Delta transatlantic flight to Boston diverts to Porto over medical emergency
A Delta Air Lines flight from Barcelona to Boston turned back over the Atlantic and landed in Porto after a medical situation in the cabin. The carrier rescheduled the onward leg and cancelled two connecting flights.
A Delta Air Lines transatlantic flight to Boston diverted to Portugal on Sunday after a medical situation in the cabin, the airline said.
Flight DL251, an Airbus A330-300 registered N824NW, left Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport just after 3:00 PM local time. It climbed to 33,000 feet over mainland Spain, then levelled at 32,000 feet for the oceanic cruise.
Roughly two hours in, heading west over the Atlantic, the crew stopped the crossing and declared a general emergency, squawking 7700, and requested a diversion to the nearest suitable airport. Controllers sent the wide-body to Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto.
The aircraft landed safely on Runway 35 a little over three hours after leaving Barcelona.
Delta moved the continuation of the flight to Boston to the following day at 1:00 PM local time. With the aircraft and crew out of position, the carrier confirmed that connecting flights DL276 and DL277 were cancelled. Affected passengers are being rebooked on other routes or given accommodation while they wait for the new departure.
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- airlive.netEmergency: Delta flight DL251 to Boston turned around over Atlantic and diverted to Porto