A CARIBBEAN AIRLINES BOEING 737-800, RUN OUT OF FUEL OVER THE ATLANTIC A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9Y-BGI operating flight BW-600 from Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 95 people on board, was enroute at FL380 over the Atlantic Ocean about 250nm eastsoutheast of Norfolk,VA (USA) and 390nm northwest of Bermuda when the crew declared emergency reporting they had fuel available only from one tank, and that tank had 2300 kg/5000 lbs of fuel remaining with an endurance of 80 minutes. They wanted to divert to Bermuda. After being cleared direct to Bermuda by Oceanic Control the crew advised they would prefer to divert to Norfolk,VA (USA) and were cleared direct to Norfolk. The aircraft landed safely on Norfolks runway 05 about 70 minutes after declaring emergency. ✈ ✈Stay connected with us and Invite your friends to our page Blue Sky-Crew and Stay Tuned with the latest Airlines News Straight Off The Runway ✈ ✈©© ©© facebook/BlueSkyCrew
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 06:29:05 +0000
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