V-Flyer

Noticed how VS016 from MCO diverted to St. Johns...anyone have any additional info on this? Hope everything is fine.

It was a medical diversion for a passenger with heart problems. It was due to arrive at LGW around 1130.

Cheers
Alan

I'm not being heartless here (no pun intended)
but I was curious how much money it costs on average to divert/land/take off again[?]

I think there are serveral hundred medical landings a year so it must cost a fair bit to the airlines..[?]

quote:Originally posted by Jonathan
I think there are serveral hundred medical landings a year so it must cost a fair bit to the airlines..[?]

or can they reclaim the costs from the travel insurance companies?

where is st johns please ?

if a medical emergency like this happens do the pax get off or is it was very fast turn round

steve

Using the Active Search window above, St John's reveals itself as:

YYT: St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada (St John's International)

Pix

a bit advanced for me that

but thanks for the info

steve

Wouldn't St.Johns be pretty much the last place a jetliner can stop before heading off over the Atlantic?

We were on a MCO-LGW a few years ago and had to help a passenger that got ill, we were given the option of landing in Greenland as we'd passed St John's by then.

Re the cost of diversions I'm sure the airline pays for it but I don't know whether it can be claimed back from the airline's insurers afterwards [?] So long as the crew don't go out of hours or anything then the costs would be restricted to the extra fuel + landing/handling charges + possibly welfare costs if there is a significant knock-on delay.

There are a few places on the east coast of Canada that we occasionally use for medical emergencies, these being Halifax, St. Johns, Gander and Goose Bay. The rest of the pax stay on during diversions...it generally takes about an hour due to having to find the passenger's luggage etc.

Cheers
Alan

Thanks Alan,

A minefield of info as always!:D