Questions tagged [diversion]

The act of changing destination of an on-going flight.

The act of changing destination of an on-going flight. For questions about re-routed flights.

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What will happen if a refugee boarded a plane, but that plane is diverted to the place where he is persecuted?

Assume that there is a refugee being persecuted by China with an active arrest warrant, who has sought protection in another country and granted refugee status. He then boarded a plane from Europe to Taiwan, however, due to some problems the plane…
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Why did FlightStats mark today's flight AS159 as departed from SEA and diverted to SEA?

I see that FlightStats marked today's flight AS159, as departed from SEA's gate at 07:15 PT and diverted to SEA, where it arrived at 07:38 (mirror): A second flight AS159 departed from SEA's gate at 07:15 and was successful in reaching its…
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Past flight deviation information

How do I find the detailed information for a flight deviation of a past flight from United Airlines?
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What happens when a domestic flight diverts internationally?

Some domestic flights (e.g. to remote islands like Australia's Christmas Island, or to exclaves like Alaska) occasionally have to divert due to weather or mechanical issues to a diversion airport that is outside the country of origin. Over at Flight…