Flight Radar 24 fans

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Been geeking this morning on the number of flights having to go around

Noticed several Gatwick and Luton flights diverting to Stanstead

Check out DI7018 JFK- Gatwick

Two attempts at Gatwick, seemed to be heading for Stanstead, but now the Norwegian airlines crew seem to be taking everyone home with them!

The tail strike Perth plane is currently above my house circling. Assume to burn fuel?? How long will it do that for?

sm40

Quite a while - it will have a lot of fuel on board. Also, they will need to close the runway to get it to land with fire engines present I think so it's a huge operation.

BA8 from Tokyo to Heathrow just gave up on an attempted landing

I'm getting nothing done here!

They just answered this question, as she's burning and not dumping it (not over the sea) she will be overhead for a couple of hours.

I HAVE FOUND MY PEOPLE!!
My DH and I are a teeny bit obsessed with flightradar!

Why not go for a quick fuel dump over the sea??

Have now lost my afternoon. Have you tube and flight radar open!

I am loving this. Watching the live stream.

@sm40 Even over the sea, it's not that quick. There was a plane had to circle near Melbourne the other day on FR24 - there for ages.

@MrsFezziwig That's the one i'm watching too. I think my neighbour is on it coming home from her winter month in Malaga.

Qatar is finally down in Manchester!

There was a plane had to circle near Melbourne the other day on FR24 - there for ages

Probably letting the people on the ground sweep for assassins

The passengers on EIN2LA must be getting dizzy. One attempted landing and 5 loops! Still not showing any signs of making another attempt.

The Perth flight is 4th in line to land now they must have decided they need to get it down rather than continue he to burn fuel.

My DS is an aviation geek and has been glued to this all morning, following me round the house telling me about it all in enormous detail

The poor buggers on BAW2749 look like they're heading straight back to Geneva. Thought they might have been diverted to Paris but just coasted past at 30,000ft. Still shudder at the memory of an aborted landing at Gatwick about 15yrs ago. Pilot spent an hour and a half trying to force plane down it barrelled left and right like a washing machine. Finally thought we'd made it as got along runway at building height only for it rocket back up again and we finally ended up in Stansted - there'd been a 90mph gust going through as we tried to land apparently.

It looks as though FR4459 has given up on landing at East Midlands. Diverting to Manchester, maybe?

Really hope Qantas gets down first attempt.

I had a power outage. Why are there fire engines and ambulances going to LHR on big jet tv?

Because there's an emergency landing coming in @Froq

DP thinks they are for a separate incident not Heathrow itself, I wondered if they were heading in ready for the Qantas flight.

MamehaSan Or maybe Liverpool?

I'm holding my breath

Qantas flight landed safely.

WOAH WELL DONE CREW ON QF10.