FR24 showing almost no traffic around the three airports,have not seen that in many a year. Virgin VS26 seems to have made out around 10:30 but no one else. From the UK our news footage of the East coast looks bloody awful, can be no fun working the ramp in these conditions, how people even making it into work amazes me. Big to those who were able to.

I work in midtown. I can't see the building across the street.

Vis very poor, strong winds, snow / heavy snow, blowing snow, freezing fog, Not good.

KJFK 041551Z 34030G39KT 1/8SM R04R/0800V1400FT SN BLSN FZFG VV004 M06/M06 A2933 RMK AO2 PK WND 34041/1504 SLP933 SNINCR 1/5 P0001 T10561061 $
KEWR 041609Z 34027G37KT 1/4SM R04R/1600V2000FT SN BLSN VV006 M05/M06 A2938 RMK AO2 PK WND 34037/1601 P0001 T10501061 $
KLGA 041600Z 34027G36KT 1/4SM R04/2000V2200FT SN BLSN FZFG VV008 M04/M06 A2935 RMK AO2 PK WND 34036/1556 PRESFR P0000 T10441061

KBOS 041609Z 36028G33KT 1/8SM R04R/1400V1800FT VCTS +SN BLSN FZFG VV004 M03/M04 A2926 RMK AO2 PK WND 36033/1603 PRESFR P0002 T10281039 $

Looks like IAD is getting the brunt of the JFK diversions.

JAL6 circled near JFK for a while and now appears to be diverting to...ORD! That's a helluva diversion. Also a CX 773 is diverting to YYZ. If things don't change, they'll be a lot more widebody diversions as the afternoon TATL flights approach.

Edit: Corrected BUF to YYZ

RDUDDJI wrote:

Looks like IAD is getting the brunt of the JFK diversions.

JAL6 circled near JFK for a while and now appears to be diverting to...ORD! That's a helluva diversion. Also a CX 773 is diverting to BUF. If things don't change, they'll be a lot more widebody diversions as the afternoon TATL flights approach.

CX is going to YYZ not BUF, so is KE. AR and LA went to IAD, JL and OZ to ORD. More to come for sure.

JFK is closed until at least 3:00pm local time. A lot of inbounds will divert.

HB-IWC wrote:

RDUDDJI wrote:

Looks like IAD is getting the brunt of the JFK diversions.

JAL6 circled near JFK for a while and now appears to be diverting to...ORD! That's a helluva diversion. Also a CX 773 is diverting to BUF. If things don't change, they'll be a lot more widebody diversions as the afternoon TATL flights approach.

CX is going to YYZ not BUF, so is KE. AR and LA went to IAD, JL and OZ to ORD. More to come for sure.

Beat me to it.

readytotaxi wrote:

See SIA26 is diverting to SWF, didn't know they could handle the A380.

I'm sure it can land/takeoff there (long RWY), but it won't be able to connect to the terminal (unless they've done some major expansion since I've been there).

See SIA26 is diverting to SWF, didn't know they could handle the A380.

Turkish 3 is headed down to Dulles.

Look like aircraft are starting to circle at PHL now.

readytotaxi wrote:

See SIA26 is diverting to SWF, didn't know they could handle the A380.

SWF has had A380 diversions before. Stewart can take any aircraft all the way up to the space shuttle. When Antonovs bring in oversized cargo to the New York area, they often use SWF

Norwegian 787-9 from LGW to JFK diverted into ALB

RDUDDJI wrote:

readytotaxi wrote:

See SIA26 is diverting to SWF, didn't know they could handle the A380.

I'm sure it can land/takeoff there (long RWY), but it won't be able to connect to the terminal (unless they've done some major expansion since I've been there).

Guess they will leave them on the plane for a while then, wouldn't fancy using steps in this weather.

readytotaxi wrote:

RDUDDJI wrote:

readytotaxi wrote:

See SIA26 is diverting to SWF, didn't know they could handle the A380.

I'm sure it can land/takeoff there (long RWY), but it won't be able to connect to the terminal (unless they've done some major expansion since I've been there).

Guess they will leave them on the plane for a while then, wouldn't fancy using steps in this weather.

The problem is, they can barely see the taxiway from the cockpit. After landing the plane would be stuck on the runway, unless they want to taxi through the grass. Can't see any difference, both the taxiway and the grass are covered with snow.

SIA going to SWF and Norwegian into ALB is piss poor planning by the airlines and/or incompetent captains. During a major snow storm, you want to divert to an airport that can handle both the aircraft and the people especially if the flight crew times out waiting for the weather to clear. SWF and ALB are alternates you would use if the weather was good or only a fuel and go diversion. On a day like today with snow removal, high winds, and low visibility, you want to go to a place like YYZ, ORD, IAD. JAL planned well to go to ORD because their connecting passengers can be accommodated on flights out of ORD and the NYC local passengers have a wider range of hotels to choose from. Add in the ORD has much better customs availability.

