Created Sunday, Jan 21st 2024 20:50Z, last updated Sunday, Jan 21st 2024 20:50Z
An Egypt Air Boeing 787-9, registration SU-GEV performing flight
MS-987 from Cairo (Egypt) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean about 230nm northwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to descend the aircraft to FL150 and divert to Ireland reporting a cracked windshield. Initially aiming to divert to Shannon the crew ultimately diverted the aircraft to Dublin (Ireland), about 280nm from their point of turning around, and landed safely on Dublin's runway 28R about 75 minutes after leaving FL360.
A passenger complained their luggage never came onto the carousel, authorities have no clue where the bag is after their "riveted MS987 flight".
A replacement B789 registration SU-GEW was dispatched from Cairo to Dublin, resumed the flight and reached New York with a delay of about 11 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Dublin about 33 hours after landing.
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