When three Hawaii flights to/from San Diego, all experienced flight diversions crossing the Pacific. What causes these flight diversions?
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When three Hawaii flights to/from San Diego, all experienced flight diversions crossing the Pacific. What causes these flight diversions?
Always have a can of sardines(JIC)
We where on August 10, Alaska Flight 895 from San Diego to Honolulu. So about 20 mins in, Pilot says we have a small computer glitch we must turn around, Don’t worry. As we get near san diego, he says don’t be alarmed by all the firetrucks on the ground.We land with no issues, Although a lot of cops roll up on the runway, We where in first so they let us off right away, As we got off there was several cops that then rushed the plane. Where all told to wait and they would let us know about a new flight, But don’t ask about the plane they don’t know. They put up a new flight time for 4:30, They told us there are getting a new part for the plane. As that time comes and goes, They change it to 6:30, Then they cancelled never got the truth.
They emailed us later with a new flight that left a day later, That left for SF at 10pm and then a flight from there to HNL 2 days later. I rebooked the min they cancelled on Hawaiian for the next morning. I still need to call and try to get credit for the lost hotel in Hawaii and the one I had to book in SD>
The police are not going to board your plane for a mechanical issue
After reading the SWA diversion article, I was the one that reported the 3 Alaska Air diversions in 3 days. I had family on the first 2 flights to San Diego that diverted back to Honolulu. For the first diversion, they were told the freshwater levels on the plane dropped to unacceptable levels. This was the water predominantly used for the restrooms and there are strict health code requirements for that. They never felt in danger for the diversion, but were frustrated by the inconvenience. I never got full clarity on the second diversion, but I believe it was an issue with some interior hardware on the plane, such as a door latch issue. Once again, just frustrated more than anything.