VS75 diverted to LGW

Looks like it has dumped fuel over the Irish Sea and is currently over the Midlands. Hope all is ok.

Guessing its a minor tech issue and on the way to LGW to get pax to MCO on another plane

Oh dear, so it is! I agree - likely to be a tech issue to have been diverted to LGW base. Hope all is well!

According to Flight Aware (though it may be an aberration on the tracklog) it looked to be returning to Manchester briefly.

Appears to have turned around near LGW, and flying at a mere 10k ft!

Scrap that - think it's preparing to join the landing queue at LGW. Can't have been a huge issue if on hold to land at LGW?

The flight status on the VS page also lists a MAN to MAN flight - perhaps they planned to but had a change of plans. Hope they can patch things up and get them on their way.

Not squawked 7770 so must be minor. There should be a spare plane at Gatwick at this time of year.

Now on final approach.

Edit: safely landed. Was followed down the runway by two emergency vehicles but she didn't wait and drove off without them!

Passengers are reporting on social media one of the engines had an issue on take off, rumours suggesting burning smell, bird strike or landed at Gatwick on 3 engines.

Passengers being transferred onto English Rose.

Flightaware shows it to be over south Wales already...? If so that was a very quick turnaround!

Flightaware shows it to be over south Wales already...? If so that was a very quick turnaround!

English Rose still at Gatwick, due to take off 1550 will operate as VS75.
Maybe you saw Barbarella operating the VS15?

Flightaware suggests it is VS75 which is well on it's way?!

http://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/VIR75

English Rose seems to be just starting to move at LGW on VS75L

She left LGW just over 10 mins ago. Hope she has a safe journey to MCO.

Will the Captain be asked to put his foot down to try to keep the delay under 4 hours (EU261)?

Will the Captain be asked to put his foot down to try to keep the delay under 4 hours (EU261)?

There'd be no compensation if it was a bird strike. That would be deemed an extraordinary circumstance under EU261/2004.

http://avherald.com/h?article=48c560e1&opt=0

Looks like there are quite a few people in line for EU261 claims. It doesn't sound like this was a bird strike.

It's unfortunate for VS, who seem like they did a good job here. A delay of only 6 hours after a fuel dump, diversion and aircraft change is not bad at all.