CO7 diverted to Yokota Air Force Base
Mar 11, 2011, 12:50 am
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CO7 diverted to Yokota Air Force Base
The 3/10 CO7 IAH-NRT was diverted to Yokota Air Force Base due to the earthquake. Interesting choice of alternate. Yokota is a U.S. Air Force base, still in the Tokyo metro area, and it is curious that they could determine it to be safe quite so soon after the quake hit.
I wonder if they will process the passengers and allow to deplane there, or force them to stay on board/base until they can reposition the aircraft to a proper civilian airport.
I wonder if they will process the passengers and allow to deplane there, or force them to stay on board/base until they can reposition the aircraft to a proper civilian airport.
Mar 11, 2011, 1:12 am
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Good choice as the flight was from the US, so they can just deplane and stay at the secured AFB in relative comfort for a while without having to deal with immigration/customs issues.
CO9 arrived NRT at 2:30p, 16 minutes before the quake hits. This should be the only CO aircraft on the ground at NRT.
I think the main issue in Tokyo right now is lack of electricity.
Edit: CO6 from GUM also diverting to OKO. 963/969 canceled. 927 GUM-KIX canceled. 975 GUM-NGO canceled.
Edit 2: Other GUM-Japan flights, including to SDJ, should have arrived in Japan late morning and on their way back to GUM, so no other CO aircraft on the ground in Japan.
Edit 3: A FTer was posting from his UA aircraft at OKO, seeing the CO 772 as well as aircraft of AA, KLM, etc:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-diverted.html
CO9 arrived NRT at 2:30p, 16 minutes before the quake hits. This should be the only CO aircraft on the ground at NRT.
I think the main issue in Tokyo right now is lack of electricity.
Edit: CO6 from GUM also diverting to OKO. 963/969 canceled. 927 GUM-KIX canceled. 975 GUM-NGO canceled.
Edit 2: Other GUM-Japan flights, including to SDJ, should have arrived in Japan late morning and on their way back to GUM, so no other CO aircraft on the ground in Japan.
Edit 3: A FTer was posting from his UA aircraft at OKO, seeing the CO 772 as well as aircraft of AA, KLM, etc:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...-diverted.html
Last edited by rkkwan; Mar 11, 2011 at 7:12 am
Mar 11, 2011, 2:32 am
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http://www.yokota.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123246252
Photos of various commercial aircraft at OKO. Including CO7 #78008 in "UNITED" livery arriving and on the tarmac - photos 4 and 5.
Photos of various commercial aircraft at OKO. Including CO7 #78008 in "UNITED" livery arriving and on the tarmac - photos 4 and 5.
Mar 11, 2011, 5:03 am
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Looks like the NRT-GUM portion of flt 7 is turning into HND-GUM and is gonna be operated by a 777 aircraft #8
Mar 11, 2011, 6:31 am
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The 3/11 CO6 GUM-NRT, 738 #14235, has also flown over to NGO.
Last edited by rkkwan; Mar 11, 2011 at 6:52 am
Mar 11, 2011, 3:05 pm
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In GUM now. Looks like CO's Japan flights are boarding, including GUM-NRT.
Mar 11, 2011, 3:11 pm
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#017, the 772 that arrived from EWR just before the quake hit, will operate as CO1950 NRT-IAH at 1pm.
Last edited by rkkwan; Mar 11, 2011 at 3:24 pm
