Plane forced to divert from landing at US airport due to unfavorable conditions, leading to the development of a massive storm nearby Munich.
On Monday, August 25, a Lufthansa Airbus A380 flight from Munich to Los Angeles was redirected to an alternative location due to the airport in Los Angeles being overloaded. The flight, LH452, took off from Munich Airport without incident and could be traced on flightradar24.com.
As the flight approached Los Angeles, it became clear that landing permission would not be granted due to the airport's overload. The pilots had to find an alternative solution, and after the original target of Ontario Airport was also rejected by air traffic control, they decided to fly a loop south of Las Vegas, Nevada, instead of landing in Los Angeles.
The aircraft eventually landed safely at Phoenix Airport in Arizona, but only a few minutes later, the announced storm front arrived, and the airport had to stop operations. ATC Zero (Air Traffic Control Zero) was declared due to the storm, indicating a full suspension of air traffic control services. Phoenix Airport resumed operations about an hour later.
The wind reached speeds of about 110 kilometers per hour, corresponding to a hurricane-like storm with wind strength 11 on the Beaufort scale. This incident could have been particularly distressing for those with a fear of flying.
The conversation between air traffic controllers and pilots can be traced through the recordings on liveatc.com. The links for the recordings of the conversation between air traffic controllers and pilots are Los Angeles Airport: https://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=zla and Phoenix Airport: https://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=kphx#google_vignette.
The news source for this information is t-online.de, which reported the incident citing industry services. The flight ended safely for all passengers at Phoenix Airport, and the airline that operated the flight was not explicitly named in the search results. The Lufthansa Airbus then continued its flight to the original destination of Los Angeles.
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