Vistara flight from New Delhi to London Heathrow has declared an emergency over Germany.

The Boeing 787-9 (registration VT-TSE) turned around over Germany as the crew contact ATC for an immediate diversion.

In the past week, about ten flights from India experienced bomb threats as Air India #AI129 to London Heathrow.

UPDATE 20:50 CEST
Flight #UK17 is diverting to Frankfurt.

UPDATE 21:01 CEST
The Dreamliner has landed on runway 07R at FRA.

UPDATE 21:10 CEST
The Boeing 787 is parked at a remote area of the airport.

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The incident, which occurred while the aircraft was parked, resulted in no injuries but caused impacts to a catering truck.

Reports indicate that the emergency slide deployed from the 1R door, located at the front of the aircraft on the right side. The inflatable slide, designed for rapid evacuation in an emergency, landed on top of a catering truck servicing the plane.

The cause of this accidental deployment is currently under investigation. While uncommon, such incidents can occur due to mechanical malfunction or inadvertent activation.

Delta and Gatwick Airport authorities are working together to assess the situation and ensure the safe removal of the slide. The catering truck may also require inspection for any potential damage.

Passengers scheduled to fly the aircraft are likely experiencing delays as a result of the incident. Delta will re-accommodate passengers or arrange for repairs to the aircraft before it can resume its journey.

Further details regarding the cause of the deployment and the eventual course of action are expected to be released soon.

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Jet2 flight from Leeds to Fuerteventura declared an emergency shortly after takeoff.

The Boeing 737-800 (registration G-JZBX) departed Leeds at 09:00 BST. Immediately after takeoff, the crew noticed the flaps would not retract.

The aircraft entered a hold at 7,000 ft then reached 9,000 ft for about 30 minutes before pilots squawked 7700 (general emergency).

As Manchester Airport could have been an option, the flight was vectored to ROKUP waypoint, heading south toward East Midlands Airport.

The aircraft safely landed runway 27 and is currently inspected. The Boeing 737-800 is almost 16 years old. It was first delivered to Sunwing Airlines.

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Yesterday, Tuesday, March 26 2024, an unusual visitor landed in London Heathrow following a diversion.

The Lufthansa flight LH463 from Miami departed Monday, March 25 2024 at 18:15 EDT for a 8 hour-flight to Frankfurt.

The flight was operated by a Boeing 747-8 (registration D-ABYG) which was delivered to the airline in 2013.

But while cruising at 29,000ft, the crew requested a diversion to Dublin Airport, then finally switched to London Heathrow due to a medical emergency.

The aircraft landed on runway 09L shortly before 6am local time and left Heathrow 2 hours later from runway 09R.

This short visit marks the increasingly rare opportunity to watch a passenger Boeing 747 at London Heathrow after the last super jumbo left British Airways fleet in April 2020.

According to Cirium, this is one of the 53 passenger Boeing 747s still in service.

The last visit of a commercial Boeing 747 at London Heathrow was another Lufthansa’s aircraft (registration D-ABVZ) back on Saturday, July 8 2023 as noticed by M Zulqarnain B.

The opportunity was already a diversion on flight LH471 from Toronto.

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Sunday, March 24 2024, Jet2 flight departed Las Palmas at 16:07 WET for a 4 hour-flight to UK.

Once entering UK airspace, the Boeing 737-800 started descent and diverted to Bristol.

Passengers explained the toilets on board were not available.

The aircraft (registration G-JZBM) was checked by engineers then finally resumed the flight 2 hours later.

It landed at Newcastle few minutes before 23h00 GMT.

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