Date: 19 Feb 97 02:46:26
From: "Tim Halen" <tmhalen@ibm.net>
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Dieder Bylsma <bylsma@unixg.ubc.ca> wrote in article
<airliners.1997.431@ohare.Chicago.COM>...
> Just saw a photo in a newspaper of the Concorde at an airport-gate in
> Halifax. Caption said that it had diverted to Halifax yesterday or the
> day before from London-NYC as a result of an emergency? Any details
> available?
Concorde was indeed in Halifax, last Friday I believe. The news here
stated that the diversion was due to "problems" with one of its engines. A
747 enroute to JFK was diverted to pick up the pax. The aircraft remained
in YHZ for a day or two, and was then three-engine ferried to New York.
In a TV interview, when asked how he planned to spend his time in Halifax,
the captain replied (imagine this in your best English accent): "I plan to
go to the hotel, and order a large beer."
Cheers
Tim Halen
