Earlier today (December 17), Jet2 flight LS1451 bound for Fuerteventura from London Stansted declared an emergency and diverted to Faro.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, with the airline taking action following this incident.
Below is what we know on this emergency so far, with passengers affected by this disruption to the operation.
Jet2 Flight LS1451 – London Stansted to Fuerteventura…
Jet2 Flight LS1451, which declared the emergency and diverted to Faro, is a routine scheduled flight between London Stansted and Fuerteventura.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was G-DRTW.
As per data from Planespotters.net, G-DRTW is a 25.8 year old Boeing 737-800 that started out life with Travel Service back in April 2000.
The aircraft remained with Travel Service, and it’s Spanish subsidiary and a lease to Air Berlin & Oman Air, before being handed over to Primera Air in April 2008.
Moreover, the Boeing 737-800 remained with the Scandinavian carrier until being handed over to Genesis Aircraft Services in October 2018, and subsequently to Jet2 in March 2019, where it has been since.
Of the 737-800 variant, Jet2 has 100 of them in their fleet, of which 89 are in active service, and 11 are parked, with an average fleet age of 16.6 years.
As well as this aircraft, they have 27 Airbus A321ceo/neo aircraft, with an average fleet age of 2.3 years.
Jet2 flight LS1451, which declared the emergency and diverted to Faro, departed from London Stansted at 0815 local time, and proceeded towards Fuerteventura.
Over Portuguese Airspace, the crew declared an emergency via the 7700 squawk code.
From there, an emergency descent was made into Faro, where the aircraft landed safely without further incident at 1046 UTC without further incident.
What Was The Reason for the Emergency Divert to Faro?
It is understood, as per @FlightEmergency on X, Jet2 Flight LS1451 London-Fuerteventura diverted into Faro and made an emergency landing due to an issue with engine number one.
Further research applied by The Aviation Herald stated that the crew reported an “irregular indication” with the engine, which prompted the diversion and emergency.
What we do know also is that Jet2 dispatched a new aircraft, registered G-DRTV to Faro to pick up the stranded passengers and take them onwards to Fuerteventura, departing from the Portuguese Airport at just before 1630 UTC, landing into Fuerteventura at 1749 UTC.
G-DRTW, the aircraft affected by the emergency issue, is still grounded in Faro.
It is unclear how long the fixes will take before the aircraft is allowed to be ferried back to the UK to continue commercial operation.
As soon as we have more information, we will update you here at The Aviation Hub.
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