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User currently offlineJustplanecrazy From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2003, 536 posts, RR: 2
Posted (8 years 3 months 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 2545 times:

Does anyone know roughly what percentage of flights are diverted because of a medical emergency on board or for technical problems.Or the average number of hours an airliner will fly before it is diverted ?.ive flown 65 times most long haul but ive never been on a flight thats been diverted.


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User currently offline1MillionFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 2444 times:

In 1485 commercial flights I have been diverted exactly once.

User currently offlineUSrampleadSTL From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 102 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2410 times:

In terms of actual percentages, I would guess something like 0.05% or less for medical emergencies and technical problems. Much more often, diversions occur due to weather.


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User currently onlineGoldenshield From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 5441 posts, RR: 12
Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2401 times:

Out of the 3200 flights that I have worked, I have only had to divert 1 due to a medical emergency.


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User currently offlineJayhup From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 440 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2376 times:

Jeez...

I've been diverted three times:

LGA-DFW diverted to BHM (Birmingham, AL) for fuel.

LHR-JFK diverted back to LHR because of a flap problem.

LHR-JFK diverted back to LHR because we had no water on the a/c (don't ask!).

Nearly had a medical diversion on a DFW-ORD (they made an announcement in the cabin looking for a doctor) but fortunately we continued on...

JH

User currently offline1MillionFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2357 times:

whoops, I couldn't edit for some reason. I have been diverted 2 times in 1485 flights.

I had a coworker that had 2 diversions from MSP-SFO on the same flight for medical emergencies I guess he was cursed!

User currently offlineJustplanecrazy From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2003, 536 posts, RR: 2
Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2249 times:

thanks for the replies,ive found some info on google as well.e.g deaths on board 0.05 per million passengers


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User currently offlineLaxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22053 posts, RR: 51
Reply 8, posted (8 years 3 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 2238 times:

At a major US airline the overall diversion rate for all reasons is approximately nearly 1 in 1000 flights. This can covers everything from mechanical, weather and medical issues.
Obviously if weather hits a hub one can experience multiple diversions in one day, however other times the airline can go days if not a week or more without a single diversion.


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