Biggest Flight Disruptions of the Week | 05.31
On Tuesday the 28th, a transport worker strike took place in the Netherlands. As a consequence, Amsterdam Schiphol airport advised airlines to cancel dozens of flights. Note that this makes them unclaimable, as the cancellation was caused by factors outside the airlines’ control.
by Skycop team
- 2019-05-31
- 12:50 PM GMT
On the 25th, an EasyJet flight to Ibiza was climbing out of London Stansted when one of the engines ingested a bird. While there were no changes in its performance parameters, the crew decided to land back at Stansted. A replacement plane delivered the passengers to Ibiza with a delay of 6 hours. However, due to the delay being caused by a bird strike, this flight is unclaimable.
On the same day, a LOT plane from Warsaw was landing in Tel Aviv when it experienced a bird strike. The plane landed safely but was not able to depart for the return flight, which was then cancelled.
On the 26th, a Transavia France plane was taking off from Nantes for Rome when the crew stopped the climb due to a fuel leak. They shut down the engine and landed back in Nantes 50 minutes later.
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