Virgin Atlantic B744 at London on Feb 29th 2016, runway closed after landing
Last Update: February 29, 2016 / 23:05:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-44
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VAST
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The airport reported that the runway needed to be closed at about 10:15L due to an oil spill onto the runway, that needed to be cleaned up. The runway remained closed until 11:38L. 19 arriving flights needed to divert.
Radar data suggest, that G-VAST was the last movement on the runway before the runway was closed.
G-VAST is still on the ground in Gatwick about 12.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 29, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Atlantic
Flight number
VS-44
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-VAST
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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