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Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:33:23 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP, post #14794925
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Lufthansa Munich-Washington Flight Diverted After A380 Ran out of Fuel
https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/07/02/lufthansa-munich-washington-flight-diverted-to-boston/
Similar Incident
United Airlines (UA) flight UA83, operating from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), was diverted to
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on December 11, 2024.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner made the unscheduled stop due to low fuel, prompting a mid-Atlantic diversion. The aircraft later continued safely to its
destination in Newark (EWR) after refueling.
Flight UA83 departed from Delhi (DEL) at 6:35 PM UTC using runway 29R/11L. Operated by United Airlines (UA), the aircraft was a Boeing 787-9 registered as
N24979, equipped with GEnX engines, and approximately 4.7 years old.
The nonstop service between Delhi and Newark covers about 11,786 km (7,324 miles), typically requiring around 16 hours of flight time. However, about 14 hours
into the journey, while flying over the Atlantic Ocean near the eastern seaboard, the flight crew informed air traffic control of low fuel levels and requested
a diversion.
Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:35:34 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP
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Being a mentour pilot youtube channel subscriber i understand the reason for the Lufthansa flight
Though I do not understand the United flight which had realized after 14 hours that the fuel was not enough
I mean why did they need to divert so much en route? Was it headwinds? I figure they would have plotted the route well ahead of time
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