z, last updated Saturday, Jun 28th 2008 16:13Z

An US Airways Airbus A330-300, registration N275AY performing flight US700 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 265 passengers and 12 crew, diverted to Halifax,NS (Canada) due to technical reasons.

A replacement Airbus A330-300 has been dispatched and continued the flight with a delay of 15 hours.

Available flight data suggest, that the airplane may have suffered an engine failure, departing FL370 for FL230 while diverting to Halifax.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/USA700/...2037Z/KPHL/EDDF

 

[skygirl]

The middle layer of the windshield shattered. I am on that lovely flight.

 

[USCREW]

How's Winston holding up? Smoking like a fiend?

 

[700UW]

An US Airways Airbus A330-300, registration N275AY performing flight US700 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 265 passengers and 12 crew, descended from FL370 to FL230 and diverted to Halifax,NS (Canada) due to a cracked windshield.

A replacement Airbus A330-300, registration N273AY, has been dispatched to Halifax and continued the flight with a delay of 15.5 hours.

 

[beachboy]

Hope everything turns out alright. Thanks for getting our passengers there in the middle of the night. I hear it was quite a fiasco getting recrewed. When exactly are reserve flight attendants suppose to sleep? This is a prime example of the need for a separate International Reserve or shifts. You can't get up at 6am waiting to be called by the phone all day only to go to sleep and get called out to go to Halifax and onto Frankfurt. It's not safe and the human body doesn't handle it well. I hope you all called AFA and more important if you were tired, filed a report with the FAA. It's the only way they will take notice is by sending it to the oversight agency.
Last night was a total mess in PHL. BRU left 6 hours late and ZRH didn't take off until 05:50 am this morning recrew again. And it's only June.

 

[USCREW]

Last night was a total mess in PHL. BRU left 6 hours late and ZRH didn't take off until 05:50 am this morning recrew again. And it's only June.

OMG
I'm tired just reading that.

 

[beachboy]

And word on the street has it they are already having issues with flights tonight. If I cared anymore I would be outraged.

 

[Harry Callahan]

And word on the street has it they are already having issues with flights tonight.

The way this outfit is run I doubt anyone is suprised.

 

[PHL]

I just don't get it. US has a FRACTION of the international and, more specifically, transatlantic operations compared to some of its nearest legacy competitors. Yet, I don't hear about these things on those airlines with regular frequency.

I'll let my jury stay out until the Fall when all the summer numbers have been released to see how US TA ops held up against its close competitors (specifically, those in the NYC area where congestion and ATC delays are actually on par with PHL).