Canada B789 near Hyderabad on Sep 19th 2017, ATC tries to divert aircraft despite several Mayday calls following two diversions
Last Update: October 5, 2017 / 21:35:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-46
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
C-FGEI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
The Canadian TSB reported: "The operator reported that ATC continued trying to divert the flight or attempted to place it in another hold. The flight crew had to declare MAYDAY four times before ATC cleared them for the approach into VOHS. The TSB is in contact with India’s AAIB."
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Canada
Flight number
AC-46
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
C-FGEI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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