An easyJet flight struggling to land into the Isle of Man due to fog has effectively forced itself to fly London to London.
Weather conditions on the Isle today are pretty severe, with thick fog covering the airport.
Here is what we know on this flight so far…
easyJet Flight U2839 – London to Isle of Man…
easyJet flight U2839, which is involved in this unique event, is a routine scheduled flight between London Gatwick and the Isle of Man.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the flight was G-EZBY.
As per data from Planespotters.net, G-EZBY is a 19 year old Airbus A319 that was first delivered to the Orange airline back in July 2007 under their UK subsidiary.
Of the A319 variant, the UK subsidiary to the Group has 44 of them in their fleet.
Within the 44, all of them are in active service, with an average fleet age of 17.8 years.
As well as the A319, easyJet UK has the following other aircraft in their fleet:
- 131 Airbus A320s.
- 16 Airbus A321s.
In total, the UK subsidiary has 191 aircraft in their fleet, of which 190 are in active service and one is parked, with an average fleet age of 11.6 years.
easyJet flight U2839, which is involved in this unique event, departed London Gatwick at 0948 local time, which is a delay from it’s scheduled 0810 departure due to the fog at the Isle of Man.
Despite the warning on weather, the crew opted to attempt landing into the airport.
However, this was not possible, resulting in multiple holds around the area, before ultimately deciding to head back to Gatwick.
What Happens Now?
In terms of what happens next…
easyJet flight U2839 will continue back to London Gatwick and deplane the passengers.
It is unclear whether after arrival, they will look to attempt another flight up to the Isle of Man.
If the fog persists throughout today, then they will more than likely cancel the flights and book passengers onto the next available service.
The current METAR at the Isle of Man, at the time of writing is as follows:
EGNS 161050Z 21006KT 0400 FG OVC000 14/13 Q1012 NOSIG
What this means is that visibility is extremely limited due to the fog being overcast at 0 feet, meaning flights such as these can’t land into the airport safely.
As soon as we have more information on this, then we will update you accordingly.
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