Austrian Airlines transatlantic flight diverts to Shannon, later resumes to JFK
An Austrian Airlines Boeing 787-9 bound for New York turned back over the North Atlantic and landed at Shannon Airport in Ireland before continuing to JFK. The carrier has not confirmed the reason for the diversion.
An Austrian Airlines transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland on Friday evening before continuing to New York, according to the carrier's schedule and tracking data.
Flight OS35, a Boeing 787-9 registered as OE-LPM, left Vienna Airport at 5:00 PM CEST bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport. It climbed to 34,000 feet over Germany, crossed Western Europe and headed out over the Atlantic, later reaching 36,000 feet.
About three and a half hours in, while over the North Atlantic, the crew turned the aircraft around and set course for Ireland. It landed at Shannon at 9:05 PM local time, after close to five hours in the air.
Austrian Airlines has not confirmed what prompted the diversion. The airline set a target re-departure of 9:30 PM local time. The aircraft took off from Shannon at 10:21 PM after a stop for refuelling and ground procedures.
Flight OS35 is expected at JFK shortly before midnight local time, leaving passengers heading to the United States with a delay of a few hours.
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- airlive.netAustrian Airlines OS35 is resuming flight to JFK after earlier diversion to Shannon