Threads of landing because they mistaken the plane. A bizarre situation in Italy

A rare and bizarre situation occurred in Italy. Tourists flying to this country from the United States were to land in Naples and were blown up in Rome. I am talking about the American Airline cruise from Philadelphia, implemented by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Threads of landing in Naples

Almost until the last moment, the flight passengers were not aware that something would go wrong. It seemed that even the crew did not expect such a turn of the case. Just before approaching landing in Naples, she heard a message that their machine has no appropriate certification for landing in this port. Immediate reaction was necessary.

There were 285 people on board. Everyone, instead of reaching their destination, circled over the airport for a long time. Then the pilot decided to direct the plane to Rome. Ultimately, passengers had to travel a two -hour bus journey, covering a distance of 233 kilometers from the Italian capital to reach their original destination.

“We apologize for this disturbance of the journey,” said the American Airlines spokesman. He called the situation the problem of operational restrictions.

A surprising plane problem

What was the problem actually? American Airlines flies to Naples since 2024. It is a seasonal summer connection, which until now has been done flawlessly. It turns out that before this journey, Boeing 787-8 used on this route 787-9 was exceptionally changed. Nobody took into account that the latter would not meet the requirements.

Lack of landing permit did not come from nowhere. The runway in Naples is so short that it would be dangerous to use too long aircraft there, and Boeing 787-9 was just like that-it differs from its predecessor by a hull of 3 meters longer. The remaining parameters were the same – the wing range is 60 meters and a height 17 meters. It was these similarities that meant that there was a mistake when choosing a machinery machine.