If SIA cant get out of SWF, it will be a nightmare for those passengers and crew customs and hotel/transport wise. Likewise for Norwegian at ALB. SWF/ALB dont regularly process widebody international flights customs wise and ramp wise too. Poor choices in diversion points on a day like this.

stlgph wrote:

I work in midtown. I can't see the building across the street.

Same. I work in Downtown and it's total whiteout conditions. Can't see the building that's 50 feet from my office window.

DoctorVenkman wrote:

stlgph wrote:

I work in midtown. I can't see the building across the street.

Same. I work in Downtown and it's total whiteout conditions. Can't see the building that's 50 feet from my office window.

with that in mind, time to get lunch!

I've edited the title to keep storm related discussion in one place. Otherwise, we'll have 50 threads about every diversion!

✈️ atcsundevil

stlgph wrote:

DoctorVenkman wrote:

stlgph wrote:

I work in midtown. I can't see the building across the street.

Same. I work in Downtown and it's total whiteout conditions. Can't see the building that's 50 feet from my office window.

with that in mind, time to get lunch!

Don't have the salad

Now looks like PHL is not accepting traffic.

Visibility is zero, strong winds. Not safe weather at the moment.

Two PHL flights landing at IAD now.

You can't even see in front of you here (NY). Very heavy snow, very gusty winds. The roads are horrendous as well. JFK is closed until 3 PM Eastern.

DL1561 (ATL-PHL) appears to be diverting to IAD, and DL43 (BRU-JFK) is diverting to DTW.

SyracuseAvGeek wrote:

Norwegian 787-9 from LGW to JFK diverted into ALB

Pix and story at Times Union

Victor Borge indeed...

MSJYOP28Apilot wrote:

....If SIA cant get out of SWF, it will be a nightmare for those passengers and crew customs and hotel/transport wise.....

The Star Alliance hub at IAD would have made much more sense.

FedEx 3018 FLL-EWR diverted to IND of all places...circled over Trenton, then made two attempts at Newark.

https://www.flightradar24.com/FDX3018/10075ac2

anything above 25 knots is not good for autoland cat III, so it's not only a problem of taxi after landing. then if no planes are departing difficult to accept many more arriving planes, I guess with the weather forecast in hand airlines plan logical diverison airports, in most cases, if possible another company destination, things are usually smoother if that's the case.

MSJYOP28Apilot wrote:

SIA going to SWF and Norwegian into ALB is piss poor planning by the airlines and/or incompetent captains. During a major snow storm, you want to divert to an airport that can handle both the aircraft and the people especially if the flight crew times out waiting for the weather to clear. SWF and ALB are alternates you would use if the weather was good or only a fuel and go diversion. On a day like today with snow removal, high winds, and low visibility, you want to go to a place like YYZ, ORD, IAD. JAL planned well to go to ORD because their connecting passengers can be accommodated on flights out of ORD and the NYC local passengers have a wider range of hotels to choose from. Add in the ORD has much better customs availability.

If SIA cant get out of SWF, it will be a nightmare for those passengers and crew customs and hotel/transport wise. Likewise for Norwegian at ALB. SWF/ALB dont regularly process widebody international flights customs wise and ramp wise too. Poor choices in diversion points on a day like this.

Agree with most of it, in this weather and with a possible very long delay.

Surprised why Norwegian didn't divert to Stewart instead of Albany. After all, Stewart is an airport that is regularly served by Norwegian. Albany isn't. At Stewart they got the staff to take care of the passengers and if I'm not mistaken Stewart does have the equipment to unload containered luggage which is not the case in Albany. As soon as the weather clears, the passengers could be bussed from Stewart to New York.

its definitely the kind of day to just throw in the towel and try again tomorrow. Looks like were approaching near 80% cxld today at PHL/EWR/JFK/LGA & BOS so now if the passengers can just understand that, and find accommodations all is well

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ek201
Looks like EK201 for JFK is heading to IAD instead

GE90man wrote:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ek201
Looks like EK201 for JFK is heading to IAD instead

Air Lingus 105 is following it to IAD.

wow, and did the SIA A380 diversion shut down SWF do we know, id love a pic of either fiasco to be honest

MSJYOP28Apilot wrote:

Likewise for Norwegian at ALB. SWF/ALB dont regularly process widebody international flights customs wise and ramp wise too.

From the article: http://www.timesunion.com/business/arti ... o-14790209

"Airport spokesman Doug Myers said the state of emergency in New York City ruled out plans to bus the passengers there."

"The crew operating the aircraft had "timed out" by mid-day Thursday, and a replacement crew wasn't immediately available. The plane, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with an oversize portrait of the late Danish-American comedian and pianist Victor Borge on its tailfin, was to spend the night at Albany."

"Passengers who checked their baggage will have to wait until the plane arrives at JFK. Luggage aboard the wide-body 787 is placed in containers that are then loaded into the jet's belly. Albany doesn't have the equipment to unload those containers."

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In other words, the pax are screwed.

I agree Albany and Stewart are not good places for a widebody diversion. IAD, BWI, PHL, PIT, DTW, CLE, CVG, ORD etc can actually process the passengers and unload a widebody. Weather at SWF is horrible right now and there aren’t large hotels around there. There are only some smaller hotels and Newburgh is not somewhere anyone wants to ever go to.

