Landing problems: On Saturday at 13:35 at the airport in Innsbruck he was to land plane Austrian Airlines from Warsaw. However, the maneuver could not be carried out because of so -called Wind Shear (Wind Uskok). The machine approached the landing twice, which they accompanied Very strong turbulence – describes Interia. Then the decision to redirect was to be made flight to Munich. There it was possible to land at 14:30.
Waiting for decisions: After landing in Munich, the aircraft was to remain on the airport by about 45 minutes. Interia's interlocutor said that passengers first heard that their journey would end here. After a while, however, the decision was to be changed, and the plane is to try to land again in Innsbruck. If it failed, he was to fly to the airport in Salzburg. This caused a stir among passengers. One of the women on board to faint and be taken to the ambulance. The staff were to propose to passengers that they could leave the plane, but emphasized that as soon as some made such a decision, it Luggage will not be issued to them.
Later, the crew was to inform about the next change of plans: The plane was to fly to Vienna, because there the line has a base from which it could organize transport. According to Interia's interlocutor, about 60 percent left the deck. travelers. The portal further reports that after 5pm, i.e. Three hours after landing in Munichthe machine was still waiting for the airport. “We don't know when we get to and where,” one of the passengers said. He added that the crew gave them water after two hours, but did not offer anything to eat. The staff were to offer them only that they could buy something from the on -board menu. According to flightradar24 aircraft He finally started from Munich at 17:47 And he landed in Innsbruck at 18:22. We contacted Austrian Airlines with a request for comment. We will publish the answer as soon as we receive it.
What possibilities passengers have: Your Europe reminds you that “according to EU regulations flight redirected to another airport, which does not serve the same town or the same region as the airport, for which the booking was made, should be treated as Lot canceled “. However, when the airline provides transport to the airport, where it was to land at the beginning, flight is recognized as delayed. In both cases it is due compensation.
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Source: Interia, Your Europe