Allegiant Air's Flight AAY9617 26 November

[CharlieOneSix]

Allegiant Air's A319, Flight AAY9617 departed Trois-Rivieres, near Quebec, for Orlando SFB today. It should have been a 3hr 20 min flight. Shortly after take off it squawked 7700 and the climb was stopped at 10,000ft. Presumably he had a pressurisation problem. Instead of diverting somewhere, 7700 was cancelled and the aircraft continued with the 1300 mile flight at an altitude of 10,000ft, weaving its way past New York and Washington much as a VFR flight would. Still plodding on at 10,000ft, 282kts G/S, and recently passed Raleigh Durham, you have to applaud the determination to get the passengers to SFB regardless!

Live at https://www.flightradar24.com/AAY9617/2e578e64 at the moment.

[Wodrick]

I'm surprised he had the fuel for that.

[PHXPhlyer]

If that GS was maintained all the way I calculate ~4.3 hours after adding a few extra NMs for their weaving.

PP

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Made it. Bet the Captain gets a very big cheer from the pax right now!

If you keep it low and slow, there's not much fuel difference, says he from experience.
In most of my cases, the "pressurisation problem" was due to the ammo bay being full of champagne

[tango15]

Made it. Bet the Captain gets a very big cheer from the pax right now!

If you keep it low and slow, there's not much fuel difference, says he from experience.
In most of my cases, the "pressurisation problem" was due to the ammo bay being full of champagne

Big cheer from the pax, but a meeting without coffee with the ace of the base on his return though, I imagine.