Think about being on a transatlantic flight and diverting as a consequence of a technical challenge, solely to have the identical precise factor occur on the alternative flight. Effectively, that’s precisely what some JetBlue passengers are at present coping with (because of James for flagging this)…
JetBlue Airbus A321LR returns to Paris as a consequence of technical challenge
This example began on Thursday, July 11, 2024, and includes JetBlue flight B61908, scheduled to function from Paris (CDG) to New York (JFK). The flight was operated by a lower than one-year-old Airbus A321LR with the license plate N4076J.
The plane took off from Paris at 2:05PM native time, and it flew for about 90 minutes, making it simply off the west coast of Eire. At this level the crew made the choice to return to Paris as a consequence of a technical challenge.
The airplane ended up touchdown again in Paris round 3hr20min after it departed, at 5:25PM native time.
A passenger onboard claims that there was a single JetBlue consultant there to help passengers. In actuality, it appears most individuals simply received rebooked on a alternative flight the next day. That’s as a result of JetBlue was planning on flying in an plane half from the US, in order that the airplane might be mounted, and reenter service.
Sadly that didn’t work out all that effectively…
Similar JetBlue Airbus A321LR then diverts to Dublin
This morning (Friday, July 12, 2024), JetBlue reportedly despatched everybody on a bus to the airport in preparation for the alternative flight, just for it to be delayed by “hours.” I suppose the repair took longer than deliberate.
I can recognize how that’s difficult for airways — they clearly wished to get everybody on their method as rapidly as attainable, however it’s additionally exhausting to foretell how lengthy a repair will take earlier than the half arrives.
After an prolonged delay, there was lastly some excellent news, because the plane took off from Paris at 4:17PM native time, simply over 26 hours after the passengers had beforehand departed Paris. On this case, the flight flew west for effectively over two hours, making it well beyond Eire and over the Atlantic.
Nonetheless, at that time the pilots made the choice to divert, as the identical challenge reportedly occurred as the day prior to this. So now this JetBlue A321LR is being diverted to Dublin, the place passengers will possible spend the evening.
Beneath is the Twitter/X replace on that from the identical passenger (this accommodates some unhealthy language — and for what it’s value, this woman is a comic and never only a very indignant particular person, so I believe the language is meant for comedic impact, or one thing).
I’m curious to see what occurs subsequent, and if JetBlue makes an attempt to fly these passengers out on that airplane for a 3rd time, or if folks simply get rebooked on different flights and/or different airways.
Backside line
A JetBlue Airbus A321LR scheduled to function from Paris to New York needed to return to Paris as a consequence of a technical challenge. JetBlue flew in a spare half, and about 26 hours later, the flight was tried once more with the identical plane. Sadly the identical challenge reportedly occurred throughout that flight, and now the airplane is headed to Dublin.
Clearly that is an extremely irritating state of affairs for passengers and the airline alike. I belief that JetBlue tried to repair the airplane and assumed the right repair had taken place, or else the airline wouldn’t have tried to function the flight once more. However typically the identical factor occurs once more, embarrassing because it could be…
A minimum of these passengers might be eligible for €600 money compensation plus all their bills lined, because of the EU261 coverage.
What do you make of this JetBlue double diversion?