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Ryanair aircraft escorted into Stansted by RAF Typhoons

  • 04-10-2017 09:39AM
    #1
    Irish Steve
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    Breaking news, so not complete details.

    A Ryanair flight from Lithuania to Luton has been escorted by 2 RAF Typhoons into Stansted. The Typhoons were authorised to fly above the speed of sound over land.

    There is no information yet available about the reason for the scramble of the fast reaction jets.

    Ryanair have released a press statement that Lithuanian authorities received a suspected hoax security alert

    Stansted is the nominated airport for diversions of this nature.

    The aircraft has landed safely at Stansted, and the passengers will be transported to Luton from there.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



Comments

  • #2
    site_owner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 956 ✭✭✭site_owner


    http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ryanair-jet-escorted-raf-fighter-11284072


  • #3
    paulhardman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 279 ✭✭paulhardman


    FR2145 KUN-LTN https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fr2145#f178dc0

    Did a few loops orbits at 23000 feet off the coast before coming into STN


  • #4
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,420 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    paulhardman wrote:
    Did a few loops at 23000 feet off the coast before coming into STN


    To dump fuel I'd imagine?


  • #5
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,716 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Ryanair referring to it as a hoax security claim. If that's true, I hope whoever called it in gets caught and has their arse absolutely handed to them.

    Imagine the cost of that operation, not to mention the fear of the passengers.

    Pure knackbaggery. What the actual fcuk is wrong with people???


  • #6
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75,477 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    To dump fuel I'd imagine?

    737s can't dump fuel. Also you wouldn't be over MLW diverting from LTN to STN anyway.


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  • #7
    Wanderer78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,420 ✭✭✭✭Wanderer78


    L1011 wrote:
    737s can't dump fuel. Also you wouldn't be over MLW diverting from LTN to STN anyway.


    Holding to clear airspace?


  • #8
    Captain_Crash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,104 ✭✭✭Captain_Crash


    Might it be lost comms??

    isn't the procedure for that to proceed to the next way point, hold, then continue to destination? which is what they done here

    EDIT: They were going to LTN, so STN wasn't the destination.


  • #9
    billie1b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,897 ✭✭✭billie1b


    Hoax bomb threat called in


  • #10
    HTCOne
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    Wanderer78 wrote: »
    paulhardman wrote:
    Did a few loops at 23000 feet off the coast before coming into STN


    To dump fuel I'd imagine?

    From my initial ATC training....

    767/A330 MAY have fuel dumping capability (it's a customer option).

    Anything larger does have the capability, anything smaller does not.

    Although I'm sure there are exceptions (I know the 707 had it fitted, but I'm thinking current types).


  • #11
    Noxegon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,746 ✭✭✭Noxegon


    The things the authorities have to do to prevent Ryanair cancelling a flight...!

    I develop Superior Solitaire when I'm not procrastinating on boards.ie.



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  • #12
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,999 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Seems odd to me.
    Did the pilot lose contact or something.
    Surely otherwise the pilot would be told to put it on the ground without all the fuss. I thought the fighter escort was normally reserved for plane going off course or generally unresponsive.


  • #13
    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 12,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    What would be the logic of a fighter escort on a bomb threat?


  • #14
    faoiarvok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭faoiarvok


    artanevilla wrote: »
    What would be the logic of a fighter escort on a bomb threat?

    Direct comms to commanders on the ground reporting if anything else fishy is going on, and if push comes to shove, they can choose to shoot the aircraft down over the sea instead of having it blow up over London?


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