Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Aviation Herald | Unexplained Diversion - Passengers suspect crew confused Santa Cruz in Bolivia with Santa Cruz on the Canary Islands


Incident: Air Comet A333 near Tenerife on Nov 1st 2009, unexplained diversion

Passengers reported, that the crew did not provide any explanation for the diversion leading them to suspect, that the crew had confused Santa Cruz in Bolivia with Santa Cruz on the Canary Islands.

A few days later Brazil refused overflight permission to another Air Comet flight, see Incident: Air Comet A332 over Atlantic on Nov 6th 2009, bureaucratic problems. The flight route from Spain to Bolivia requires to fly through Brazilian Air Space unless a very long detour is being accepted.

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