Posted on 01/24/2016 6:43:58 PM PST by cll
An American Airlines flight from Miami to Milan has been diverted to Canada, with reports of injuries on board.
Flight AA206 has been cleared to land at St John's International Airport in Newfoundland.
There are paramedics on the ground waiting for the plane's arrival.
Canadian newspaper The Telegram reports there are five ambulances at the airport, and "there are people with serious injuries on board".
This is a developing story. More information will be added as it comes to hand.
They should’ve listened to Betty Davis: “Fasten your seat belts—it’s gonna be a bumpy night.” .
Thank God they’re on the ground and that a further disaster was averted.
YUPPERS
It’s Bush’s fault
2nd diverted flight today
damned turbulence...on American Airlines from Miami...yep turbulence
Hit a similar patch flying to Heathrow from JFK back in ‘81. fortunately the skipper suspected it might be there as he never turned the seatbelt light off after takeoff. 747 bouncing all over the sky, overhead bins popping open over our heads, carry-on baggage flying out and hitting passengers. Lots of fun.
CC
Pretty far offshore when it turned toward Canada. (Flight is over water from the Bahamas until it would have gotten to Europe. )
Looks like the flight is normally 8-9 hours and it landed in Canada 5 hours into the flight, including what looks to have been about an hour after they decided to head for land.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL206
I’ve had a flight that rough on a 737, but a 747? That must’ve been serious turbulence, those big things have always seemed pretty unflappable to me when flying on one.
Ugh. Why I always wear my seat belt when in the air.
Worst I’ve ever been in and I’ve flown a fair amount. I was in steerage, ahem “coach” class towards the rear of the fuselage. That may have made it worse.
CC
Probably so.
It was a 767-300, a long slightly wide body aircraft.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL206/history/20160124/2000Z/KMIA/CYYT/tracklog
“That is why I keep my seatbelt fastened.”
Same here. However I don’t fly much anymore now that I am retired.
Boeing 767/300
Current headline states turbulence.
Initial read makes it unclear
AA doesn’t fly the outdated 747. They are, however, still flying the MD-80, all of which date to the last century.
Didn’t imply that they did. Another Freeper commented about a rough flight on a 747, I replied that they’d always seemed pretty unflappable to me when I’d flown on one. The plane in question apparently is a 767-300.
I can almost assure you it is not turbulence.
www.turbulenceforecast.com
Shows almost no potential for turbulence. Wonder what is up?
Ahhhhh, turbulence out in the Atlantic. That makes more sense. Very little turbulence on the mainland.
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