SWF is close enough to get to New York City, but roads are in bad shape.

MSJYOP28Apilot wrote:

SIA going to SWF and Norwegian into ALB is piss poor planning by the airlines and/or incompetent captains. During a major snow storm, you want to divert to an airport that can handle both the aircraft and the people especially if the flight crew times out waiting for the weather to clear. SWF and ALB are alternates you would use if the weather was good or only a fuel and go diversion. On a day like today with snow removal, high winds, and low visibility, you want to go to a place like YYZ, ORD, IAD. JAL planned well to go to ORD because their connecting passengers can be accommodated on flights out of ORD and the NYC local passengers have a wider range of hotels to choose from. Add in the ORD has much better customs availability.

If SIA cant get out of SWF, it will be a nightmare for those passengers and crew customs and hotel/transport wise. Likewise for Norwegian at ALB. SWF/ALB dont regularly process widebody international flights customs wise and ramp wise too. Poor choices in diversion points on a day like this.

I saw a tweet earlier that the passengers from some of widebodies divertiing to IAD would be 'bussed' to NYC. Not sure if that was accurate, but if SQ winds up needing to bus to NYC, SWF sure is a lot closer than IAD.

It looks like AA95 (MAD-JFK) will be forced to divert for the 2nd time today.
1st they diverted to YQX (Gander) probably for refueling due very strong headwinds over the North Atlantic.
And the YQX-JFK flight will now divert to ORD according to FR24.

Mike

DL45 (DUB-JFK) seems to be straining off and heading to ATL. Now that's a diversion...

What a day to be at DTW, we're getting tons of diversions here, than again anything more than 3 or 4 flights that we don't normally get is a ton, ha!

QR701, EY101, VS127 and MT2848 diverting to IAD.
LX22 and AA95 diverting to ORD.
LH410, DL477 and DL419 diverting to DTW.
DL2 diverting to ATL.

Another thing with DTW and ATL getting DL or even LH flights is the ability to go on to other DL or UA destinations. If LH is going into JFK and diverting to DTW they can be re booked via UA to get to ORD, IAH, DEN or SFO. DL flights would be processed and sent out via DTW or ATL.

One would think to divert to BWI, it has plenty of gates (though not workers). Bus everyone to the BWI Airport train station and call Amtrak to tack on a couple Amfleet cars to end of one of the Regionals and let your pax ride in better comfort to the NYC area. Surely be safer than trying to bus them to NYC.

AA from ZRH, MXP and CDG all diverted to ORD while BCN and LHR diverted to CLT.
DL from FRA and ZRH diverted to CVG while BRU, MXP, BCN,FCO are going to DTW; DUB, LHR and AMS headed to ATL

Was scheduled on AA MIA-BDL last night...cancelled while at the airport
Rescheduled FLL-CLT-BDL...cancelled
Booked NK FLL-BDL...cancelled

Right now I've got a refundable B6 FLL-HPN and a WN FLL-BWI-BDL. WN is flying its LAS-BDL due in at 6:55pm

panamair wrote:

BRU, MXP, BCN,FCO are going to DTW

They all have gate assignments it appears, so it's quite possible they're going to process them, the arrivals hall is going to be quite jammed. I wonder if agents will do a re book with a confirmed seat or HK them all.

While at LAX T4 this am I heard final boarding for AA 118 to JFK, I was surprised they were going. Just tracked it and they diverted to ORD.

william wrote:

One would think to divert to BWI, it has plenty of gates (though not workers). Bus everyone to the BWI Airport train station and call Amtrak to tack on a couple Amfleet cars to end of one of the Regionals and let your pax ride in better comfort to the NYC area. Surely be safer than trying to bus them to NYC.

I saw a tweet from a reporter in DC (at 1 EST) that said BWI is not accepting anymore diverted planes. They have to divert to IAD.

william wrote:

One would think to divert to BWI, it has plenty of gates (though not workers). Bus everyone to the BWI Airport train station and call Amtrak to tack on a couple Amfleet cars to end of one of the Regionals and let your pax ride in better comfort to the NYC area. Surely be safer than trying to bus them to NYC.

The snow is also affecting Amtrak. They are running reduced schedules. I would guess that they can't even accommodate all of their own passengers, let alone diverted passengers on airplanes as well.

jco613 wrote:

Was scheduled on AA MIA-BDL last night...cancelled while at the airport
Rescheduled FLL-CLT-BDL...cancelled
Booked NK FLL-BDL...cancelled

Right now I've got a refundable B6 FLL-HPN and a WN FLL-BWI-BDL. WN is flying its LAS-BDL due in at 6:55pm

I don't have a good feeling about HPN today. There haven't been any arrivals at all today.

A bit of a noob question but any chance that AA will cancel my TPA-PHL flight Tommorrow afternoon. It's still going to be 40mph gusts. Honestly looking for a few more vacation days with an legit excuse for work