- Two transatlantic flights to Toronto were returned over the ocean on Monday after a Delta flight crashed.
- More than 40 other flights had to divert when Toronto Pearson International Airport closed.
- Flights to nowhere are pain for passengers but are often the best option for airlines.
Two transatlantic flights to nowhere were one of the dozens of planes that turned away due to the Delta plane crash on Monday in Toronto.
Toronto Pearson airport temporarily closed its two slopes after a CRJ900 bomber overturned and lost its two wings. 80 people were on board, including 18 injured.
A British Airways Boeing 777 was flying from London to Toronto when the incident occurred.
The British Airways flight 99 stolen for three hours, before turning around the Atlantic Ocean, according to Flightradar24 data.
He landed in London Heathrow around midnight, local time – six o’clock after taking off from there.
The flight to Toronto usually lasts about eight hours.
Another flight linked to Toronto, from Lisbon and operated by Tap Air Portugal, seemed to fly about two hours across the Atlantic before starting to change direction, by Flightradar24.
He initially seemed to be settled to the Azores – a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic – but finally landed in Lisbon about eight hours after taking off.
TAP and British Airways did not immediately respond to the requests for comments from Business Insider.
Flightradar24 said that it had followed 44 additional flights that turned away due to the plane accident on Monday.
11 From those who have turned to neighboring Montreal, as well as nine in Ottawa, six in Hamilton and three to each of Chicago O’Hare and Pittsburgh.
In addition to being boring for passengers, diversions can also be expensive for airlines – with training effects on their flight times.
While stealing hundreds or even thousands of kilometers above the ocean may seem strange, it is relatively common. Indeed, it is easier for airlines to re -enhance and welcome passengers and crew at a Hub airport.
In incidents like this, airports closer to the destination can also have a limited capacity to manage additional flights.
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