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Delta Flight 416, JFK to Dakar diverted back to JFK?
Surfing overnight flights at JFK, I noticed Delta flight 416 turned around halfway to Dakar and is now on final back at JFK. It seems flight 416 code goes JFK to Logan with a A-319 some days, and JFK to Dakar with a 757 other days. Interesting I caught this diversion by luck! (flightaware.com) Plus d'info...
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You are absolutely correct...Apologies...I checked Delta site and it is a 757. Return is DL 216. 8 Hrs 20 mins in 757 would be very bad though!....
i think this is a direct link http://flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL416/history/20160619/0240Z/KJFK/GOOY
it seems 416 also goes to boston
it seems 416 also goes to boston
Before the introduction of the 777LR Delta flew two 767s to Dakar, one from New York and one from Atlanta. They were then scheduled onward to various locations including CPT, JNB, and NBO depending on days of the week. In Dakar they then had Chinese fire drill in the middle of the night, everyone had to clear the local bureaucrats and then, dragging their carry-on luggage, get on whichever plane was going to their desired destination, the crews changed and away we went. Coming home, if your plane was going to your desired hub you stayed on the plane and customs etc came and checked you out. Fortunately, Delta had folks on the ground to get your luggage in the same general direction as you were headed.
Range is no issue and since there are no ongoing destinations the 757 is perfectly adequate to make the trip....comfort might be another matter. CPT is >6k miles further and NBO 5.1K further.
Range is no issue and since there are no ongoing destinations the 757 is perfectly adequate to make the trip....comfort might be another matter. CPT is >6k miles further and NBO 5.1K further.
No way a 757 makes that distance overseas...JFK-Dakar
Makes it on other days.
Maybe they realized that mid flight XD
that's a bit of a whoops.
