- Virgin Atlantic flight with greater than 250 passengers on board touring to Los Angeles was forced to divert to Canada after a technical problem with its engine
- It was diverted as a precautionary measure as soon as the engine fault was found
- The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landed at Goose Bay Airport, a Canadian Forces Base positioned within the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
A Virgin Atlantic flight with greater than 250 passengers on board touring from London to Los Angeles was forced to divert to Canada after a technical problem with its engine.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner landed at Goose Bay Airport, a Canadian Forces Base positioned within the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
It was diverted as a precautionary measure as soon as the engine fault was found.
A involved twitter consumer questioned the airliner for a standing on flight VS141.
Virgin Atlantic responded: ‘All impacted passengers have been notified of their reprotection choices and may also be considered after they log into ‘My reserving’ on our web site.’
The consumer requested whether or not they landed in Canada, with the corporate confirming: ‘We can verify that the VS141 has landed in Goose Bay Airport in Canada.’
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson instructed DailyMail.com: ‘As a precautionary measure, the VS141 from London Heathrow to Los Angeles has diverted to Goose Bay in Canada due to a technical problem.
‘The security and safety of our prospects and crew at all times stays our highest precedence and wasn’t compromised at any level.
‘We might be sending a restoration flight to acquire all prospects from Goose Bay which can transport them to New York JFK, the place prospects might be supplied with lodging and our groups will assist with their onward journey to Los Angeles. We’d like to sincerely apologize for the delay and any inconvenience induced.’
The plane, which took off from Heathrow airport at 1.25pm, was diverted to Canada as a precautionary measure after an engine fault was found.
It was supposed to land at Los Angeles airport at 3.55pm earlier than it was diverted.
Customers will flown to New York and supplied with lodging earlier than they make their onward journey to Los Angeles.
DailyMail.com has contacted Goose Bay Airport for remark.
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