We learned this Wednesday January 22, 2025. An A 350 plane from the French Bee company, which was traveling between Saint-Denis de la Réunion and Paris-Orly, had to be diverted the day before, Tuesday January 21, to Châteauroux . According to Marcel-Dassault airport, which we contacted, the aircraft landed on the Castelroussin tarmac “shortly before 9 a.m.”. The 480 passengers on board had to wait around three hours before being able to resume their journey to Paris.
“Quite rare”
This “technical stopover” was imposed on the crew due to poor “weather conditions” which prevailed at the time of the planned landing at Orly. “Mission accomplished for the airport teams who were able to manage this impromptu arrival”welcomed Marcel-Dassault airport on its Facebook page.
If hosting aircraft diversions is part of its missions, these are “fairly rare”especially for weather reasons, we are told. Friday December 6, 2024, a Barcelona-Paris flight from the Transavia company had to land urgently in Châteauroux. A 21-year-old passenger, in respiratory distress, was treated by Samu and firefighters, then transported to hospital.
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This little “series”, however, has nothing to do with that which the neighboring Tours airport has experienced in recent months. This Tuesday, a Ryanair plane which was due to land there was diverted to Limoges. The eighth diversion since October 2024!
